Forever Young Doll Hospital
Chino Valley · Arizona · 15 years
A doll hospital in Chino Valley, Arizona that restores antique, vintage and collectible dolls and also repairs teddy bears and stuffed animals. It started in South Dakota in 2008, aims to keep as much of the original character as it can, and asks you to get in touch for a consultation rather than publishing prices.
Getting hold of them
Email is the way in. They do not take cold calls.
If it gets lost
Not stated
This is a blank on their page, not an answer from them. We have never asked anybody in this trade the question. Of the 185 businesses we have read, 4 have written anything down about losing an item: 2 say it is insured, 2 say the risk is yours. The other 181 are silent, and silence is not a policy either way.
If you would rather not have to phrase it
“Before I send it, can I ask what happens if it gets lost or damaged while it’s with you? I’m not trying to catch you out, it just can’t be replaced. Whatever the answer is, could you put it in an email so I’ve got it in writing?”
“No, we don’t cover it” is a fine answer to get. It tells you to insure the mail yourself for the full amount, both ways.
If it is lost or damaged
Their website does not say what happens if your item is lost or damaged while they have it.
Ask before you post anything you could not replace. Only four of the businesses we hold publish an answer to this.
What they take on
- Full restoration and rebuilds
- Mending and seams
- Restuffing
- Eyes and noses
- Joints
What they won’t do
The part every other directory leaves out. None of this is a criticism. It is how you avoid three wasted weeks.
- Doesn't say anywhere whether you send it by mail or bring it in. Ask before anything else
Getting it there
- Doesn't say whether they take work by mail
- Doesn’t say whether you can bring it in
Money
- Fixed menu of prices, so you know before you send it
Anything else they say
- Forever Young Doll Hospital began in 2008 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and in 2015 it was relocated to Chino Valley, Arizona.
- We specialize in restoring antique, vintage, and collectible dolls while preserving as much of the doll's original character and features as possible.
- On our Ebay store, Forever Young Doll Restoration and Sales, we list for sale a variety of new, restored, and fixer-upper dolls and toys, both from our own shop and on consignment for collectors.