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Families knowing the cost of dolls

Jun 25, 2006

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  1. I tell them the price

  2. I don't tell them the price

  3. The respect my privacy and don't ask

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    1. I told my father the price of my girl, and he didn't care to much he said it's your money spend it how you like to. Plus, he knew one day I' would buy once since I tried begging for him to buy me one when I was younger XD. My mom on the other hand, I never tell her how much it is and when she asks I make up some lower amount like 50-150 dollars depending on the size of the doll.

      But with my incoming U-noa Zero I think I'll keep her price all to myself even I think she was very very pricey o.x
       
    2. I really want to own a doll of my own. But I know if I talked to my parents about it they would scoff at my decision.
       
    3. My fiance knows the cost but I haven't shown him anything bigger than a Puki yet.

      My parents know how much 'other' dolls cost and have given me a bit of grief about it over the years, but I just tend to look at them and say, "Well, you know, I don't have a $300 video game system with games that cost $50 or more." That tends to stop the conversation because they realize they don't give my brothers a hard time about their hobbies.
       
    4. My brother knows the pricing more than my mother does. She assumes they are around $400 and I haven't had the heart to tell her just how much I'm going to be spending on this new obsession of mine. My brother thinks I'm crazy and thinks I should be getting a car first. Heh. (Which I will as soon as a get a freaking job, but still.)
       
    5. i don,t tell my family about how much they cost, i lie and say, he was about 80,00 and they think that is expensive! ( hope they never find out!)
       
    6. I'm 26. I wouldn't dare tell my parents how much I spend on a doll. Even though they live across the country from me I know that they would lecture and worry. The only family member I have to worry about is my husband. It took me over 3 years to convince him that it was a good idea to spend that kind of money on a doll. But luckily he fell in love too. Now I have 2 and he's getting his soon :P
       
    7. my first -- MSD -- doll was half-payed for for my birthday, my Puki was all my own money, and i'm hoping to grab as much money as possible over the summer for my next -- SD -- doll~
       
    8. I don't have a BJD yet, but I've told my mom, because I had asked her to buy me one a while ago (when I was still in high school) but I ended up getting a camera instead. She thought they were crazy expensive until I explained to her the care that goes in to making one.

      Now, my boyfriend knows and he thinks it's really crazy, but he collects Magic Cards, so when I decide to buy mine, I think he'll be respectful and understand.
       
    9. I tell them but round the number down a bit...:sweat they still go a little wacky but all in all their okay with it... i think...:sweat
       
    10. I told my parents from the very start and it started a big fight. It's a hard battle for me but they finally came to understand my love for dollies after one month of non-stop crying and convincing. (Well, they know I'm not going to back down @.@) In the end, we came to a conclusion and they lent me money to buy one. I'm still repaying my debt though.
       
    11. My mother asked, and I replied "a lot." I wouldn't tell her because it is really none of her business, she has 0 charge over my money, and has since I was 1 or 2 years old, so money is the least of the considerations in this relationship.

      My uncle asked, and I said "a lot." He asked again in a joking tone and I said "I'm not telling you xD" and he guessed "over $500?", and I said yes. Later I told him it was in the 500-600 mark, not anything ~crazy~ like 600-700+ XD I still won't tell him the exact price though.

      My nana - who was my legal guardian for 16 or 17 years of my minor life (until 18) - thankfully did not ask about the price! I wasn't even going to tell her about my doll, it didn't seem like she'd be interested and I don't tell her about everything I buy.. BUT she was getting something done to the kitchen and keeps trying to talk to me about it when (for this particular mod) I couldn't care less, so I keep groaning to her to stop it and let me concentrate on what I was doing =_= She was like "I'm excited though, share my excitement!". To this I replied "you probably don't even know about the things I'm excited about, can't I be excited on my own and you do the same? :P" then she asked what I haven't told her I'm excited about, and I was like "well, I bought a doll. Did I tell you that?" and she must have assumed it was a cheap one or something, because she thought I bought it at a store/had it in my possession before I mentioned it was still being made, and she didn't pry any further. I showed her the pictures anyway though *shrug*
      Maybe when #2 comes she'll start asking :PPP

      If my auntie ever found out I'm sure she'd be a complete BLEEP about it. She's so bitter over money + me. My nana bought me a laptop that I'm paying her off for, and my aunt scoffed when she didn't get one (I'm a student, she openly admits she wants it to pick up guys...) =.=
       
    12. I'm 24, I tell my mom everything. I work hard for my money and if dolls make me happy then she's happy for me. I've been saving up for everything I wanted that was over 20 bucks since i was in 5th grade.

      She often scolds me for buying more heads when i need to buy bodies though ;A; she's more level headed about the hobby than I am.
       
    13. My mum bought my doll for me :D She's kinda supportive of her being a new member of our house too. so glad of that (:
       
    14. haha i'm a male college student, and I have like a PACT with the only person I know that knows how expensive these are that she won't tell anyone else we know how expensive Allison is when she arrives XD, I think it's a pretty big deal, how much of your budget you put into something really shows how much you enjoy it, and I just can't let my friends know that! I KNOW they'd be supportive, but I don't want them to be! how much I love dolls shall forever be a private matter! but to answer the specific question of the thread, i'll never let my immediate family know I even own a doll, but ironically i've had conversations with my brother on how expensive they are.
       
    15. I pay for my dolls. But, if they ask I'll tell them the truth since we're really close:)
       
    16. I was a bit scared about telling my boyfriend about how much I've spent on my dolls (not just the dolls, but also their clothes, shoes, wigs, etc). But I find it's better to come clean and tell the truth about the cost of hobbies.

      My family must be happy I'm spending my money on dolls instead of drugs.

      On the other hand, some friends have been quite harsh about it. Comments like "kids dying because they have nothing to eat or wear, and you spend your money in "pimping" dolls". But... well... everyone is entitled to their opinion.
       
    17. sorry to hear that your friends have such cruel morals! In my opinion all of western civilization has come to terms with the idea that were not going to judge each other for buying luxuries, so doll's really aren't any different than artwork or electronics, wherever your buying from, there will absolutely be a combination of artists and machines at work. so pointing figures at dolls is so terrible! I'm sorry you had to listen to a friend say something like that ^^ i'm sure your doll(s) make you very happy!
       
    18. I told my sister how much I'm going to pay for my doll, she thinks I'm wasting my money... and she blabbed to my mother but my mother thinks it'll be good for me... she's still a little skeptical though and i don't really talk about it with her, my dad has no idea... he'd probably get huffy about it. ^ ^;;;
       
    19. One of my friends once told us that the golden rule of his was, "never told your family how much your income really is". Thus, I think yet another golden (maybe "silver") rule should be, "never told them how much everything you buy actually is". My siblings and I like collecting PVC statues, gashapons, mangas, artbooks... And while my parents don't really seem to mind about it, we do avoid telling how much we spend on our hobbies. It's not like they're against it, but rather, they object to us spending so much money in one single item (meaning, they think my Pinky's collection is cute, but if we were to tell them that a PVC statue my brother bought was almost $100...)

      I began buying rather inexpensive action and fashion dolls, and right away I'm saving in order to buy my first BJD. I've told my mother how much my other dolls were, but I don't think she'll take news about a BJD and its actual price very good... But as long as it's my money and it doesn't seem like I stop buying food or going to similar lenghts to save, she isn't really against it.
       
    20. very good Scyllua! I really like that comparison, that you don't tell people how much you make, good stuff!