Top Five Reasons Why Volks Pisses Me Off
I'm not going to bitch and complain that Volks is expensive. They do not outsource their resin casting, though I'm not sure on their vinyl models. I'm also not going to complain that Volks is exclusive. It's their way of not biting off more than they can chew with production. No, I have five very good reasons as to why Volks pisses me the shit off and they have nothing to do about the last canceled Dolpa, either.
1. Volks Eye Putty is horrible: Volks spends quite a lot of effort marketing themselves based on quality. They deliver a solid product and so people are not adverse to paying premium prices to get said product. That's all well and good provided that all your products are premium quality in the first place. I purchased Volks eye putty as a clueless n00b, that I felt if Volks stamped their name on it it would work well and not harm my doll. Well, I got one thing right... it didn't hurt my doll, but that was because it doesn't work period.
2. Lack of communication between Volks USA and Volks Japan: I was a VS member whilst in Japan due to the copious amounts I spent in the store. Upon returning back to the USA and wanting to get in on that SWEET SWEET FCS SPECIAL OWNER'S EVENT ACTION, I was dismayed at the fact that I needed an additional membership card- this one from having made a purchase at Volks USA. So I purchased a restringing tool just to be granted the right to buy something else. But it wasn't so much the having to buy a second item that was annoying as was the...
3. Retardedly high domestic shipping cost: When shipping from Volks USA, you are given the option of UPS or UPS. I get that they want their dolls to arrive safely, but my 13 dollar stringing tool had a shipping cost of 10 bucks. Besides, UPS is just as bad with manhandlng packages as USPS and Fedex are.
4. No Networking With Sato: Sato does not ship to the US despite that there is a US store and non-Sato FCS orders are fulfilled at the same factory and shipped to the US for LA Sumika orders. If an American really hauls their ass to Sato, they should be able to get that doll shipped to the LA Sumika.
5. No Male Dollfie Dreams: This really isn't something that pisses me off as something that I just don't understand. Dollfie Dream is mass produced and is part of the cash cow that holds the company up. It's targeted towards mostly-male Otaku who want a doll of Yoko from Gurren Lagaan. They don't really pay attention to the American fans much, because I think your typical American Otaku would rather a doll of Kamina from Gurren Lagaan. And if they were REALLY hurting for cash, they could partner with Square to make Sephiroth and Cloud Dollfie Dreams and REALLY rake in the dough.
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