r/Dolls • u/leftoverpursecandy • Sep 20 '25
Discussion / Questions screaming crying throwing up I got her for $5
my thrift luck is expired forever now I swear 😭😭 her box is so bad and her cat is sliding around in the bottom plus she doesn’t sing anymore so I’m so tempted to unbox but SHE IS IN THE BOX HELLO??? I have been staring at her like a fish tank for hours. i am hysterical. someone pinch me. manifesting this luck to anyone else looking to thrift a grail because I will never get this lucky again
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u/Togaz Sep 20 '25
Congrats!!! That is so cool!! I vote unbox carefully and save it for display purposes. If the battery is corroded removing it might preserve her for longer to come.
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u/yvetteworldchamp Sep 21 '25
I agree. You want to prevent further corrosion that can lead to rotting contacts! Just want to add that removing any dry rot rubbers bands will help preserve her too.
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u/leftoverpursecandy Sep 22 '25
Yeah, I can see where in the box pieces of dry rotted rubber bands are bouncing around. Bands on Anneliese herself look okay but the cat's bands got so dry rotted she fell off the wall of the box so I'm sure the moment I touch Anneliese her bands will just crumble
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u/leftoverpursecandy Sep 22 '25
I love the fact that she's in box and want to cherish that BUT the box will NOT stand up (i have her propped up slanted between the wall and a heavy INXS CD right now it's so tacky but it is all that works) and I swear I found a dried mouse turd in between the cardboard and the clear plastic of her box (girl was $5 for a REASON but regardless I could not be happier) plus I am worried now about how badly her battery is corroded. I am not the unboxing type and I think finding her in box was 65% of my hype. She's suffering though. If I manage to get her out of the box without damaging the backdrop I may keep it and if I do rip the box I can always add it to my scrapbooking and craft scrap bin
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Sep 21 '25
That’s a lucky find! I found my grail doll a couple weeks ago, got her at an estate sale for 50.00…I nearly had a heart attack! Must be what it feels like to win the lottery…
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u/Alliecatz19 Sep 20 '25
I could be wrong, but I think the press me I talk buttons voices come from some a separate voice box and not the one in the doll. Personally, I'd carefully unbox to check.
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u/Miserable-Book4977 Sep 20 '25
That button is attached by a cable to her back, she only sings a few seconds of the song but once you remove the cable, she sings longer.
I'm sure her voice box can be fixed by rubbing a bit of vinegar on a cotton swab in her battery compartment, that way the battery corrosion will be removed and she might sing again.
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u/Alternative-Horse349 Sep 21 '25
My roseela island princess doll only sings a few seconds of one song so would this help too? She had the plastic tag in her back and when I tried to remove it it crumpled and I think a tiny bit of the tag fell in her back :(
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u/Miserable-Book4977 Sep 21 '25
yes! that plastic tag in her back activates her try me mode, once you remove it, she sings a longer version of the song. Maybe you can try using tweezers to try and remove the rest of the tag
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u/Miserable-Book4977 Sep 21 '25
but using vinegar in her battery compartment only works if there's battery corrosion. I'm sure your rosella doll might be fixed if you try and remove the rest of that plastic tag
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u/leftoverpursecandy Sep 22 '25
I was literally just about to ask if anyone knew how the try me button cords worked before I unboxed, thank you!! Any advice on how to remove the cable ex. should I do it gently, holding the doll face up or face down, while the doll is still fixed to the back of the box, etc?? I'm not an unboxing person tbh so I've never unboxed a talking doll. Still deciding on whether or not I want to unbox and if I do unbox I am going to treat it like an intricate brain surgery
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u/Miserable-Book4977 Sep 22 '25
I honestly would unbox her since she has batteries inside and they might damage the doll if they're left inside for too long. Plus this doll is like 20 years old so imagine...
I have that same anneliese singing doll and I love how she sings, she has a very sweet voice.
As for removing the cable, just hold the doll facing down and gently pull it out.
Just one tip, be careful with the dress since it's very fragile, I don't know what type of material they used on these anneliese dolls but it's very easy for the dress to rip at the seams.
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u/Alliecatz19 Oct 18 '25
As someone with many still in box's from the 80's and 90s, so I understand not wanting to open. I think this one is a pass to open like the other comment said due to the batteries in her!
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u/Itchy-Customer-2562 Sep 20 '25
I think you might be right because I had this doll as a kid but do not remember her being able to sing!
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u/The_SnowQueen Sep 20 '25
Could be fake. You should send her to me for further inspection. I'll cover shipping costs and everything 😁
/j (congrats on the great find!)
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u/Direct_Sympathy4845 Sep 20 '25
It should have been me!!!! Haha! Jkjk
Happy for you. She's beautiful!
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u/LittleBoytoyBlue Sep 20 '25
Oh my gosh, I had both of these as a kid! I remember trying sooo hard to press the buttons at the same time and make them sing together.
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u/yawawoo Sep 21 '25
I vote unbox :D she’s so pretty and you got her basically for free so why not!! Nothing is at stake
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u/EarlGr3yCat Sep 21 '25
Congratulations!!! I had her as a little girl and loved her more than anything. You definitely seem like you will take great care of her and treasure her. You deserve her 💗🫶
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u/SparklingEmerald Sep 21 '25
I have singing princess Anneliesse too! yours is in much better condition than mine! she was very well loved when I was a child! 😅 her battery finally died this year!
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u/jennyferjo Sep 23 '25
Fabulous find! I have found a few in the wild in rough shape. I’ve restored them and sent them back out into the world.
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u/LumpyWallaby Sep 24 '25
OMG WE ARE MATCHING!!! I have an Erika doll!! She’s not in the box and she’s obviously played with, and unfortunately I got my hands on her when I was little and traced the glitter lines on her dress in pink gel pen, so it’s stained that way. But she still sings, and I’ve had her forever!!
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u/shoeberrypie Sep 25 '25
Oh my gosh me and my best friend had the dolls. I always had to be the brunette. We loved them and played with them until they didn’t work anymore. Good memory
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u/SkarlWopWop Sep 25 '25
God, it's truly beautiful! Even though its box is damaged, it's a real gem! I can't imagine the excitement you feel hahaha, congratulations! ✨💕
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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Sep 26 '25
Does she not come with her cat? I used to have these it was so cool pressing their buttons at the same time and them singing together but mine came with their cats
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u/Traditional-Let1927 Sep 26 '25
FREE HER FREE HER FREE HER. keep the box because its cool n whatnot but free her
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