Burnout while waiting

I often get burnt out mid way through my waits no matter the length, but in the end, when the doll I've been waiting for finally arrives, my excitement comes right back. I haven't had a wait over 3-4 months yet though, so I'm not sure how well I'd fair with something longer than my usual. XD

 

I agree that waiting is part of the hobby. As much as I hate it and want my babies NOW, I don't think I'd ever enjoy them quite as much if I were able to just walk into a store and buy one off the shelves.

 

I'm currently waiting on my second boy but he wont be fully paid off until October 7th! So I'm waiting for months before I can even hope for the shipping notice. I don't buy clothes for my doll because I make everything for cheaper, so the only burn out I get at the moment is making the clothes....xD;;

But I'm sure once I get him in my possession I'll be sewing for hours again.

 

My longest wait so far has been almost 5 months (4 months and 3 1/2 weeks) and the wait was awful, but when my grail arrived, she made it all worth it. I did start to get burned out but I tried to distract myself during that time - finding wigs, eyes, outfits... I think it was hardest because one of the two coming in was my grail. Now that she's home... any wait is worth it. ^o^

 

Our longest wait time so far has been nine months. Fortunately (well, not fortunately, but you get the point) we had some terrible family issues at the time that kept us from noticing the wait. Even without them, though, I've learned to just accept the wait and be patient. The first few times it was brutal! But, I know eventually my doll will come home.

Having another doll at home to play with while you wait helps a LOT, though. >_>;

 

>>Having another doll at home to play with while you wait helps a LOT, though. >_>;

That's so right...
while I don't know how long my wait will last, I was so tempted to buy a doll from the same company from MP few days ago... (ps. I don't have any dolls at home )

 

It's nearly been three months since I ordered my third, and it's not so much impatience that I feel as it is fear of receiving it broken or blank after waiting so long... :O I tend to watch box opening videos to satisfy my needs while waiting, and it seems to do the trick. But now that I own two, I am happy to say, that if something does go wrong, I will still be happy with just having them.

 

Yeah - I've gotten a lot of in stock dolls from DDE and that's great - but I've also waited. Three months for my PukiPuki Flora.... And now I have another three months for my littlefee Chloe. I definitely have to just pretend like they're not coming or I'll go crazy!!!!

 

Im getting my first doll and im already at a stage where im like "I WANT TO SNUGGLE HER ALREADYS ;O;" but yeah i know how you feel sadly whats helping me right now is buying clothes shoes and goodies for her ^_^ i even bought her a miniature doll i found from a blind box!! Buying goodies while waiting helps me xD cause i get excited about the clothes and such coming and its nice getting that in the mail seeing the size of the wig and dress ect ^^!!

Though i know soon that will run out and i will get super ancy wanting her~!!!

 

I almost DIED waiting for my doll haha !!

 

I'm a fairly patient person and usually do not mind the wait. I did wait for one doll for over 4 months which was listed as a 1 month production time at the time of my original order. Well, there was a mix-up and the chain of communication that should have happened didn't happen. In addition to paying in full for a doll and not having it ordered, I actually ended up receiving a doll I didn't order 4 months down the road!!! Now, I'm not going to bad mouth the company involved because it all worked out for the best in the end...

In any event, at the 3 month mark of the wait I started to second guess my decision. I also got the point where I was frustrated with the misunderstandings during the order process and consequently I was beginning to feel completely ambivalent about the doll. However, the moment I opened up the box and realized it wasn't the doll I had originally ordered, I didn't care because the one I received was so incredibly compelling and beautiful, I no longer cared about any of the BS I went through to get her. It was all worth it.

 

My longest wait was 14 months. Prior to that I had waited at the longest around 6 months and never burned out...but 14 was way too long. I don't even care much for the doll now that I have him.

 

I definitely get that burned out feeling. I know it's bad when I go from excited to irritated to just plain MAD! The best thing you can do is focus on having fun with other parts of the hobby while you wait. Keep your excitement up by getting things for your doll or looking at owner pics. BUT - not all the time. Set a limit

 

3 weeks is paradise!!!!! lol XD

i waited 3 months for my first one, one of her hands fell when i took her out of the box and i had to wait another month for a replacement to arrive, even though i gotta admit i was really patient and distracted myself trying to get her environment ready for her homecoming

now iam ordering two dolls from soom.......i will be doing a 3 month layaway+ production and shipping time will be an estimate of another 3 months... i don't expect them to be home until sometime late in march next year....i am trying to find my patience, but can't LOL.. iam exited, hysterical, anxious, happy!!! it's just a strong mixed of happy feelings...seems like i am already burning out and i haven't even order them yet until the 4th which is when the staff at soom will be back, and i've decided to wait just to be safe...poor me, i hope no one at home tapes my mouth close, all i do is talk about them XD!!!

 

Looking at owner pics definitely helps. Too bad when you wait on a doll that nobody owns yet...

 

I completely understand the "burnout" feeling- I've had it happen before where I was planning for a doll but hadn't ordered yet, and in the buildup process I just lost interest in that particular mold or found a doll that suited the character better. I actually just switched what's on my wishlist because I found out that the mold I wanted for a particular character has ears that are terribly uneven (like, one is distinctly higher than the other). I found another mold that I think will work even better, so it's all good. Sometimes the wait is actually a good thing too, because it helps me realize that a particular mold wasn't all I thought it up to start with, and I can find that out before I take the plunge.

 

I think I am at the burnout point and getting ready to chuck the whole thing. I ordered a doll in April, promised for June/July. Very reasonable! I can do that standing on my head. Here we are, October 10, and still no doll and no shipping notice and no communication. It is so frustrating. I have tried to talk to others in the same waiting room, but there is no help from anyone there. They all say the wait is part of it and the doll will be worth it. I think doll companies are not understanding their customers and realizing that communication is a necessary part of this business. I'm not even referring to Asian companies where there is a language barrier. This is an English speaking company that has repeatedly ignored and kept information to themselves. There are huge (for me) sums of money involved and although this is a different business, paying upfront for something Ive never seen is scary. Thanks for letting me vent. I am considering not buying more dolls and will probably never buy from this company again. I will definitely try to buy second hand dolls in the future, so the wait and worry will be minimised. Burnt right out, and fed right up!

 

Gypsy, be sure to add your experiences to the review thread for the company! If you search here you should be able to find the one for the company you're dealing with.

5-6 months is a pretty long time to wait, even in BJD terms. Does the company have an event on, or frequent events? Higher volumes of orders do have an impact on wait times.

There is a communication problem, but it's not so much a problem with keeping customers updated as companies only telling customers what they think the customer wants to hear. Asian companies, whether their English is good or not, won't tell you that your doll is still in pieces and perhaps an ankle ball broke so they have to cast the broken piece again, or the humidity was against them so they had to junk a whole group of dolls and start again, this is a) because they want to keep a good, professional looking face, and b) with so many dolls going through casting and assembly, they can't go down to the factory or shop floor to check on the status of one particular doll every time a customer makes an enquiry.

So, instead of telling you exactly which stage of construction your doll is in, they'll tell you that your doll won't be far off shipping. Which isn't untrue, but it isn't quite right either.

I would love to be able to walk into a shop, pick up an BJD, pay and go home with it the same day. I would be so poor if that was the case though!

The wait, for me, is an opportunity to gather supplies together and make sure I have everything I need/want for the doll who is incoming. It really frustrates me to dress a doll with a specific character in out-of-character clothes and place-holder wigs and eyes, so the waiting period is good for me in that respect. My latest few dolls have been bought second-hand and usually on layaway, so there has still been a waiting period for me to get things together, but the wait has only been a couple of months rather than 5-6.

 

I actually like the wait. It builds anticipation, for me. I'm 10x more excited when dolls I've been waiting months for arrive than dolls I bought a few days before (not that I end up loving them any less). I literally just try to keep myself busy and plan them out. Hair, eyes, shoes....and then I end up ordering them a friend or two in the mean time. Having my DC girl here, HERE SO CLOSE, but not being able to open her for a few months...I think I'm gonna try to make myself think she's at the company being cast, not waiting in some closet for christmas. GAH.

 

Ooh, I'm horrible at waiting too! I didn't have to wait for my first doll, since my friend just handed her over to me, no shipping required. XD But the next ones, oh my. I actually "kidnap" my friends' dolls to keep me distracted while waiting for the new little one.

Now that I have a slightly bigger crew, I keep myself busy working on the ones who are already here. I try not to think too much about the little ones who are still on their way, so that when they arrive, I'm not totally sick of thinking about them.