Did owning BJDs turn you into a shopaholic?

No, it fed the addiction!

 

Naw, I've had an obsessive personality for the longest time and have been a shopaholic for as long as I could remember!

Though, I feel like joining this hobby deffo leveled up my spending, which is not a good thing. xD;;;

 

Honestly, after I bought a few essentials (faceup supplies, wig, eyes, and one outfit), I think I started shopping less...I really got into dolls for crafting and photography, so I wanted to save money on things like doll clothes and props so I could learn how to make clothes and props (mostly out of scrap fabric things I already have around the house) and put the money I was saving toward a better camera. It's really taught me how to budget, and how much money I was wasting on junk (like eating out and sodas) that I could put toward better things.

 

I have to admit ,seems I'm spending more and more now. I love shopping for them, looking for just the right item. Also I have to keep from buying more dolls...

 

I've always been a big shopper!
If I'm taking a break from Doll buying then it's my comic & action figures (especially He-Man & The Walking Dead)!
If I'm buying dolls I cut WAY back on action figures and comics. But once I get a new doll I go back to my other collections. I've averaged 1 doll a year, which for me is PLENTY. I have so little display room that my action figures have started finding their way into my doll clothes/accessories trunk...it's become a hot mess!
Anyhow...not because of but one of the things that make me a shopoholic.
I love my toys!!!

 

After some time has passed, I have to admit that I am definitively a shopaholic. Not so much for clothing or wigs, but for craft items I need for their costumes. These also sum up really nicely, if I make a short calculation. Never thought this would happen...And as I found a place to put up a nice SD-sized diorama, I am already starting to gather stuff for this (mainly furniture, which is not so much expensive, but huuge).

 

I've always had a hard time spending money. I break out in a sweat and get floppy feelings in my tummy when I have to spend anymore than $20 on something. And then BJDs came along... and its a lot easier for me to spend money on BJDs, but I still have a hard time buying other stuff.

So I would say yes, I became a shopaholic, but only for BJDs

 

Yep I spend tons of money of them but sometimes I know how to control myself :/
I can't help myself to buy all those pretty clothes...for my dolls! XD

 

I've always been an impulse buyer, so it's definitely made me worse since now I have a very different definition of expensive! XD I've had to pick up more hours at work to feed my new hobby.

 

Nah, I've never been a shopaholic but sometimes I've like to spend more amount of money for something for my dolls :P

 

Yup, but just for my dolls. lol XD I still don't have much interested in my own clothing.

 

Yes, ugh. Before owing at doll (and even now) I cringe at spending $30+ bucks on a shirt but with my dolls I can spend a ridiculous amount of money clothes and not even batt an eye. And again - no matter what, it never really seems to feel as though they have enough clothes.

 

Not really. The things I buy have changed, however. I'd much rather get doll stuff than anything else, especially more than stuff for me. It's odd because I can justify things for the dolls, but not things for myself... This hobby is where all of my free money goes.

 

Definitely. I used to have lots of money issues. I was always afraid of spending too much and most of the time I end up talking myself out of buying things that I need! Nothing too extreme like a cheapskate or something, just over-thinking things. Funny story not so funny, I actually purchased a 5StarDoll Mu Ran as my first doll and completed the entire transaction, only to over-think the heck out of the situation at bedtime and then waking up in the middle of the night to cancel my order. xD I was so not ready to pay such a big amount for a doll...yet.

But after buying my Feeple60 Mirwen, and talking with my sister to knock some sense into me, I feel a lot more comfortable with spending money in general. I bought her some clothes and extra supplies for mobility and face-ups and whatnot, and now I find myself in online stores almost everyday, just browsing more clothes and shoes for my Mirwen It's all good!

Edit: Also, it has made it easier to spend on things for myself, other than for my BJD. I spend less time thinking about the purchase nowadays, and I'm proud of my progress, haha!

 

Absolutely!

I've always window shopped a lot online but the dolls are the ones who found my wallet!
It took a couple years for it to settle down, everything was just so cute and miniature!! >w<

 

I think that everyone gets addicted but is controlled to buy, I love "clicks" and see new BJD, new houses/companies, new artist, new thumbnails and clothing, but then I think I can make many things and save money (and even make some money)... but the adiction is inevitable, now I spending on materials or other things, but ... no money, no shopping! xD

 

Yep! I think about buying things for them constantly, I take detours into stores I never would have before "just in case the sell miniature things!". It's actually loosened me up about money a lot, which is good. I'm still sensible, but I used to stress so much more and never enjoyed buying stuff. Now I'm more relaxed and enjoy my purchases of tiny things. I think because it's a more creative kind of shopping, if that makes sense?

 

I wouldn't say it's turned me into a shopaholic. I mean, I love getting things anyway--but I still keep to my budget and know when I need to back off. XD It has however, taught me there are two sizes in this world: human and doll. And then a wide variety of sizes in between. XD If anything, it's made me much more creative with second hand stuff from thrift stores. I think the only change is I am now willing to buy more expensive things. XD

 

In any hobby, depending on involvement, one has a tendency to shop in order to upgrade, change things etc. It is one of the most enjoyable things about a hobby!

 

Nope. BJDs didn't turn me into a shopaholic. I always had tendencies over that. This hobby and lolita fashion just changed my perspective on "expensive".

But between BJDs and lolita fashion (as well as some off topic dolls with monster tendencies), they have gotten me girly over shoes. I find that a little funny since I never ever fawned over shoes before.