Holiday Shopping Guide 2015

2015 Holiday Shopping Guide!

It's all below the cut! I've tried to add highlights of each sale, because there's no way I can go into exhaustive detail and list all of the deals. Links to the flyers have been added for each entry, so you can check whichever retailer you would like.

Also, just gonna leave this here for now: Kinja's one-stop "how to Black Friday" guide

It's 2016!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Another year has come and gone. But now there's a new year sure to be filled with fun! Here's what you guys can look forward to in 2016:

• Sailor Moon all the time, every time.
• DC Superhero Girls!
• The all-new Holiday Cookie Blitz!
• Maybe finishing all those crafting posts I started!
• Recipes!
• 20% more posts beginning with "I shouldn't have bought this, but I did!"
• Approximately two weeks without posts because I'll be playing Persona 5!

I'm hoping to get a chance to maybe buy some more of the dolls on my backlog, but no guarantees. (I find that every time I tell myself, "I'm going to get this and this and then this other thing," something comes up to prevent that from happening.)

Happy weekend!

Happy day after Christmas, everyone!

Things have been so hectic here, that I am taking a break for the next two weeks. I have a few posts scheduled, so there will be some content, but I just need some time to relax and unwind without thinking about blogging!

Have a great weekend and a great New Year, and I'll see you all in 2016!

Game sales!

Hi, everyone! Hope your day is going well! Just a quick note: HumbleBundle's holiday store sale is live, as is Green Man Gaming's, and Steam's sale will be going live tomorrow. Happy shopping!

Ever After High news!

Hey, everyone! Welcome to the Hobby Haven!

It's almost the weekend, hooray! And to get you excited, I have some Ever After High news! First of all, prototypes from the Epic Winter line (which is releasing later in 2016) were just leaked. The characters included in the line will be: Apple, Ashlynn, Briar, Maddie, new character Crystal Winter, Rosabella, and.....DARING CHARMING! Surprising, right? His debut isn't a basic doll, but a two-pack with Rosabella. (His prototype doll is wearing a jacket with fur trim, and while it could be because it's cold out, what if it's because he is destined to the the next Beast from Beauty and the Beast?) The others are all released separately, although Crystal gets two dolls! She comes as a basic doll, and as a doll packaged with a playset. The playset doll is really pathetic, though; she's unarticulated and plainly dressed, which stumps me, because isn't that the opposite of what a playset doll is supposed to be? Aren't they supposed to be more "premium"?

Disappointingly, the cute snowflake-themed backgrounder that fans have been waiting for *isn't* Crystal Winter. If you find pictures of Crystal's prototype, you can see that she's a blue-skinned, blue-haired girl dressed in blue and purple, not a tan-skinned blonde girl dressed in white. So much for the backgrounder being the daughter of the Snow Queen, although maybe she'll be the daughter of Jack Frost? That would be cute!

We also got prototype leaks of the next three new characters: Nina Thumbell (daughter of Thumbelina), Jillian Beanstalk (daughter of Jack who climbed the Beanstalk), and Meeshell Mermaid (daughter of The Little Mermaid).

Finally, there's a new budget line being released next year called "Birthday Ball," featuring Cupid, Blondie, and my girl Duchess. It's all pastel color themed, which is kind of interesting; the girls have pastel-shaded hair with matching dresses and what looks like cake- or gift-themed handbags. Duchess has pastel lilac hair, which is kind of pretty, actually. And best of all, they are articulated! This is surprising, since Mattel had started making unarticulated budget dolls....my guess is that they are trying different types of dolls to see what sells best.

I'll be honest in that none of the dolls interest me in the least, except for the budget Duchess (which should surprise nobody). This is actually not bad, since that means my budget should be freed up a little for the upcoming DC Superhero Girls dolls.

Miss Scarlett, signing out!

Sailor Moon Collectibles Roundup: Atsumete Figure for Girls and Shittenou Rubber Straps

It's time for everybody's favorite feature on this blog: the Sailor Moon Collectibles Roundup! I'm your host, Miss Scarlett, and I welcome you to my nerdy little corner of the internet called the Hobby Haven! Today, I've got two pieces of merch to oooh and ahhh over, so mosey on over while we take a gander! (Everything's after the jump!)

Odds and sods

Wooooo! Lots of good news here. Anime localization company Sentai Filmworks has started their "Dear Sentai Claus..." giveaway. It runs until the 18th, and is free to enter. You can access the giveaway form here or on their website. 12 winners will get their choice of one Sentai Filmworks anime, and one grand prize winner will not only get the Sentai anime of their choice, but also a prize package including manga volumes and Nendoroids! You can enter once per day.

My latest package from the Right Stuf sale arrived, and I might do a review on one of the items I ordered, so keep an eye out! As an aside, the Right Stuf sale is still ongoing! Sale prices end on the 27th; customer service reps have stated that they will stop adding new items to the sale a little before Christmas. So if you're waiting to place an order until everything has been fully uploaded, your best bet is to wait until the 25th, and then place your order in that 3-day window.

Miss Scarlett, signing out!