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I made it by the skin of my teeth; Susie told me I got the last two. They went in at 4:15, I placed my order at 4:52.
[dodges rotten vegetables] I’m sorryyyyyyyyyyy!
By the rate the last batch sold, I was expecting this one to sell out in 30 minutes or less. Checked my work email during a training session, saw that the notification was sent at 4:15, THEN saw that it was 4:48, I pretty much thought I’d missed them.
Still sprinted out of the session (sorry to the poor teacher) to our lone internet-accessible computer, crossed my fingers no one was using it, no one was, I have never typed Windstone’s URL so fast! XD
Could NOT believe my eyes when I saw that “Add to Cart” button. @_@
They don’t acknowledge social boundaries and personal space (i.e. tail humping).
I laughed out loud at that. Hilarous, and yes, often true about the social tact. We get the Comic Con crowds here each year. It’s great people-watching.
It seems like that’s exactly why Melody made the GB Unis in the first place, Wolfen, and it’s lots of fun to trade. Question Mark Uni made me think of some kind of Riddler-corn. That would make a pretty wild one for the next batch!
I still love seeing the whole crowd together. Maybe the Graduating Unicorn Class photo can be posted after they’ve sold instead of before.
Then people who are looking for specific pieces can still have a reference while doing trades and sales, but there’s still the surprise and fun of not knowing exactly what you’re going to get.
I guess the way I see it is, you have an equal chance of getting that special Uni you’re after when you buy from the store, whether or not you knew it existed beforehand and got really excited about it. And if there wasn’t a letdown of “Oh, I didn’t get the one I wanted,” then you might find yourself more open to appreciate the one that did find its way to you. Which is exactly why I love Circadian so much. 😉
Just musings I guess. Melatonin is kicking in. (Have any of you TRIED this? It’s wonderful. 😀 )
I hadn’t thought of people being so …. ugh. Disrespectful? I guess those bad eggs, it could be a combination of ignorance and con hyperactivity.
Does having a “handler” help?
Hooorray! There is nothing like looking for that special sculpt/color forever, and then finally the joy of opening that box when it arrives. <3 <3 <3 Glad he made it safe!
The silver-tone ebay/OOAK-type Oriental Dragons have always been stunning. Silver (and/or white while we’re squeaking) would be gorgeous!
If we want to reduce the dibs-calling, multi-thread-posting, general feeding-frenzy behavior around the GB Unis, the solution is simple.
Don’t post the batch photo beforehand.
Seriously, everything got WAY OUT OF HAND the day the batch photo for the 8/30 Unis was posted in the blog.
It makes it easier for the people to pin down what specific piece they’re looking for, but it also leads to a subtle competitive tone where many people are already wanting the same piece before they even know whose door it’s shown up at.
Post a sample photo like the store one, and let there be some surprises! Or post the batch photo a little later so it doesn’t get people foaming at the mouth quite so soon. 😉
It just. Makes. Sense.
I remember that this is exactly how it was done with the first batch or two of the GB Youngs and the whole affair seemed a lot more fun and friendly, rather than just turning into one giant ebay auction.
The fact that I drank it black this morning shows just how low I’ve sunk into the depths of caffeine addiction…. XD
I really love the picture beforehand that lets you get an idea of what you’re buying.
But it seems to cause a frenzy!
I think a good compromise, as a couple have suggested already too, is to post a photo that has a sampling of what the batch has to offer, rather than the whole shebang. Like 25 out of 100 or so or some portion like that.
That would be enough to show what to expect out of the batch, and leave some surprises! The best part about these GB items is not knowing what you get till it shows up at your door, and seeing what the other members get.
It just seems like a good middle-road approach that would satisfy the most people.
Hooray Dragonfeathers!
Things that are AWESOME:
– The long weekend
– Still some summer left!
– Oriental Dragons getting cast again soon!
– GB Unicorns! <3 Hope I'm not the only one who still thinks so….
– Windstone staff in general
– Chocolate Mochi ice cream balls
– The new painters who are turning out some awesome, bank-breaking, jaw-dropping gorgeous test paints!
– All of us sitting here, reading this now, our hearts are beating, our brains are thinking, we're all breathing the same air together, and the longer you think about that, the more beautiful and strange and important it becomes.<3
Well put Jennifer. [nod] I’ve made some general statements that made me put my foot in my mouth the past week when they were taken more specifically. :c If I’ve offended anyone I apologize and please send me a PM if you’d like to talk about it.
[edited for general GB Dead-Unicorn-Beating] 😉 Sorry Jennifer, I missed the very last part of your post there.
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I’m out of soy milk and my coffee is pretty gross when it’s black. Whiiiine.
