Ever been disappointed? Even a little?

Yes, I was disappointed and maybe still I am about my Dolkot Bera in white skin. After months of waiting to make the order, I had to fight with Dolkot customer service because they kept delaying the shipping. Finally, I got the doll after four months of wait with my friend who purchased Abel. While she was very pleased with her boy, I felt very bad looking at her, because she had indeed the face up I requested, but they put the head on a body that was darker than the head, yellower. I was very worried because after a long time of wait I didn't want to send the doll back to get a new body (maybe just the same one!).
They even sent me the wrong ears for mistake, so I keep the doll without them expecting for a mod to be made.
Moreover, I don't like her feet because they're too long, and her proportions are a bit strange because her head is reall small compared to her body, I am frustrated to get her a wig because 8"-9" is a tad large and msd wig are just too small.
I don't want to sell her but I am still doubtful, it was a present for my graduation and so I feel I can't part with her. I know, she's not perfect but I can make her better.

 

I was a little dismayed with my boy Milo at first. when I got him I realized the character I had intended for him never would have worked but over time he's actually grown on me.

 

I have to admit that I was highly disappointed that the Doll Family white skin body did not match my Angel Elf Soo head, but I admit in the end it was my own fault....I knew she was yellowed and was not likely to match. (Shame too because the body is gorgeous)
I figure though I'll save up and get a dollmore body for her....holding my dollmore MSD against her head made my realize that it is a much better match then a white skin body.

 

I'm currently dealing with major disappointment issues with my Bobobie boy. :< He's my first BJD and I had no idea what to expect with him... he's so -pouty-! He's less poseable than I thought he would be... his hands are odd... I have a couple of problems that give me shaky hands off and on, so I dropped him and messed up his eyebrows in one spot, although that one's my fault, not his. x.x And now every time I look at him I think... "Were you really worth all that money?"

I've got to bond with this boy somehow, and fast. x.x

 

I had been pining for a Ujee since I saw DrNero's Marcus probably 3 years ago now. When I finally ordered one to be my JJ last year I was so excited. But as soon as I opened him up I just knew he was WRONG. UJee is entirely adorable, but it would have never worked out for my JJ. I kept him for a year but it was finally time to move on, we weren't bonding at all. I don't miss him.

 

I never dissapointed when I bought doll from the company.. because before I decide to buy new ones or fall in love with first sight, I always searching around owner pics more and more. The on-line shopping mall's pictures are, Ummm, like ADs. They are much shiner than real. Of course, some dolls are much more decent in real life. And sometimes I love them more and more as digging up other owners' pictures. Just focus on head-molds.

I dissapointed two or three times when I bought used dolls in second-hand market. Not because of the mold, but there were damages undescribed.. (one was on the eyes, previous owner used cutter-blade to remove face-up, the other case was crack on the head.)

 

I was disappointed by how stiff delf girl bodies are. D8 pretty, but not nearly and laid back and slouchy as my boy (who I'll admit was pretty stiff too, I hacksawed him in half and gave him a torso joint. 8D)

 

I ordered an El a while back, and it came to me with it's neck so broken out of the box that I couldn't do anything with him.
I didn't have the money or a way to a post office since I was at college to send him off to get fixed, and I had to keep him around broken for a few months. Then when I was back home it was too late to send him to get fixed, so I had to sell him for like.. half price.. and had a horrible time doing that because of a problem with layaway.

 

Only with the stringing, and the hard time I've had in posing my first two. But, I just need to learn to re-string with better elastic and suede the joints; I was more disappointed in myself than in the dolls.

 

I only have one doll so far, my Dolkot Leaf, who was ordered through Dollmore a couple of years ago, and I think she has been a good learning experience. I've always had the sneaking suspicious that stiff expectations can be the enemy of contentment. I'm a very visual person, and I have a habit of finding lots of imperfections. I knew exactly what I wanted her to look like, and when I opened her box, I think she struck me as quite different, and a bit less dazzling than the photos. However, after watching some movies with her and hanging out with her, I realized in a way that it was me making this barrier and not welcoming the lovely and naturally beautiful creature I'd just met. I've been very hesitant to bring home any other dolls, but I try to remember when I look at their photos that there is far more to them in person, and I want that to be what I am looking forward to and anticipating if I am to meet them.

 

My first doll was a U-noa Lusis. She was 2nd hand from an auction. Her face up was BAD (done with nail varnish and streaky), yet still I looked at her and she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen at the time. She's currently in pieces after a nice soak and will be sorted soon!

My second doll was an msdoll Pan.
I'll admit that when I took her out of the box, I was a little o___o because her makeup (which ndoll inisisted was the makeup I requested) was SO dark and didn't remotely match the character I had in mind.
Once I dressed her up, got her wig on her, and found her some more suitable eyes however, she looked great and the darker makeup didn't bother me at all.

The third doll though, was an Iplehouse LE Trapeze Tatiana and this was the biggest disappointment.
I took her out of the box and... I don't know. I can't say it was disappointment. It was just, "Oh....".
Her face was so much longer and more slender than in pictures, and her body just BOTHERED me.
I'm not as keen on the immature bodied MSDs, and all the joints in her butt just seemed ugly to me. Getting her to stand was impossible as her butt joints would cause her upper body to fall forward too.
And there was something about the way she looked at me. Like she was a real person trapped inside a person's body. There was something so vacant in her expression.
Her makeup was also not nearly strong enough for my liking.
I disovered after a bit that it was the positioning of her eyes that made her look so vacant, but trying to get the masses of putty off with my giant long nails was hard, so I just left them as they were.
I started to warm up to her over time, but it was only when I did this big photoshoot with her when I truly fell in love with her. She just has a sculpt that photographs insanely well and when I started shooting her, I realized that she was perfect, exactly what I wanted her to be. I'm also really glad I didn't move her eyes, cause they photograph well too!
Now I just love her to death and am so glad I gave her time to settle in!

My fourth doll actually only just arrived yesterday, a Souldoll LE Mayu, and I have nothing but good things to say about her!
Like Tatiana, her face seems a lot smaller in real life than in pictures, but it's beautiful like that! I can't stop staring at her because she's just SO perfect. Everything about her is perfect.
The only issue is that her clothes are so amazing, she sort of makes my other girls look very underdressed and I am now on the look out for new clothes for Tatiana! *laughs*

 

in all honesty. I was so disappointed with my Shoyo's body when I first got her. The jointing and strining were AWEFUL!! I got her a new body, though so it's all good now.

 

I really hate to admit this, but I was kind of dissapointed when I got my long lasted dream, Unoa Zero, finally home.
I love the sculpt, I love the absolutely amazing joint system! But...at the same time I'm kind of dissapointed in her.
I had imagined her more likely a 'superamazing!' doll what everyone had told and praised at, but to me she's unfortunately not so very amazing at all... as I have tried to photoshoot her and play with her for almost two months now. By all means, she's gorgeous! She has so many good things which kind of makes her stand as the, someone have called her, an 'elite' doll. I already sold the Marion faceplate away since she didn't fit to my plans, but now I'm seriously thinking to sell the whole Zero away .___.
I really wouldn't want to do it because she is gorgeous in so many ways but...at the same time, I feel like she doesn't have a place in my doll family after all .___. Such mixed feelings... x(

 

Yes, I have been disappointed. Many times actually. I have countless of wigs, eyes and clothes that I thought I was going to like on my doll but didn't. So I wasted alot of money on just "trying out" wigs. But eventually I do get that one wig that fits just right for the character. And actually my most favorite clothes/acessories are from DOA seamstresses!

 

My heart was broken when I opened my first doll. It was a B&G Sunny, but instead of the default male body I asked for the female body. (Sunny does NOT make a good guy)
I had to argue with the company for a long time over if I had asked for the body or not. Luckily I had saved all the e-mails. I was depressing having to send my first doll back right after getting it!
No more B&Gs for me- I don't want to deal with them again!

 

About 2 years ago, I found a Soulkid Tiffee on the secondhand market that I suddenly thought would be a great addition to my small (at the time) doll family. However, when she arrived, I knew immediately out of the box that she wasn't what I envisioned. Her proportions were way too childlike for my tastes, especially her pudgy little fingers.

Don't get me wrong, she's adorable, but she just wasn't for me. I turned around and sold her a few days later, although I only got about 75% of what I paid. Still, it was a learning experience, and it taught me to really do my homework beforehand.

 

Yeah, a few times. In regards to like, full dolls out of the box, my MNF Lishe boy was underwhelming, and I wasn't that thrilled with his faceup I commissioned. Sold him not long after.

Then my Vampire Lu-Wen, once he was home I hated the sculpt. Never did anything with him and recently traded him.

Senya was a little disappointing, too. Not sure why though.

And then of course when Sayuri's faceup was changed I hated it, and sold her.

 

With my first boy doll,he's kinda too feminine,but I think he just needs a new wig.I hope... But,I still love him and will never in my life sell him if I don't have too.

 

Yes. No explanation

 

When I first saw ABJDs I had the mistaken idea that only two companies made them. Volks and Domuya. I had found someone's blog with these two links. The Volks link was to the FCS webpage and so I thought I could not order one of their dolls on the internet. I was so fascinated and eager to get one of these dolls that I bought the two dolls I liked best from Domuya. One was Zen. When he arrived he was soooo not like his promo picture and his body was super floppy. I was really disappointed after I had spent all that money. I am now using his head to practice faceups and I bought a Dollstown head for his body. I never take him out to play with him. Still, the other day I looked at the first photos I took of him and I thought "he wasn't so bad". He just needs restringing and another look and I think I will like him just better then I did at first.