the "high" from buying new dolls

That's what I like most, too, but it takes a long time to make clothes and giving face-ups when you should actually do something else in meantime.
That's why I take arrival pictures and then go on making the clothes I want my doll to wear on the next picture or start thinking of a face-up and wishing for good weather. .
Well, for Mayou I made many already but there are stil more things she likes to have and I like to add to have a complete set. ^^
And I stopped opening new arrival-threads after my second doll. I thought after finishing I would just like to put them in the database. ^^

Laoky

 

Well I'm about to order my first BJD, and you can ask anyone around me, I am PUMPED.
I can't wait to get him, and make clothes for him, and whatever. I don't think the anticipation is the best part; I think the whole experience of waiting for the doll, then finally having it and customizing it is a really cool thing, and I can't wait to have my very own. ~o^.^o~

 

I had it the first times I ordered dolls but now it's more like a "looking forward to it!" feeling more than that OMFGIGOTSADOLLOMGOMFG I had the first few months.

That may change though as I'm looking to try something new and go for some SDs this year. x)

 

Maybe I'm just weird, but far from getting the shopper's high, I more often find myself wallowing in shopper's guilt... until I actually get the doll.

It's the photographing part that I like the best, despite having craptastic photography skills. When I look at some folks' photos of their dolls, they take my breath away - I'm working towards creating the same effect. The world through the lens create screenshots of life, but BJDs through the lens create screenshots of dreams.

Another thing that makes me ridiculously content is when the persona I create "clicks" seamlessly into the doll. I'm not sure why, but it feels like having a novel published.

Anyways. Back to work.

 

Not weird, I'm like that too. I love to hunt a doll down, but hate the moment I have to pay up. So much even that I sometimes delay buying the doll I want for months. But the moment he or she is home I have forgotten about how expensive (s)he was.

The thing I love most is dreaming about the dolls on my wishlist. Coming up with stories about those characters I don't own yet, searching for the clothes they will wear, the wig they will get etc., that's what I like.
In fact, I love the sweet melancholic feeling of waiting so much that I'm in no hurry to get them home. It doesn't mean I do not want them, but I want to take my time to get them so I can appreciate every homecoming to the fullest.

 

Utter turmoil, I swear. XDD

I just ordered my first, and I'm annoying the ever-loving tar out of everyone around me by talking about what I'm gonna do when he gets here and how nervous I am about him actually getting here. Will he get lost in the mail? What if there's no one here to sign for him when they deliver? What if he gets broken!! Waaaai, the hardships of expensive hobbies, lol. XD

 

The "doll high" is one that I would not like to experience ever again. I ended up selling one of my first resin dolls because I realized that all my excitement for her was just in the anticipation of getting my first doll, and not because I was in love with her sculpt. It was one of the most guilt-ridden, terrible feelings to look at her after she arrived and feel absolutely nothing.

From now on, I won't own any more dolls unless I am 100% head over heels for them.

 

I think it's all exciting! I love to sew and whatnot in anticipation of their arrival. When they get here, I can't wait to do their face-ups. I'm currently just preparing items for their arrival (e.g. faceup products, accessories, etc).

 

You know, waiting for Miles was agony for me. But in a way, it was fun agony. XD
It reminded me of National Novel Writing Month-- a lot of complaining, but there are others in the same boat and the end result is going to be fantastic. I loved talking to my sister about our dolls coming, and chatting in the waiting room thread with the others desperate to get their babies.
And now, waiting on my second doll, it's similar-- I am absolutely dying, but I'm having a lot of fun commiserating with others in waiting, and dreaming about bringing him home.

However, nothing compares to actually having Miles here with me. He's sitting here next to me while I type, and I am just so happy to have him. I adore him, and he's been such a help to me in my artistic endeavors. I wouldn't ever trade that to go back to when I didn't have him, even if the waiting was kinda fun.

 

I love the anticipation of waiting for a new doll. However, I also know that the doll may be so different in person I may be bummed out when it gets home. It wasn't until I bought a few that I realized I have specific leanings toward certain doll types. So when I am waiting for a new doll, especially a male doll as they can have a much different persona in person then in promo photos, I worry that I will have an expensive doll on my hands that I don't really want.

 

I think the thrill of the hunt and the anticipation of receiving the doll is part of the fun. I've received dolls where I opened the box and said to myself 'this isn't what I thought it would be'. The photos didn't look like she was supposed to, at least in my mind's eye. I let her sit around for a couple weeks trying to decide if she was staying and finally, I realized she had to go. Sad really. But usually, I really enjoy the doll once she gets here as much as finding and purchasing.

 

lol I really love the planning and ordering of a doll. I have a huge folder listing for each of my rp characters I want to bring to life, which body, head, hair and eyes and sometimes clothes I want for them. The part I hate is the waiting for them to come in, XD I start getting so anxious my husband has to tie me up to keep me from ordering another doll in anticipation. lol Unfortunately, sometimes I still sneak one by him. XD Obsessed much? Yes, a bit.

 

I don't enjoy the waiting process, I'm way to anxious for that
But the buying and ordering part I really like
And the part when you is going to collect the package at the mail office Ohh the thrill!!

 

I definitely hate the waiting process, but there is a notable 'high' from actually placing the order and then the excitement from the box opening! I thought I could not take enough pictures of my girls when they arrived home, but I am surprised by how letargic I am with the camera now that the 'high' has worn off. I don't love them any less, but I look at the camera and I'm like "Meh, I don't NEED to take pictures right now". But then I make something cool for them to wear and them I'm all excited and taking pictures again! I probably should show a little more enthusiasm for my dolls even though the excitement 'high' has worn off.

 

I used to hate waiting for a doll, but I actually think it is fun to be expecting something wonderful in the mail. I haven't done a lot of box opening stories for a long time, but I think I will for my next two dolls.

 

For me, (I'm new) I hate the wait. I don't have guilt so much as exhilaration when I purchased the doll (Narae). I just loved the look of her. Now, she is only my second doll so I'm on pins and needles to see her in person. I've never seen most of the dolls in person. The box opening will definitely be a rush. But as for the wait, if I could go and get her right now -- I would. It's good to wait though -- everything is so instant -- it teaches us patience.

 

I think the wait for the doll is makes us much more excited for the box opening. Haha. I definitely get a high getting a new doll, there shouldn't be any guilt. Cuz I'm rather choosy and get one when I'm really sure I'll love him/her.

 

for me the ordering/planning and buying is very fun and exiting but i can,t say that i feel the same about the very long time waiting, i get the most pleasure when they finally arrive and i can hold them and start costumizing!