What if someone else opened your doll?

I really love the experience of opening a new doll, so I think it would take a lot of the excitement away if someone else were to unbox them. There's just something special about being the first one to remove the bubble wrap and reveal a pretty new face.

 

Agreed But, i think that i would get upset then i might not be so excited to have her/him i feel so happy opening the box...lol i like packages too so its like a double whammey a package and a Doll!! how much more could i ask for...2 packages O.o? think yes! so me and my mom are the same we love mail(then when we heard that they might cancel sat. mail i felt sad)! Anyway back on topic yeah i would be sad then i would get in trouble for being upset over a package lol...

 

I would be really upset because I want to experience the feeling of awe and love when I open the box. I would probably slap them a bunch of times on their arm, then take my doll and re-open it later

 

It would depend on the situation, the state of the box and doll, and whether or not the person asked if they could open it. It would be super cute for example if a friend/family/roommate knew how excited I was about the arrival and they were just as excited and wanted to open it and asked. I would say sure but at least leave it in it's box as it came. If I wasn't asked no matter who it would be - it would be a bugga-boo and I'd be really annoyed.

The case where it makes me nervous is if a stranger like customs etc.; that I doubt respects the doll and it might as well be a box of plastic baggies to them, opened the box. I just imagine jaded, disgruntled employees, with dirty hands after eating and smoking, digging around and making tasteless jokes to their buddies about my doll. Of course I could be totally wrong and they can be doll collectors too...

 

Oh man, I just had this experience yesterday. I asked my sis if she wanted to keep me company as I opened my new doll, and she jumped in with the scissors and started snipping away the bubble wrap. I wouldn't have minded so much, but then she went for the head. That's the best part for me, you know? That moment when you get your first look at your new guy or girl is almost sacred. LOL! I yelled at her and she ended up stomping off, which I feel bad about. Still, call me selfish, but I wanted to get that first look.

 

In my house I would be a dead woman......my mother (while supportive) doesn't believe I should focus my funds on dollies right now. I could see a lecture ensuing from her finding out I bought another one.

That being said, I really wouldn't mind someone else opening my doll. I would like to be present but if I wasn't around and one of my dolly compadres wanted to open it for me and send some pictures to me I'd actually appreciate that.

 

I would be really, really mad at the person for opening my package. Especially since I haven't owned a doll yet so I am looking forward to finally opening one when she arrives. That anticipation of opening the box and slowly unwrapping the "mummy" and all and taking pictures..

And if someone else did what I was supposed to do I would have kicked the person real hard.

 

I wouldn't mind if it was one of my parents, but I would be surprised if I didn't know it beforehand. But when it's someone else? Heck no! Don't touch my new doll!

 

Ah I would probably get psychotically angry and then cry since its my first ordered doll that's coming in Though my family is really good about not opening any of my packages so I'm not worried c:

 

In my home, with three daughters, I would be extremely upset to find a box opened for me, just on the issue of privacy - not to mention it wouldn't be fair for them to play first!!!!

 

I would be mad. Opening the doll is suppose to be exciting and fun. It loses its excitement when its been opened :\

 

My dad tends to open everything because he never checks if it is for him or not which I find quite annoying. And when I say open, I mean completely ripped open with no regard to whatever may be inside. He has big hands and is quite strong, so he won't open it carefully.

I've had occasion where I'm anxiously waiting for a package and wondering where it had gone and asking everyone to look out for it. Eventually...my mum found it left forgotten on a side table. It had arrived a couple of days before but dad, being dad, had opened it, took one look, left it somewhere and forgotten he'd even received it.

On another occasion, I had the seller send something to our house and when I eventually received it from my mum, the item was broken but I didn't know whether it was from the mail or MY DAD so I didn't know whom to blame. Luckily, it was just a DVD box so I could replace it... but still.... Other times, I found my letter mail ripped.

So the rest of our family have learned from this. My mum sends all the important mail like fines and payments to a PO box, so she'll always get them in one piece. My sister will threaten my dad and tell him to keep an eye out for her stuff and if he opens it, so help him....And I have moved out so I can open my own packages in peace and quiet.

Luckily, the one doll opening I had so far was done in the privacy of my own room.

 

I would throw a tantrum at them. Literally. I even told my sister and mom that " If a package box arrives here, NEVER OPEN IT."

 

I hate it when people open my packages. Usually it is my brother, either thinking it is his by mistake, or is just curious as to what I bought. I tell everyone in my house when to expect my package, where to put it, and to not open it. So they all know by now. I would be very upset if someone else opened my doll. Mainly out of fear of them breaking it or harming it in another way. But even if they knew what they were doing, box openings are very important for me. They are the first time you get to see the doll and bond with them. If you got them out of the package, I feel like it would be different.

 

I'd be a little upset if someone else opened my new doll. That's one of the best parts of getting one.

When I lived with my parents they were respectful of my privacy and never opened my packages. I live on my own with my guy now, and he won't open them either unless it's something for both of us (like a game or something).

 

I used to get packages sent to my workplace. One day, my boss accidentally opened a package I'd ordered. He felt horrible about it and apologized. But it didn't bother me, since it wasn't anything embarrassing or private. It was an honest mistake and he did apologize. Another time, one of my packages went to the people in the next suite over (I'm in A, they're B). They opened it then gave it to me when they saw it was a book. Personally, I wonder if they were hoping for something valuable, but I'll never know for sure. THAT bothered me a little, since they didn't even apologize for it and the way they acted made the whole thing seem kinda suspicious.

I guess what I'm trying to say is while I love to open boxes and enjoy seeing what's inside, I don't NEED it. That goes for doll boxes, too. As long as the person opening the box is respectful of the contents and I didn't feel disrespected personally, I'm fine with it. Sometimes I hand a box over to someone else to open, if I'm feeling lazy/tired/whatever. If someone else sees it and touches it before I do, it isn't a big deal as long as I get to look at it and play with it at some point.

Box opening threads are only interesting to me as a glimpse at a doll I might be interested in. I only took pictures once of one my own doll box openings. To be honest, I wonder why I bothered. The picture-taking process slowed me down enough to be annoyance and it isn't like I'm a great photographer anyway.:P

 

I would be so ticked it would be unreal. Nobody would do that around here. They know I'd have their a- for opening my mail, but even the thought, ooooooh, NO. Just NO....

 

My kids are grown and gone, in fact I am a grandma to 5. Fortunately, I have reached and age where I am the boss of the packages coming into our home and always get to open my own. I am a big kid at heart and still enjoy the thrill of the arrival of a new doll. I just hope the interest last so long that I will have ask someone to open the box for me LOL

 

I love opening the box! If someone opened the box without my permission I'd be so sad and let down.

 

Its unlikely this would happen since I got a PO box so I didnt have to get a lecture everytime I got a package. A large fragile sign on the side of the box or JS's person insided sticker would send up red flags. My family do not know about my doll hobby and I would prefer to keep it that way so my doll goes from the post office to my truck to my bedroom and is opened in private. So if by some strange chance one of my family opened it...I'd be very upset. One b/c I would have the lecture of a lifetime awaiting with therapy suggestions and having my sexuality questioned and of course I would miss that awesome feeling of opening a new doll.