After the millions of dolls they have sold, could their staff devise a way to keep the doll in the box without having to sew the dress to the box?

Even if the collector wishes to display the doll and evening gown outside the box, they must try to carefully remove the thread – which still leaves the hole poked through the fabric in. All in all, the doll is a desirable one due to the resemblance of the original doll, but really, why would someone pay this much money for a doll’s gown with holes punched through the fabric?
Madame Alexander dolls a nestled in their boxes with a ribbon. Why can’t Mattel do the same with their collector dolls.

The lack of attention to details like this tells me a lot about their quality control – it’s missing!