davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2025

[davidd]

Maybe you could find some of the little accessories on AliEx.press – or are there tariffs on those shipments now? 

I'm not sure when the tariffs on goods from China kick in, or what that will do to prices. One popular China-based online retailer, Giantoy, appears to have raised prices on some items and lowered prices on others and ermigaaahhhddd I should not have looked at the Giantoy site because I see something I want WANT NEEEEEEEEEEED right NAO!!!!

I think the tariffs on Canadian goods have been temporarily postponed pending negotiations.

 'Kay, back in a second, I gotta go buy something........

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Yeah, I... uhhh kinda prolly shouldn't'a done that. Anyway, discounted items and no tariff surcharge at checkout, so YAY! I hope this doesn't mean shipments from overseas will start getting hit with Customs fees like in some backwater countries with antiquated import rules. The USA did away with things like that back in 1776 -- fought a big war over it, even -- so I hope they don't bring it back.

Golly, these dolly forums are dangerous places!

Anywhoooo.... where wuz I? Oh, right:

20 February - A Doll A Day 2025:

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Oldish and Newish

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I ran across a list of toy and doll photography prompts on the Tumblr blogging website the other day.

To be completely accurate, I encountered a mention of the Tumblr photography prompts on a doll and action figure website (Figurvore, a virtually dormant forum site which manages to roll over and breathe once in a while), and then I looked for the actual list on Tumblr.

"1. Introduce your newest toy (or doll) to the one you’ve had longest."

Here's Pinky:st PK005 Kokoro, my first acquisition as an "adult toy collector" back in 2005, with my latest acquisition, a new Bratz Goin' Out Jade doll I purchased in January 2025.

I guess Bratz Jade won't hold on to her title of Newest Acquisition for long.

Ironically, the Tumblr toy prompts are designed to get people to appreciate the toys and dolls they have and to forego purchasing anything new for the duration of the 28 day challenge.