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* China dolls. Oh god, china dolls... *shudders*
* Any doll that has eyes weighted so they open and close, especially the ones that suddenly pop open at the last second after picking them up.
* Has anyone heard of the [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20161203155759/http://mytwinn.com/ My Twinn dolls]? Parents send pictures of their children with hair samples to get a doll that is designed to look like the kid.
** Apparently, some author did hear of these dolls. He published a book of short stories, with one of these stories being that the doll was treated like another daughter. This freaked out the original daughter a lot, but the parents didn't notice that IT'S STILL JUST A DOLL.
* Asian ball joint dolls. Ye gods, they can be spooky-looking -- especially if you weren't expecting one. In particular, the Johnny Depp minimee -- which ''resembles'' Johnny Depp, yes, but in a disturbingly static way. Just ''slightly'' out of proportion -- and did we mention it's on about one third the scale?