I find it in my heart to say that Samantha and Nellie should not retire..EVER!!!! They were the ones that started "AMERICAN GIRL" So what is the point of retiring them? "AMERICAN GIRL" should just leave them on display and keep selling them in honor of the start of "AMERICAN GIRL". I think that if "AMERICAN GIRL" retires Samantha and Nellie, alot of people will not like "AMERICAN GIRL" anymore. Now please, Dont retire Samantha and Nellie!!!