Just purchased 165+ SH...

yuhja23 · Post by **yuhja23** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:04 pm

Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time purchaser/poster.
I just ordered a 165+ SH (Wish they had a B Cup in this size...), and was a little confused on the shipping policy.

Am I going to have to go to customs to pick this up, or will they deliver to your home?
I live in the US btw.

A few other questions:
1) So the general consensus seems to be that the doll gets delivered within 3 weeks of order, has anyone had a longer delay?
2) So from lurking on the board, it seems I need to get some cornstarch/baby powder, a rollable chair, heated blanket, and douche for cleaning. Anything else I should consider?
3) I haven't been able to find much information on storage. Can I leave her on a tempurpedic, or will she have to be hung somewhere?
4) Lastly, what kind of durability/longevity do SH does have? SH seems brand new and I guess there won't be anyone who might have owned one for a long time, but want a basic estimate. 1-2 years? 2-3 years with good maintenance?

Thank you all for the wonderful information you have been archiving on these forums. Learned quite a bit.

edit: Woohoo! Got the first email and ordered gel boobies and butt... LOL, love the words they use.

kingmuck · Post by **kingmuck** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:17 pm

Don't forget to upload those pics man!

yuhja23 · Post by **yuhja23** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:27 pm

I ordered her 2 hours ago and I think I misjudged the anticipation...
This is going to be a long 3-5 weeks.

LaDollyVita · Post by **LaDollyVita** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 11:15 pm

yuhja23 wrote:(Wish they had a B Cup in this size...)

It's a crime that b-cups aren't available for every doll on the market!

All your questions are answered in tons of threads around here, btw. You'll get some answers here too, of course. Spend your long wait doing forum searches and learning as much as you can.

My number one tip: buy an aquarium pump! Not kidding. Do a search to find out why!

Congrats and welcome!

Post by **mi6c** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:53 am

Well first off, congratulations, lovely doll.

As for 4 - if you mean maintenance as is "having to do/provide something in order to keep the state good", such as say oil to keep a motor running then she is maintenance free.
What is required instead is care and thoughtful acting, as most of the deterioration over time will come from accidents and damages, so treating her like a precious treasure from day 1 and being overly careful in the beginning will prolong being happy quite a bit.
With these stated there are obvious task, such as cleaning that need to be done.
Powdering can be considered maintenance by some as it is something you will want to do every now and then in order to get rid of surface stickiness and for that silky feeling.
A good investment would be some light colored( white, sand, ...) silk or satin pajamas and something to strictly avoid at the start are cheap dark/intense colored( black, red, ...) clothes.
Read up as best you can on what to do with clothes prior to ever putting them on your doll and be very observant whenever you do so.

All the best.

yuhja23 · Post by **yuhja23** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:13 am

Thanks for the response. Got a second email from SH and they answered pretty much all my questions. Told me they have one already pre-made, so will be in customs 3-4 days and then 4-7 days for delivery.