Why Mums Love the New $4 Kmart Doll

Kmart has released a selection of new dolls and many mothers have praised the range for being so much more realistic.

The $4 ‘Glamour Dolls’ are being recognised for challenging the conventional look of dolls and promoting healthy body image.

One mum recently shared: “Spotted these ‘Glamour Dolls’ today. Same height as Barbie but twice the width, ie, a normal human size. How good!”

glamour doll 2

Comments included:

“Love it, they’re ‘normal’ looking, actually dressed to cover the body, and not blasted with a sh*tload of makeup. We need more like this,” read one of the comments.

“About time need some realism,” read another, while another mum wrote, “And they actually have sensible shoes on!”

Over the years Barbie has often sparked debate over body image concerns for children.

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40 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 14 Dec 2022
    11:12 am
I have not seen these but I dont have little girls to buy for. What an excellent bargain for a start and one that many Mums will go for instead of barbie

- - celebrity said
  - 01 Oct 2020
    2:25 pm
It is a very good marketing ploy that will see them fly off the shelves.

- - mom462805 said
  - 19 Aug 2020
    8:30 pm
About time that the manufacturers finally decided to produce a doll that is realistic and I love the price.

- - ella12 said
  - 15 Jan 2019
    4:00 pm
Great buy and a great realistic doll, well done.

- - natct said
  - 21 Nov 2018
    8:39 am
And priced so everyone can afford one. They look great.

- - ashna9 said
  - 08 Nov 2018
    8:05 pm
These are fabulous and so well priced.

- - tessie said
  - 08 Nov 2018
    12:46 pm
Great to see a normal looking doll on the shelves. Wonder if they’ll sell as well as Barbie dolls do. I hope so

- - BellaB said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    7:49 pm
Yes, they’re great – and very pretty.

- - cherz said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    4:16 pm
well done KMart ..these look heaps more realistic.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    1:12 pm
These are great and a very reasonable price. About time we saw some more normal looking dolls instead of ‘porn stars’.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    11:31 am
Excellent and about time we stop promoting unhealthy body issues!

- - rovermum said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    11:03 am
Cheap price point. I imagine they’ll sell well.
- mom93821 replied
  
  08 Nov 2018 , 5:41 am
  Super cheap compared to some other dolls!
- - linaianna said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    8:28 am
I haven’t been to Kmart for a while so dont know what these dolls look like. I suppose for those parent that really cant afford expensive toys it will be good for them

- - rachel1970 said
  - 07 Nov 2018
    6:23 am
We really love these dolls in our house. They are super cute and more natural. Well done Kmart.

- - al2ab said
  - 06 Nov 2018
    11:30 pm
well, Kmart can keep those dolls, they are so uninteresting, and unexciting, and i believe it all comes down to how we teach our kids.

luckily for me my daughter has never liked dolls and just tells me that they are dead people- kids know what is what, I think we just need to stop wrapping them up in cotton wool.

She prefers to spend hours with her teddies and in all these years has never picked up her dolls which sit at the bottom of the cupboard. I ask if i can give them away, nope – so there must be an element she still enjoys even if she doesnt play with them