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Expanding collection
Jun. 10th, 2005 06:36 pmI just opened the front door to see that my latest order from Sideshow Collectibles had arrived... Squee!!! I've now added a Der Kinderstod doll to my burgeoning collection. (Shut up. It's a kind of geek thing. Really. And ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nmissi, you can stop laughing now.) He's creepy and ooky and everything I was hoping for! Complete with eye-stalk accessories!
If you haven't been following the BtVS collection, there have been some fantastic dolls along the way and, even better, they all generally come with some incredibly cool accessories. (There goes Nmissi again, cackling evilly.) I'm really hoping, what with the recent announcement of the Liam doll, that it might signal the eventual release of a William doll. I rather desperately want one of those... with his curly hair and vest and slightly puffy shirtsleeves... Mmmm...
*momentarily drifts off into happy place*
In the meantime, once the Liam doll arrives, I can content myself with stripping him of his clothes and putting them on Spike... you know, if I ever get up the guts to actually open the stupid boxes (my inner child needs to give my inner collector a good smackdown one of these days).
Back to today's package -- here's the good part... tucked in the shipping box was a note which read, in part, "Thank you for your recent purchase with us. Sideshow Collectibles values your patronage and to express our gratitude we have enclosed a free gift with your order." They then go on to explain that it really was free and they even paid any extra postage. The thing is... the free gift? With which they are wanting to express their gratitude? It's a Polystone Bust of C. Montgomery Burns from "The Simpsons."
Um...
You know, I think in some cultures that sort of thing is considered a type of threat... rather like a dead fish in your mailbox or a horse's head in your bed.
I just looked them up on eBay, and these suckers aren't even selling for 1/3rd the list price. Ah, well... I guess I'll stick it in the Gift Drawer for the next time I need a White Elephant gift or something.
nmissi, you can stop laughing now.) He's creepy and ooky and everything I was hoping for! Complete with eye-stalk accessories!If you haven't been following the BtVS collection, there have been some fantastic dolls along the way and, even better, they all generally come with some incredibly cool accessories. (There goes Nmissi again, cackling evilly.) I'm really hoping, what with the recent announcement of the Liam doll, that it might signal the eventual release of a William doll. I rather desperately want one of those... with his curly hair and vest and slightly puffy shirtsleeves... Mmmm...
*momentarily drifts off into happy place*
In the meantime, once the Liam doll arrives, I can content myself with stripping him of his clothes and putting them on Spike... you know, if I ever get up the guts to actually open the stupid boxes (my inner child needs to give my inner collector a good smackdown one of these days).
Back to today's package -- here's the good part... tucked in the shipping box was a note which read, in part, "Thank you for your recent purchase with us. Sideshow Collectibles values your patronage and to express our gratitude we have enclosed a free gift with your order." They then go on to explain that it really was free and they even paid any extra postage. The thing is... the free gift? With which they are wanting to express their gratitude? It's a Polystone Bust of C. Montgomery Burns from "The Simpsons."
Um...
You know, I think in some cultures that sort of thing is considered a type of threat... rather like a dead fish in your mailbox or a horse's head in your bed.
I just looked them up on eBay, and these suckers aren't even selling for 1/3rd the list price. Ah, well... I guess I'll stick it in the Gift Drawer for the next time I need a White Elephant gift or something.
