Ever been disappointed? Even a little?

When I was ordering my DM Thinking Larme, I asked DM tosend him to me with the new body-type, which has twofold jointed arms. I was so exited when the package arrived. I opened the box very gently and carefully and then I saw the dolls knees and they weren't twofolded! I was so badly disappointed, I really wanted the twofold joints.

Then I peeled the whole bubble wrap off and what did I realize! I just remembered wrong, that body did never have twofold joints on knees but only arms. I felt so foolish, I already thought of sending an angry e-mail to Dollmore, but it all went good after all.

 

I'm a little disappointed at the newest arrival to my family (Soom Heliot) he's just not what I had imagined. It wasn't the wait, its the sculpt. I'm not sure if I like it all that much.. It might be the faceup, or that he's bald right now.. But I can't help but wonder how much longer I'll end up keeping him

 

I'm pretty disappointed with my AoD Zi Yuan - I kind of knew I would be, once I'd found the owner pics and saw how much the pictures from the company and the owner pics differed. When he came, he had huge eyelashes and too much blush. I think it's partially the sculpt. The eyes are very big and wide, which gives the doll a sort of terminally shocked look.

 

When I ordered Rylin (Obitsu 55cm), my first BJD, I had visions of travelling with him everywhere! When he finally arrived, my first thought was ".... Taller than I thought..." I had imagined him more like what I now know the 45cms to be, and at almost 2 feet high he was much bigger than anticipated. Sure, I'd seen photos, but never with anything normal-scale to get an idea of his true size. I have to admit I was a little bummed. But I'd never had a doll larger than a Barbie, so... But I love his size to death now, and I've got my eye on the 60cm size next!

 

I love all my dolls, but they all have something that doesn't really fit or works for me. except my puki, she was a gift and therefore couldn't be more perfect. My msd girl, the kdf ani by luts is really a very nice sculpt, I love it, but it doesn't seem to work. she's pretty, and sweet, and also pouty. but she also has quite a big head compared to her body and is still very childlike, not suiting her character. now this is all workable, she has a character that fits and all. My sd boy, a volks Irvin, I also love to bits, but he has a different character now for a personal reason, but he still doesn't work very well. Even a new face-up, which turned out exquisite, hasn't really helped. I guess they're just not my dreamdolls. So perhaps i'm not so much disappointed in the dolls, but in myself and the choices I made.

 

My Sabik came broken, and that totally ruined the box opening experience for me. He was going to be my first box opening posted here, but I was so upset, I just blew it off, and moped till his new parts arrived. And then I couldn't get his stringing right, so his legs were all floppy. The experience didn't ruin him for me, cause he is still my favorite doll, but it was hard to deal with at the time. There is just something magical about when the box arrives and you open it for the first time, and there is this beautiful little creature inside. I feel like that was taken away from me when that happened. I was robbed!

 

My experience is with Leeke D. Its not a big thing but to me its imperfection. I buy the leeke D heads bec. I love the cute beautiful face but when you look inside the head the sanding is crap and uneven, some parts are thin which makes me worry that it will crack after 10 yrs or so. To most pple its no big deal but when I pay over 100 US dollar for one head I expect the inside to be smooth even. I know you dont look inside the head but to me it shows that they don't take time sanding inside the head they just hurry up and send out. Oh well I still love them to bits though I have over 10 of them LOL

 

YES. All the time. I can't tell you how many dolls I've turned around and resold in under 2 months. Sometimes, you just can't know how you feel about the doll until you see it in person. For me, my "picky" issue is skintone, and it's one of the hardest things to be accurate about in promotional pictures. I have opened so many boxes only to be like "wow... that's her real skintone?" And it's not even like the skintones I reject are ugly -- I just have very particular preferences. I have sold half the dolls I let go because the tone was displeasing to me (I don't like CP White, SOOM White, Yellowed French Resin, Volks LE Doll White as opposed to FCS White). The other half I sold, I sold after a long time (minimum 1 year, usually 2) because I fell out of love with the sculpt.

 

I was mildly disappointed in how sucky my first doll posed right out of the box. His arms kept snapping up, and his legs aren't much to brag about. He can pose standing, and uhh, sitting... woo. No cool leg poses. I guess I was expecting more posing abilities, but I still think he's super pretty. I already mostly fixed his arms with sueding and restringing, now I just gotta make his legs awesome by getting some wire. :'D

 

I had been enamored with Bobobie dolls when I first saw them -- I'd seen a one-off auction on Junkyspot for a purple Sprite with an awesome faceup and design, and decided I wanted a cute purple elf. However, the default body listed on Junkyspot and on Bobobie's main site were immature, and I wanted a mature body. I'd sent an email to Bobobie asking if I could get a mature body on the Sprite, but no one ever responded. Then, I discovered DDE was offering a Sprite order with the mature body, so decided to order through them.

My five- to six-week wait turned into six months ... For some reason, Bobobie just would not send my order to DDE, month after month. Meanwhile, orders placed after mine were coming in, plus anyone ordering through Junkyspot was getting instant gratification. Finally, DDE allowed me a refund, since after six months I was so entirely fed up... Half a year for a doll that anyone could come across. Plus, Bobobie's casting custom dolls for others, while I can't even get my doll from their own lineup? Yeah, no more joy over WEE COLORS~

Then, for some reason, on impulse I ordered a purple Bobobie Elfkin off Junkyspot -- despite the fact that I just don't care for this company or what it stands for anymore. She's cute and all ... but every time I look at her, all I can see is that funky Bobobie face and that annoyance over the failed transaction. Maybe one day I'll get her into a condition to sell her to someone who can properly care for her (it's not her fault she's a Bobobie doll), but in the meantime, she's stowed away where I can't look at her.

 

I was disapointed about my both dolls.
When I opened the box of my first one, she looked too big, though I knew she'll be about 60 cm. It took me some time to get used to her... She also doesn't seem very beautiful when I look at her from a certain angle...
After a year I bought a boy, and he didn't look 100% as I expected. He also was less suitable for posing than a girl. Plus I bought him right before I realised about my bad financial situatian, so I was regreting buying him. Even now after a year I do have sudden regrets
It mostly comes to the question of money: too much of it has been spent...

 

last week i got my vampire il head from ebay. i was so excited because it was my first bjd anything but when i opened it up it seemed too small to fit on msd size. i didn't research it enough to know how small it was. but what made me mad was the seller didn't take care of it as well as they claimed. it was yellowed, had 2 cracks in the back, and deep scoff marks on his forehead. i was really upset for 30 minute but then decided he needed a little love and lived with it. even though he little too small for what i wanted i still loved the face sculpt...

with a bit of sanding my gf got most of his cracks out and fixed his forehead. he now only has a slight yellow tint. it could of been worse but the expeirance scared me away from buying bjds on ebay...

 

I was so excited to get my Lati Green tan skin Senny. She looked SO cute in all the pics and I love my tan SD girl! But when I got her I was very disappointed. It was an instant thing, right out of the box I knew I wouldn't keep her. Her profile just looked strange to me and her tan was so orange compared to my tan SD.

And of course, how much I spent on a doll can be a factor too. I'm more willing to work on bonding with a less expensive/moderately priced doll rather than being disappointed if its not quite what I'd wanted. But if its, say, a $1000 limited, it darn well better be $1000 worth of gorgeousness or I'm going to be more likely to be disappointed.

 

It took me quite a while to get the right appearance for my Abio Angel Ling. I didn't really *love* him for quite some time. Something just wasn't working with his appearance. But after many, many wigs, clothing style changes, new makeup he's as darling as can be Though I am still a bit distraught about his yellowish/shiny skin T_T My second Abio Angel had the new resin, and is much paler, and less shiny.

 

Actually; with the same doll, I got the incorrect Abio Angel. I ordered "Ling" who's picture is actually that of Er. They're switched and this is apparently a very well known fact, but Divinity Doll makes no efforts to correct them. The image for Er was the only boy I didn't like, but he's the one I ended up with. Though he's grown on me, and I love him now.

 

I was a bit disappointed when I realized the body I ordered for my head wasn't double jointed. I THOUGHT it was for some reason but it wasn't LOL. And the match with my head wasn't so great(but that's because I bought the head second hand then had it laying around for about 5 months :'D) but I'm actually just really happy that he has a body. Any disappointment I could feel is gone whenever I look at him on his body-it's perfect in terms of the image I wanted ^^ I'm just glad to have a complete doll finally and to be able to play around with him!

 

My new Abio Angel Wu was supposed to come with a free faceup and the it was not complete. No painted on lips or eyelashes. I bought another Abio Angel from the same dealer and the face up was impeccable, so I was really disappointed. Right after I bought the doll the dealer was banned so I did not want to send the head back. I painted it and I still love the mold but know she could be better.

 

When I first got into the hobby I didn't really research a lot and just got what I thought was affordable. I ended up with a Bobobie Erin. She is cute, and sturdy but she just isn't me. After I grew a big and learned more about different styles of dolls I have found that I am more into the odd and fantasy style. I have a BBB Jun now, BBB Sprite Shoyo Hybrid(she is done up like a very happy dark mage), a DZ Leo and DZ Yume. They are all very dark strange dolls and they make me very happy. I feel bad about not having a bond with my Erin and kind of want to send her on her way but I am trying to restyle her so I might like her more? But I don't think its going to happen. I think I would have liked her in another color or a Nissa or Elfkin but know I know.

So all my future dolls are going to fall under the odd from now on.

I have gotten broken dolls before and that is the most tragic thing ever. Its like you pick them up and you love them then you look and you want to faint.

 

yes. but only a little

when i got my soom heliot i was ecstatic but i felt like he should have been more of a white color. but i figured maybe the pictures i had seen of him made him looked washed out and his color was normal. i just made sure he never saw the sunlight and was kept in cool places.

but today i got a soom amber head and she is whiter than my heliot and now i feel a little disappointed. i still love him and dont want to sell him i just wish he was as snow white as my amber