Unfortunately Ms. Beasley is pitiful. Even when I was young, my mom begged me to get rid of Ms. Beasley because she was so yucky. I had cut her hair and then cried for hours because she looked awful. But I was loyal to her, LOL. I kept her and yes I still have her. She's stored away, and of course you can pull the string but she doesn't talk anymore. Her glasses are lost and I don't know if the apron thingy is still with her or not. She's valueless but it's a sentimental thing for me.
I remember very clearly my mom taking me to a store, showing me all the new & better dolls, the ones that peed, walked and talked, fancy compared to my Ms. Beasley. She told me I could pick out any doll I wanted if I just agreed to throw away Ms. Beasley. *sigh* How could she ask me to throw away my best friend just because she was a little worn? LOL....needless to say I made the decision to keep Ms. Beasley and pass up the new, shiny, fancy dolls. It was tough(I was about 6 or 7)but I just couldn't let her go.