What if someone else opened your doll?

Thankfully I've never had any of my mail opened by my family or I'd flip out! I love the feeling of excitement and anticipation of opening a package.. even if you know what's inside :p

 

I think I will be very upset.

 

Never really thought of this before :'( since my 1st doll is 2nd hand.. But recently I bought a brand new doll.. I've waited for it for 3 months. (My 1st SD sized doll), I was really happy when she arrived at my friend's place .. At first, my friend just took a photo of the box.. But then she took more pictures when the my doll is outside the box (even though the bubble wrap is still attached to it) and took pictures of random eyes and random wig I got.. Which means she opened my doll box :'( .. I was really disappointed rather than angry ("_ _) she does that without my permission and all.. But there's nothing I can do about it..the pictures already taken.. and by tomorrow my doll will be sent to my place.. I just have to be careful next time :')

 

If they were giving the doll to me as a present, I would understand. My mom opened Leah's box to make sure she was intact and everything that she had bought was there, too, since Leah was a holiday present. She didn't unwrap Leah's bubblewrap, though, and I was the first to touch her for real.

Other than that, no. I hate when people touch my stuff, especially if it's new, and especially if they don't have my permission.

 

I just got a doll last week that had green tape with inspected by USA customs written all over it. It seems its been the first doll to be abused by them! Thankfully it was only bodies, I'd have gotten very upset if it was a doll with a face up and the face protector was not properly resecured and there was damage. Other than customs opening my doll this time- I don't think I'd really mind. Again, it would be fine as long as the doll wasn't damaged- scratched face up, broken fingers, stains, etc. It wouldn't make a difference to me. But then again I've received enough dolls that I don't do box openings or anything really special for new dolls anymore.

 

I always wondered what people thought when their packages are opened by CBP (formerly US Customs). I work with them and I when I am at the mail facility, I see the huge bjd boxes come from Korea all the time. They seem to come in waves and they are processed through at the same time since thye are large boxes. As a doll owner/buyer of bjd's I would be very upset if some government agency opened by boxes so I give the same respect to the bjd boxes since they are all or mostly all x-rayed anyway. I can see whats inside the box from the x-ray.

None of my overseas boxes have ever been opened. One was retaped closed by the Post Office.

Ebi - I'm just curious, but what mail facility did your boxes come through? I just hope your dolls weren't damaged.

 

I would be positively furious. I. . . don't think I would be able to get past someone else opening my first doll instead of me. This is something I've wanted for years and I've just now gotten to where I can get one. But I think all online purchases and mail in general is personal? I get mad if someone opens anything of mine at all, especially something I've purchased online privately.
Luckily my family won't open my boxes. They just leave them in my room. So hopefully I won't ever have that problem come up.

 

As long as the doll was not damaged in anyway, I wouldn't mind if someone I knew close to me opened it. I learned the hard way, resin is delicate and the mail system isn't exactly careful with a lot of packages : / It would make me feel better knowing the doll arrived in one piece, rather than coming up and being disappointed. That said, I would prefer I be the one to open it, if I could. I don't think I would throw a fit otherwise, though.

 

Maybe its just because it'll be my first, but I think I'd die if someone opened up for the doll I have coming D: I just recently moved in with two others though so while I might be a bit worried about it, they have yet to have done anything like that with other stuff I've ordered. I think my biggest fear is that with the waiting times for dolls, that I might be on vacation when she arrives and they only keep them so many days at customs >.<

 

I'd be Ok with it as long as they did the packaging up how it was done originally. The way I see it I've still gone through all of the waiting, character planning and dreaming, and I'll still get that moment of picking the doll up for the first time. I do think there's something special in opening the packaging, so I'd be a little more upset if somebody unboxed the doll completley and discarded of everything.

 

I wouldn't mind if my boyfriend were to open my package if I wasn't there to make sure everything was fine. Some companies have a time frame to report damages, so in that case I would be okay with it. I bought a second-hand head that I had shipped to my mom's house as I was staying there over the summer, but I moved before the head got to her so I asked her to open it for me so I could leave feedback. If it were someone else or a different scenario, I would mind because there would be no reason to open it other than the fact that they were being nosey :/ Thankfully, my boyfriend and family is very respectful when it comes to packages.

 

If I were far away and could not check on whether it arrived safely, I would trust my mother or boyfriend to open the doll carefully. Admittedly, I would be a little disappointed. I like the idea of being the first to see, touch, and experience the doll since I purchased them. However, I would be pretty understanding if I could not open the box myself if this were the case. If someone opened the box without my permission, I would be very upset--not just because they opened the box containing something I've waited for for a long time--as selfish as that sounds--but because they touched my property without asking first. I don't think I would go ballistic, but this has never happened to me so I cannot say for sure.

 

I had a doll shipped to a friend's house, and when she picked her up, I had her to open it, just in case anything was broken. Normally I like to open it, but she took pictures for me of her and though I saw her in pictures, seeing her in person was still a thrill.

 

Katrinasmom- The box was opened by us customs and border patrol. It was a 2nd hand SD doll body packed in a box that I wouldn't feel comfortable sending an MSD in (she was shipped partially strung) the body was fine and didn't even look like more than a leg had been taken out of the box. Though I think the S hooks for the feet might have fallen out of the box, but I went to the hardware store and picked new ones up for $1.
Its interesting that the big doll boxes are so obvious and come in waves. That'd be pretty fun to see!

 

I think it would depend on if I was home to open the box. If so, then it would upset me if I asked been asked first. However, that's probably because I couldn't fathom doing that to someone.

 

I think I'd be a little upset. Unless I ask my hubby to do it for me, I hate hate hate anyone touching my mail >_< That's why I always like to bring the mail in too for the whole house, because I'm afraid that they'll be really rough with a delicate thing :\ Sometimes if I know if something's coming, I ask the hubby or my friend to bring it in for me and put it in my room so no one will mess with it.

 

My first doll was a secret to my parents, so my sister had gone to the post office and emptied all the box contents into her bag (doll and all) to bring it to me in secrecy. It was my first doll, so I was happy either way, a little sad his original box had to be scrapped...I never had a box opening session so to speak, and I'm not completely bonded to the doll in question.

 

My dolls are usually presents, and so sometimes when they arrive early, my husband checks them over to make sure all is well with them, then packs them up again for me to open on the big day. It's fine with me that way, because I have the reassurance I get to open a pristine product and don't have to worry

 

I guess for me it would depend on the situation. If I was home or on my way home I would be pretty mad, especially if they didn't call and ask first. But if I left specific directions to my fiancé or someone else I wouldn't mind. I've never had an issue with people opening my dolls before though. My first Dollfie Dream, that my fiancé bought for me, is on her way, and I'm kinda on the line about her. Due to my work schedule I'm not sure if I will be early enough that day when she's scheduled to arrive.


I want to open her myself, but my fiancé paid for her and I also don't want her to be disappointed when I get home if she's damaged (I mean I will be either way, but id rather know ahead of time). Also, a lot of family members are suppose to come over/be around that day, and if he has her opened waiting on the kitchen table, I don't want them to mess with her!!!

 

I'd be upset. Very upset.