The 7 Stages of Waiting for a Drop

Let’s be honest. You tell yourself you’re not going to buy anything. You’re just browsing. Just admiring. Just “checking the time.”
But then the drop approaches… and suddenly, you’re in a full-blown mythic ritual.

Here are the 7 sacred stages every collector knows:

Stage 1: Denial

“I don’t need another pen. I’m just here for the lore.”
You say this while scrolling through pigment previews like a cryptologist decoding ancient glyphs.

Stage 2: Bargaining

“If I skip coffee for two weeks, I can afford it.”
You start doing math. Emotional math. Collector math. The kind that always ends in “add to cart.”

Stage 3: Obsession

You’ve zoomed in on every shimmer shot. You’ve read the pour spec like it’s a sacred text.
You know the difference between Glimmer Ghost Gold and Solar Gold. You feel it in your bones.

Stage 4: Ritual Preparation

You clear your schedule. You light a candle. You refresh the site like it owes you answers.
You whisper: “Let the veil part.”

Stage 5: The Drop

Your heart races. Your hands tremble. You click faster than you’ve ever clicked.
You black out. When you wake up, there’s a confirmation email and a vague sense of euphoria.

Stage 6: Post-Drop Reflection

You stare at your cart. You whisper: “What have I done?”
Then you whisper louder: “I regret nothing.”

Stage 7: Lore Integration

You start imagining where this relic fits in your collection.
You name it. You assign it a realm. You write a backstory.
You’re already waiting for the next drop.