Curious, how many impulse dolls?

All of them When I discovered bjd, I needed one no matter what. I chose the minifee Lishe because it felt like a good size to start and at the same time they were mature bodies, not children. I liked that. Then I needed a bigger one and Luts released the senior delfs, so I got the Abadon. Then Dollzone released petdolls (I think they were the first ones? I'm not sure) and of course I needed a petdoll, so I got the bunny. Then I wanted to do my own face-ups and I bought a head to practice (that I never used)... And then I stopped, but I'm sure I would have continued shopping impulsively if I hadn't given up the hobby.

 

I've bought lots of impulse dolls, most of them Yo-SD, but I didn't have a character for them and therefore, I always ended up selling them...

 

My PlumeDoll Luna was an impulse buy, but she’s the best impulse I ever had! I think it helped that she was a 1/12 scale pet doll, so the cost was lower - I wouldn’t impulse buy a 400-600$ doll, that’s for sure.

 

i only have 2 dolls and they haven't arrived yet...they were both impulse. not off to a great start.

 

Just my Lati Yellow Sunny from the Doll Peddlar! It took me a week to decide. I usually like to stew on big purchases for several months beforehand.

 

Two of my three dolls that I have ordered were entirely impulse purchases. One head was second hand and a sculpt I really liked so I immediately contacted the seller and the other one I impulsively bought because I liked the grumpy look of the sculpt.

 

2 years later, I have Yui, and Amanda. The rest have all been sold... I haven’t stopped being impulsive though.

 

For my first doll, I did a lot of looking around. Mostly because I was a freshman in high school and didn't have a lot of cash. To be honest, I wish I had just saved up more and impulse bought a Dream of Doll since they are now no longer active online and I loved their dolls. Big regret!

I recently got back into the hobby and I ordered a MNF Alicia Tan. Again after much deliberation on the sculpt. But just last week I impulse bought my first micro doll. It was listed with a few resin color defects but they were not horrible and I ordered him that night! I suddenly also had names popping in my head for him and I am looking forward to the day he arrives!

 

One or two have been total impulses. I usually like to think over a purchase, but sometimes opportunity strikes or I just really connect with a doll that's in stock/available and jump on it.

 

A few of them. Sometimes with impulse buys, I see a doll/sculpt I like, then I start thinking of ways they'd be styled. But, sometimes the waiting, due to layaways, or production time, I lose interest. Recently, I'm awaiting a doll I got on impulse. I've already thought about selling him unfortunately, but who knows, I might end up keeping him. I really need to buy bodies for my floating heads. It's hilarious, because, the list of ideal dolls is already long - I really shouldn't be impulsively buying.

 

My first 2 were impulse. I do not regret them at all. I felt sick at the checkout though.

 

It's mostly been impulse heads than full-on dolls in my experience. At least 6 of my heads in the two years I've gotten back into this hobby have been through pure impulse.

 

Depends on how you define impulse? Other than my first doll, who I dreamed of for months before I could afford him, and the doll I received as a gift, I think I've spent a week or less deliberating on the rest of them. A couple were truly "I see this doll, I want this doll, I miraculously have the money, and I will buy it THIS VERY SECOND," but most were still relatively impulsive.

 

Before now, all my dolls have been planned. But I will officially own three in about two weeks. RIP my wallet.

First my friend sent me a link to a listing of a sales post for a Miracle Doll Vic 45cm over on instagram, and while that particular doll wasn't even on my radar, I fell in love immediately. His sharp-tooth grin was mischievous, while the faceup and body blushing were beautiful. I needed to own him.

Flash forward to a week later, I get a notification from Etsy that an item I favorited was low in stock (I didn't even know it did that? I have intense FOMO. so that's awful and I hate it and I want to disable that feature immediately) and when I checked it was the BJD head sculpts of Hannibal and Will from the tv show Hannibal, so I impulse bought them. Then I had to find bodies to go with them, to which I wanted Volks SD13 for Will and Volks SD17 for Hannibal. I found someone in the marketplace selling a SD13, and after talking for a little it turned out they were considering selling one of their SD17s! So I bought that, too!

And now I wait...

 

Among my BJDs? None. They're too expensive and too much of a time investment. The closest exception to that rule I have is my MYOU Silvia, and I'd been mooning over her and elf-eared-dolls in general for about six months previously.


Among my play dolls? ...um... about half. Of about 18.

(To be fair, though, those are much cheaper. One was literally $5! He'd retailed for twenty times that! I couldn't just leave him!)

 

I have a lot of impulse dolls. Majority of them are not BJDs but I do have one impulse BJD that I never planned to have and I bought her because she was in stock and I couldn't get her out of my head, it's my tan Minifee Rendia who I now love. I originally planned to just have 3 minifees because having more would be overwhelming, but she was too cute. The most impulsive doll in my collection.

 

Only one. I don't regret him, but it was a struggle to make me love him, as I was disappointed when I first saw him.

I wouldn't take the risk twice.

 

The closest I have to an impulse doll is Aggi my dollzone scorpio (points to avatar) she was an event doll and at the time my sister was getting my help ordering a Big Dipper from dollzone and after seeing and falling head over heels for the scorpio sculpt I was quick to add the extra money to include her in the order.

 

I don't currently have any dolls that are impulse buys. I am the exact opposite of impulsive and need to be dragged into making decisions. If this was a thread on dolls you regret not buying, on the other hand, I have plenty of those. I do have wigs that I have impulse bought though.

 

I have always planned. If it doesn't suit it's on a list of Afters. I have bought a couple random impulse dolls though. It's never very often and I never know what to do with them.