I got a weird DM on Instagram last night and thought about it a bit so I want to clarify- The point of this video is that the concept of “luck” isn’t really real and you can apply this to your own life. This isn’t some personal project to change your perception of me- it’s just meant to tell you that you can also have the “luck” you’re seeing me have if you put in the work. Good things to those who wait but also good things to those who put in the work. If you think making a video explaining how to give yourself the highest possible odds is somehow entitled then I don’t know what to do :/ I’m fully aware not everyone can drive or go often, that’s not necessarily the message. The video is meant to make you understand that my thrift hunts aren’t some mythical, impossible thing- merely that I am human and live in a normal city and am thrift hunting the same way you can. I’m not super good at articulating myself so I think the point was lost.

@doll_dress_swap1269

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, the video was in a rambling style, but I think your point comes through fine in it for anyone really listening. You even gave examples of how a lack of mobility or location was limiting for you at different times. Some people just want something to be mad about and then project their frustrations onto. 🤷‍♀️

@shadowkiller2039

2 жыл бұрын

Their will always be haters 😒 Ik it’s hard to ignore them but I think ur vids are enjoyable. I hope the haters don’t get to ur head :(

Honestly I’d listen to it if you had an actual podcast!! You always know how to perfectly pull in an audience perfectly when you discuss things!

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

I would need a cohost but my work ethic means that I do things at the most random intervals and will be REALLY frustrated if someone doesn't want to do it at the exact time that I do... so it's something that I think could only work if someone lived near me... or Brett was the cohost but I don't think he would want to be involved

So, I used to shop Salvation Army frequently because my mother had a connection there and I used to shop while she was meeting with people. I would occasionally find something neat but never anything -amazing-. Except one day after an overnight shift at work, Mom picked me up to run errands before going home and I requested we stop there just for a minute so I could stand up and walk so I wouldn't fall asleep - I walked over to toys, obviously, and found an entire giant bin of 1980s Barbies in almost mint condition, with their original clothes. $1.99 each. I needless to say bought most of them.

EXACTLY what I was hoping you would post!!

My tip would be to look into nerdy/geeky adjacent stores that sell used items. In my area we have a few comic book shops that also sell old toys and frequently get in Barbies, though I haven’t seen ant other doll lines yet. Kids consignment stores also sell toys/dolls. I actually used to work at one and was able to take home some Winx dolls that way!

this video was really eye opening! I use to do the same thing. Say something like "you're so lucky!" but I didn't realize it was only the highlights that were shown (of course you wouldnt post about a trip where you didn't find anything). I go so rarely, I have zero luck so I am totally going to use some of these tips! Thank you so much! Excellent information in this video

I'm jaded when it comes to thrifting. If I luck into something, cool. If I'm in the area and have time to kill cool. Keep it fun. Too many scalpers and pickers killed the fun of finding a hidden treasure.

@strawberryswirrl716

2 жыл бұрын

this

My city has a semi-annual doll show, it's pretty great. Yeah, I end up spending more than I would at a thrift store or flea market, but I ALWAYS find something I really want. It took me a long time to discover it though, I randomly saw a flier advertising it when at a completely different event held at the same venue lol. I have not had very good luck in my area at second hand stores, but Flea markets work out sometimes.

Thrift stores and flea markets are hit and miss. Sometimes you find things other times you don't find anything

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

That was the message of the video ^^

I never even thought about the basement thing but that makes so much sense! You made a lot of great points, and I didn't know about the Goodwill auction thing. I went to a Goodwill in my town, now it makes sense why they had no dolls. And you're so right about people needing to put in the work. Dolls have legs but they're not gonna walk to your house 😂

Has a daughter of parents who think that dolls, toys and video games are for children I am glad to know that your mom is so supportive of your collecting.

this is a really great video! I have collected some dolls for a while but tbh it wasnt until coming across your videos did I decide to go out to further locations to find places that could sell dolls. Over the past year or so I found some great stores that I have saved and go to pretty often, I agree it really is just about going around and searching:)

Hey, watching some older videos today. Good subject. I don't have many good thrift stores in my area. My Goodwill never ever has dolls, of any kind or doll houses, accessories. Nothing ! And I always thought it was odd. I did just recently find a thrift store I didn't know about & they had some dolls, so yay !

My problem is that I’m to young to drive and my mom HATES driving anywhere and so I can’t really go anywhere so I’m stuck using online stores and there so pricey.. (And the thrift stores aren’t even that far from us 10-20 mins max)

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

Same strategy with thrifting applies :) Just look often and use vague search terms like "doll" or "brat doll" or "monster doll" etc. Remember that YOU are the expert and most sellers that have good deals do NOT know what they have. Also gosh I know exactly what you mean. Went through the same!

OMG i've been waiting for another "just chatting" video ♥️ i absolutely love hearing your thoughts, your voice is so calming to me..

The closet goodwill near me I have found some bratz, a moxie girl and an american girl doll there. Other goodwills I will ocasionally I find bratz and one time I found a near complete monster high doll for $1

Thanks for your advice and ideas friend 👋💗

i recommend trying to find people in your area who are also interested in dolls!! try joining facebook groups from the nearest city you're in! it can be nerve racking to talk to people but odds are they are probably very excited to find someone with the same interests!! personally i freak out when i meet people near me that are interested in dolls! making friendships is important and really helpful :) talking to someone in the same state or nearby city can help u find places specific to u! community is a wonderful thing 🥰

Boy can I relate to this video!! I always say if I had a doll for every time someone told me how lucky I am at finding dolls I’d have the most in the world lol 😂 I get…. you get lucky daily I also get how California must be the best doll place ever 😆 I just say I WORK MY BUTT OFF TO FIND DOLLS LOL truly! I go out daily! I do at least 3 Savers a week and do 2 swap meets ( aka flea markets ) every single weekend. If you go enough and you put yourself out there you will find dolls. Not every time even I have bad trips to the thrift store but my odds of scoring are incredibly high, you just have to do the work:)

I’m sorry to hear you get frustrating comments about your doll hunt videos. I really enjoy you sharing the process so viewers can feel like they’re along for the ride. It’s really fun and satisfying to see you find things, and even how you prioritize things for your collection that might be different from what others would choose.

Omg i had to come back to this video because after u said the thing about Facebook I instantly went there and went on a whole bunch of selling groups and now on Monday I'm going to go pick up 4 brats bolls free 💗💗

I’ve started doing more to look for dolls in thrift stores. Everything is usually slim pickings around me, but every once in a while I come across a good find. Recently I found an OMG big wig from the winter line for $2. She still had the core pieces to her outfit and shoes, but was covered in goop with matted hair. She had clearly been well played with and loved. I managed to clean, sanitize, and detangle her and she looks wonderful now. 🥰

Great video, the just chatting style is one of my favs. As for with commenters unfortunately ur often damned if you do and damned if you don't people will always have something snide to say. I was actually really surprised by how much I drive! This video was helpful and kinda inspiring.

Don't you get sleepy cuz In one video you said you live in western NY and I'm pretty sure it's like two in the morning up there.

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

LOL you caught me

I love your podcast style videos!! More doll podcasts pls

I regularly check the dumpsters at my apartment. I've found all sorts of reusable stuff in there. It kinda makes me mad at all of the good usable stuff people just toss in the garbage instead of donating it to a thrift store or trying to find someone that wants it. One of the Barbie houses I have in my doll room I found next to the dumpster at my apartment. There was literally nothing wrong with it except for some kid stuck stickers on one side.

I found a new mecall mermaid and I think that was exactly what they restocked but I am really happy that you made this so I can get more addicted :)

We had a thrift town in California too! But it unfortunately closed so now I only have savers and Eco thrift to go to

So as I was listening to this today, I went to try Facebook marketplace on a whim because I’d never thought of looking there before. I found a huge lot of omg tots along with a few of the teen dolls. New the collection probably cost at minimum $2000 and I got it for $300. I haven’t looked through it in detail yet, but I know at a glance that it’s got multiple tots and dolls that would super expensive for me to try and get now. I’m going to have a hay day picking out stuff, and then have some very happy nieces and nephews afterwards. Thanks so much for the ideas! 🥰

Omg!!! Um congrats on 21k subs🥳🥳🥳

I would love if we bumped into each other at eastern hills lol 💜 I just went because of you haha I have to check those other stores you found though!

Omg thrift city !!! That’s my favorite San Antonio shop and I didn’t know we had a Texas thrift !

I would love to watch a video on how to take care of your dolls and the boxes. (begging on my knees)🙏

hello I am a fan I love all your vids ❤

i live about a half hour away from the eastern hills mall, i live around the buffalo erie county area, and there's two stores i always always always check to see if they get any bratz since they're what i look for the most. and you're absolutely right its not so much about "luck" its definitely more so about forming a routine of sorts

Hey XCanadensis Maybe You Should Do Rainbow High Dolls Of Yellow And Green

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

It's coming :) Most likely next week!

I just got my divers license recently so it’s hard for me to drive down to other thrift stores in my area since I’m so new to driving. Luckily there is a goodwill down the road from my work. Sometimes before or after work I go thrifting for dolls. Even better had some good finds :)

Your basement theory makes sense but I also have a friend who’s mom shoved his old dolls into the closet 😅 Also this video inspired me to go to more thrift stores in my area because thus far I’ve been hitting up mostly the same ones with no good finds because I live an area with one of everything so people tend to go to the same stores over and over and stuff gets picked out

I love your thrift hunts. My country doesn’t do doll sections in thriftstores :(

Love your Jurassic Park sweather =)

I really hate driving far, all the thrift stores close to me are trash ;p There is a savers 30 mins from me, I just need to figure out the best time to go lol

i'm very distracted by your hoodie, i have the same one and it's one of my faves lol

"Also appearantly it's a thing right now that dead malls just are full of really cool stores like that." Me looking at my dead mall with three stores: 0-0

Great video ✨💕✨✨

Thrift stores are only in the US , in México we do it diferent , we have a lot of Flea markets , in México City there Is one exclusive for Fashion Dolls , a friend from Bazil came in His way to Miami and he said It was better than thrift stores in USA

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

I have seen pics of the flea markets there and they're so unbelievable! It's shocking because you'd think that would carry over into Texas a bit but it absolutely doesn't from what I've experienced :(

@edhatboy

2 жыл бұрын

@@xCanadensis well, most of the product comes from USA , if you saw the post of the one in México City , It was me :v

I have found myscene dolls for dirt cheap at a second hand store but I’m bored to go check out the place. But I’m confident that they’ll still be there. I’ve also contacted this person and he told me he has a ton of dolls there

Thrift giant is a great place too!

That’s my problem with my area. Anything good or worth while they sell online .

I plan on making a trip out to the thirty store at the mall you went to! Also what was the other one ? The one with the in box ever after high and bratzillas? I wanted to check that out too

As type in indoor flea market, antique malls .

For me honestly, I'd say you ARE pretty lucky (along with many more) to be around this many places to go to even if you have to drive for hours. In my case, there's none of those here so I'd have to FLY out to the US or whatever country that has these kinds of stores. I have to rely on the small local toy shops (who's toys are marked by $10-20+ more cuz of how small and pretty isolated we are) and I have to rely on online marketplaces - rarely the locals here have any for 2nd-hand sale. Even if someone tells me to just move to a different country to experience all the great deals.. that's just straight up difficult to do especially if you have a collection to transfer over. Transitioning ain't a fun thing💀 Despite all that, I will keep your tips in mind when I do get the chance to travel for vacation!

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

The point wasn’t to defer anyone calling me lucky, it was a one-off comment that I was explaining the point of the video… it was more to say that almost anyone can replicate the results and I explained how :/ these same methods also apply online. I just don’t like when things are credited to some mystical thing when it’s really not “luck”. I hate that word. Hearing things like, “Oh you’re so lucky you got into ___ for college!” Pisses me off to no end, for example because it removes 100% of my own agency and work to get there. Maybe it’s a difference of how I use the word:/ Telling someone to move to another country to buy dolls is… insane. I’m sorry people have said that to you.

@yuumedreams

2 жыл бұрын

@@xCanadensis I get what you mean. I think there's an actual word for it other than "lucky" but I can't figure it out. Something to do with experience and convenience I guess? :0 It gets used so often for accomplishments and the like too. But yes omg, I did went on a shopping spree when I went to the US mainland for vacation😂 I guess the perks on living on a small island is that I can save with the lack of toy shops or thrift stores around😆

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

Gah I completely empathize with being stuck somewhere that isn’t ideal but I’ve never been to that extreme before so I can’t fully understand ;-; I should have been more clear with how uh… these don’t apply to literally everyone. I hope at least with online shopping/classified ads you’re able to build your collection still :(

The first time I went trifthing in the US I found a kanani doll at savers

lol i live in cambodia most dolls where never even on the shelves to begin with, tho surprisingly i found 2015 monster high in box in a toys store recently....

totally unrelated but i love your glasses

If you live in Australia, Savers is good for thrifting dolls

I found a Bratz formal funk Sasha with complete outfit in perfect condition at thrift store for $3

For me and where i live is the worst because i live in the Philippines in a small city so for me to find dolls for sale second hand is so so so rare so if i had to buy a monster high or rainbow high doll i have to go to one place only and its so expensive except for mh dolls new in box

I know where I live it's really good for thrift stores and flea markets (Kentucky btw and no trying to like say "oh mine are better") because alot of ppl get rid of old toys and there isn't alot of resellers and doll collectors in Kentucky I only know 1 and I've seen a few resellers but they only come on big sales. There are some days were there's absolutely nothing but most of the time you find some stuff expecally at flea markets. I know this one vendor that has a bunch of movie dolls and vintage dolls. So that's for me. I'm not trying to brag btw so sorry if I sound like stuck up or something 😅

you are soooo pretty and you resemble grimes so much

I just give up on thrifting and do a lot of online, be it fb marketplace, mercari, and even word of mouth. I've gotten tons of Monster High because everyone knows I'm 'THE' collector around, so they'll sometimes even give me some. I live in a small town and will go to all the other small towns near me and pick up. I got 2 disney dolls on fb marketplace this last month, fb itself put them in my feed. So their algorithm seems to be working well for me.

I live in a big metropolis and Facebook market place is awful. Everything is overpriced and the well priced stuff - it feels like it sells out in the first 10 minutes of posting. In my city specifically there are 3 thrift stores. 1 has very little toys so I don’t bother. The other has a good amount of dolls and for the past month I have been going everyday but only a few good finds. They also over price at times, like they have lol omg dolls for $13 and they aren’t even complete. The last thrift store has toys (including dolls) but they don’t stock frequently so I only go occasionally. There is 1 that is not too far of a diversion on my way home from work that I am going to be hitting up once a week. My friend works at savers and he hits up 3 savers everyday. He has a lot of good finds and he gives me what he doesn’t want. The one savers he goes too that is closest to his home isn’t that great. He says resellers are there all day long watching the restocks on everything.

I listened to this will painting with watercolours

I live in Austin and yea the thrift stores aren’t that good lol.

Any tips on finding clothes? I don't want a big collection but I want clothes to have for my dolls..thinking I'm sticking to rainbow high and monster high.

I remember you saying, that it's best to go thrift hunting during Spring and Summer. So do you still think that it's best to hunt during those seasons.

Since you uploaded the super recently I'm praying you'll be able to respond to this comment-, where do you buy your doll hair? And do you have any place I can buy a replacement hands?

@magickaldust1213

2 жыл бұрын

Actually a comprehensive video detailing all the different parts and possible places to get them would be awesome, but I know that's definitely not an immediate thing haha

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

Hands are tricky but for MH, EAH and RH you can sometimes snag them on Aliexpress (long shipping times but I have only had positive experiences with their customer service!) and MH and EAH are sometimes still in stock directly from Mattel! I get my hair from dollyhair.com or thedollplanet on etsy! It's nylon which is my preferred hair type due to color availability and texture! There's other sources but they're SUPER expensive. You need about 1.5 OZ from thedollplanet for an RH reroot

@magickaldust1213

2 жыл бұрын

@@xCanadensis after 2 seconds of research, I just learned the doll planet lives literally 10 minutes from my brother-in-law, we go to that town all the time, CRAZY!

@magickaldust1213

2 жыл бұрын

@@xCanadensis thank you so much

I hate that they put a lot of bratz online and I can't find find them often at goodwill. ;c

I use eBay 🤣

I’m confused, you don’t like it when people say you get lucky at thrift shops yet you literally said yourself that thrifting is a roulette and you need luck?

@xCanadensis

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not luck lol. It’s increasing your odds by going frequently. You can call it “getting lucky” but I call it putting in the work to earn it. Getting an “A” on a test isn’t “luck”… it’s exposing yourself to the material repeatedly until you know everything and are ready to take the test. Same concept. I can make a million metaphors but I assume you get it

Do you know about smart dolls

First

Where I live there is like never any dolls, its all baby stuff and i don't have my own car so I cant really drive around.🥲

"Also appearantly it's a thing right now that dead malls just are full of really cool stores like that." Me looking at my dead mall with three stores: 0-0