The 18" vinyl A Friend Like Me is a classic Doll Maker doll styled in ivory and laces — a design for which doll maker Linda Rick is well known. It was designed by Rick as an addition to the Key to My Heart Collection, which also includes redhead dolls. This doll wears a key on her wrist as a symbol for the key to her heart.
— "We do well with Doll Maker," said Faye Kitchens, owner of Dolls & Stuff in Social Circle, Ga., when asked about hot-selling dolls. Two of 62 specialty retailers agreed in spring 2007 that Doll Maker dolls are top-sellers in their stores.
— “In collectible dolls, it is a year-round market and not just the holidays. So we sell the most when the dolls are first introduced,” Kitchens added.
— "What makes this doll special is that she looks like she'd be a friend, 'like me,'" said Susan Calliari, national accounts manager at Doll Maker.