Families knowing the cost of dolls

My position has changed since I voted two years ago. When it was my father I was okay with sharing their cost.

Now that he's gone, it's no one's business but my own how much my hobby costs me or how much I have to save for them. I'm the only human in my place now anyway, so no one really has to know what I have unless I take them out ^^

 

<knock fifty quid off the price and then tell them>

 

My husband knows (as he bought me 3 of them) but I don't tell my extended family. I just say 'they're expensive' and leave it at that.

 

Every since I was a kid/teenager, my parents response to what I buy was "It's you're money, do what you want with it." so they don't really care all too much when I buy dolls that cost hundreds of dollars.

 

yeap. more along lines of "sorry mom, not visiting for xmas - i bought another doll" XD. thought unlike most people when i tell them the price i tend to round it upwards if not add and extra couple of hunderd dollars. Though Im old and my family knows better then to lecture me ^^ And husband... well, he thinks they are creepy and weird (since he can't relate to them) but whatever floats my boat ^_^V

 

My close family knows how much dolls cost, and they are perfectly fine with it now, even if they weren't back when I got my first. As for my extended family, to the half that would not appreciate the hobby, they are simply "expensive but worth it." To the extended family that cares, they are "However much one costs, but worth every penny."

 

I told my dad "they're expensive" and he didn't ask for clarification. I'm sure he has no idea exactly HOW expensive I meant, though, and I have no intention of telling him. I told my youngest sister "expensive" and she insisted I tell her how much I spent, and she nearly had a coronary. Especially when I told her he's one of the less expensive ones and she saw the prices on some of the others.

I'm not sure when I'll even show him or mention him to my other sister and my mom. They'd both freak out, I'm sure. Maybe I just won't mention anything about price at all, and hope they don't ask.

 

It's nobody's business but mine. And my mother wouldn't even think of lecturing me about it if she knew.


I would feel guilty about how expensive they are if I were supposed to be saving for a car or a place of my own. But, once the bills are taken care of, what's left over is mine to squander or save.

 

My father was actually thrilled about the price of my first doll. I'd discovered BJDs in October and really wanted to get one, but I couldn't justify spending the money. Then it was December, and my father wanted me to tell him one expensive thing to get me for Christmas, since he hates shopping for lots of little things and always feels like he fails at it. Him paying for most of my doll made his day and saved him the agony of actually having to shop.

My other family members know too, and none of them really care about the fact that I spent hundreds of dollars on them. My mother just thinks it's weird that I bought dolls at all.

 

My family has a GENERAL idea but not too in detail.

I don't think my mother knows how much they cost other than that they are "expensive." To be honest, I'm betting she thinks they cost around $100 or something. *facepalm*

My brother isn't too sure about how much all of my dolls cost. He did find out that I paid $400 for my Unoa L-bi but he also knows they can go for $800 easily, so that probably eased his mind knowing I paid like half.

My father has the best idea probably. He's aware I've spent about $300-400 on each of my dolls since he sees all my bank account activity.

 

You only live once. Do what you love as long as you are not hurting anyone )

 

Even though I'm an adult and make my own money, it's not worth the hassle of them knowing. My family doesn't really understand any form of collecting, and when I spend more money on doll clothes than I do on my own it's something they just wouldn't understand (I don't deprive myself - I just take advantage of clothes swaps and sales)

 

My family does know, but it's my money and since we are all collectors of something, it's all a case of the pot meeting the kettle and seeing they are both black.

My sister collects baskets. Her basket trashcan cost her $400. My $1000 doll looks sane in comparison.

 

I used to, and my dad would do that exaggerated fake heart-attack drama-queen act (it was pretty funny, actually). My mom would just say "Oh? Well, they are very nice."

>.> I earn/save my money for buying dolls and doll stuff, and I'm responsible with my money, so my parents don't object to the doll stuff I buy. (And, I'm an adult.)

I do let them know the general price of my dolls, so my family and other members of the household will treat the dolls with care and not just toss them aside if I leave one in a common area.

Actually, I got a worse reaction when I told my parents how much I spent on a designer dress for my sister's Xmas present (think MSD dolly and you're in the right pice range). Which was wierd... it was an 'okay' reaction to the useless luxury item, but an overreaction to the useful practical item. :/

My family is just strange...

 

I mentioned something about wanting to buy a "very expensive doll". That was all that was needed for my mother to go into a long rant about saving money etc. etc. When I actually had the doll my mom would see it occasionally in my room or something and ignore her. She's actually really good with that, she doesn't bother me about my dolls, and I keep my doll to myself (I only show my doll to my younger sister, who knows how much they cost and kind of "gets it"). I figure this "agreement" we have is best since I will never have to tell her how much they cost =P. She already knows I've always been into dolls and everything so yeah, she let's me be, which I'm perfectly fine with. ^_^

 

My parents knows the price, I told them. Dad is upsed a little, doll for so much money, but he's not saying anything, knowing that its my money to spend. But Mom is absolutely okay with it! She waits for my dollie with me, I wonder if she'll end up knitting clothes for her XD

 

The family knows, and my husband wants one. XD My mom originally commented about the price, so i just asked her how much she spent on her precious moments figurines, and rubber stamping hobby. She shut up pretty quickly. hehehe My dad I think knows, but he doesn't really have a problem with it because it's my hobby and what I like. Before I got into ABJD's, way before I'd heard of them, he'd agreed to lend me $500 to buy a kenner blythe if I found one! That was about 10 years ago though, when I still lived at home. haha Dad also loves fishing and hunting, and all of his gear is easily a LOT more expensive than my dolls. until recently, he owned a shot gun, rifle, crossbow, and long bow, plus target system for the bows. He also has a ton of fishing equipment and a 24 foot fishing boat with all the little bells and whistles. Dad is cool like that, says you can't take it with you when you go, so you might as well have something you enjoy now.

In laws however are different. My mother in law loves my dolls and would like one but can't justify spending that kind of money on one. Occasionally one of my dolls will go and visit for a couple of days at her place though... Father in law rarely says anything.

Sisterin law, who smokes, and goes out drinking all the time (where as I do not) asked why i was wasting my money... so I asked her why she set hers on fire. She looked at me clueless until i said that's what she did every time she lit a cigarette, so who was wasting money now? HAHA!

 

I'm 18 too and I pay my doll myself (I have juste one). My mother paid the shipping fee and she's the only person in my family who knows the price of my bjd. I don't say the right price to other people of my family actually (I say it costs around $150 ...).

 

My mother knows, but she's also very supportive of my collecting. She understands that to me it's worth it to save up for these dolls and having seen them in person and the craftsmanship that goes into them she believes that the price I pay is worth it. I suppose it shouldn't matter what my family thinks since it's my money, but it is nice to know that I won't have to deal with the "waste of money" talk.

 

Some of my family know. The ones who know I'm buying dolls, know how much they cost. And they all had the same reaction, "HOW MUCH?!" They say I should give that money to my mother.