Do you have any regrets in your collection?
Whether you bought some families or sets on impulse that you regret, you collect only within a theme now that you didn’t always, or maybe you just didn’t connect emotionally with a critter that you thought you might? Do you have any regrets of purchases made?
For me: 1. Hamster family - I found these guys NIB in a toy store and knew they were old/discontinued, so I grabbed them immediately. I love hamsters too. But there’s something about their mould that I just don’t like, and feel like they don’t look like hamsters. I just didn’t feel emotionally attached to them like I do most others, and if I were to downsize my collections this family would probably be one of the first. :/
Nursery Marching Band - one of my first purchases, I thought this sweet was rarer than it was. I also no longer collect baby sets but unlike some others, this one doesn’t have a cute ‘gimmick’ so it’s a bit out of place in my collection now.
Honeybear family - Literally the first family I held. I ordered some new families online, and whilst waiting for them I bought these guys off eBay for what I thought was cheap. I love the newer bears (and am hyped for the Biscuit bears) but this family lacks what I associate with the cottagecore and more unique vintage families.
Teak Persian family - this family I got for a steal at a flea market. Because of that, the quality of the fur is not great and none of them come with their original outfits. I’ve found myself to be somewhat of a purist, and it bothers me they have the wrong outfits and that they are so spiky/bald in patches. The current Persian family is on my most wanted, and it feels like these two are just night and day.
Maple Cats - this one surprised me. I was so excited for this family, namely because I’m a huge ginger cat lover and had recently lost my childhood ginger cat when I purchased them. But they’re so hard? There’s no softness to them at all. And to me they don’t look like an orange cat, they are so stylised (I prefer the style of the Beaman ginger cats). I just feel no emotional attachment to this family which makes me very sad, and honestly really shocked me?
Love to hear your thoughts!