Yeah, it can suck. I had saved up $600 for a doll, but the TV died before I ordered her. Guess where the money for a new TV came from . . .
I've yet to raise that much money again, though I did manage to find a couple of other dolls off the MP that I've wanted and were priced nicely. Now that I'm homeschooling my daughter full-time and not working anymore, it's more difficult to justify spending that much money.