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Do you keep the cost of your BJD's from your non BJD friends?

May 21, 2017

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    1. I told my friends the price of my dolls but not my family because I'm aware that they couldn't accept the fact that I 'wasted' my money on this hobby.

      But at some points, I think I shouldn't tell my friends too because they used to say something like 'instead of wasting your money on dolls, you should buy this/that product'. Although some of them were joking, it's still annoying to hear.
       
      #281 shouie, Jun 23, 2022
    2. I don't share the price of things with anyone. Doll collector friends already know anyway.
       
      #282 PBitzel, Jun 23, 2022
    3. I'm the same way. I was raised to never talk about money. Not how much you have, how much you earn, or how much you spend on anything. So I have one friend who has a general idea of how much things cost and other than that, I would not divulge unless specifically asked. Even then, I tend to give vague and generic figures.

      And as @shouie mentioned, talking about the cost tends to open you up to being questioned by others.
       
      #283 andarton, Jul 12, 2022
    4. The friends will figure out at some point, because I only have one social media, and it's for my dolls. So when people find my Instagram, that's what they get, a surprise exposure to BJD, straight to the deep end. lol. I'm pretty open about doll prices there when I buy something new, and in the past I did also post sales occasionally, so it's quite easy to figure out the price range of my dolls if one wants to. It's much harder to get to see them in real life.
       
      #284 vauhtikatti, Jul 12, 2022
    5. For the most part, the friends I have who aren't into dolls, are into the tabletop miniatures hobby; and that's not a cheap hobby either. So I don't get any flak from them... That said, I don't typically tell people how much I spent on something unless they specifically ask the cost.
       
      #285 blizzard-of_az, Jul 13, 2022
    6. I wouldn't outright tell friends how much they cost, because it would probably come across as a cringey humblebrag. Like, "Oh, look how much I can spend on my hobbies..." I think in general, it's best to not bring up the cost of things unless someone specifically asks. The only people who know how much my dolls cost are my mom, husband, and sister. And they don't judge at all.
       
      #286 Sheyda, Jul 15, 2022
    7. Generally, I won't say how much they cost until someone asks. Although I do occasionally like to step on toes with friends who drop similar amounts on the latest graphics cards and whatnot, each of us go "I could have bought [x] with that instead!"
       
      #287 OneMoreLight, Jul 18, 2022
    8. My parents know the cost of them. They'll tease me about it, but I tease them about their hobbies so it's mutual good fun. The only one of my friends who knows the cost is also in the hobby.
       
      #288 maykoh, Jul 22, 2022
    9. My parents and friends know that they can range from $100 to thousands, but I'm not sure where on the scale they think mine are. For example I was gushing to my mom about Ringdoll's Hua Cheng and when I pulled out the measuring tape to show her how tall he was, she went "That's a $500 doll isn't it". No mother.... It's not... haha. But I did tell my one friend his exact price and he wasn't surprised by it since I've told him all about what goes into the process of making a bjd.
       
      #289 maryw13, Jul 22, 2022
    10. One hundred percent. I try my best not to talk about the price as a lot of my friends aren't in any sort of hobbies at all, so I feel like they'd hardcore judge me for spending so much money lmao
       
      #290 Trickster_BJD, Jul 24, 2022
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