What was that feeling you had before purchasing your first doll?

I'm happy you could get her! I hope the manufacturing time isn't too long.

As for me, I start to feel anxious every time I buy a doll ;u; I get the "oh no I don't deserve something this nice" shame and doubt and have to lecture myself out of it.

 

My first doll was my favorite and still is, so I felt pure excitement mixed with a little awe. I bought her second hand so I was not as nervous as I have been since with more expensive brand new ones, I am really glad I found her second hand as a ‘first doll’, I felt confident to restring her right away and practice face-ups, and I’ve wiped her so many times, traveled with her etc. A super experience, really. She’s a great doll who has stood the test of time for me. Unoa Lusis.

 

With my first doll, it was just a lot of excitement. I was 15 at the time and had a friend (who was way better than teen me deserved) who had dolls, so I’d already seen them in person. I ordered an in stock resinsoul Ming so he was home in a week, perfect for my birthday, and I just remember being so excited for him. My partner though says he felt something closer to apprehension when we got him his Aimerai Lan, he was so worried that he wouldn’t love her as much in person - he adores her now, she sits with him on his computer desk away from sunlight
These days, when I order a doll I usually have a plan in mind for them. I have a name picked out, I have a style in mind for them. There’s a lot of that goes into ordering a doll and usually 3-6 months of planning. Except with fairyland, who just steals my money lol

 

Absolute excitement! I had wanted a BJD for years before I was finally able to get one. I couldn't wait for him to arrive. He showed up about 15 minutes before I had to go to work and I seriously considered calling out for the day so I could stay with him! (but I went anyway, gotta make that money to spoil him!)

 

I was nervous about the price, but I had fallen head over heels for the sculpt so I decided to be brave and ask a dealer about layaway (I have mad social anxiety, haha), it was very easy and lessened my anxiety significantly, which gave way to excitement pretty quickly!

Wynn arrived last week after a 5 month wait. Honestly, waiting for them once they had shipped was the slowest and most nerve wracking two weeks of my life! :')

I hope you get your doll in decent time! It's exciting!

 

I first saw the sculpt I wanted and knew I really wanted him but was a bit apprehensive of the price and where to buy him but then I found Alice Collections which is an absolutely awesome seller I got Gabriel (Dyuke) on layaway I’d recommend doing so for a first doll and they can do 6 months.

now I’ve been bitten by the resin bug and have two dolls three pets and a ton more dolls on the way

Also I can’t stop buying doll accessories lol

 

IMPATIENT and anxious, lol. My first doll was a wedding gift from my husband. And then when she got here I was so excited I couldn't stop crying and shaking. I still get like that with my dolls.

 

I’ve heard excitement and nervousness are the same thing and I’m always somewhere in there. Then there’s a sudden moment of frenzy like I have to have it and that’s when I go to checkout with the doll that has been in my cart for days or weeks, lol!

 

At some moments, it was like "yay, so excited! I admired them for so long, I hope she comes soon!" and at others it was like "OMG, WHY did I spend so much on something so useless, especially in those weird times?!?"

But one of my colleagues said something along those lines: that we worked all day and if we had to die tomorrow, it would be sad if we never got to do what we enjoyed!

So from that moment, it was mostly excitement and less self-flagellation.

 

Probably "Is this really the one I want? I hope I love him! Can't wait to customize him!"

I always had the gut feeling that I was more SD person, but went for a MSD due to the pressure from my (non-hobbyist) family. My first doll taught me a lot, but he's no longer with me today. But I did pick the right doll though: five years later I have the same body in SD size with another head from the same company, and I still think the body is my absolute favourite!

 

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I bought a mui chan bath time full set as my first doll. At first I was super excited that I finally had her and didn’t have to stare at everyone else’s photos all day. A shortly after I realized I wasn’t crazy about her magnetic hands (they kept popping off) so in a way the feeling turned to disappointment. She also wasn’t as cute as her product photos which I’ve learned is the case many times. I feel more genuine excitement now since I know what to expect :-)

 

For me, I wanted my first doll to be perfect. So, I spent a lot of time searching for the right one. When you are looking at so many different companies you can get really overwhelmed with all the different choices. I probably changed my plans 10-15 times. I picked out a few different dolls from several companies. It's very strange how different each one was. But, I just couldn't be satisfied. I always seemed to find something wrong with the dolls I was considering.

I was saving up my money during this period of searching and I really believe that helped me. I couldn't make any rash decisions about purchasing a doll and I was able to reconsider each doll I thought about. I really was so uncertain at the time. I was afraid of buying the wrong doll and being disappointed.

Then I found her. Iplehouse released a new JID named Soa. I knew instantly she was the one. I was so happy to finally find the doll I knew I had to have. I saved up enough money to buy her several outfits, shoes and wigs. Waiting for her was pretty tough. I don't think a single other doll I own was nearly as hard as it was waiting for the first. I was so impatient, but the waiting was worth it. I've had her for almost 10 years now.

 

At first I was like dang do I really want to spend that much on a doll?? But no I see them more as little pieces of art that I get to further design. And since I'm overall a very minimalistic person I really didn't have any financial issues with fitting dolls in my budget.

 

I was definitely nervous, but moreso about size (I feel like I say this in every post ) so I went for an MSD and was just really excited. Every tracking update just made me happy

 

i bought my first girl second hand so i wasn’t super nervous, mostly i just felt pure excitement! i checked the package tracking a million times a day and when she finally got here i couldn’t stop looking at her. i was in awe of how cute and pretty and tiny she was

 

I remember feeling excited, then sick with anticipation. I had spent way more money than I typically spent on something. Would it be worth it? Would I like her? Would I regret the purchase? So I put it out of my mind so I wouldn't worry myself sick, and when she arrived I was so happy to have her. I still have no regrets.