Spiritdoll discussion thread

Thanks Kihaku! I really can't wait until he arrives ;u; two months will seem like a very long time. I hope that he turns out just as I hoped, and arrives safely! I'm a little bit nervous, since sometimes communications across the internet [and indeed, between languages] can be confusing at times.

 

Hullo! Just discovered Celtis and I think I'm a bit in love. :3 Love "the resident poet", he really has the look of a clever daydreamer. ^^ And I'd love to see more Celtis photos, too! I'd love to see more detailed closeups of the company face-up... I have seen some half-sharp photos of it but I'd love to see clearer ones.

Hope you can stand the waiting, Laelen!

 

XD LaCamilla, he's wonderful, isn't he? I just fell in love with the quiet cleverness that I too saw in him XD. I didn't get a company face up, as I'll be doing my own, but I will definitely be taking some clear photos and give spiritdoll a bit more exposure. I'm guessing their fans are a bit quiet around the forums haha ^^

 

Oh yes he is, indeed :3 Hard not to fall for him, I think! Ohh, it would be great if you could post a few photos when you get him! What kind of face-up are you thinking of giving him?

Haven't seen many Spiritdolls around actually... are they newer than many other companies or simply not as popular/well-known? (I for one had not heard of them until recently... ^^')

 

A little dark and clever, I think. XD Here's a picture of Alder, his character >u<...I'm really excited because it's taken me so very long to find a sculpt that could possibly work for him on the whole. It's been about 4 years that my poor other dolly has had to wait for his friend XD....

Spiritdolls are known, I think. They have been around for a few years now. Their V2 body design is quite popular for hybriding. However, the company themselves is not regularly active. They seem to release things in spells and then go quiet for a bit. There was a period of time, when they were gaining a lot of popularity, that the company just disappeared and stopped all communication with their customers. Naturally, this has damaged their reputation a little bit and made people very uneasy about ordering with them. They dropped off the map after that.

It is a bit more recently that they issued a formal apology on their website for the lack of communication and vowed to renew their company to be better. They also released new items at that time.

I've been emailing back and forth with spiritdoll, for that reason. Sometimes I've had to prod twice, between about 3-5 days, so they must think I'm a stickler XD... Usually they answer within 72 hours. It's a bit slow for a company, but I wish to believe that they're really trying hard to improve their service after they returned.

 

Looks like you've found a really nice match there! :3 I'm convinced he will look great. ^^

... that's right, now that I think of it I have seen Spiritdoll bodies but no heads xD
Hm, that doesn't sound like okay customer communication... O.o Glad they seem to be back on track though, because those gorgeous sculpts deserve to be out there in the world! Who knows, maybe something happened that made them unable to communicate for a while. We're all human, I mean.
I hope all goes well with your order so that you can spread some good vibes here on DoA about them ^^

I wonder how Celtis looks in tan...? I love the paleness in the company photos, but I have a ex-pirate lighthouse keeper/bookworm character whose expression fits almost perfectly with Celtis, and I've been thinking about him as tanned, but... pale Celtis is beautiful... but... maybe tan Celtis with dark blond hair is even more beautiful...? O.o Oh, the unanswered questions...!

 

^^ yes, as far as I know, after they returned there has been no uproar of problems and people have been receiving their orders regularly. It would probably be helpful to check out their company review thread, even if it's quite dated. Their waiting rooms should have evidence of their more recent service, if people have been updating that instead.

Hahaahaha XD all the options, but all celtis! It sounds like maybe you've already made up your mind!

 

Oh that's good... I read a bit in the threads, and it seems at least everyone received their orders even though the company didn't notify them that their doll was shipped xD At least that's reassuring -- everyone gets their stuff

Yeees. It's difficult. ;o; Tan or no tan? Ugh. Anyone have any info on how Spiritdoll's tan resin behaves? Is it a dark tan or a light tan? Can't tell by photos, in one it looked just slightly tanned, almost normal but just a bit darker, and in another one it was pretty dark. (I guess an ex-pirate should be tanned. But on the other hand, itf he's been a lighthouse keeper for several years then maybe there's no tan left...? ;D)

 

LaCamilla, I don't think I ever left a review for my Spiritdoll purchase, but I can tell you I don't plan on purchasing from them again until their communication improves. That was the only problem I had with them. I bought a Freesia head. They took my money but never gave me a receipt, so I was really worried. I asked for a receipt and threatened a paypal claim if I didn't get one - but got absolutely no response. I didn't take out a claim, and I got my Freesia head. She arrived after a fairly reasonable wait (though I wasn't expecting her, because I never got a shipment notification). It's not like she was shoddily made, or that I had to wait forever for her. It's just that their communication was the worst I've ever had. I never, ever got a receipt from them for my money. They didn't reply to my emails, even when I threatened to take my money back through paypal. It was just appalling.

On the bright side, the Freesia head stuck around. I vacillated about what to do with her. I had initially wanted to make her a boy, but that didn't pan out. I kept thinking about selling her. Then I decided to make her my MC Joren's mom, Princess. I don't have any wigs in dark brown (Princess's color) but just on a whim, I stuck in some dark brown eyes (Joren's color, and her mom's as well) and put on one of Grown Joren's unused blonde wigs. Right at that moment, my plans changed, and Grown Joren herself jumped molds from the Asleep Eidolon Kina to the Freesia head.

Little Joren is a Fairyland LittleFee Dark Elf Soo - sharp, pointy features -and actually bears a much stronger resemblence to a Freesia than to a Kina (which has much softer features). The Freesia head has stolen the Asleep Eidolon body, and she's probably keeping it for good. I plan to get a different body for the Kina....

 

Red, D: oh gosh that sounds terrible, and not at all like the experience I've had. When did you place your order? Were you posting on their Q/A forum or were you emailing them? I have been emailing them without much issue, and they have tended to every one of my needs every time they've replied!

I received an automated receipt when I placed my order D: , so I have no idea what's going on there?

TTnTT that's really discouraging to hear.

 

Redfaery, It may not be their fault. Some email providers seem to swallow emails from some companies or some foreign email providers. I had to get another email account to get emails from Customhouse a few years ago. I never got any of their emails on my regular email. I still don't get occasional emails, but I'm sure the companies send them.

 

nancy_schroeder_ca: I'm glad to hear that. It makes me feel better about possibly ordering from them in the future, even though I have no desire to at the moment; Joren is quite happy on the Asleep Eidolon body.

Laelen: I received a receipt from paypal, but nothing from Spiritdoll themselves. Looking it up, I placed the order almost exactly 2 years ago: June 18th, 2011.

 

Oh mi gosh, my body + hands are shipped already. :3 I ordered them at 28th of may and they sent them on 28th of june, so I had to wait only 1 month. I hope others get them fast too if you have ordered something.

 

Hm, Red, I think it was just bad luck of timing maybe then! >n< Let's hope it was a one time thing! I received an automated receipt with my order and an email confirmation of my payment, but I have been in contact with Spiritdoll regularly. Ying has been very attentive to me as a customer, so far I haven't a reason to speak ill of spirit.

Kihaku, yay! Do post pics when they get home! That's wonderful news about the fast shipment times too. I'm curious, did you receive a shipping notice? That seems to be the thing which most people are missing when I look through the waiting rooms and feedback threads.

La Camilla, here's a thread with body comparisons. I know there's a few floating pics of their tan in there somewhere. It's a lovely shade, on the lighter side I believe. I think the only catch with tan is that maintenance or modding will be more difficult; like all tans, sanding will often reveal a different shade, as the inside of the resin is not the same. MSC UV cut will appear to lighten a tan, because it has uv protect factors (it causes no damage to the doll, the original shade is preserved beneath the msc). You can choose different sealants however, so it just takes a bit more work for a tan doll in general.

 

Yeah, they sent me an email about it with tracking code. I think last time when I bought a extra bust part, I didn't get any tracking number. It shows on the spiritdoll site that they are paid, nothing else.

 

My 2 year old order on the Spiritdoll site still just says "paid." I never got a tracking number.

but I come with a picture of her! Here is Joren, a Freesia head on an Asleep Eidolon B Girl Body:

inthegarden2 by Redfaery1987, on Flickr

 

Hi guys... does anyone know what happened to the spiritdoll website? It's not working and I have an order to pay... I'm not sure what to do. Did they change sites or something?

 

http://www.spiritdoll.net/

You gave me a heart attack asking that question!!! XD the site is up and running for me.

Red, Joren is so ethereal!

 

X_X it wasn't working for me for the last 3 days! >.> now it suddenly is... and I was using the same website. :/ How weird.

 

Yes, 3 days website does not work(