I know that I voted "no, never" on this poll, but today I actually found one of those dollar store fakie babies (like the ones
@evilbunnyfoofoo posted) at a charity stall for less than $1... so of course I bought her.
It was for the animals, don't judge me.
She's actually pretty cute and not that poorly made. Texture is a little odd and her neck seam is messy, but the plastic seems pretty thick and durable. I wish that I could say the same about her hair, though, because it looks terrible. I'm thinking of maybe customizing her, but I kind of like her the way she is. I think I might even want to find more of them!
I did a Google search and discovered that there are adult fakies that look very similar to these (the same vibrant colours and tacky eyeshadow). I'd like to find one as a mommy for my newfound toddler. Then perhaps I could even customize them to match.
The only fakies that I've seen thus far have been ones with G3 molds and those ones with the creepy glass inset eyes, though. But perhaps if I have a look around at the China Mall there'll be more of a selection. I think it would be awesome to get a lot of them to customize. Then I can make pretty artwork using the fakies and restore the authentic ones, plus my bank account will thank me for not importing ponies. Everybody wins!