Save the date: Virtual Factory Sale from Tonner

Another VFS from Tonner is coming soon, August 12. Save the date!

Summer Launch Party from Tonner Doll

Tonner Doll has announced a special Summer Launch Party, taking place on August 16 and 17, 2013, at the Tonner Company Store in Kingston, NY.

There will be a Meet & Greet Reception on Friday night from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, including special sales for attendees only, and including Robert Tonner--a special chance for you to get your dolls signed.

Saturday, at the Hudson Valley's Wiltwyck Country Club, from 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM, there will be a special Launch Party and luncheon. Not only will you get to see the latest Tonner releases and sneak peeks, you'll get to preview two brand new doll lines--they have both new sculpts and brand new body types.

You'll be leaving with one of the brand new debut dolls as your souvenir, as well.

It's limited to just 200 attendees, and you can sign up to attend now. Information on where to stay for this event is upcoming. Registration is $199 per person, and includes admission to Friday night's Meet & Greet, Saturday's Launch Party and luncheon, and the souvenir doll.

You can register at this link.

Be sure to read the fine print over there, though. No absentee packages are available for this event, and payment is due in full at the time of registration. Cancellations received before July 17, 2013 be charged a $50 fee, and after July 17, will not be refunded. Also, the admission of this event is not transferable to any third party.

Tonner unveiling - save the date

Save the date: Tonner Doll is releasing a bunch of goodies and previewing items on February 6, 2013. You should be able to see the new items on Tonner's website.

Tonner Doll and Wilde Imagination Factory Sale

Saturday, December 8, 2012
10am-1pm
Holiday Inn
503 Washington Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401

You can reserve your room with the code TON at this link, or call 877-834-3613 to reserve your room on the phone. It looks like they are $95 per night.

Save the date: Tonner's convention dates announced!

From Tonner Doll Company:


May 16th-19th, 2013
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center - Lombard, IL 60148

Registration to open in January 2013 - Watch the website for more details!

Yuletide Yummies Barbie coming soon!

Yuletide Yummies™ Barbie® - photo property of Mattel

The next Holiday Hostess doll and Barbie Fan Club exclusive is going on sale on September 12, 2012.

Yuletide Yummies™ is designed by Bill Greening with a vintage face, and she's wearing a lovely tea-length green satin dress with lace trim on the sleeves and and oversized plaid bow. She includes a beaded chain necklace, gold earrings, and red sandals. Her golden blond hair is pulled into a curled ponytail with a plaid bow.

She retails for $75 and is a Gold Label doll.

Superfrock fans, save the date! June 14, Neurotica, the third in the Hell's Belles series of Sybarites will be going on sale at Marl & B, and she's an exclusive.

She's limited to just 120 dolls, and retails for $820.

She will be posted live for sale at 10:00 am EST on Thursday, June 14.

I love the combination of color, tattoos, fashion forward couture and yet somehow retro feel in the design of the dolls.

Photos are property of Superfrock and Marl & B Inc.

Save the date: Tonner Doll Sale

Coming soon:

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Noon EDT
Tonner Doll 24-Hour One Day Sale
Ends
Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Noon EDT

According to Tonner Direct's Facebook post:

Get ready, peeps, because we're having a ONE DAY SALE next week!! Mark your calendars and synchronize your watches for Wednesday, June 13th at Noon EDT! There will be crazy discounts on already marked down items, but for 24 hours only, so don't miss it! Ends Thursday June 14th at Noon EDT.

Integrity Toys Convention - register now!

Registration is now open for the 2012 Integrity Toys convention:

Tropicalia
2012 Integrity Toys Convention
Hyatt Grand Cypress Hotel and Resort
Orlando, Florida
September 27-29, 2012

Convention costs $400 if you are staying at the Hyatt Grand and $525 if you are staying off premise. Here what's included:

• Three complete sit-down meals: welcome dinner, luncheon and final gala dinner
• Themed costume party with door prizes
• Convention swag, multiple dolls and bonus gifts
• Chance to purchase at least one of each limited edition doll in the convention collection
• Room sales
• Access to the IT store
• New revamped Create-a-Doll Studio (no longer Dynamite Girls)
• New optional breakout event: "16 at 1600 High-Tea"
• New optional workshops with higher edition sizes on workshop kits
• W Club Members luncheon optional event

Hotel cost is $169 per night for up to 4 guests per room with the special IT convention rate. You can register for the convention now and find out all you need to know here. There are several payment plans available.

Registration for the breakout events are scheduled for a late June release. The convention is limited to 450 guests, and is open to everyone--not just W Club members. So sign up now!

Save the date(s): Tonner Virtual Factory Sale

Tonner's Virtual Factory Sale
April 10 at noon EDT through
April 11 at noon EDT

You'll be able to pick up many great deals at this factory direct sale--especially if you don't mind waiting at the computer for a little while.

Use this link at noon on April 10. That's when it should be active. Paypal is being accepted again as a form of payment, too. Hooray for us!

Save the date!

Wilde Weekend
October 5-7, 2012
Louisville, KY

More details to follow, but the first ever Wilde Imagination weekend is in the planning stages. If you love Ellowyne, Lizette, Prudence and friends, Evangeline Ghastly, Amelia Thimble and the brand new steampunk flavor of Thea and Phin, be sure to keep in touch with Wilde Imagination on Facebook or their website for updates!

2012 Tonner Con - Flights of Fancy

Save the date and reserve your spot for the 2012 Tonner Convention:

May 17-20, 2012

Flights of Fancy

The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center

Lombard, IL

$349 per person

Registration is limited to 300, and it's open now. $50 will hold your seat. Convention cost covers the 16" souvenir doll, three meals and a dessert.  Some details:

• According to the website, "debut of a new line that will reignite a nostalgic flame that harkens to the good ol’ days of Golden Hollywood." Hmmm...
• And, an appearance of an "infamous Amazonian Princess that is one of the most beloved characters in the history of the world."
• A Wilde Imagination event
• A PJ party
• A Christmas-themed event, and more

At least two of us at FDR are working out details to attend, we hope! I'll keep you posted!

Announcement from Tonner Doll Company

I've heard this important announcement from several Tonner Doll dealers now, and thought I'd pass it along to you as well. It looks like an interesting new way to run a company, I think, and I'm excited about how this will work. Mark your calendars!

With our collector's ever-increasing reliance on the internet we realize a major shift in purchasing patterns has firmly taken hold. Collectors enjoy being able to obtain products they desire as fast as possible and without having time for reconsideration. Coupled with a year-round flow of product from our factories we have developed a new schedule of future product releases.

Tonner products will now debut on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month on tonnerdirect.com. We will be forwarding the posting information such as photos, prices and descriptions to our retail partners the Mondays preceding each release so they may have sufficient time to add the information to their own websites. We ask that orders not be taken and that information regarding the release not be disseminated prior to the release. 

The first such release is scheduled for Wednesday, August 10th, so retailers will receive relevant information on Monday, August 8th.

Some new lines will need more detailed and complete introductions than most. When those lines are being introduced we will also be furnishing a line plan so collectors will grasp the breadth of a line since some purchasing decisions are based on "what's to come." In addition, some future lines will require that collectors understand the intent behind a line and will need to see more than several pieces. We will make those introductions as appropriately and thoroughly as possible.

We're excited for this opportunity to streamline not only our new product introductions, but to also help you streamline your business and revenue stream with a flow of new products that are in-stock at time of introduction on a continuous, year-round schedule. We hope this new release plan will be a benefit to all.