Families knowing the cost of dolls

I told my parents the price of Nabiki when i first bought her and they freaked out saying that i should be saving for school or other stuff first...but i already had her, and i wouldnt trade her for the money i bought her for

withh zero, i didnt tell them exactly, i said hes my birthday present to myself so its all good, but i dont plan on getting anymore followers....but i plan on helping or trying to get others interested. (cassy already and GazeKat here on DoA will be ordering soon) yay.

i think that if its your money then spend it on what makes you happy, plus if i get accepted to go to japan (applying next year) im taking them with me

 

Hm. Well, when I told them they didn't seem to really care about it. They are confident that I wont do something without being able to pay for it and thus don't really care what I do with my leisure money. Their only thing was buying something that they believed I didn't know if I'd like or not. Thus they encouraged me to buy a cheaper doll first and then think about the others later.

Now that I have him, they are perfectly happy with me getting another one. They don't "Like the price" but they don't detest my hobby. They are actually happy. Since I have gotten him I have had interest in painting, sewing, and photography. They like that about the hobby. Though I always get a eyeroll when I tell them how much their clothing costs.

 

I'm old enough and have a job (I'm 50 and have worked since I was 13) so my parents have nothing to do with how I spend my money. My mother likes my guys and I always take one or two along when we go visiting.

 

When I first started looking into this hobby, I made sure my parents understood that they were expensive dolls. Now that I'm saving/planning, I want to make sure I have their "blessing" to go ahead and buy a doll, so they will end up knowing the exact price probably. Oh, and the fact that I suck at lying and don't have a credit card of my own...

 

I know that my family (mom and sisters) and my coworkers are wickedly curious about the cost, but I'm very *very* vague about it. I'll go so far as to say that they are expensive, but I leave it at that. I'm an adult, so it's really no one's business. It would just worry my mother and it affect her enjoyment of my dolls if she knew that I'd paid hundreds of dollars for each one. She's pretty frugal and while she loves my hobby almost as much as I do, she's too practical sometimes.

 

My mother knows the price because she is very familiar with modern and vintage dolls. She actually supports my hobby and sometimes finds little vintage outfits for my tiny. Besides, she's paid a lot more for a Cissy doll than I ever have on Dollfies so she can't say a word. ;]

Father, on the other hand, doesn't get to know. He pisses himself if the price of gas goes up two cents in a day. xP

Some of my friends know the price, too. They were shocked at first, but then they started comparing the prices of the things they bought to my doll's prices and they became less and less critical. Just yesterday I told my friend how much I thought a LittleFee would cost and she said it was a good price. Another one of my dorm-mates now wants a Pipos Robin~I feel so accomplished!

I'm fairly open with the price of my dolls because I have powerful arguments, one of which being: it's my money, I worked hard for it so I can spend it as I wish, stfu. But, there are a select few people whom I never will be able to tell. My Aunt being one of them. She once found out how much my Kingdom Hearts Axel wig cost ($50) and she made fun of and picked on my mother for weeks. She's very mean about things and it never really makes sense what she will and will not kill you over. And this is all coming from a woman who let her son buy a $2,500 MACbook which he hasn't the slightest how to use.

 

Only my parents and brother know.

Honestly, my parents are very supportive. They even like the hobby, although they don't know practically anything about it except the high prices.

 

My family knows about the prices, as some of them have bought me a full doll, or chipped in and got me one.

 

I don't have a doll yet (and I don't think I ever will T ^ T)
I told my mom the price, at first she was shocked then she got really mad at me even though all I said was that I wanted a doll and wanted to spend my money on it which I've been saving for over 4 years.
I don't think I'll have a doll this lifetime but if for some miracle she lets me get one maybe when I'm dying then I can have just that one and no more for any reason what so ever.
sometimes I think my parents would prefer me blowing off money on expensive clothes, jewlery and drugs.....

 

I told my mom how much my Sard cost me, and also how much he resells for now. BIG MISTAKE. Now everytime anyone who hasn't seen him is around him, she goes on a rant "Look at how real he is! And she paid $1000 for him, but now he sells for $2000!!!"

Mom, please, these people are going to break into our house at night...

 

I tried to keep the price from my parents and other family but when I told my little brother he went and told my mom ^^; She took is very well actually!

 

My mum would explode >.<
I told her my SD boy cost $100

 

My parents can't complain, my dad collects musical instruments, waaaay more than the cost of a doll.

 

I have a job, and my money is my money, and once I've spent it all my parents do is shake their head and tell me I shouldn't waste money on stupid things. But when I brought Kayl home, just for safety's sake, I told dad has was $150... and I got a headshake and a "God, Sara... >>"
I'm scared I would've gotten a yell if I said the real price, even though he probably wouldn't done the same thing. xD

 

I don't tell them the price... Because they would flip if I did. ^^;

 

Well, my mum knows how much every single one cost, but my dad has no idea, really. He thinks Satsuki [fullset h.ducan with faceup] was $300. The other ones I never mentioned the price, so I'm sure he's assuming all my SD are about $300, and MSD less than that... Although, he's not too involved so I doubt he's really given it much thought. But my mum, as I've said, knows how much they cost, and she's fine with it. She doesn't want one herself, but when we go out she often looks for doll sized things for them. It's nice. :3

Whoops, rambled. Sorry about that!

tl;dr,my mum knows, my dad doesn't actually know.

 

My mum knows and my boyfriend knows. But the rest of the family has no use and no reason of knowing, they'll just be offended that I allow myself of spending so much on dolls. But hey, some of them spend thousands on wine every month, others on other collector items , so why should they bother? I don't know, but I know they will.
My boyfriend sees them as investments that can be sold at a later point if i need the money. And my mum, as a collector herself, she knows that if you want something bad enough, you will pay what it costs. She's even given me a doll for my birthday. basic Tatiane from Iplehouse. (just have to add that I turn 37...)

- karina

 

I told my dad, and he laughed, gave me a quarter, and said, "that's towards your doll." Then I told him the exact figure a few days later and he looked at me, "That's bloody expensive for a doll. I don't spend $700 on my toys." Which, I then had to point out, he's spent more than $1000 on his miniature figures, just not all at once ($20 here, $30 there). To which my mum laughed, pointed out I was right and said it was expensive, but If I was going to work towards it, I could buy one, and she would help me with clothing patterns once I have him. Their convinced once I've got the money I would reconsider spending it on a doll.

 

i am 29yrs old so i buy all my own dolly stuff,my mum knows that i collect dolls and she knows that dollfies are kinda expensive but i never tell her exactly how much i have spent on my dollfies,if i did she would probably faint,or look at me in a weird way,to say"how can you spend that much on a doll"she would not understand,she expects me to be sensible and spend my money on useful things for the house,like a new cooker or something!!which i do need a new 1 as my other cooker is a bit crappy and old but i do tend to want to buy dolly things first then kitchen utensils!!so when she do ask me how much they cost me i kinda tend to round the pennies down and knock about $100 off the real price and i dont even mention the wig,clothes and shoes cost,oh my god,she wouldnt understand,my boyfriend dont seem to mind so much,i think he gets a bit jealous sometimes that i am so good at making money and saving it up to buy the things i really want for my dolls,he always is like"how can you afford it"and im like"im good at managing my money"thats what it comes down to,if i carnt afford it then i know i cannot have it!!

 

I'm 32 so dont live with family apart from my 2 children
My daughter also has a few so she knows the cost, my mum who I'm very close to knows they cost alot, but I dont think she knows quite how expensive they are