My MIL likes the idea of being able to buy the girls clothes to match the doll. Problem is, my older daughter is now too big for the clothes that match the baby doll. I can so see my MIL buying the big AG doll just so she can buy my daughter the outfits. Both of my girls have the same baby doll. The only difference between them is that my older daughter took a magic marker to hers when she was about 3, and some of it never washed off. My younger one plays with them both, plus a half dozen el-cheapo babies. She doesn't care about the name-brand status like my older daughter does.