Families knowing the cost of dolls

my parents know the price of my narae. i bought her with my own money and so they´re okay with it. sometimes they gave me one or two bucks and said "For you doll. Then you can bring her home faster" yep, i really have great parents .

 

I tell them the general price of the dolls, but I didn't tell the right price of my dolls, say that my are cheaper becouse this or that ^__^

 

I'm pretty sure if my mom knew how much I was considering spending on a doll, she'd kill me.

I don't tell her how much I spend on hobby things, though :P

 

Both of my parents were curious about the prices of my first two boys, so I told them. ^^; They were shocked, understandably so, but after I explained to them the quality, size, etc, of BJDs, they started to understand. In the end they tell me its my money, I may spend it as I see fit; just as long as I don't become so obsessed that I forget everything else important to me. x3

I mean, a metal-head girl's gotta buy concert tickets too, eh? EH?! xD Oddly enough, my dad seems to think my metal concerts are a more constructive/better time than staying calmly in the comfort of my own home, girlishly tending to dolls. xD Awesome dad.

 

I tell my parents the price, but I always making it sound like I'm getting an awesome deal xD;; As for certain friends and other family? I don't say much...they don't respect my hobby so they can mind their own business...

 

Weeelll.... my mom and dad are buying him for me, so they know how much he costs. At first it was, "I want this doll. He's 700 dollars, including shipping." My mom looked at me like I was crazy, and told me I'd never get a doll anywhere near that expensive.

Then I fell in love with a different doll, who happened to only be $500 ('cause the head's an event head, and I got a face-up/eyes with it) It took almost this entire month of asking to let me pay her back, then she just decided to give him to me. My mom and dad decided that together, so they know.

My sister got really curious about the dolls, and I showed them to her, and she asked how much they were. I told her, and she gave me this weird look and told me it was a waste of money. I got pretty mad at her.

My brother doesn't know, I don't think. If he did, he'd be whining about how he wants that much money to buy whatever he wants to buy. xD My grandmother knows I'm getting one, but not the price. My grandfather doesn't either. Cat and dog don't care. xD

 

I loving telling people the cost. The expressions on their faces is priceless!

 

Now I think everyone in my family knows about him - but my youngest sister is the only one who knows how much he cost. My dad knows "expensive". My mom and middle sister, the most likely ones to freak out about it, did not ask, and I didn't tell them.

I'm kind of waiting for it to come out and possibly hit the fan, though, because my 12-year-old cousin seemed interested in him and her mom texted me to fine out where I got my "punky boy doll". I told her I got him secondhand online and directed her to denverdoll.com (I think she'll be able to navigate their site easier than Junkyspot) and told her which mold he was. I've not heard back from her yet. My middle sister said today that she bets my aunt buys one, and I almost said "not when she sees the price" but didn't because I didn't want to let HER know the price. My aunt can more than afford it, though, so we'll see!

 

For a REALLY long time, like three years, I have admired ABJD's from the sidelines. I have friends with them and they are WONDERFUL dolls! I really am interested in collecting them, but hwo does one go about saying to their fiance, "Yes, I realize I am willing to drop several hundred dollars on a doll when we have bills and school, etc?"

I mean, if I set up a side fund, I don't think it would be a huge problem, but it's a difficult to decide whether I should continue just admiring, or start buying.

I mean, I REALLY do want to collect them, but I've always been kinda broke. I really love Doll Zone sculpts, and I found two heads from a different company that suits characters I have that I would like to make into dolls.

*sigh* This is tough!

 

I think making a side fund would be a good idea.
Maybe half, or a quarter of the money you make every month can go into the fund. It will take a while to save up, but it will be worth it. ^^

 

Well, my parents bought my first doll for me, so they know how much she and my other doll cost. They know how much other BJDs cost too.

 

Well, I had to ask my mother to pay for my first doll first then I'll be paying her back. So she is very aware of how expensive the dolls would be, though they are still in the dark about how much the clothes my doll are wearing cost to be. Despite my parents are aware of the price, they still couldn't understand why the dolls are this expensive even after I explained to them.

Let us just say that my parents doesn't like to waste money on things that would not be beneficial, and to them, they believed the dolls are just toys, which they thought I would toss aside one day. But I'll be getting my second doll soon, and my father actually gave me permission to buy the doll despite I am paying with my own money which I saved up for many years.

I'm not working yet, but I had saved money from holiday collecting and allowances for years. So yes, my parents are aware how expensive these dolls are but still wouldn't understand the beauty of them.

 

Sure, I would tell the price. My husband knows all the prices, since he is the one who will be paying. Prices doens bother him much, and he likes dolls.
But if the whole thing is about telling parents - I do not really know. When I lived with them I usually informed them about things I'm going to buy with my own money, but I tried not to buy things which could harm family budget. It was rather long ago tho.

 

When I lived at home with my parents, my mom knew they were expensive but if I paid $500.00 for a doll, I would tell her $300.00. She thought I was crazy but accepted it none-the-less. She actually loves my dolls. I used to collect Blythe, and she loved those too. Last Christmas I bought her a Lati yellow Lea (her favorite doll). My dad never asked and I never offered to tell him. He would have lectured me for sure. My extended family doesn't really know too much about my doll hobby other then I collect them, period. My boyfriend knows the prices and thinks I'm crazy for buying so many but he understands and respects that it's my money to do what I please with as long as I can still help pay our bills. My friends know too and they ALL think I'm nuts But they still love me. Haha.

 

I tell them but I sometimes reduce it a bit just a lil....

 

I tell my boyfriend, and luckily he is very supportive ^-^ He helps me pay for them ^-^ (Or should I say he buys them for me, because most of the money I spend on dolls is his :P)

 

I'm still living with my parents, but I've saved and worked for my doll all by myself. My parents do not understand this hobby, but they are okey with it only 'cause they don't have to help me with the money. Now I have worked for one year and have all the money for my doll, and my parents promised to help me with paiying.
But I am not resentful 'cause they didn't sponsor me. In fact, it's only the good thing, 'cause I've learned much of these dolls in these years, and I have had much time to decide, which doll I REALLY do want.

 

My family all know about my dolls are expensive, but they don't have any idea like how much they really cost. LOL!!

 

I ordered my first doll a couple weeks ago, and I haven't told my mom. I'm 19 and live on my own, so I don't really have to tell her, but well... I want to, but I'm not sure how to go about it. She's never seen a BJD before but she knows how much they cost, and I think she would probably flip out quite a bit if she found out I had one. I'm thinking the wisest thing to do would be to tell her I got a deal on a used doll (a friend of mine got hers from a friend for cheap, so I could tell her the same thing happened with me) so she won't freak out, but I have this awful habit of telling the truth all the time, so I don't know if I can. I don't plan on buying any more dolls in the future (except maybe some Pukis someday, which I could totally lie about the cost because they're so small) so I'm really only going to have this problem once... gah.

 

My family is a cluster of generally smart andd understanding people, so they are able to understand why they are so costly, and they support me with my hobby. They're just as excited to see my boy as I am!