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I noticed there's an influx of newbies in our local bjd community, most of them are asking for links to or dolls that are within their price range without caring for the size or the brand. If you ask them to be more specific (size, look, gender etc. so you can actually give recommendations that fit what they are looking for, they will ask for dolls posted by other members, most of them the expensive ones. And then once they see the price they'd complain about how it's expensive, can you link them to a doll that looks like it that's within their budget (usually the dolls they want are upwards of $500, their budget is 1/5 of that...Basically they want a top of the line Mercedes with a Toyota starter car budget, if you want an analogy). Then they'll buy something cheap but they don't actually want so they'll have a bjd, then not even a month later sell that in the marketplace. IDK what to say to these people to be honest - this hobby can get expensive, make sure to research first especially the sculpts you want. There's no instant gratification too, you have to actually work on styling and dressing up your doll too so they can look the way you want. I'm just sad for all the bjds I see in the marketplace unloved, and people saying "selling for funds for new doll". I think the price aspect is something you have to consider, as well as the size and overall look of the bjd. You learn more as you lurk the hobby spaces and save up for a "grail" or an expensive doll you really like. But I guess some of the newbies just don't have the patience to save up or wait for pre-orders, nor do they do research. They just want a bjd they can hold and dress up and take photos of to be part of the cool kids, asap.

~Anonymous

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When you have too much dolls (but I'm not complaining at all 🤣 it's a good kind of overflowing) it's easy to forget birthdays and other significant dates, but Sasha and Estelle wedding anniversary is always marked in red (or pink XD) on my doll-calendar: it's a lovely memory for many reasons and maybe it's for this reason that I find some ways to celebrate every time, even after 11 years 💐

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Waiting for the Great Pumpkin 🎃

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Fall time 🍂

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New friend in the home fall decor 🍂

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Pumpkin tea time 🎃

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🐯🐻‍❄️🍂

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😅🤣

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🐰 "So, sis, what do you think?"

🍓 "... that you have a problem"

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Autumn, finally! 🍂

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I love looking through other peoples collections. Seeing what styles they gravitate towards, the color palettes, or the companies they prefer. Sometimes I stumble across a sculpt I really like or a company/artist I never heard of and add it to my plans for my own collection. There is so much variety and so much to look at, like a never ending museum.

Really I just love this hobby.

~Anonymous

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🎃 🐯🐻‍❄️🩷

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🐻‍❄️🩷🧇

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Meanwhile, in my domestic pumpkin patch... 🤣 🎃

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🐰 "Oh, now I think we are ready to go. I told you that I could fit all of them in one basket"

🐯 "... now I understand why I'm the only one who came with you here! They KNOW!"

(This may or may not be based on a true story. The pumpkin situation at home is gotten a little out of hand - nine porcelain pumpkins after I still had the courage to say "maybe just one more...": I regret nothing 😎)

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🐯 "Don't you think we have take enough pumpkins?"

🐰 "There is no such thing as 'enough pumpkins'!"

(This may or may not be based on a true story.)

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Temperature dropped ** it feels like Autumn, finally! 🍂

(Let me live the dream, please)