Box Openings - why do we have them?

I check the box opening thread daily ^^ I think it's fun to see other's box openings, and It' a good way to see lots of sculpts as they've arrived, before they've had any mods or (in some cases) face ups. I know for a long time souldoll didn't have very good photos of their doll's faces or examples of what their blank heads looked like (they've changed that now, which is nice) so a good way to see what the faces really looked like would go to box openings. Also if you have friends on the forum, it's kind of nice to take pictures for them to see ^^

 

1.) I can't remember if I ever did it in the early years of my involvement in this hobby . . . but I don't do it now. Partly because it's not something I feel a desire to do, partly because I'm usually dead tired when I'm opening dolls these days (long work days). It's all the effort I can manage just to make sure they aren't broken, and I don't usually want to wait until a weekend when I am more refreshed.

But mostly I just don't have an interest in it.

2.) I think people do it because they are excited to show off/welcome a new doll and want to share the excitement with others Which is totally a good reason, just not one I share. And probably also a little bit because "everyone else does it." (Or is that more taking photos of cats in the doll boxes?)

 

i do it for memories, so i will always have the pictures of those moment when i get a new doll! though to be honest, my last one was short because i just opened him so quick. i was really excited
but i also like seeing the sculpts, sometimes i see new companies and such.

 

Well, looking at it from this perspective: I paid a fortune and waited forever, and the excitement levels are though the roof. I enjoy sharing those feelings with others. Also very much enjoy looking a5 others share it with people. Also, in the beginning, you can see what to expect when you buy from one or the other company or seller: how the doll is packaged, etc.

But mainly, this is a tradition that all of us, doll owners share.

 

1) Have you created a box opening video or taken pictures as you opened the box?

I never have. I tend to be pretty shy to begin with and don't have a great camera anyway.

2) Why do you think we do it?

The excitement, simply put. You placed your order, the mail is on it's way, you're waiting for the package...and the excitement when that package comes is usually pretty big, so I think most people do it just to show how excited they are.

Besides that, it tends to make a nice reference and is good to compare if you got a doll secondhand or somewhere besides the official dealer. Maybe you just never have gotten a doll from an official dealer before--this offers a neat way to see what it's like.

 

I have taken pictures of a box opening one, because there wasn't one of that particular sculpt in the Box Opening section (Doll Chateau Lilith) and I wanted to share it for others that might be interested in seeing more of that doll.

I find that Dolls Opening are a great way to see a doll in their "raw" state, often without clothes and the pictures are on the spot, rather than a planned phototshoot.

 

I pretty much check you tube everyday for box opening vids! i love them!, fully intend on making one when my first doll comes in! =)

 

I haven't done any box openings yet, but I probably will in the future. I think it's about sharing the joy you get when you open a new doll. It's really exciting! If you're looking at a specific fullset, for instance, you can also look up a box opening and see how everything comes; you know what to expect. Something about taking apart the packaging and unwrapping a bubblewrap mummy is really exciting in real life, so if you're not expecting any new dolls, you can kind of feel that same excitement by watching someone else do the same.

 

because it's like giving birth with out the pain XD, it's the joy of waiting and slowly opening that box to find your baby

 

I really enjoy seeing box openings, for three main reasons.
1. I love seeing the excitement
2. I like seeing how a company packs their dolls, especially it I'm getting one from said company it's nice to see if they throw in any extras.
3. For second hand purposes, it's nice to get an idea of what the doll might've originally came with and what you can potentially ask the seller if they still have lying around somewhere.

 

In my spare time, I looovee looking at box openings, better yet, I loveee watching them ^^
I took photos as I opened my doll, photos because when I got home from work it was late and dark.
So I couldn't make a video.

I did it because, I like to look back on (especially when I opened my first Bjd) the picture and sharing them with people.
It's awesome ^^

 

Well, I always, always, take photographs of the openings... Why? For me it is a very important moment. Not only do photos, I also write my impressions. me gusta conservar para siempre el momento... It's like when you're a kid at Christmas. So exciting! Sometimes, if I'm nostalgic, I look back ^ ^

 

So we can show off our pretty new toys of course. :P Seriously sharing the joy is fun.