(Wholesome) Have you ever cried when opening a new doll?

Twice for me:
My first bjd I bought from the artist at a convention called IDEX (no longer operating). I bought her blank, and actually haggle the price a little because I only had exactly $200 to spend. The artist was extremely pleasant and even gave me recommendations for painting her face, looking for wigs and clothes. I was shaking when money was transfered and she was put in my hands. My mother and I walked the show a bit longer that day then when we got to the car I burst into a ramble with tears running down my eyes to my mom about how excited I was and "she can do this; she can do that; look at her strings!"). Both my Mom and I collected dolls before then, but she was my first bjd. I think when we got to the car it truly hit me that the doll was mine.

The second time was for an off topic doll, a Smart Doll Mirai. I got her with birthday and Christmas money in January 2016 (had been following the company since 2014-ish). She was my first 1/3 size doll. She arrived a day early while I was at work, so I missed getting her at the door. I was so upset that I called the post office and begged them to check if she had returned with the truck or not. She was at the post office, and they agreed that I could pick the package up that day if I was able to get there quickly (almost closing). Got there, there was a few minutes of confusion as the person on the phone had put the package in a different place than normal, expecting my arrival. But I went home with her! I was shaking the entire time I opened the package and when I finally saw her face through the bubble wrap the tears came. Was a bit of a mess trying to wipe my eyes and not wanting any of the salty water to get on the doll a I continued to take her out. I did not do anything without her for weeks.

 

Cried? No...

Giggled like a mad fool? Oh, heck yeah.

 

Oh, I def giggle a lot. I haven't opened a single box where I'm not delighted at everything I've seen inside, it's so fun. Especially since most of my dolls are small and cute, I find them all so charming. :3

 

No, I’ve never cried when opening a doll. But I did have a cold when my first doll arrived, so it probably looked like it. I did smile a lot though. And then I tried to pose her and see how much I could do before dressing her up for the first time.

 

I might've, when I finally opened my Diana after several years' wait? but I was kind of loopy at the time, I was kind of sick.

Cackling like a mad genius who finally has the last piece needed for their doomsday device is much more my speed.

 

It's happened a few times... The most recent one was with Oscar.

Like a lot of geeky gals in Generation X, Rose of Versailles was the first manga title I ever read, way-back-when. I have some very fond memories attached to reading that series and sharing it with my circle of friends. So, when Volks came out with resin versions of Oscar and Andre, of course I had to take a shot at adding them to the crew.

'Trouble is, they were (Like most of Volks' limited dolls-) sold via lottery. You couldn't just order them outright. I knew there would be a lot of competition for a fairly small number of dolls, and my luck when it comes to winning Volks lottery entries is notoriously bad. I mean just *awful*. I was 110% sure that there was no way in the world I would ever end up with either of those dolls. 'Just no way. Plus I knew that their aftermarket prices would probably be ludicrous, putting them well into "Nope. Not even."-territory even second hand.

I was right about Andre.
I had no luck at all with him...

But a minor miracle happened with Oscar.

I got her. O_O

When that box finally landed here in Seattle, and I got to unpack her, I was giddy. I was dancing around like a little kid on Christmas morning. It was just silly. But a heck of a lot of fun.

(And yeah. I still want an Andre. I'm just going to have to work up to facing the price-tag. Yiiiikes.)

 

I remember having a bit of a meltdown over my Dollshe Saint.

My little sister’s friend was staying over and found me sitting in the dining room in the dark just staring at the sale ad like a weirdo. I’d been in love with Saint for some time and stalking the ad for this particular one for almost a week, so she asked the obvious question: “Why don’t you buy it?”

And I’m pretty sure I burst out crying in front of her. I’d been having some baaaad issues with depression and self-worth, and I though I had the money, I was honestly feeling like I didn’t deserve something so nice.

She was like BUY IT. OMG BUY IT RIGHT NOW OR ELSE.

Now it’s generally not advisable to use large material purchases to validate yourself, nor to commit to such purchases late at night at the behest of a teenager on a sugar high, but in my case it worked beautifully. I stalked the package like the criminally obsessed. I dressed myself nicely for the first time in a long while for the box opening. And then as I opened his box and saw that gleaming Dollshe logo I broke down all over again.

(And promptly dropped his beautifully painted faceplate on the floor, but…)

Years later, though I’ve changed him up a lot and partially reshelled him, he’s still my favourite doll. I feel bubbly every time I look at him. And he serves as a reminder that I successfully emerged from a very dark hole.

He’s right here now. Ahh my sweet angsty bebe.

 

@Havra: That's such a wholesome story! She seems like a pretty nice person.^^

I didn't cry, but then, I never cried out of joy, so that did not surprise me. But I did squee!

 

No tears just extremely happy.

 

She was great, super silly and loud with a really infectious laugh. I haven’t seen her in a long time, idk what she’s up to these days…

 

I cried when I first opened my very first BJD, a Volks Megu. It had been a hassle to order her (this was back before Volks had a US webstore!), and such a long wait it felt like she’d never arrive, and, well, I was 15 and going through a lot emotionally already There was something very special about getting the huge box and then carefully opening it and taking out the pillows to see her there. I definitely got pretty misty-eyed about it!

 

My first BJD (back in 2005) was Volks Link, I named him Kazuhiro. In his storyline, he talked about his brother Tadashi, who had disappeared, and he was sure his brother was dead.

When I saw the ad for Volks Tony, I really thought he was was Tadashi personified, and I entered the lottery for him and won him. So... he couldn't be dead anymore! I had to find a way to bring him back. When he arrived, I made sure he and Hiro didn't "see" each other until I was shooting the photos of them meeting for the first time. I really got choked up, it was pretty emotional!!

I don't think I've gotten that emotional about any other BJD's arrival here.

Linda S.
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I've laughed or giggled or squealed with delight. I am not a happy crier - I do sad/hurt crying. When I am happy, I make happy sounds.

 

My wife got me my grail limited Dollzone Star for my birthday. Man, this doll is so hard to find, and I’d passed up opportunities to buy one in the past just because I hadn’t been financially able to do it. Fast-forward several years and suddenly none are available.

Needless to say, I had no clue the Star was coming. However, my wife hyped me up for weeks about the birthday gift, letting me know it was a doll. The entire time, she referred to the doll in code as “Babby Surprise.” So, here I am, calling my new doll Babby Surprise for a good 14 days or so. But, anyway. The birthday finally comes—during the midst of COVID lockdown, of course.

First, she gives me a big box that contains a Doll Chateau Bella. And I’m like, oh. I never really expressed a desire for a DC Bella, but that was nice of my wife. This is an interesting surprise.

Oh wait, though, that’s not BABBY Surprise. The DC body is meant to be a hybrid WITH Babby Surprise.

My wife hands me a separate tiny box. I open the thing. Whoa. Whoooa. It’s Dollzone Star with the tiny mouf and the giant eyes and the sweet little boop-doop grouchy expression, and man. I just melted. I was sobbing. She got a video of me sobbing. It was one of the best moments of my life. I was absolutely stunned to tears. What a Babby Surprise indeed. :’)

 

Before I discovered BJDs, I cried when I saw my first ultrasound, and even more copiously when my daughter was finally born...and quite honestly, having experienced that, nothing else will ever come close - certainly not dolls. But...I have OHMYGODHE/SHEISBEAUTIFULed at the top of my lungs and squeeeeeed like a loon to the bafflement of everyone within hearing distance, if that counts for anything.

 

I just did yesterday! I bought a doll secondhand from @Mushoom and it was the cutest, most adorable Tiny Delf I have ever seen! I still get tears looking at it!

 

I never. But I also never bought a brand new doll, with full set or something glamorous like that. Maybe I would cry then.