This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items. To return faulty items see our Returning Faulty Items policy. But sadly, good things don’t last forever: In 1998, Mattel bought out Bluebird Toys, taking over the brand completely and making several changes, including changing the doll’s size so it was bigger and more like Barbie. They eventually embedded magnets in the hands and feet of the dolls and made their plastic clothing and accessories magnetic as well. It might have seemed like a good idea—until those magnets began falling out and kids started swallowing them, leading to a massive recall in 2006 of over 4 million sets. Six years later, the famous miniature doll was discontinued in the United States. This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items.

The tiny toy was first designed in 1983 by Chris Wiggs, who opted to make a doll house for his daughter in a powder compact case. In 1989, the toy started popping up in stores after Bluebird Toys, a UK-based toy company, licensed it (Mattel later jumped on board and began distributing it in the U.S. in the early ’90s).