Customer Reviews

Barbie "Princess and the Pauper" - Royal Kingdom Carriage

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My daughter is four & loves all things Barbie. Her favorites are the "princess" type Barbies. She was very excited to finally get a carriage. I was hesitant to pay $30 but decided it would give her countless hours of fun. That was not the case. As soon as we got it out of the box I could tell it wasn't going to last for long. It looks great but as soon as you touch it parts start to fall off. The horses don't stay attached to the carriage. The gold pieces fall off and won't stay on. My daughter grew tired of having to fix the carriage and horses time and time again. The carriage now sits on the shelf collecting dust. If I had to pick the best part of this item, it would be the horses. They are the only thing that doesn't fall apart. (...) Very surprised & disappointed that "Barbie" (Mattel) fell short of the quality standard we are used to having with this line. In the words of my four year old, "Mommy this isn't very fun! It's always broken!"

I bought this for my 4 year old daughter. It is the biggest piece of junk Barbie has ever made, in my opinion. That's scary, since many Barbie items fall apart. Your child will end up pushing the carriage around without the horses, because there is no way to keep them attached. I have tried many things already, and my last option is going to be to wrap packing tape around the horses in an attempt to get them to stay on the carriage. Everything about this $30 set is cheaply made. What a shame!

I wrote a review and was trying to be more positive. After 3 weeks, I have to submit a new one. Our good friends spent $27 on this toy at the store and it's junk now. Every single little piece has fallen or been taken off. If your child has a younger sibling, this is an issue. I know it warns that it's not for under 3, but I still don't expect over 2 dozen little things coming off as easily as they did. At first the carriage was set aside and the horses were played with. Now, not even those are played with. My girls can be rough on their toys, but this is ridiculous. I don't think we've owned a toy made of poorer quality and we've bought some pretty cheap toys so that's saying something. I would not, would NOT recommend wastingyour money on this.

This is the new carriage and the only thing my daughter really wanted for her 4th birthday. Of course we bought it for her. Unfortunately, it has not been my favorite toy because every time she plays with it the horses come apart from the carriage. Which means it has to be put together again. It is all plastic, but seems to be strong for now. She does play with it alot and it does spark her princess imagination.

I should have known better. The last Barbie horse and carraige set I purchased was quickly returned, this too is on its way back. The quality of this product is dreadful. The biggest problem is that the horses don't stay attached to the carraige harness. My daughter who like many loves Barbie, but she was really disappointed with this gift. I will never buy another non-doll Barbie product again!

I agree with every review so far. This thing will not stay together. My daughter, 4, loves horses and barbie. She is so frustrated with the toy. Do not waste your time. We are going to exchange this right now.

Your advertising implies that there are four dolls. Why else would you have a carriage that seats four? The picture shows a blond Julian. We have hunted high and low to find a Julian only to be told he does not exist. I am very unhappy regarding the implication that a fourth doll is available. (...)

This toy is very poorly constructed. My daughter received this from Santa Clause yesterday morning. I told her he gave us permission to return it for a better toy, so this morning (the day after Christmas) we packed it up and took it back. If I had my way I would return the $100 castle as well but she wanted it so badly. There is no way to play with this toy without the horses coming apart from the carriage and falling over. Are the toy companies even testing things before they release them to the market anymore? Mattel needs to test their toys with actual children (to make sure they can even be played with) before they allow anything to be sold. As consumers, we need to let the toy companies know that we will not accept toys made under poor quality standards. The only way we can let them know that is to return items that are unacceptable or not buy it in the first place.

Sorry Barbie fans. This is a disappiontment. The horses just do not stay attached to the carriage at all. The horses are smaller than the standard Barbie horses so they can't share saddles and tack with the other horses in our Barbie collection. Decorative pieces of the carriage fall of regularly. It looks so pretty in the box, but it does no good if the girls can't play with it. As my daughter told me, "Sell this in the Yard Sale. I never play with it." I say get the blue Barbie convertable instead.

My daughter wanted everything princess & the pauper this year from Santa. I think the castle and everything else was great but the carriage is the worst toy EVER! We have spent more time reattaching the horses to the carriage and now she doesn't even play with the carriage b/c everytime she does it just falls apart. Do not waste your money on this toy!