L.O.L. Surprise Present Surprise Series 2 - Star Sign Tots!
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When I learned of the star sign theme to series 2 of present surprise, I was like damn I need whatever Pisces is. I've said it before in my Na Na's post and I'll say it again, I'm a Pisces and I need all the nonsense related to it, even though I don't care for the horoscopes.
Before I get mega invested in a product I do a little research but not too much to spoil the product for me. Simply looking up the checklist can be enough for me and I'm sold. I'm a picky little shit though so only a few will catch my fancy and if I can find them I will add them to my collection.
My most fave of the set is Marine Q.T, the Pisces. Duh. I also like Waterfalls, the Aquarius out of preference for light blues and water things. I also quite like Star Gazer (Sagittarius), Tough Q.T. (Aries), and Claws (Cancer) and wouldn't mind finding them too.
Currently, the Present Surprise Series 2 is available at Big W for $18 each, which I find to be pretty pricy.
But...but star signs.
I did a quick lookup of box placement in the case while standing in the isle of Big W (because I'm a genius and didn't prepare at ALL) to figure out where Pisces and Aquarius may be. These are my top two faves and absolute must-haves for me. A quick speed through Toy Caboodle's full case unboxing suggested to me that they both should be on the bottom layer. Toy Caboodle's were both at the back, so I took the bottom back two boxes from this case home with me. Unfortunately, I didn't keep track of which box was from which side.
Genius.
Time to find out if the hack is correct!
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These little things are in the cutest folded top hexagonal boxes with wee ribbons on the top. I think these are my most favourite packaging to date - they're small, almost completely cardboard, no unnecessary layers, and can probably be completely flattened for storage! I'll have to find out. Nice job designers.
As per usual I weighed the boxes. The first one is 66g, and the second is 63g. I've marked them with 1 and 2 respectively.
You can open these carefully to reseal them for display or rip in to them. I'm keeping one, but was nice to them both anyway.
Inside is an instruction booklet, checklist, gift tag, party hat, clue, 3 pink tissue wrapped accessories, 2 teal tissue wrapped accessories, and one big present baggie. The clue for this one is 'Down 2 Earth'
The instructions say the tot may be a crier, spitter, wetter, cold colour change or hot colour change. That's a lot of different things it could be and the checklist doesn't say which tots have what variation! It also tells you how to construct the party hat but I'm not doing that. I'd rather it stay flat.
Inside the pink tissue paper is a bottle, shoes and a polaroid camera. Aw man. This isn't Pisces OR Aquarius :( At leas the camera is cute :) So smol!
Inside the teal tissue paper is the outfit and a neon pink hip pouch. The tinsel or glitter or whatever is on the top of the outfit is gross, thick and unevenly applied. But whose is it...?
I've opened the biggest and last surprise and it looks like its Dreamer - Capricorn!
Although she's not any of the ones I wanted, I'll still welcome her to stay in my collection. Both of my parents are Capricorns so she's got some sentiment to me.
Before I dress her, I would test her water feature, but there's no need. She's got holes in her pupils - she's a crier. No colour changing occurred with hot or cold environments.
Here she is all dressed up and ready to snap some pics. Yes, she's standing on her own!
It's not showing well in my photos, but she has very fine holographic paint covering her hair.
She's cute, but a bit of a letdown. If the case placement of boxes are correct to the layer though, then the other must be either Pisces, Aquarius or Aries! Right? D:
This one contains the same general contents - instructions, checklist, gift tag, clue, 3 pink tissue papers, 2 teal tissue papers, 1 teal baggie. The hat and the clue are different though, which is good! The clue says 'Go with the Flow', and the hat is scaley?! Oh my god is it Pisces?!
IT'S PISCES! IT'S PISCES! In the 3 pink tissue papers is her outfit, book and glasses and the Pisces symbol is all over them!!! I can't believe it! I'm so happy!
In the two teal tissue papers are her shoes and her drink bottle. It looks like the ones I get from my local cafes when I order thick shakes! :D
And now for the little lady herself, it's Marine Q.T!
She's showing signs of colour changing - I can see a print under her swimsuit, AND she's a spitter, so I need to do some water tests. She seems to react to the touch of my hands, which are warm, and when I put her in the freezer she darkened back up, so she's gotta be a hot changer. To be sure, I boiled the kettle and roasted her over the sink, and I can confirm, she is a hot changer.
I'm not sure what's up with the front of the swimsuit though. I don't think it's supposed to look like that. I'll contact MGA and see about getting a new body because that is UUUGLY.
Now here she is, all dressed :)
Most of the grossness of the botched colour change is hidden by her shirt so that's great!
I'm mostly proud of MGA for this series. Lots of recyclable packaging, biodegradable even, but I'm still disappointed in the quality control. Capricorns eyes are very wonky, and the obvious colour change issue with Pisces is unpleasant. They're nailing the packaging, but still have work to do with the dolls themselves.
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OKAY So after unboxing it looks like Toy Caboodle's video is ALMOST accurate, and theirs is the only one I've seen that opens a whole case and gets all 12. PSToyReviews case seems to have been tampered with prior to them getting it and so they got THREE Flipsides (Gemini) Ultra Rares. They missed out on Star Gazer (Sagittarius) and Unity (Libra) specifically; two of the three Rares. That's a little sus. They did get the same 4 on the bottom layer as Toy Caboodle though, two of which are the same I got.
So based on research and watching other full and partial case unboxing videos I've come to the conclusion an untampered case SHOULD have a whole set of 12. Toy Caboodle's is the most reliable, and while placement on the layer may be different for each box, they should be on the same layers respectively.
To save yall some time I've taken notes from their video, and I present to you the hack.
A reminder, this is layer accurate, NOT placement accurate. [This] is where Toy Caboodle's were, and NOT where mine or PSToyReviews were. I can confirm though based on my own pulls, Marine Q.T. and Dreamer ARE on the bottom layer but NOT in this exact placement. Hopefully, this helps others, and myself honestly, find who they want and need. I'm gonna find you Aquarius, and if by accident Aries, too!
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EDIT: I went back to the same store and there was one left on the bottom layer of the same case I got Pisces and Capricorn from. I went "Surely this must be Aries or Aquarius" so I took it home, and it's Aries! This confirms my theory that box placement is a thing for this set, and Aries is on the bottom layer!
Aries is 71g, has the clue 'Fired Up', a black party hat, 3 teal tissue papers and 2 pink tissue papers. Mine also came with two gift tags, not intentionally I assume. Her top has the same gross glitter Capricorn has, and her Kombucha bottle print is super wonky. Her hair is SO cool though. She's just a spitter; no colour changing. She doesn't stand on her own like the others.
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Which star sign design do you like the most? Who will you be looking for?
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