Did you ever buy a doll and just hate it?

I felt that way about the Tender Lahoo event head I received. I expected to love it, but I didn't right off the bat, and I didn't after a little longer, so I ended up selling it. No harm done, he went on to someone who appreciated him.

 

I've never hated one, exactly, but I have opened a few boxes and been faced with disappointment. My Angel Studio Gabriel and Migi Yu Jin head were like that. As soon as I had them unpacked I knew they weren't going to stay. I sold both pretty quickly.

My Igon head was around a little longer, but I had a similar initial reaction to him... Sort-of an instant "No. You won't do." I tried giving him a chance, but he really taught me that my first impressions are usually right. If I don't like a sculpt right out of the box, I'm not likely to change my mind with time.

Sadly, I think my Soom Sphaler may be another sculpt to add to that list of failures... My first impression of him wasn't complete dislike, and I'm really fond of his face-up and his "dragon bits"... But his face sculpt itself?... Ugh. I look at him and all I can see is the weird, rectangular shape and the eyes that are too small and set way too high on his face.

So... I'm packing up that head (I'm not going to sell it. I prefer keeping LE sets together-) and giving the bod and the dragon bits... as well as the Kalais character... to a modified Romantic Heliot. A head-sculpt that I already know I love. ^_^

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Yes- very recently in fact. I opened my DoT Dream, who was a gift from my parents, on Christmas, and started crying. I felt terrible, because they'd bought me this doll that I so desperately wanted and then... I didn't love him. DoD had accidentally given me the wrong faceup, it turned out.

Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
No, it did not. I stopped crying and I could look at him. He was still the same pretty doll I'd ordered- just not what I'd pictured. Because I'd been given a default faceup, he was nothing like the character he was supposed to be. I could still say he was a beautiful doll, but even after hours and a few days, he didn't feel like mine.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I sent his head back to DOD today. They're going to give me the correct faceup this time, and I'm sure when he comes back I'll love him- because I loved his features (except the ears, but that doesn't matter too much anyway. Wigs will cover them! xD)

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I'll only ever feel bad for being so upset about a gift- I felt bad that I couldn't just love the present that was given to me- and for causing more work for DOD...

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Well, I wouldn't say truly hated, but disliked and/or instantly wished I hadn't bought it? Oh yes. More common is a "this doll is not what I expected based on pictures" sort of dislike which is more of an apathetic dislike than an "ew, ew, ugly, get it away!" sort of dislike. Like that one tan doll I bought that was a rather icky orange in person, or the many dolls I've gotten that look great but are just terrible to handle.

Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
Nope. This has happened to me quite a few times and if I've learned anything its that my first in-person impression of a doll tends to stick.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
The right eyes and wig are a must for proper bonding, I've found, but I've also found that they just don't help if the doll itself isn't right! So after an eye/wig change or two (I feel I should at least try, just in case!), to the marketplace the doll goes. It might take a few weeks for me to decide this though as I don't like selling dolls and try to be optimistic. >.<

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
If by "bad" you mean guilty, definitely not, though I do feel a little bad sometimes as I feel like I must just be too picky or just plain bad at judging what kind of doll I'll like in person. As a result I have become a cautious and pragmatic doll buyer.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
I had a gnawing suspicion that I wouldn't be happy with my Soom Topaz, and when I opened her box, my heart sank because I knew my feeling was right all along. She was an absolutely stunning doll - even prettier than her promo pictures, but when I ordered her I had never seen a Super Gem in person and didn't realize their heads are tiny compared to a lot of other dolls. She just didn't look at all like she could be from the same universe as the rest of my crew.

Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
No... I painted her up and took photos, and on her own she was great, but there was just no way she would fit in.

If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
Like I said, it wouldn't have mattered...

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I don't really feel bad about it - it was a really good lesson to pay more attention to scale, and to seek out comparison pics with other dolls as well as owner pics. I do a lot more research now before I buy a doll, so I'm certain it will fit with my crew.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Not really at the first sight, it happened after awhile. It happened only with my AoD Gu.
So far i've opened 3 boxes, 2 dolls with blank faces and 1 with face up. When i opened my Luts SDF Dion with face up, i felt in love with him again (it was love at first sight since i saw him at the website^^). I got no problem with my puki pipi..he's too cute so i kept him without face up for long time.
When i opened my AoD Gu (without face up), i was so excited and liking his exotic look, but I got bored with him after awhile... to the point i put him back into the box D:

Please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I did change his face up alot, eyes and wigs... and finally did some modification on his face. Still..i can't bond with him as much as with my other 2. So i put him back inside his box.

Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I feel bad because i messed up his head mod, but somehow i can't bring myself to sell him. So now i bought another head for him, hopefully this time i could bond with him (the new head isn't here yet).

 

so did my husband who wanted to surprise me with her as a special anniversary gift. It was not love at first site. Today, she is my signature girl and my favorite. AnnMarie

 

I wouldn't know what to do if I recieved a gift and disliked it at first! That must be an awkward situation, especially if someone went out of their way to get it for you! D:

 

I was disappointed in my Lati Yellow Kuroo when she arrived. Her faceup was really really pink and I just didn't like her. I knew in my heart she wouldn't stay, I tried for a couple of weeks then sold her. I've just ordered a Lati Lumi and I've ordered her without faceup as I've just lost confidence in Lati faceups - at least this way I can communicate with a faceup artist and get what I do want

 

I didn't hate it, but it's strange when the doll is an exact match to one you already love. I bought a girl version of the Little Fee Bisou to go with my boy, but when I saw her lower eyelashes in person, they just bugged me to no end. It wasn't worth it to me to send her off to have the face up rewiped and redone so I sold her.

 

When I find an interesting doll, I research it as much as possible. I examine promo as well as personal pics to see if the overall sculpt is what I’m looking for. So far I have three dolls, 2 came with faceups and 1 with a blank face. The only one I don’t like is the faceup on the extra head that came with one of my dolls. It was a very nice special so I can’t complain.

 

I've had the reverse for me ... (how? HOW YOU ASK?)

I bought a doll I thought was pretty ugly, but it was a kit sale and I thought I would never be able to afford a doll if I didn't get her now (this was before BBB, Resinsoul, etc companies with affordable dolls). I had her shipped to a friend's house so she could do her faceup for me as a present, and when she finally arrived at my home I opened her up and absolutely adored her.

She was the same ugly doll I bought, but in person she turned into this cute, punky girl with attitude.

 

The wintery 09 head I just got, which I paid an additional $50 for face-up. And the prob is, there's such a huge amount of blank wintery heads for sale on the MP now, I feel if I put him up there, he won't sell.

 

Actually, I haven't had this kind of experience yet. I've seen many dolls come and go in my family, but I've always loved them at first. More like I've always studied well, such as looking at their nude photos, checking out every aspects of the sculpt, etc. So every doll buying decision was made after long and careful consideration. I haven't been surprised yet.

However, I do admit that I've hated bodies more than I did heads. So there's always something wrong or imperfect XD

 

Hmm...I like your methods. It makes a lot of sense to buy the doll blank and visualize the potential.

 

I'd like to give a qualified yes. My first doll was a Resinsoul Lan, whom I ordered blank. I knew she had a lovely sculpt already, and had seen a few photos of her naked, paintless face. When I opened the box I won't say I hated her, because I didn't. I still thought she was beautiful, but only as a sort of abstract thing. She was stark white and kind of glowing, even in a dim room, and it was startling and weird. Once she was painted, I loved her, and now she looks like the 18th century painting I wanted her to emulate.

My second doll was a Resinsoul Jun. As with Lan I found photos of him without paint and photoshopped him up with what I thought I wanted him to look like, but then, worried that I would not get to paint him immediately because it was the dead middle of winter, I got him with a face-up. That ... was a mistake. I didn't mind the default face-ups that I saw online, but in person they're very grey and look sort of half-done, but it sort of grew on me. When I re-did it I did actually keep some parts, like the eyebrows and eyelashes, but the half-painted lips just had to go.

And yes, I love them both madly now. I think they're still in progress, but they're both such amazing canvasses.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
The doll I had this with initially... well my excitement died before I even opened the box, I had alot of worries about him such as future greening. Then I opened the box and... stared. For a good few minutes... I wasn't excited, I didn't really know what to do with him just that I SHOULD do SOMETHING.
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
I tried to convince myself but I never got past the feeling that he was a beautiful sculpt but that I had no love for him.
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I tried to see him with the dolls he was intended to interact with, I tried playing around with him abit, got him all done up... but nothing made me like him. Infact it only made it worse.
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
Not at all. I simply sold him, refunded the money that my friend donated towards his purchase... and took my portion and ordered my first MSD who I enjoy immensely. If it was a living creature I might feel guilt but not for a doll. :P I just felt dumb for having not realized sooner I wouldn't love him. And believe me, I had done plenty of research first so it's not like I was slacking. The waste of time was just a lame side effect of trying the doll out.

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
It wasn't hate, it was just.... not her.... I bought a DoD Twing-key to be a dear to my heart character named Tokujo, and I loved the promo pictures, but as I waited for her arrival, I realized I may have made a mistake. The Twing-key was adorable, but she wasn't Tokujo at all. I chalked it up to just being disappointed by the hype at the time.
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
It only got worse.... When I tried to give her a face up, it just didn't fit her face. Tokujo is a carefree tomboy who can still look adorable in a frilly dress. The Twing-key was an older looking mold that seemed precious and delicate to me. She looked too much like the kind of girl you cast as the beloved princess, full of refinement and elegance, neither of which Tokujo is supposed to have. And the body.... I wanted her chest to be a little flatter, because Tokujo isn't meant to have much of a figure, but this body made her look like a tall 8 year old! Not to mention, it was hard to pose. I couldn't suede her knees, so they were kicky. I just couldn't make her work....
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
I gave her many faceups, but in the end, as cute as this girl was in my hands, she wasn't Tokujo. And I had no need for a girl like her in my stories. I tried to lie to myself and my friends.... I thought maybe if I said that she was perfect enough times, that I would eventually believe it. I should have gotten the DoD Leya after all.
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
My friends tried to convince me to keep her, that she would grow on me. But when my Amber showed up, and I knew right then that she was my Lilith, and even when my thunder twins showed up, and for a month I couldn't even put them away in their box because I loved their sculpts so much, I knew that I shouldn't keep the Twing-key anymore. I didn't feel bad at all when I packed her away and sent her to her new owner. I hope her new owner is happy with her ^^

 

I researched my dolls before buying them, looking at lots of owner photos, the blank face, and all that so I'd know every little detail and know for sure if I wanted it. I've never been disappointed with a doll. At least not yet. That might change in the future. :c

 

Has anyone else ever opened a doll and hated it upon first sight?
Actually, I didn't hate her initially. I had been worried since I bought her that I wouldn't like her, but when I opened her box I thought she was pretty cute. She came with a free face-up, which I didn't care for, and her wig didn't look right on her at all. I couldn't find any clothes I liked and her shoes were too big (they were for a MSD, but she's small for a MSD so...).
Did you opinion change after a few minutes?
Yeah, I actually started to feel apathetic towards her. I didn't really like anything about her. I didn't hate anything, but I didn't like anything either. My first doll was a big 65cm boy, and she was so small and light and cutesy that I was just couldn't bond with her at all. I bought her when she was just released, so there were no owner pictures to judge from. I wanted a sweet little dark-haired lolita but it just didn't suit her.
If it didn't, please explain what you did next (did you change the faceup, eyes, wig, ect).
Tried a bunch of outfits on, looked for a nice wig in her size (which is hard b/c she's a 6/7), changed her eyes, but nothing helped. I ended up posting a feeler for her but got no interest. My mother now owns her, but I'm not sure how into it she really is.
Do you feel bad about it now, or not? Explain.
I do alittle. I feel bad I couldn't give her the love she deserved or even a name. I wish I had been able to find her a new home that would love her and dote upon her, but she seems reasonably happy with my mom. I wonder if I had chosen the other girl I had been looking at if I would've been happier.