Buyers remorse; when does it happen and what does it mean?

I try very hard not to buy unless I know I'm totally committed... but I think feelings of buyer's remorse can happen even after really trying to make the right decision.

There is always the other doll or other thing that you just can't help thinking would have been better to be spending money on.

Or maybe you start to view your choice more critically.

I think that, psychologically, this can happen because you've made your decision and relax a bit and then, since you're tied in now, you naturally worry. You've got the doll coming, so the "this is why I want it" thoughts don't have to be a priority, and the "but there were all these other reasons not to buy" just come to the fore!

As others have said, just wait until the doll arrives to see if you really want it. I think it is natural to second-guess yourself after the decision is made. But just concentrate on the reason you made your decision and see if they still last after the doll arrives.

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After arrival regrets-- well, that is something else. It can be very different to actually have the doll in hand and see how they look in person and see how they fit into your plans. It is possible that it doesn't live up to your expectations. But wait for a while to really know if your expectations were just too high, or the doll really isn't right for you. You have the doll there, might as well really see if you bond or not!

I've had feelings of buyers remorse both waiting for a doll and after arrival... but not so much that I couldn't bond with the doll. I eventually got used to them and thought that they really were what I wanted, even though I was exactly jumping up and down with excitement on arrival.

 

I know how this feels. I feel it ALL the time. I don't have my doll yet, but everytime I see another doll that looks so awesome I'm like... "Should I even get her? What if I don't like her? All that money gone." I agree with everyone else, I think you should wait until your doll comes and try to bond with it first. ^^

 

I never regretted any of the dolls I bought. Sometimes I feel bad because I once again soend some money on dolls that I should have spent on something else... ^^

 

I get buyer's remorse even when I'm just browsing haha... or maybe that's just called guilt? Yeah. I typically feel really guilty about being in this hobby. Really, there are a lot more practical and better things to be spending my money on (like helping my parents, grandparent and sister out financially when they get into a bind, or giving as much as I can to charity, or spending it on something else I've wanted for a long time (not a doll)...). There are a lot of reasons to not buy a doll. It all comes down to how much you want one. And sometimes it's hard to justify even wanting one in the face of other wants/needs in life. I think, for me, that's where the buyer's remorse comes in at. I don't really regret buying any of my dolls, even if I don't touch or look at them anymore. I do still feel guilty sometimes, though.

 

I'd feel guilty now if I had the money to purchase a doll. However, I do have two on layaway. But right now, I'm underemployed, meaning I don't get the hours I had this time last year. So money is a big thing for me right now. It's tight. I'm hoping to get enough back on my refund to pay off the idolls and have some money to help pay on my bills.

Edit: The reason I have two on layaway is that I was promised more hours. My store shut down and we were all moves to another store. However, that store, who's staff I understood was to be let go, is still fully staffed, so hours are cut all over. And seeing as how I'm single, I have nowhere to turn for cash. My mother will help me on the bills, but the dolls she'll make me feel like an inch tall when she's done, so hoping the refund comes through for that.

 

I have buyers remorse for reasons that are not my fault. I wanted to love this doll (Souldoll) and I was excited to get him but he was made poorly and he needs a lot of work to be fixed. For the amount of money I spent on him (900$) I wish I spent it on getting a better doll from a company with better quality control and customer service. Now I'm stuck in remorse and regret for choosing a doll from the wrong artist and the wrong company, and I can't even sell him because I doubt anyone would buy such a "wreck of art"

 

Yes Souldoll is really sad. I bought a limited doll for mega bucks, and did not bond with the doll, and trying to sell it at a fraction of the price and no one is at all interested. This was after I asked Souldoll about buying the outfit separately then afterwards they DID offer it separately and then had an event sell they would not let me participate in shortly after buying it. I wish they released the doll the same time as kicking off the event. That was a huge buyers remorse. Also it seems like their at-home pictures or IRL dolls seem too different than their promo pictures.

I have had buyers remorse with Idealian, Megagem, and Iplehouse I think because the dolls are too large, and then it is impossible to resell at the retail price for those expensive ones. Conversely I have had sellers remorse on selling some of my past Sooms.