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Elvis and Priscilla Barbie Doll Giftset | 
| Brand: Barbie
Category: Toy
Buy New: $59.95
New (88) Collectible (1) from $59.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 13132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 13 x 10 x 4
MPN: L9632
Model: L9632
UPC: 027084547450
EAN: 0027084547450
ASIN: B00142X4TM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | All hail The King and his queen! Dressed for their wedding day! | | • | Based on the legendary love of Elvis Presley and his beautiful wife Priscilla, this wonderful set of 2 exquisite dolls features the famous couple in high-quality garments that replicate their wedding attire. | | • | Barbie collectors and Elvis fans alike find them irresistible. Show your love and respect by ordering this remarkable set today! | | • | Dolls stand about 11 1/2-inches tall. |
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Product Description
ELVIS AND PRISCILLA BARBIE DOLL AND ELVIS DOLL GIFTSET PINK LABELTM COLLECTION Fans forever are set to treasure the 1967 wedding of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Beaulieu. Elvis wears a paisley jacquard suit with boutonniere and signature boots, and Priscilla glows in her gown of white chiffon and satin, with tiara and veil. For ages 6 and over.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Collectors Item November 30, 2008
This item was way overpriced but hard to find at the time. I wish I had waited a few months to purchase it. Now the price is more reasonable.But the dolls arrived in perfect condition.
This couple rocks!!! September 22, 2008
Awesome, never collected Barbies before this!!! Had to have the most famous couple of all!!! Definite collector's item!!!
 Mattel Lacking in Product Presentation - Holes in Wedding Gown September 17, 2008
Why does Mattel insist on poking a hole through every fine fabric costume on collectible dolls with a needle and thread?
After the millions of dolls they have sold, could their staff devise a way to keep the doll in the box without having to sew the dress to the box?
Even if the collector wishes to display the doll outside the box, they must try to carefully remove the thread - which still leaves the hole poked through the fabric in front of Priscilla's gown, on the right side toward the back, and at the bottom of the gown.
All in all, the giftset is a desirable one due to the resemblance of the couple, but really, why would someone pay this much money for a doll's wedding gown with holes punched through the fabric?
By the way, I bought my giftset for $65 plus $7.95 shipping through the Mattel collectibles catalog, then I found it for $59 at WAL-MART, just two days ago. So the dolls are still in stock in this part of the west.
Beautiful Dolls All Can Appreciate August 20, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I was lucky enough to get my Elvis and Priscilla dolls for a lesser price than this particular retailer is asking. Your best bet, however, would be to buy the dolls from Amazon as they are impossible to find in brick-and-mortar stores (such as Walmart, Target) after selling-out of them in early August.
The dolls are beautiful and nicely packaged. They are NOT positioned hand-in-hand like in the picture, but rather side-by-side in the box. The dolls are 11.5 inches high which makes them as tall as your average Barbie.
Mattel did both Priscilla and Elvis justice in making the dolls look very real; so often we see dolls made to look like their famous originals and don't even come close in likeness. Elvis and Priscilla were/are very beautiful people and the dolls certainly duplicate their likeness.
As far as durability goes, well, if you keep them in their box [as they were meant to be] they should be fine, though I highly recommend plastic casing to preserve the rather high value they [most certainly] will attain in the future. My box was not seeled all the way around leaving open gaps in the box allowing dust to get in - further proving the need for a case. However, if you are going to let the kiddies play with these dolls, they should hold up just as well as your average Barbie doll. Priscillas hair will probably get knotted/matted with child's play.
For educational value I gave these dolls 3 stars for the brief wedding bio on the box and for the replication of the Priscilla's wedding gown, Elvis' paisley tux and boots (Priscilla's feet cannot be seen without opening the box so I am unsure what type of shoe she's wearing), and their wedding bands - hey, this is history! There are also 2-3 wedding photos on the box.
My overall rating was 4 stars simply because I would have preferred Elvis's hair to have been fabric (like Priscilla's) instead of plastic. I do believe the reasoning behind the plastic is so that the hair keeps hold of Elvis' famous swooped-'do and shine. Besides that, these dolls in my opinion, are just fantastic. I am sure any bride/groom would be happy to receive this set as a gift.
These dolls will certainly be a treasure to fans, Barbie collectors, and the young and old at heart.
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