Limiting doll purchases?

[judiaci]

Last year we added 3 - Marisol, Nellie and #23. #23 was for Christmas, Marisol was with Christmas money from Grandma and she plays Maisie #23s sister in our house since they came at the same time. Nellie came for Easter courtesy of the combined club code and the DVD code. Who could resist $20 off?

Really, 3 dolls so close together was a lot. I like 1 doll a year for Christmas or a birthday. It does seem more special then.

[robin0850]

Don't look at me!! Remember you're talking to the one who bought TEN dolls from ebay in one year, not to mention 5 fixer-uppers (4 of them yet to list on ebay)!!

So I must echo the sentiment, "Willpower?...what's willpower?"

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[ponydreamer]

When my Dd was collecting, it was one or two per year. Now that DD's grown, and I'm collecting...I just buy. I have a problem. [img]confused.gif[/img]

[chrysa1is]

After a wait of 14 years, I finally got my forst doll this year... Marisol, and then got a PM Felicity. I had bought Elizabeth, but wasn't able to bond with her and sent her back as a trade for clothes for Marisol.

I also bought and sold and extra PM Felicity and also have what appears to be a PM AGT#3 on ebay because I wanted the 1995 outfit.

I also have an extra Marisol, and want Nellie for Christmas/B-day.

So the total since my trip the AGPNY stands at:

Marisol x2
PM Felicity x2 (-1 sold)
PM AGT #3
Elizabeth ( -1 sent back)

Yup.. 6 dolls in 6 months.

The bad part is that I also bought my niece an AGT #21 for Xmas early because she kept asking to borrow Marisol and now she's wanting a Bitty Baby. So since I really wanted the #21 who looks like my niece, and I really wanted to wait and take her to AGP to buy her first one... I'm now battling the $$ need to send the #21 and Coconut back in exchange for a Bitty Baby starter collection, and the desire to keep her for myself. [img]redface.gif[/img]

They are sooooo addictive!

[wrxgirl]

Yes, they are! I never thought I would get this attached/addicted to them... I thought " oh what is one more" then after the 6-7th time of saying that I knew I had a problem! [img]wink.gif[/img]

[drgrimsley]

I usually get one a year mostly due to money reasons. Otherwise I would definitely get more! [img]redface.gif[/img] Right now I really want AGT 21, Kit, Addy, and AGT 23. I'm hoping to get AGT 21 for my birthday in December. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[kamakajr]

wrxgirl, AG IS very addicting, but no more so than any other fun hobby. Enjoy! I love reading about your growing collection!

Over the years I have found that when I start accumulating too many things I like at once, I get in accumulation mode rather than collector mode, and I don't enjoy or appreciate our collection as much. This happened after code frenzy early this year when I went way overboard on AG! Yikes. I think we have Christmas and birthdays pretty well covered for some time. So I am not the role model for self-restraint, but you know what I mean, LOL!!!!

also edited to add that I didn't buy AG until 2003, even though I had been wanting to buy myself the historicals since the early 90's after I returned home from school. Those were some lean years, I tell you. So it was a long wait for me, but totally worth it.

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[wrxgirl]

Anyone here set a limit on how many dolls they purchase within a year? Just in this past month I cant even count on one hand how many dolls I have bought! :/ I am beginning to think that maybe holding off and getting one every 6 months or something may make them seem more special to me or something? I dont know.... I feel maybe its overly excessive... but I cant help it when I see a new cute face staring at me... I gotta have her! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Those of you that do only get 1 every once and awhile, besides money being a factor, how do you have the willpower?

[Katie148]

Ha ha...money IS the only factor for me. I have no willpower! Back when I was still in college I had tons of student loan money that I used all for dolls, and I acquired them pretty quickly. Probably one every month or two. Now that I am graduated and paying back that student loan money, I am dirt poor. [img]frown.gif[/img] Otherwise, #25, #24, #23, and #22 would be mine by now... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[wrxgirl]

Yeah, my student loan money went on bills.... I took a year off from working so I could focus on my schooling.... my brother on the other hand just used all his loan money up buying wheels and rims for his car!!! :/
I am supposed to be saving for a house but I have no willpower!!!! LOL
Kinda sad, isnt it?