Ordering many dolls at once?

I'm considering buying two dolls at once when April comes around and I have all the money ^-^ Because I'm dying to have both and one should arrive before the other anyway so I shouldn't be too overwhelmed ^-^ I'd say go for it. You might regret not ordering them and you'd feel worse. I don't worry about bonding with the dolls since I'm positive they're the perfect dolls for me and I just can't wait to have him ^-^

 

i was almost in this condition...not kind of a lot of dolls at once but more like 'panic': after this doll, then, then...while actually, there are one AoD body on layaway for a doll head and will purchase a doll from taobao with a local friend...we wish, our shipping priced can be lower as well as price (thank goodness, there's an official store there) if purchased in 'group' (duo, i mean)...I took the opportunity of duo order....this doll is actually for July (gift for my own birthday)...

i planned to purchase a JID but then think to pass it...then, here comes the 'rush feeling' ...i thought of other dolls (more option since other dolls are cheaper (Luts, dollmore)) to 'fill' JID budget...but I thought again...i calmed down myself...There will be 2 new full doll in my hand, why would i need more?...

For me, too many can't be fun anymore and not 'unique' anymore...I haven't even 'tried' the characters i set up for those 2...haven't made any clothes for them...akh! why would i need a new one?...besides, I'd keep my money for my saving...i almost 'bankrupt' because of 1 doll in the house (fabrics, some clothes for my reference, wigs, shoes...akh!)...I don't want to waste more money for other doll...I guess, what i have is enough now...

There's still 1 head without body but i don't mind...i just take it easy and enjoy sewing and crafting for my other dolls...no rush, no rush...
I wish i can hold this until next year...I remember, i was so in love with JID but end up with totally lost of feeling (-.-)'''''...so, perhaps, some miracles happen, i just stop purchasing new dolls (unless, the body-less head...haha...kind of scary, eh...)...

to be honest, i'm panic already to imagine that there will be 2 full dolls in my house soon ...i hope i can dress up them well ...

 

for me i ordered two dolls at once, becuase one was my mothers x-mas gift and the other was one i wanted. just before her arrival her older sister got here (i wasn't really expecting her so soon) but as all my dolls have a place planed out in my doll family/storyline i don't see how it matters as long as what many other people said, your taking care of your needs/have to pay stuff frist. also in the long run many companys like fairyland have free shipping if you spend x amount of money, thus you save on that horrable shipping issue.

 

It could go either way. Sometimes I like having things spread out. Think about it....you wouldn't want your birthday on Christmas day. Then during late spring or summer you're just sitting around waiting and still like 6months from any big gifting event (think about it from a kids angle). Getting everything at once is like a huge OMG moment....but then you have less to look forward to and a lot of 'new stuff' to deal with.


On the other hand, if its a really good deal, and you have the money, you might kick yourself later. Maybe get both but show some self restraint and only open one (of course check to make sure both are ok and have no problems)? But put the other in the closet (and leave it there!) for a rainy day later on when the 1st is a little more 'finished'. It'll be like having two doll openings without the real wait! (I personally hate the factory wait).

I personally just get a little overwhelmed when I have two new things sitting in front of me that need faceups, clothes, wigs, eyes etc. If I can space them about a two-ish weeks apart at the least though, I'm golden.

 

In a perfect world, preorder deadlines/order periods/LE releases would coincide perfectly with one's budget and doll buying plans, but as it is, they often don't and I can see how it would be advantageous or convenient to purchase multiple dolls at once. As a result of Elfdoll's 3-months-apart order periods and the Soom LE that stole my heart, I find myself with two dolls bought VERY close together. I certainly wouldn't have planned it that way, but I sure wasn't going to wait til May to order my Elfdoll or buy Breccia on the secondary market!

Same here. Especially considering that faceups, clothes, wigs, and eyes can cost a lot of money! And it is easy to underestimate how much you'll need to spend to get a doll to look like you want it to. Of course it can be an issue with just one doll, but with multiples at once it is somewhat overwhelming. But if you have the money . . . why not? ^_^

 

see for me, i buy clothes year round, and i buy the eyes/wigs some times long before i buy the doll.(my beyla for example i had her wig 6+ months before i bought her, do to the fact i had a character in mind and she was next on my list. Beyla just fit said character and i was able to do a lay-a-way for her, so she was CHEAP) right now i'm very annoyed on the fact i have 3 floating heads, so i just did a lay-a-way for thier bodies, togeather since it will make me feel better. i guess since the girl at one time was complete it won't be too bad when the bodies get here. besides one of the heads belongs to my mom.(she stole him for part of her x-mas gift)

i guess since the head is what shows personally to me, as long as the heads are "complete' (have wig,eyes and then make-up) i don't care about the bodies, which though new doesn't count to the getting togeather.

Though it made things easier with the event head as he has no body, to shower the other dolls he came with with affection.

 

I don't see how buying more than one doll at a time has anything to do with ethics/morals. Are you buying them from a sweatshop? Do you have dependents that will starve if you buy them?

 

I don't see why not. For me, if I could buy two+ dolls at once, I'd probably jump for it, because I like to get things as soon as I can, just in case. If I really felt that bonding was an issue, then I'd probably work on them individually, giving each a week or two to be my "special project" and I'd spend that week or two, making clothes and storylines for them.
But yeah, I'd totally buy several dolls at once, if I could. I don't see anything morally or ethically wrong with it.

 

I've never ordered two or more dolls at once...but my Afi and Chalco are the closest I've gotten.

If I had the patience to save up for two dolls at once I would, but by the time I have my money rounded up for one doll I get so impatient because it's just sitting around so I go ahead and order the one and start saving for the other.

Personally I'd rather have them spaced out because I take a day or two and just spend time with the new arrival and if I had 3 new arrivals I wouldn't be able to bond as well. It kinda would take the feeling out of it for me too. Each day I go into my room and see a doll box on that one special day I become so happy and excited. If I saw two or more doll boxes I'd still be excited but it wouldn't be the same. I'd definitely not want any more dolls for awhile because my excitement would have faded because I got overwhelmed with boxes.

 

I have to say go for it. With wait times and such, espeically if you're buying from different companies, they're probably not going to arrive at the same time anyways. If I had the money to buy more than one doll at a time, I'd definetly do so. I have four dolls planned in total and only two purchased so far. If I could order the other two right now, I would. I don't think it'll stop me from bonding properly with any of them and it means they'll get here quicker

 

I've pretty much done that myself with a delayed layaway as the agent won't be ordering for another six weeks so that gives me time to organise another

 

As long as all 3 of the following conditions are YES at the same time, there's no problem = You want it + It's available + You can afford it. Get as many as you want at the same time.

If you like LEs, hard-to-find sculpts, atelier dolls, etc-- then sometimes the buying/shopping-order is out of your hands, anyway! When it's release-time, it's showtime, so you jump. End of story. Otherwise, you have to do some hunting-and-scrounging to get him on the aftermarket later; and even then, when he does appear at an acceptable price, you still have to be ready to jump. You don't stop to worry about who else is coming home & when.

I don't worry about bonding because I buy for True Love. Even if I don't utterly faint as soon as I open the box, I already know I'll love the guy. ^^ With some simultaneous arrivals, it may happen that one of them seems to demand more attention first, but the other one always asserts himself sooner or later, too. Sometimes (but oh so rarely), both of them take a back seat to whichever doll I already happen to be into at the moment. So I just let it happen in any order it wants to; I use the "love your collection one doll at a time" system.

 

Okay,this topic really makes me to think deeply..
Now,I'm really confused right in my head which I'm hearing voices in my head..

1st personality:Nee,guys..Should I buy two dolls at a same time?

2nd personality:NO.I think you should buy one by one..Besides,you have lots of things to buy like clothes,wigs,eyes,accessories,shoes,furniture and etc and you should learn how to limit yourself..

3rd personality:Nah,ignore her!!If you have enough money to buy two dolls at the same time,then buy them!!You can do whatever you want with your money!It's just like throwing two birds with one stone~

1st personality:...You guys are not helping me

 

I actually had been told that, as well, about buying more than 1 doll at a time, but just a couple of days ago I actually bought 2 dolls.

I am not really concerned that I will not bond with both, because each one will be a different type of doll with a different personality to me, so I am sure that I can enjoy them both.

I believe that buying two at one time is the same as owning more than two or three or four dolls in your life.

Just because there are three different dolls with you, at this moment, that does not mean that you do not connect with them and love them just as much as you would if you ordered them all together.

So I disagree with your friend who said you cannot bond with both dolls at the same time.

 

I personally don't see anything wrong with this. I mean, I have a plan going wherein I'm going to be buying 4(!!!!) PKF at one time. When I can afford them, of course. It really depends on the person as to whether or not they can bond with multiple dolls at one time or not. If you feel as though you can do it, and you can afford it, more power to you!

 

I totally agree with what most people are saying if u have the money or know u can pay yourself back in the case of an LE or limited Sculpt than whats wrong with it. Besides most likely espcially if they are from differing companies u will get the dolls at different times even if it is a few days u will have a chance to bond with each one seperatly as most are different in personality anyway and show it right away. Or in my example I just bought at the end of feb a B & G LE Aurora, and then decided I had given the body for my second boy a chance to bond but it didn't work out I don't like it so I bought a new body right away and already have a friend willing to take the body so as I said sometimes things just end up that way. And if they funds r there go for it its your money your life your dollies.

 

I prefer only getting one doll at a time. I like to spend a lot of time with each new doll and make it some outfits and sort out what wig and eyes look best, etc. For example, I just received a new doll last week, and now I'm working on making him a nice outfit. Currently, he's wearing a sort of casual, silly outfit, and I want something nicer for him. I also have another doll paid for that will probably arrive this month, but I'm hoping he won't be here until I have this doll sorted out because I don't want TWO undressed dolls staring at me. I'd like to be able to focus on one at a time.

 

Let's see... Ethical or moral reasons? The only situations that spring to mind are the following:

If you spent the money on dolls while somebody dependant on you, like a spouse, a child or an elderly parent, was lacking something they needed or wasn't cared for as well as they could be, then that would be ethically wrong to me. That would be a situation where you can technically afford the dolls and they don't put you into debt, but it would still deprive somebody else.

If you bought a bunch of limiteds in order to scalp them later, that would also be ethically wrong to me, because you're basically robbing somebody off the chance to buy their dreamdoll at a reasonable price to make a profit.

Those are the only situations I can think of where, to me, morals or ethics come into play.

Bonding IS an issue for me, but I consider it a matter of personal preference rather than a moral issue, since I don't believe that dolls have souls and thus don't believe that they can be neglected.

I usually prefer to spread my doll purchases out; not only for financial reasons but because I really don't like it when I have a bunch of dolls sitting around that are waiting for a faceup or their proper wigs or eyes or clothes... If there are at least a couple of months between each purchase, I can get the doll to a point where I consider it finished, and I get attached to it a lot more in the process than I would if the doll had to share the attention!

For the first couple of years in the hobby, I managed to not buy more than two or three a year, but the last couple of years, it's happened a lot that I stumbled across a doll on Ebay or the Marketplace that wasn't planned... Right now, I'm waiting for no less than FOUR dolls. Yikes!

One of them is a doll I pre-ordered two or three months ago, one of them is a doll that used to be mine but has been living with a friend of mine for three years and is now coming back home, and two of them were very good deals that I just couldn't resist.

It wasn't planned this way, and I am worried about being able to bond with them... But on the other hand, I'm looking forward to each and any one of them with such a childlike sense of christmas come that I probably shouldn't worry!

 

heh, I'm in this situation myself now, I've got 3 dolls on the way o__O!!

I can be an impulse buyer, but all the money came from selling other dolls, so if it makes me happy then I'm fine

 

But...unless someone is a scalper, I' don't see what would be wrong, ethically or morally in buying multiple dolls at once ASIDE from the financial point of view ._.
The financial p.o.v. to me is the only thing that calls for the moral debate. You can say spending money you don't have or spending more money on your dolls instead of your family is morally wrong, or you can debate if buying lots of expensive dolls is ethically wrong when in some countries people are starving. Bonding struggles can be an ETHICAL problem with real adopted children, not with dolls.