Austin BJD con/UnoAlchemy
Had a blast on the free day. I don’t think I’ll ever pay to come to all of it, but I had fun shopping. There were so many people and I got to see a smart doll in person! I wanted one until Saturday, they are light as a feather… But too big. Scary big.
Met the fantastic dynamic duo of UnoAlchemy, as well as the owner of AL (Tama-san was so sweet, I really wish I could have spoken to her in Japanese). I already knew Melinda and Dagbjört was awesome, this just cemented it. Of all the people I’ve met in this hobby, these 2 lovely ladies have been the most humble, helpful, down right nice people I’ve met. They love unoas and just love helping people discover them. So if customer service is important to you and you are interested in unoa, shoot them an email and let them help you. You won’t be disappointed. If for some crazy reason you don’t want to email them (why I don’t know, they are so sweet), feel free to message me here or on FB…
I did hear some people in the crowd around the UA table comment about how unoas are still expensive. This is *kinda* true, but not really when you break everything down.
A unoa 1.5 or chibi is $430 shipped world wide, so the doll is about $400ish before shipping. Alchemic Labo owners are super generous with what they give for free. Typically they give shoes, feet, busts, faces, fantasy parts, and hands; some combo of those are typically given. It’s not guaranteed, but I’ve ordered 4 dolls from UA and received at least $100+ worth of merchandise included with the 1.5s (there are less optional parts for elder sister and brother, but you’ll likely get the faces and maybe shoes for the girls).
So that pushes the 1.5/chibi dolls down to about $300, at least in my mind. So yeah you can’t refuse the free stuff and get a doll for $300, but when you add in the free stuff, you are getting a lot of stuff for $430. You could easily sell the free stuff on doa and recoup a nice chunk of change if needed, but I would never do that. I’m a hoarder and want all the unoa parts. All of it :v
Anyways, I’m done with my tangent.
The unoa meet was fantastic. I met a lot of good people, very creative people. You all need to share more photos in the unoa freaks group! I expect more photos from the fantastic Kayla (loved seeing you in person as well
I’ve got some plans made now because of the people I’ve met. Some flower crowns, wigs, and perhaps a doctor who suit. Wish I could have spent more time with everyone … But due to construction, a 6 hour drive turns into 8.5 hours, so we had to leave super early today (Sunday) ☹️