Families knowing the cost of dolls

I believe people know how much my dolls cost, certainly my parents do. I think my Father is a bit...iffy...on the whole cost of this hobby...but he usually doesn't say anything. However, I am quite nervous to tell him about my third doll....
My friends are usually the ones who get thrown the most by the cost. That is to say, I'm married and most of our friends are guys, so they are confused by me buying dolls in the first place, much less ones that cost as much as these. Every once and a while it will come up in conversation and their eyes will kind of pop out...they'll turn and look at my girl...then look at me...
My Father-in-law actually seems quite interested in my dolls, and neither of my in-laws have ever commented on their price.
My husband thinks they are horribly expensive, and had cringed every time I have made a purchase. But he still supports me, for which I am very thankful. ^_^

 

My parents know a very vague amount. They don't know how much each individual doll cost, but they know that they're around $300 or so.

However. I almost killed my dear sweet hubby the other day. ._. He was home for a short time, and we'd ordered Glot and Glati together, before he was called away to work. Well, in the meantime (as he was laid off for a bit, after we'd ordered the dolls) we had to move back in with my parents. Since that means the dolls will end up likely coming when my mom is the only one home, he told her about the dolls.

Then told her how much they cost. And got it wrong. He told her they cost $1200.

So, instead of just giving a little 'heads up, we've got a package on the way some time in the future' he got her REALLY riled up. x_x Considering the fact that I've never paid this much on one doll order before, and he's the one that convinced me to get both (so the girl is kind of his)... I wasn't pleased. ><; And boy was my mom ever mad.

 

You said it! I'm in exactly the same boat (at almost the same age, ironically). Even though my parents live in a different country I still get nagged and lectured about my finances. So although I have told them I go to the doll meets in an effort to meet people here, and showed them pictures so they had an idea of what I'm talking about (and derailed them sending me kids dolls). There is nothing on this planet that will get me to own up to actually owning one, let alone five, to them. Besides, I know my mother - if she happened to see Fianna, she would steal her. Or at least try.

 

I don't tell them the prices of the dolls and when I get the money not sure if I will until after I get the doll -_-;

My family was mad at me buying a$25 pair of earphones, so spending a bunch on "some doll" would make them go crazy/

 

I had to tell my parents the price because I used their credit card to buy her ( i paid them for it). They're not happy, but they know i could have paid alot more, and I think that helped them be ok with it. lol

 

I never tell the real price and I tell my husband my dolls are from latieh so he can't find out the real value....

 

Oh, money, money, money. I'm only 14 and even I know that there's never enough, right? ^^;

Actually, my parents took it pretty well, there wasn't alot of complaining at all~ I think that when they saw how different they were from other dolls, they understood. Even when i tell them about dolls that are 1000+, they're just like 'Okay, but you'd have to save a long time for those!'

Still, my dad thinks it's a bit foolish to be spending so much money one alot of dolls. Or moreso, why you'd have more than one. ^^;

 

Well, I am a married adult. My hubby knows what they cost. Sometimes he encourages me, other times not. Depends on what it is, what else we have going on expense-wise and whether or not he likes it. Plus, he actually bought me my most expensive doll for a birthday present. My parents know approximate price-tags, too - I have taken them to the Volks store down in LA - my mom loved the dolls but not the price tag. However, no lecture from her on it. I keep thinking I should get her one one of these days for a gift, but I haven't done it yet. I am sure she would love it, but I don't know that she would love it any more than any of the other dolls that she has... hence the dilemna. I don't mind putting down a hefty chunk of money on a gift for my mom, but I don't want to do it if she would be happier with a less expensive Tonner doll or something like that.

 

My mom knows the price of Soom MDs because she has had to spot me the money on a couple. The only reason she is ok with it is because I have told her that it is an investment and that the value will go up in time. unfortunately, that means she yells at me to sell one of my doll almost every week. Dad keeps out of my doll business. He doesn't care what I do so long as it doesn't cost him money... or if it does, that he eventually gets paid back. As for non MDs, my mom thinks they all cost $300 which is good if it actually costs more than that...but bad if I come across a good deal.

Can't wait till I get back out on my own again!

 

My mother knows the cost, my father doesn&#8217;t. And he also thinks that I&#8217;ve received my doll as a present and I myself have no idea about its price.

 

Well my parents know what my first costs since he's the only one they'll be buying. They have no idea how much I've spent on clothes, wigs and eyes and I'm not planning on saying too much on the price of the next two I'll be getting on my own. Eh heh, probably better this way. Thought my brother knows everything and since I say nothing about his videogame spending, I think we're even.

 

hmm..well when I used to live with them a few years ago, they would always question my fiance at the time (now my husband) about how much they were..and why he was buying me so many..blah blah blah

I just told them it was none of their business about the price and not to worry about it, because it wasn't coming out of their pockets! Hmph!! now I tell them about the price because me and my husband make good money, so they don't really care.

 

My mother knows exactly how much they cost, she bought my sister a doll for her past two birthdays and getting me one for Christmas.

 

My parents don't know the price exactly...
They think a doll cost about 100 $ (and they think that is very much for a doll), so I don't tell them the right price, I'm a little scared what they will say about it...

 

Actually it was alot easy to tel them that I was GAY that the price of material and dolls I have espend already.LOL

 

NEVER! The members of my family are such snobs, I can hear them talking about me now... "Why would you spend so much on a DOLL??" "Megan has alot of Barbies, they all cost less then your doll." "What's so special about a doll, they're just fake human look alikes." "For that much money it better be life size!" "Wow, I knew you would crack someday..." "A doll?? Wow, that's so pathetic."
And every family gathering they'd bring it back up... "Remember when Nicole bought that doll??"
Heh. No.

 

I told them. They proceeded to excrete a brick in their pants. My dad thinks I'm crazy.

 

I honestly would not have told them the price.

Problem was I needed my Mom's help sending the cash...so she knew.

Then she told my family, so they knew.

So they all of course, went "WHAT?!"

That was the end of that though XD He's still arriving whether they like it or not

 

I'm 40 and married. Hubby usually doesn't ask how much any of my dolls cost. I guess he's glad they keep me busy, because when I'm busy with my dolls, I'm not finding work around the house for him to help me with.
I have 2 jobs, btw. I work full time as a doctor's secretary, and that paycheck goes toward bills, expenses, mortgage, etc.
My second job is Church Organist for a small church. This is my 'doll money', as I receive a small paycheck from the church, and weddings are paid extra. The more weddings I get, the more dolls I can buy!

 

My famliy fully support me having BJD dolls
My mother even wants to buy one for her own....