Maybe if we used knives, we could whittle the paint off? Of course, then we would have bumpy whittle marks . . .

I actually did a little of that too with an exacto blade lol. No dice. So now one side looks like a small animal bit her leg from the sanding and there's little scratches from the blade. I gave up and scrubbed with acetone eventually and it got some off, but I didn't soak it like suggested here yet.

I hope they don't discontinue her so soon either. I just got mine after all. Went into the store and they still had the display Sunset, so I bought her. Takes all the time out of stuffing too, which is nice. 

Hmm... Idk if they'll be that strict, but I haven't tried either.  I'd say sign up for email(club) & have them scan ur coupon.  Worth a try if buying a bab anyway.  They do ask for ur club # at the register when checking out so ur purchase can go towards accumulating reward pts.  I highly doubt they have specific dates on when ur your acct was activated.  The coupon was active for print 3-4days, it was extended bc bab website was crashing with new acct sign ups.  Hmm ..even if they did question u, can easily say this is ur new acct bc new email.  (I forgot my original bab registration bc of multiple emails & signed up for a new acct )

I saw 2 families come in saying they were there for pay your age bday bear (new offer after the fiasco as well), and they weren't asked for any club info & started stuffing.  Employee usually asks at checkout but we left b4 I saw how i saw if they were being strict or not on that offer.  You have to be a bab club member to get that deal too.  But I would think if they gave u a hard time, just sign up on the spot with ur mobile & pay ur child's age... 

Exclusions: not valid on barbie, kabo, power rangers, jumbo furry friends.  It doesn't have MLP listed, so I would have to argue that.

Specific date wouldn't be hard to track, I think. But it wouldn't surprise me if they track by sign up month and year. So if you have a coupon that was for July and the account was made in August...but I feel like that's really something only a stickler for rules or a manager would care about. Luckily I never see the managers around here.

But yeah, this whole Pay Your Age thing really has been a big trainwreck. I feel bad for the employees. Apparently corporate is confusing them really bad with what is and isn't eligible for $15 off. Hence the confusion with some of them about Sunset Shimmer specifically.

Luckily I used mine already and I have a $10 off $30 that they sent me in the mail instead.

Apparently they still haven't restocked at either BaB in my area either...I saw the last one they had 2 weeks ago, but passed on her in favor of Meowth. I thought they'd have more in that time.

Does anyone know if you can ask BaB to order online over the phone? Or do you have to pay for it when you ask them to order? I only ask because I have a $10 coupon and a $10 gift card I was gonna use on her next week, but can apparently only do this in-store. :/ Of course their online system won't accept my gift card.

The BJD under $300 list is great. I have a Resinsoul Autumn who I got for $140, which is pretty great for a centaur doll. I also have a Hujoo Freya who only clocks in at $60. Resinsoul will do tons of custom stuff for you as well! Such as custom color, headswaps, I've even heard ear swap is something they can do for you.

I hope you find a doll that appeals to you. Under $300 isn't tough with a little patience and people to help guide you to some deals. All of my dolls are $300 or less. And I collect Dollfie Dreams almost exclusively(they're SD size or 60cm size dolls.) With the exception of my only fullset Dollfie Dream lol. I'm more well versed in vinyl BJD than resin, but feel free to ask for any help if you need it. I'm all about hunting the deal 

Edit: forgot to mention my first lol. My first doll was my Dollfie Dream and Obitsu/Parabox body hybrid boy. Body was $180 total with shipping and all that, head was $60 with shipping and all. I painted him myself.  My second and third are the same type of hybrid for around the same cost, just in the smaller/shorter MSD(40-45cm) height. My fourth and fifth were gotten in a weird sorta trade deal, so their values may technically not count lol.

Seconding contacting eBay. I don't see people pushing this enough...if someone has sold you a recast and you didn't know...take that money away from them! They will use it to make more, after all. Don't feel bad for not knowing and for well, having them decieve you. If you make it sound like it's a pain to send it back to China(which it is, tbh), eBay will likely not make you. Bootlegs are NOT allowed on eBay. They're breaking TOS anyway by selling it in the first place. When this happens to me with plush or other products, eBay has not made me send it back. Or even asked me to throw it out(worst case they ask you to throw it out. But I don't know eBay to ever follow up on this.) As others have said... unfortunately you won't be able to post in most places with that particular doll, but I don't see many who will shun you for not knowing. Especially if you buy legit from now on. I don't think that will be held against you.   Still sucks to have to deal with the process though. But it should be easy enough to get a refund.

I go medium to hot. If it relates to fish(like in a poke bowl), I really like to savor it and make it last, so I go mild sauces there. But for stuff like wings, I always go hot. If it doesn't burn and make my nose run, I don't want it. Mainly because I can barely say that I "like" chicken. It has to be drowned out in something else for me to truly say that I enjoy it.

As for spicy snacks...some chips I've really enjoyed lately have been Calbee Hot & Spicy flavor, Kettle brand's Pepperoncini flavor, and Popcorners' Sweet Heat Chilli. Though that last one is pretty mild and more sweet. I also tend to add chilli flakes into my pasta or ramen meals or anything like that. Or I just buy the hot flavors.