Have you ever postponed a box opening ?

One time I wanted to wait for my camera to charge. The other time I was meeting some friends, when my boyfriend told me, that a strange long box had just been delivered. Other than that I opened all my dolls up right when I was home with them from customs.

 

yep...I have postponed many of my dolls box opening for different reasons. Even though I knew that doll was waiting to get out of the box, I held off several times. A few was because my camera died..lol or the video camera wasn't charged...grrrr. Once it was because I was really just too busy with some work stuff and I knew if I opened that box I would spend hours with that new doll so since I had a deadline I couldn't afford to do that. I think the longest I waited was 2-3 days.

 

I am neurotic about wanting to open my dolls in private. I just want to experience it all by myself... mostly because I don't want another person's reaction to influence my box opening. So in that regard, I have postponed a box opening until I had the opportunity to be alone. I've thought about postponing a box opening because I wanted to take photos in good daylight. But then I decided to open the box and forget about the photos - LOL!

 

Once, because my box came right before I had to leave for work, and since I work in a factory, I couldn't take it to work and open it there. So I left Tremis' box at home and opened it in the morning when I got off work and came back. ^-^; I was psychotic at work all night, because I was so anxious to get home and open it!

 

Yes, If the dolls has no faceup, or not the basic items she/he needs (eye's, a wig and some underwear) I will take the coming out of box photo's, but wait with posting them untill I have all it needs so that I can show a photo of a complete doll (and not a need-alot-of-work-to-be-done doll)

 

I just got my 70cm dragon doll and i didnt want to open him! I just waiting till his clothes came in. I just didn't him to being nude!

 

I've postponed a box opening once, for a rather silly, but still important to me, reason.

I'm the kind of person who believes a doll/character's birthday is the day the box is opened. Even if they're bald, naked, and faceless at that time, that's the birthday.

So with one of my guys, I really wanted him to be a September baby. I forget why now, probably something to do with mythology or horoscopes or birthstones or something trite. But I really wanted his birthday to be in September, so I ordered him in mid-August. Then he somehow managed to show up at the end of August. .>_>
I actually gave the unopened box to a friend of mine, and told her not to let me open it until September. It meant that much to me for him to have the proper birth month.

I know, I'm absolutely ridiculous.

His birthday, by the way, is September 1. ;P

 

I'd been waiting since October for my Doll Chateau. Somehow it seemed like years. I got Olivia [SD] and Bella [MSD] so I thought maybe I could postpone Olivia. I haven't been able to get a working camera since I began buying dolls about a year ago. LONG story about the cameras. So, I haven't been able to take any pictures yet. That is almost killing me. Ha! But, I've been super busy. BACK TO THE DELAY STORY -- I thought I might hold Olivia and take her to my first official area meet up so someone could snap a shot or two for me.

This time, I couldn't wait.

 

I delayed opening my Iplehouse Aaron for a few hours. I was on night shift, and I dragged myself out of bed to answer the door for the postman because I knew he was on delivery that day. I left the box in the hall and went back to bed. Of course, I opened him as soon as I woke up

Leaving it for days, though? That's really never happened. There are maybe one or two things that could happen that might make me delay a box opening, though - and I'll just pray those things either don't happen, or don't for a very, very long time.

 

So, tomorrow is the day. After much anticipation and a lot of waiting, my first doll arrived. He's been here since 3 days ago...Still unopened in the box because of a plan to do an opening party with a few friends of mine.

Still, I've waited so long, that now I'm starting to get nervous about it. I'm starting to feel the what ifs? What if I open the box and he's broken. What if he's not what I thought he'd be. What if I hate him? With guests there, how do I react if my nerves are right on the money? Was it a mistake to do a box opening party of sorts?

So my question is this:

Have you ever put off opening your box?

If so, have you ever experienced these feelings?

How did you combat them?

Were those feelings accurate or was it just nerves?

Also:

Do you think it was a mistake to do a box opening party?

 

I have yet to do a box opening, but I can tell you that I share your exact same worries.

I don't plan the do a party or anything, but I do have my worries that when I finally get my boy and open him, I won't like him... or maybe he'll be too big for me, or maybe I overestimated his size. I am also terrified that he will arrive broken, though it seems that Dollshe owners have not had this problem when they were bought from the company.

Just don't let those worries overtake you, cuz they could ruin what could be a happy, exciting moment.

 

I think a small party, regardless of the outcome, is nice. For two reasons, if the doll is great you all can celebrate. If he is not all that great, or broken, you have friends and support. You can't really go wrong.

I see a lot of people's box openings, mostly all very good! It's okay if the doll ends up not what you wanted, and there are more then enough topics on the site alone to fix any broken things. I notice a lot of finger breakages...but it's still very far in between.

I think it's just the anticipation stirring up the willies!

When I opened my first boy, I was nervous too. I was unsure, but when I opened him, I was very happy. Same with the head I just got in. He was fine and perfect, to me.

I think we all get the willies, and I think a party is a great idea.

 

I was afraid I might not like my boy, but it was very much in passing. My second one isn't here yet, but he's been mine for a couple months. He's been faceup'd, and I was updated with pictures fairly frequently until he was mailed to me, but I have those fears heavily with him now that I've bonded with my first. I feel like my boys might end up competing accidentally.

I also think those kinds of fears might be normal. As for the party, I actually think that's a pretty rad idea. To each his own, for that matter, there's no correct way to do it. I say if you don't like him, be honest, but don't let your guests bring you down about him either. Have fun with it, think about how exciting it all is instead of letting yourself dwell. And if he's injured, fear not! It isn't the end of the world, unless you're into collecting pristine things more than anything. Something like that might even help you bond with him, since you'd have to take care of him.

Just don't be ashamed if you don't bond. Take as much time as you need to figure it out, but don't force things.

 

I have put off opening a box...but never that long! For me, the delay is usually because I like to have 'things in order' before I do a box opening so I can enjoy the experience without thinking about work and/or chores that need finishing.

As far as opening a doll in front of other people, that's a decision only you cna make since only you know how uncomfortable you might be.

 

My advice is to party when you can! Life is short and getting together with loved ones is always a grand idea. Make the box opening just a little part of the fun. Have a doll themed movie to watch or other activities, so it isn't all, "Look at me open my doll...oh carp. I hate him."

Or whatever the emotional response might be.

You aren't getting married to this doll. You can love it or sell it on and you don't have to feel funny about any response you might have.

It's supposed to be a fun hobby, full of play. Don't let the tension get you down.

 

This is why I don't like opening my dolls around anyone. Even with box opening photos, if the doll turns out to be wrong, or broken, I don't have to publish those photos after all. I think, if you're really nervous, no one is going to care that you wanted to make sure the doll was the right one, or not seriously broken. I take that box into a room, break out the scissors and get to work. Part of that is also because they're usually naked, and I'd rather skip that conversation with other people.

Not sure if *I* would have a party of some kind before I knew everything was OK, just because I know that I'd feel really embarrassed if I had this party happen, only to find out they messed up my order or something. I'd be they type to open the box, see everything is good, and have a party with my doll out of the box.

 

In such a case, I may have someone else look it over. Then package it up so I can open it on my special day/Xmas.

For myself: I find opening it up, then closing it up to open at a later day, a bit redundant...only because I am the type that when the box is opened...that's it. The "magic" is all out and all gone!

That is just my opinion though. I love surprises, and opening gifts, even if I bought it for me. lol I just, I don't know, I feel that a box/gift opening is a very special moment full of excitement and should not be opened prematurely.

And as stated in others' posts, these dolls do have a limited time frame to file a claim if something is broken. So, I would have a family member check and repackage for whatever event I am waiting for.

Then I can open the box up, have my little magic moment, and be happy!

I don't know if that makes sense to anyone else...but it does to me. lol!

 

The general rule of thumb at our house is to wait until the whole family's home to see the new arrival, which sometimes means putting off an opening by a longer time, and sometimes just means calling people into the same room. But we usually open the doll pretty quick.

Of course, both my sister and I have now had the experience of rushing through a box opening to do an initial 'damage check' (both times to find that there was no damage, yay!) and then having to put the precious away in hiding until our birthdays rolled around (well, actually, I'm still waiting, but it's for an off-topic doll this time).

 

Yesssss! When I got my Miyu I was working a show that was basically day and night with sporadic sleep in between. Exhausting! I had to wait two days before I got a chance to open her box but it was well worth it

 

I did this with my second doll Lainey. She came on a day where I was feeling really sick. While sitting in bed disiding if I was about to throw up I ended up staring at her box for hours before I opend her dispite my excitment. I just didnt want to assosiate her with feeling quite so rough, so I dicided to put it off till I could enjoy the moment which worked well