How did you purchase your first BJD?

I saved up most of the money and borrowed the rest from my fiance, I paid in full using Paypal and ordered through Angelesque. I paid my fiance back over a few months.

 

I paid all at once (except the blushing/face-up commission from Pink Hazard, which i'm paying soon when it's done), but my boyfriend is giving me half the cost as my birthday/Yule present. I'm getting a free head with her so am hoping to use Yule money from my family to buy it a body. ^^ Now my main torture is whether or not i should get something to practise the modding i want to do for that body on.. I have money, and just started a new job. But my job is only just over 12hours a week atm and as i'll be 22 next year i feel like i should be starting to save up for a future house &/or the trip to Japan i've been dreaming of.

 

I had the income for him, so I paid outright and directly from the company. He wasn't at the top of the spendy list either. I'm also a working person so I think that makes some difference too. I could have done layaway which I think is a great option to break out payments but for my first doll, I didn't want to add on the additional wait time.

 

I was originally saving up for a $530 doll, and to do so, I asked friends/family for my birthday and Christmas (I was 15 at the time) and I saved any other money that I could find. Unfortunately, by the end of the year, I only had around $300. My mom said she would pay for the shipping as an additional gift, since it is so expensive. I couldn't wait any longer, knowing how long it took for the doll to get made and shipped anyway. So I caved and bought one of the cheaper dolls on my list. Even though it wasn't my first choice, I was still really happy with him. I still have him today, exactly the way he came.

 

The doll I wanted wasn't for sale so I saved up until she FINALLY popped up for sale on Yahoo! Japan ^-^
I paid one lump sum.

 

I used a credit card. I had plans of buying my first doll with part of our tax return, but then a limited one came along and I decided to get her instead, so out came the plastic.

I no longer have credit cards (yay!), so now when I do want a doll, it is either save up or layaway.

 

I saved up all of my money and then bought her through paypal I don't have a job, so saving up the money took me a really long time, but I think all of the waiting and saving makes me feel even closer to my doll, if that makes sense.

 

I bought my first bjd from ebay, and I used my Tax Return. 8D I also used more money from that same tax return to buy my second bjd!

 

I was lucky enough that I had the money and I just randomly bought my first doll. It wasn't a very expensive doll. He was a B&G Sky.
But my friend and me talked it over and decided we finally wanted to actually buy a doll, so one night, when I stayed at her place, we bought them.
Since then I've bought a bit more expensive dolls and I've mostly used layaway. Layaway has worked great for me, but I understand why some people don't feel comfortable with it.

 

Got birthday money and ordered him straight form the Resinsoul site ^^ Then did the same with my girl a month later...

 

Credit card directly from the company. Layaway was an option, but I would rather pay with a CC that has fraud protection then use paypal in payments and go beyond the claim period. I was just so nervous about it. I'd be fine paying layaway now with a reputable company ^^

 

I paid in full for my girls one came from ebay my guy came from the market place here. But i did save for a month on all of my kidos.

 

I guess you could say I saved up since I waited until I had enough money in the bank to pay. But since I bought directly from Luts I had to pay with a credit card (I think...could have been PayPal, but I paid that off with a credit card anyway). I don't generally do things like layaway -- I don't think any of the companies I have bought from offer layaway anyway, but even if they did I feel like using layaway would be dangerous for me because it might encourage me to buy a doll when I can't really afford it.

 

my friend helped me to buy my first doll from Lati yellow... ^^..cos i still confused at that time about bjd..

 

I didn't save up for my first one, It was kind of sudden. A friend of mine on Youtube was selling a pukifee Luna and I was like ahhh

 

I bought my first doll second hand and it was pretty cheap, even at the company (Fantasy doll). I used my student finance xD And have done so for all my dolls. I have never done layaway and I won't never use credit card. I get enough student loan to pay bills, buy food, live and buy a doll or two every semester. So I'm happy. 4 of my 5 dolls are second hand and I do prefer it because waiting for a doll is awful! Lol :P

 

I knew of BJDS since around 2000-2001, but could never get one back then. I was still in school for one and well, until I finished College I couldn't really justify affording one because it would all be me. No help from a loved one in purchasing the doll. Sucked because I consider people who have a loved one help so lucky XD. I got a card though and used it on a doll. Now I use paypal if I can for layaways only.

 

I really wanted the SD17 Ryoma, but at the time I was prioritising my money on other things. And then Volks announced a second chance at owning him. I thought this must be a sign to finally own a bjd and I entered the lottery. Miraculously, I won. And now I'm just waiting until Volks ships him to me.

 

Since I had been looking for the 'right' doll for quite awhile, I saved up. I then used my credit card to buy my Fairyland Minifee and then I paid off my credit card with the money that I saved up.