the "high" from buying new dolls

Alot of the excitement for me is picking out what I want, what they'll wear... None of mine have yet arrived, but I am sure it will be that way for a long long time. The wait is excruciating, but I think of it like very slowly tearing off a bandaid- it feels so much better when it's over. I'm sooooo antsy waiting for my dolls... but Pipos got abck to me and let me know that my order should be here by early September, so by then I won't be so antsy for the Luts... for a little while, lol~

 

I just bought a doll despite NOT having enough money and oh god, the high is worth the debt, but for me, the high is the knowing what it'll be like to have her. Deciding is fun, but having is more fun for me. Painting face ups, modding, dressing, posing- THAT'S what I love, not paying. Paying is just the first concrete step towards the new member of my family

 

Boy, oh boy, do I have a story!!!

Had a crazy time trying to order my first doll - which happened to be today!!!! (sorry for the multiple exclamation points) I feel like waking my parents up to tell them the order went through (as it is almost 2:00am). And, I can't lie, I feel like going absolutely nuts with happiness!!! I can hardly type well!

I'd been saving up for a Dollmore Kid - Flocke since around June. And today, my mom was finally going to order her for me. I went to dollmore, put the stuff in the shopping cart, decided to pay through PayPal, specified the wig and eyes...and then I clicked 'continue'. It brought me to a blank page. I went back to the previous page, clicked again; still a blank page. I try again, and now they say she's out of stock! I have a nervous breakdown (ok, I'm a tad over dramatic here) and I decide I'll get the boy version instead.

My parents tell me to not do that, since she'll go back in stock again, and I emailed Dollmore twice. First time it didn't go through; second time, used the other address they gave, and the response back sounded kind of...creepy. (Don't ask) But, I told my parents that I was perfectly fine with getting the male version - which is true. And everyone went to bed (except me, of course). I decided to check the dollmore site just now, and the 'out of stock' sign wasn't there. I check my email at the same time, and it turns out that I guess that PayPal did get the invoice from Dollmore, and all I had to do was go to PayPal to pay, and...I GOT THE DOLL!

Hope to come back to this thread with box opening experiences!

 

I think I could fall into one of the new buyer "high" label... I personally would be more actively waiting for the purchase to arrive, however, once I have it I'll be able to continue having fun with it!

And since I haven't quite bought my first doll yet (getting close!) I can sympathize with how I'm a cosplayer and I'm always excited when I buy a new wig. I'll wait by the mail everyday for it to come, just flailing and squealing with excitement for my new wig. I'm certain it'll be this way with dollfies too! >u<; I'll be constantly counting up the time I've waited and just absolutely ecstatic. But after I get the doll, like a wig, I continue to play with it (or wear it out) and just... love it to pieces.

 

*nods* But I do think it's possible to comment on the many ways people go about their collecting without bring critical of any. Coming to this hobby from the model horse world, I've seen many of the same patterns and habits, and the "thrill of the chase" collector does seem to be common to both groups. I couldn't be that way myself, but if the shopping and choosing and anticipation of arrival (the yummy, yummy anticipation of arrival! =) give someone a bigger rush than actual ownership (I think the "birthday party" comparison above was very apt), then there's no reason they shouldn't keep their collection in a steady state of turnover.
Not that I don't understand Landlocked Mermaid's point--there have certainly been times I've been baffled by a sale post for a SOOM-of-the-Month that had only just arrived (you know: "what, already?")--but, yeahwell, we do what makes us happy. =)

 

Oh, I totally get a rush when buying a new, shiny...anything!

Some people (namely my mother...) call it "retail therapy." Once I did buy a doll on impulse because I felt like making a new, big purchase would make me feel better about the stuff I was dealing with then. Admittedly, it was a doll I had been eyeing for a while, but you get the idea. Anyway, it turned out to be a good move, she was delivered on a particularly bad day, the thrill of getting an lovely new doll did away with all of the bad feelings, and even now after all of that stuff is way behind me, I still love her very much!

I have no idea where I was going with any of this. I guess my point is, yeah, it is awesome to get that "new stuff" rush, and there's nothing wrong with it, so long as you can control it. Nobody wants to end up like the poor people on that Discovery Health show about hoarding

 

On the second or third day now, and the excitement has not stopped.

I'm actually really pondering what I'm going to do with myself in the time I have to wait for my doll. Even if they say the wait is between 7 and 15 days, even if I had to wait three or four, I'd just wonder what I'd do - still wondering this!

This weekend, I'm going to try to get some fabrics, pattern books, stuff like that. And some containers to put it all in. If I try making some stuff, I'll keep my mind off her arrival.

And at one point before I got the doll, I totally felt disinterested. I don't know why. But a few hours later I was excited about the arrival.

 

I hate the waiting and layaway, but with the prices, it's a necessary evil. And the actual clicking to pay, so the "buying" part, I find really nerve wrecking because I keep thinking about the health of my bank account! I do find a real thrill when I know that I've bought a new doll though. Your topic is really interesting. Looking back, I was so excited when I bought my first doll. The whole process of purchase, layaway, waiting...etc. didn't nearly seem as bad. And when I took her out of the box, figuring out how to assemble her...etc. that was quite a rush also. For some reason, I do find that now I have her and I've toted her around a bit... the excitement wanes. But really I do get a rush from ownership more so than the purchase I think. Knowing I have that doll and then also buying things for her, that keeps it fun.

 

..-_-; I don't really enjoy the waiting process.It's like,I love this boy so much and I had to wait so long for him,it's such a pain.Usually when I do net shopping I had to wait for the stuffs to be delivered to my place,ok,a few days would be just fine.
but I guess it's the waiting part which makes me even wanting to love him more
I mean,after such a long wait-_-;
He grew even more precious than before

 

>.> I'm in the process of buying my 2nd doll and suddenly very interested in the forum again and have spend the past couple of weeks poring over pictures and am now reading stuff... All definitely part of the new doll high.

 

I think some people must get a high off the buying/waiting... I can't explain their doll-buying behaviour any other way. I don't think impulse buying is the right explanation. Anyway, these people fall in love with a new doll, buy it and then decide before the doll has even arrived home that they are probably going to sell it. Sometimes they have just opened the box and have already decided they are going to sell it. To me, this is extremely bizarre. I have never bought a doll that I wasn't 100% sure I'd be keeping. I wouldn't spend that much money on something I wasn't sure I wanted to begin with.

What I like about buying dolls is the search for the perfect mold, wig, eyes, clothes, etc. for a character I have in mind, or while idly looking at a photo of a new doll sculpt or a LE doll bargain on the second-hand market (I have two dolls with these origins - my SDC Kurt and my SD13 Isao Nanjou ^-^), realizing that it was meant to join my doll family - the doll's personality, relationships and history just popping into my head on the spot. With those dolls I don't usually have a character in mind for them but they seem to say "I need to be so-and-so's sibling! I need to be such-a-one's friend or significant other!" and everything just clicks into place.

 

The picking out and deciding is fun and the arrival and having is fun, but the non-productive waiting parts (saving, waiting for shipping, idle time while characters emerge...) drive me CRAZY. I do feel a little high when I know a new doll is going to be arriving in the next couple of days, and I am one of those *take a zillion pictures of the arrival* people who then appears to drop off the earth. In my case at least, it's just that I don't really want to share pictures of a doll until I feel like it's ready to display...which is currently 0/6 XD

 

I just know getting into buying these dolls! I just love them! I can't decide which one to buy! I'm still researching to find the right one and I just can't wait! WOOT!!

 

I like the buying part, and the getting the doll part. Waiting isn't big for me, only because I'm very impatient. When I was waiting for my Momoko's I haunted the mailman for a month (everytime he came to my door). Waiting sucks. But getting the doll and opening it is the best I think Then taking them out and getting photos ;P

 

I bought my first doll in June and the feeling then was just such a huge rush! I bought her second hand off of Ebay, so I was able to chat with the seller and find out exactly when my girl would ship. So that was really nice. But now that I've had her for a bit, I do suppose that feeling has worn off and I am probably a little bored...I just don't want to admit that. :p

But I just ordered Soom Mixi so I am feeling all of that excitement all over again! XD I absolutely cannot wait for her to arrive!! I get so antsy no matter what package I'm waiting for! I do tend to make a lot of online purchases...and maybe it is because I love the feeling of receiving a package. :p

...My name is Writtenlullabye and I am addicted to receiving packages. :p

 

The buying part is definitely very, very exciting < 3 The prospect of having a fantastic new addition you worked hard to get to truly is quite the high

However I don't believe it ends there, not at all. While I wait, I plan out clothes, face ups, wigs, eyes, their character, etc. But once I have the doll in hand it's like it starts all over again Now that I have the tangible character in my hands eeeee I can further plan the clothes now that I have the proper measurements, I can see exactly what wigs and eyes fit the character I start planning even further >w<

I do agree though, it does seem like there are some people out there who only show the opening and the excitement of ordering the new doll, not the ~aftermath~ of getting them.
(I know I can't speak for myself too confidently right now seeing as I haven't really posted any photostories or anything but box openings, but that's because of my lack of camera and face ups for my boys :C)

 

Well, I'm very new to the BJD hobby, but I will share my experiences thus far anyway.

I'm in a group order to get my first BJD. The order was placed just yesterday and I am very excited! Though, I don't think I'll enjoy the wait much. There is an "event" going on with the company (Fairyland) and so the wait time could be as long as 60 days to process the order..! I am not looking forward to a possible three month wait.

But, in the meantime I am buying some clothes and shoes for my new girl. I also already have a nice wig and some eyes for her too.

The thing I'm really looking forward to is her arrival! And once she is here I'll be able to try my hand at making clothes, shoes, and accessories for her. This is where the real "fun" comes in for me. I'm hoping that I will be able to make nice things, and maybe even sell some of my creations. I've not really made anything in a long time, even though I do enjoy crafts. I just don't currently have a 'reason' to make anything. I feel that once I have a doll, I will be more inspired to create and enjoy spoiling the doll with lots of clothes and such. (If one can spoil an inatimate object that is. lol!)

 

I agree, one of the best things is being excited for the girl (or guy) to arrive! Kind of like Christmas to a kid...you get so excited and the anticipation nearly kills you! It is so much fun to plan and buy them nice outfits

 

Ooo.. I'm definitely addicted to the new purchase and wait feeling. For me unfortunately, I have a slight decline in my enthusiasm for my dolls after they've been assigned an appropriate look and character. I think a lot of this has to do with mine being SD sized and wearing too fancy of clothing for me to want to touch and move them much whereas when I first got them, they were nakie and I could pose them and move them a lot.

I remember when I ordered my Zuzu Delf Lio the Duke. I was sooooooo excited when I ordered him (this was partially due to him being a limited edition and a PIRATE looking LION- all my favorites in one little doll!) Then I opened him, put him together.. And I just did not click with the little fellow. Something was just off. I think I was more disappointed because the wait for him was funner than actually getting him =/. Anyway, I ended up selling him and getting a Fenny Station Master Zuzu, and I bonded with him very well. He's small enough for me to play with and not worry about wigs falling off and accessories breaking.