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Sindy was far superior to Barbie

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LittlePotteryBird · 05/01/2026 09:44

I feel sorry for girls today who don’t know the pleasure of playing with a doll whose arms and legs bent (sometimes resulting in a nasty open fracture but never mind). I loved my Sindys and the outfits and accessories were so much better and more conducive to imaginary play than the Barbie stuff I see around. Barbie outfits in particular look shite to me.

Does anyone know of a poseable doll like Sindy that comes with good accessories? I know my granddaughter would love a ballerina, or a police officer, or a doll that wore normal clothes.

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GalaxyJam · 05/01/2026 10:23

TomatoSandwiches · 05/01/2026 10:21

Wasn't it Cindy? Or am I thinking of something else?
Anyway, I chewed the feet off all my dolls to see how they moved inside 🙈

Definitely Sindy!

Sindy was far superior to Barbie
Tocsin · 05/01/2026 10:23

That may well have been the source of ferocious sibling arguments I can now scarcely remember, @Livelaughlurgy …

(Or maybe they were more similarly sized when I was a child?)

GoldOpenAccess · 05/01/2026 10:23

I'm team Sindy all the way. My Sindy had a fabulous single life: solving mysteries, fab wardrobe, great house, fun hobbies.

Katflapkit · 05/01/2026 10:21

She was definitely more wholesome. I loved having a Sindy

TomatoSandwiches · 05/01/2026 10:21

Wasn't it Cindy? Or am I thinking of something else?
Anyway, I chewed the feet off all my dolls to see how they moved inside 🙈

GalaxyJam · 05/01/2026 10:21

YADNBU. Sindy was the bomb.

Livelaughlurgy · 05/01/2026 10:20

@Tocsin in the 90's Sindy couldn't wear Barbie's clothes- Barbie was way smaller. Sindys shoes also were far superior to Barbie's. But they couldn't share shoes. Barbie could wear Sindys clothes. I also remember at some point when people were giving out about Barbie's size- being too skinny, I accepted without question because obvs Barbie was obscenely skinny- even Sindy is bigger.

PineappleCoconut · 05/01/2026 10:19

I was not allowed Sindy as she was a slut, according to my not-so-DM

Who was actually having many affairs, and was in no position to comment ;)

Tocsin · 05/01/2026 10:16

The important thing is to be brought up in a household where Sindy and Barbie live together as sisters and share each other’s clothes.

(At least, it was in 1969!)

onlymethen · 05/01/2026 10:03

Can’t believe you even have to ask!,

Shittyyear2025 · 05/01/2026 09:59

Yanbu. I would die on this hill.

KimberleyClark · 05/01/2026 09:56

I used to make evening gowns for my Barbie out of table cloths and floaty scarves that my mum didn’t want.