Julie's Pajamas and Robe
The robe is quite nice, thick fabric and neatly finished. I took a number of pictures to show the details. The slippers are the typical fluffy AG slippers in hot pink. The nightshirt really gets a thumbs down. It's a sleeveless t-shirt knit shift that closes with plain velcro up the back. The flowered trim sewn onto the front is a thick piece of ribbon-like trim that is way to heavy for the fabric of the shift.
If you like the robe, go ahead with this set . . . but the nightgown is not worth the high price of this set.
Julie's Bedside Table & Shag Rug
At $70.00 for this set, it's WAY too crazy for what you get. Couldn't feel it, but this honestly looks like over-sized Barbie furniture. You expect this from Mattel -- but not from American Girl. Thumbs down.
Julie's Groovy Bed & Bedding
Julie's Christmas Outfit
Fireplace: $75.00
The Christmas Dress is cuter in person than it appears in photos. It looks more 1980s to me, but it was very high fashion style in the '70s. It would work for a doll in either decade, really. The dress is poly velvet with some rick-rack trim sewn on. The tights look like the typical white tights.
The shoes really buckle and are quite cute, but the shiny vinyl is so thin that the black colour was scraped off of both display models inside the buckle. AG's shoes have definitely gone down in quality with this release. You won't have many times on and off with these.
The Fireplace is cardboard. $75.00 for a cardboard fireplace? I can't see any redeeming qualities to this set. The cookies look like the old ones from Maryellen's set. You're really buying this set for the ceramic Christmas tree, and that can be had for a lot less. Wal-Mart is selling a tree almost this same size (AG's tree appeared to be 6-1/2", give or take -- it was hard to try and measure through the glass!) for $8.47 -- and it can be had in green, white or pink. Hobby Lobby also has one in green (possibly other colours) for $14.97 on 40% off right now.
If you really want a disposable fireplace, check out this nice DIY link:
https://www.americangirlideas.com/american-girl-doll-fireplace-diy/
I wouldn't recommend this set at all. The price is over the moon for what you get, even if they did have cardboard fireplaces in the 1970s . . . $70.oo is totally ridiculous.
Julie's Pin Ball Outfit & Machine
Pinball Machine: $150.00
The Pinball Machine was on display. I couldn't get it to work, but my sister did. I can't see a lot of children choosing this one, and after you've played with it for five minutes there isn't much to do. The dolls can't interact with this easily, so it's more of a display piece or for photographic set-ups.
The add says this is made of real metal and wood. Yep, the metal is metal . . . but this is not real wood. This is the same pressed wood (that's a wood composite) as everything else. Yes, it's heavy and feels substantial, but this is NOT "real" wood. It doesn't have lasting power like wood and will get dinged easily. All in all, I think this piece is meant for (and will appeal to) adults. It's not the biggest item in the world, so it won't be really hard to find space for if you like it.
Dimensions for the pinball machine: 10-1/2" deep x 18-3/4" tall x 7-1/2" wide.