Did you ever buy a doll and just hate it?

Ha ha no unfortunately. I also start them blank, so it is a little different. However I did buy one second hand and the faceup was so terrifying I couldn't get it off fast enough.
She's beautiful now though.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight? Unfortunately yes. My boyfriend bought me a Bobobie Erin for my graduation gift. She got here, and she was as white as a sheet. She really didn't appeal to me, both the sculpt and the actual jointing.
Did you opinion change after a few minutes? Unfortunately no.
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect). I sold her.
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain. I do feel bad. Since she was a gift, I feel terrible about selling her. And after I specifically requested her too. Even though I asked him if it was okay if I sold her and he did say yes, I still felt really bad about it, and I still do.

 

YES emphatically, I love the face of my Ryan Noct. circus muscle boy from Iplehouse but when I undressed him he has a tiny pea head on a huge mans body so ill proportioined its laughable. I cant use him for anything so he sits in his box i cant even resell him because I would never sell someone a doll so badly fitted. I also bought a Soul Doll Queena who (face up) looks nothing like the photo she had high color in the photos but came pale white with almost no color and the color was lightest pink not the rich browns and reds shown, they said it was the lighting in the photo shoot, but Im out the money and resold her only 2 days out of the box for less than 1/2 what i paid. I think all companies should put some natural sunlight photos taken outside the special lighted studeo arena for a true look and then do the fantasy shots for fun. Oh Dahlia (i love her) but they sure showed alot of poses you can never do without intense inside wiring, she cant hold those arms up alone, virtually impossible
so you go to pose her all excited and they drop like a rocket. Still I love her for her immensity and looking like a real child so she is a keeper.

 

Have you ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Yes! Hate is the exact words i would use to describe the feeling a get when i look at my DOC Bee-a. I bought her second hand on a whim because she was cheap. It came with a bad owner face-up and barbie clothes, which i really didn't care about because i was planning to redo her face up and sew her new clothe anyways. I really didn't have any opinion on her because she actually came before a meet i planned to go to. However during the meet and after, I notice that her body could not stand or sit for anything. Then i notice she was really boyish and didn't wear girl clothe well and she only looked ok in black or white hair. So everything just went down hill with her. I started to hate her because when I hold her, her legs would go in unflattering position and that made it supper hard to sew for her. She did not want to stay still. I know that no one would want her if I sold her and I would feel bad for who ever bought her. I'm really conflicted on spending money on her to find that wig and outfit that will bring me to like her. But if a 50 dollar outfit didn't work i don't think anything will. So yes I hate this girl and I think that I am now put of by the company, even though I always wanted a DOD. I wish that was the only doll I hate but I also hate my BBB Long, when I picked him up from out of the box, my excitement disappeared, he literally flop in my hand, he couldn't stand or sit. When I hold this boy by his torso everything just went limp in my hands. I then went on DOA for help and did tightening, restring, hot-glueing and he is still pretty bad. So now he is being modded by my sis. I'm also unsatisfied with my FL bisou but its not bad like my other 2, he's just not what i was expecting. I gave him to my sis, because I didn't know what to do with him. And she loves him to bits. So yes i think I just need to really do more research before i buy and save more money for dolls that i really like instead of settling for ones that fit the price.
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
No, I still really hate my Bee-a. However, my BBB Long I have mix feelings about.
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I did a lot of things to like this doll, spent long hours making clothing and lots of money spent and I still don't like her. For my BBB long, I think that deep down i still like him, but his body is so bad that I just can't bond with him but, I do like the mod my sis did, but I can't really take him anywhere, he is just going to go to waste. As for my Bisou, i really didn't given him a chance so I never really change his eyes or hair.
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I actually do, because I have 4 dolls worth lots of money and I can only bond with 2. I wish i could but I can't brainwash myself to like them like i do with my other 2. That is why I think I have a hard time trusting other company, faces are fine but what about the quality of resin and the bodies?

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Not hated, exactly. When I go my first doll head ( a Minifee El) I opened him and realized.. I really didn't like him. He didn't fit the character, and he really wasn't as appealing as the Delf El from Luts, as I had hoped he would be.

Did you opinion change after a few minutes?

I tried to convince myself that I did like him, but it just wasn't right. Especially when I was still on DOA looking at other molds and getting the remorse.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).

I tried to play with him a bit, tried different poses and such.. I didn't have any other wigs other then the one I bought him, or the eyes, so I packed him back up and went searching on DOA to see if maybe it was just his face-up. But it wasn't. So once I found a new sculpt to replace him, I put him up for sale.

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.

Actually, no. I sold him to a girl that was really excited to get him. When he arrived she was so happy, as the mold/face up worked for her. So I don't feel so bad knowing he went to someone who would appreciate him more then I would.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Yes, unfortunately. I had been drooling over the company photos of the Crobidoll Gillian-B, thinking how perfect he was for my character, Rehm. After months of saving and finally ordering him, I was giddy to have him home. I didn't order a face-up because I do my own. When he came home and I opened the box I was crushed. The head looked nothing like the photos! I don't thinkg anyone else here on DOA owns a Gillian, so there were no other photos to go by. The eyes were too slanted, the eyelids were way too heavy, and the chin... oh, the chin!! His chin was massive. I mean, it looked swollen under the jawline! It was horrible, and nothing like what I had expected. I was also disappointed in the body. While I hadn't intended to keep it, the rigidness of the torso was so much worse than I had thought it would be.
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
No, not at all. It was truely awefull. And the wig didn't fit.
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
Rehm's head underwent several hours of intense sanding; not even counting the neck hole mods so that it would fit on the Little Monica body I had planned for him. There was so much extra chin I actually used my Dremel on it. The jaw line had to be refined and tucked inward. I openned up the eyes toward the center, carved out the upper cavity, and reshaped the eyelids. I had to give him a face-up, then wide it and sand again four times. Finally, he looked more like the company photos, but still had a scowly look that didn't suit my character. As for the Crobi M-Line body... it has undergone a serious overhaul, as anyone who has seen my mod tutorials will know.
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I don't feel bad about having hated it, but I do feel bad that the company photos were so misleading and that there weren't any other owner pictures to compare them to. I have never liked the head for Rehm, but it does nicely fit one of my other characters who has a few *ahem* anger management issues. I've since sanded the eyelids again because they were still too heavy and repainted him.

On a similar note, I've been disappointed in heads before once they're painted and wigged. The faces just didn't fit who they are and I've changed them. But it's okay because I always have other characters they seem to fit. But this experiance with Gillian was heart-breaking.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
what do you think about this?

i really hate her, the faceup was a nice work but make her look like if she was sick or something, the wig stunning but definitly not for her

Did you opinion change after a few minutes? Unfortunately no.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
bought material to make up, i spend more than i planned to do, i'd have makeup her constantly until it is as much as decently possible. change her wig and outfit.. it's been hard

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Absolutely not, every day that passes i love her more and more.

sorry about my english

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Yes, this just happened to me a few weeks ago. When I opened the box of my new DiM Luria I was horrified, I absolutely hated her! Just everything about her, the body, the head sculpt and the faceup.
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
No.
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, etc).
She did look slightly better once I dressed her and put her default wig on, but I just couldn't get passed that initial disappointment and ended up selling her as soon as possible
Do you feel bad about it now, or not?
I don't regret selling her at all. I just regret ordering her in the first place and waiting 6 weeks for her!!

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Yep, I adopted a dollzone and we just never bonded. She does have a beautiful face but just not my type for some reason.
It was love at first sight for my daughter so she was rehomed but yet never left my house! Things do have a happy ending at times.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight? hate is a strong word, but I was disappointed
Did you opinion change after a few minutes? not really
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect). see below for the story
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I just purchased recently a resinsoul Lan used. After all the photos I had seen over the months of her I knew she was the one for one of my characters, or so I thought. My original plan was ordering a pink Lan from resinsoul, the one I found was blue resin. I thought to myself hmmm I do want a doll in the blue resin as well so maybe I can make them twins when I eventually get the pink one. Well she arrived only after a few days of purchasing, like I said she was used and in the states.
I got home was excited and video taped the doll opening, I sat down in front of the camera explained my plans and then there she was. Umm..hmmm not what I quite expected. You see I am creating some kitty girl/boy characters from some illustrations I created years ago and I don't want them all to look the same, but I want them all to blend together well, like they can all be the same race. Lan unfortunetly is not the girl. I had not realized how small her head was compared to the others molds. So I'm sad to say that I will be placing her in the Marketplace for sale. She is a beautiful sculpt I wish there was something that would inspire me to keep her.

So my mind has not changed, the only other idea I would have is to find her a different resinsoul head used and then get my pink girl in the same mold. However it seems that resinsoul dolls don't happen upon the marketplace too often and especially not in blue...so we will see.

I do feel bad especially since I received her here on DOA, but I'm hoping the seller understands, it is not the doll, she is perfect and beautiful.

 

The opposite happened with me. I got an BBB apollo and was so happy with him, the over time i grew tired of his face, he was just so common and not much different then the hundreds of other apollos.
then for my birthday i got a dremel >:P
long story short simple apollo + heavy modding = LOVE. hes definalty MY doll now. lol

 

Ugh! I swear if this happens to me... >.> I will cry and thousand tears of sorrow!! XD

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
YEs, this happend with my ex secret doll that only here and only this time my ex secret doll dorothy from happydoll.
When i open and see i think OMG this ugly doll are dorothy¿?¿? o_O
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
Oh no.At this moment are the same(pass about 1 year...)
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I try to make she more beaty for me but i cant do it u_u finally I gave up for adoption
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
AT the first 5 min without her i fell very sad, pass 6 min I fell free XD happy !!

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Not hate no, but in two cases I was disappointed and/or upset. The first was with my Soom Chrom (yet another Soom one). I kind of bought him on a whim since I *love* wolves, so the fault was partially mine there. However when he arrived he looked so different... As someone mentioned he looked sad and quiet, not at all like the promo pics, face-up notwithstanding. I kept him for almost a year, but didn't do a lot with him after the first few months. Recently I traded him for an El who is the second case.

I was having a pretty rough day, but my El arrived packaged all wrong...in too small of a box with no bubble wrap and really dirty. His elastic also wasn't long enough/was old, and I had to sort of rig him up to work. I loved the doll himself, but the whole presentation just so upset me that I wanted to cry.

Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
For Chrom...sort of. I changed his character completely but never really bonded correctly with him. With El on the other hand once I was feeling a little less miserable about his arrival, I loved him even more.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I tried a ton of wigs/eyes on Chrom, but again it just didn't work.

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
Eh...not really. I'm glad Chrom went to a good home and I love my El, so no hard feelings there. I think that Soom should be more careful with the presentations of their dolls though.

 

Wow, I'm shocked to hear that about a Chrom. He is my absolute favorite sculpt I have ever become personally acquainted with. Fascinating how there can be such differences in opinions!

I should really re-phrase the title. I know not everyone experiences a deep loathing or hate for a doll, so much as initial/permanent disappointment. I understand hate is a strong word and it was really only used in my part at first because of being shocked with my discontent. I'm happy to see so many owners don't feel hatred towards any doll, whether they like it or not! ^^

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
My Angelheim Luka boy, without a doubt. It's probably my fault, because he was an impulse buy, but I digress. I was quite excited when he arrived, but after opening him, I was shocked and disgusted. He came with hideous purple acrylic eyes already in, which was bad enough to me, as I had only owned glass eyes before. His resin was completely rough and unfinished, his face was lumpy and unrefined, and there were horrible chunks of resin behind his ears. Also, his ears and eyes were completely uneven, and his seams were absolutely terrible. He was also my first MSD, and I found the size very awkward at first. His badly functioning torso joint and ugly hands really didn't help. I'm not sure if it was because my first doll was a Soom, so I was expecting nice, smooth resin, but either way, I hated him. Even after a faceup, my opinion didn't change.

Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
No. He sat at home for about a month and a bit while I debated what to do about him. I felt terrible about wanting to sell him, but I couldn't stand looking at him for very long, he was so bad.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I ended up getting him new eyes, and giving him a complete makeover mod. I sanded down his whole body to make the resin nice and smooth and remove the terrible seams. Then it was face time, and I took out the dremel, and dremeled and reshaped his face, nose and ears. The ears and eyes weren't too bad, but I sanded at least 1/4 cm off his lower face and chin, as it was very heavy and blocky looking before, which gave his head a very square appearance. Then after that was done (it took a few days) I gave him a lovely new faceup.

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I absolutely love him now that he looks better; he doesn't even feel like the same doll. I feel bad about hating him and wanting to sell him before (He's actually now one of my more photogenic dolls, which is kind of ironic, I think). I'm still not in love with his body, but since it's covered up most of the time, and it can always be replaced by something better, I don't mind. Regardless though, I think it's a happy ending, like the ugly duckling, but plastic (resin) surgery version haha

 

For me it wasn't so much as hate but...being so unenthused? underwhelmed? disappointed?

I had always wanted a BBB Moony (blue!) and finally got the money and nerve together to just order her as a birthday gift for myself. Bobobie was busy and I ended up waiting much longer than I expected for her to ship, but I was still super excited. The day she was supposed to arrive, I had my best friend over to help with the greeting. And when I opened her...she was just so...

small...

Which I expected.
I was still fairly happy she was there, but things just didn't click like they did when Kori had arrived. I did try to bond by carrying her with me and sewing her clothes, but eventually she just ended up on a shelf. Which became her permanent residence in her days here.

I eventually did sell her to a more loving home (after a few months passed to see if my feelings would change) and I'm glad I did. I know she would have been neglected if she'd stayed. I'm quite happy with MSD and larger dolls. I don't regret buying her because as much as I love the tinies out there, I know they just aren't for me. :3 I like to think of it as a learning experience

 

Yes. My 1st Model Doll, Eva Louise, since it was a replacement of another one MD I totally fell in love with but didn't want to buy in order not to copy a friend of mine. It was a disaster ince I didn't like the girl at all. She was completely different from that I wanted to see, evn the promo make up was absolutely unpleasant. I tried to put up with all the imperfections but gave in and sold her the same week.

 

Whereas this has not happened to me with dolls, it has happened to me with other things. That being said, I would not be surprised if it happened with me and a doll eventually. ^^;

I try to do as much research as I can on a particular doll mold that interests me before I buy because of the waiting period, cost, etc, but when it boils down to it, sometimes there are some things that photographs just can't show for me.

It's like I need to see it in person, be able to examine it and play with it a little bit to decide if I really love it or hate it.

Still, this hasn't happened to me with a BJD yet, and even if it did, I wouldn't be super upset with myself either, because I could resell the doll and then I would know I wouldn't be desiring that mold ever again. Since they're costly, I guess I feel that I want to be pretty close to 100% happy with my doll(s) if I'm going to keep them in my family.