Special Offer Fleur 1983

Special Offer Fleur was released 1983 and was a so called budget Fleur. She was cheaper than the standart Fleur dolls. Equally like most other Fleur dolls in the 80s, Special Offer Fleur was produced with three different hair colors: blonde, dark brunette and ginger. However each haircolor was dressed in a different colored outfit. 

The boxes were dark green, like all Fleur boxes untill 1986 with a light green logo at the top and flowers at the bottom. There was no doll name written on the box. The boxes were pretty narrow, so the dolls didn't have much space inside. No wonder I had to free them! Who wants to be squisched into a box like a sardine in a can? The back of the boxes is full with pictures of adorable 70s and 80s Fleurs wearing some fashions, that were available seperately. These pictures lead to longings through decades of some 80s kids...

Special Offer Fleur has a special unique body. The arms are made of soft rubber, they are straight and cannot be bend. The arms are positioned in an arquard angle so the hands are pointing away from the body. The lower part of her body is exactly like the Ballerina body, with ball jointed waist, sidesplit legs and bending ancles. These dolls are the only ones that were made with this kind of body.

Much easier to confuse with Special Offer Fleur is Jeans Fleur. I actually confused her myself. When I found my first Special Offer Fleur nude I was convinced it is Jeans. The differences are not very obvious.

Since Jeans Fleur was also released with the Ballerina facemold, the only way to tell them apart is the rooting pattern. While Special Offer is rooted only circular, Jeans has also additional plugs in the middle of her hair. Jeans Fleur comes on a Standart body with the twist and turn waist and big hands.