Giving a doll as a gift

My friend Terra just said she'd be getting me a gift doll
I had to make sure I can get her one in return or i'd feel bad, though.

 

My sister Shido bought me my first doll for my upcoming birthday! I'm still waiting on him being shipped but I can't wait for him to arrive!
I fully intend buying her a doll someday too, when I can afford to, haha

 

I'd never ask for a whole doll for a gift. I'm partly saving for my first one, and hoping/asking for absolutely no presents for my birthday or christmas, just gift money from them. That should cover the other half for the doll itself, but then theres the cost for the shipping and clothes or accessories. My boyfriend said he'd give me some money to help but I have no idea how much, and I'm not going to be rude and ask how much. I worry though.. lol I want my first doll so much

 

My DH bought me my first BJD and he covered 3 gift giving occasions, which he was thrilled as he hates to shop for me. Son got me a gift card to Denver Doll so i could get a wig. For Christmas I will ask DH to pay for half my next MSD and he will be thrilled to know he is done shopping for another year.

 

I get cash from my DH for gift occasions because he loathes shopping and has no clue what I want anyway. I use whatever he gives me toward whatever I want. I would never ask him to buy me a doll; his brain simply doesn't work that way. I would probably end up with a new laptop (which I do not need) or a new bicycle (something he understands). I would never ask anyone else to buy me a doll; too much money. I might buy one for someone, though, if they were very special friends.

 

hope he gets here for ur birthday Taru.

hehe u and her going on a trip to Japan and FCS is a very nice gift (even if u're not paying for the doll itself.)

*hugs back* awww i'm not as good as u made me sound *blush* I just thought it would be nice if us over on the other forum helped out Jo a little (Jo is the admin of BJDI) she's lovely and has donated 3 dolls for contests over the forum. So i thought it would be good to help her. I'm hoping to be able to sew to help her in some way. And others on the forum are ready to help.

If we're giving a doll away, i wanted to take a leaf out of Novalon and RillyStar's books and give it to ppl without dolls so it makes the waiting more fun.

But i do admire the person getting u a doll. She sounds like a lovely person and one that is generous so it's something we can all learn. Even not financially capable to buy others dolls. It's nice to work as a team and little by little help someone

 

I think it depends on your family. I would never ask my parents or other family members for such an expensive thing, because they really need that $300 - $600 +.

But if I were lucky enough to be born into a family like my boyfriend's (whose parents make a combined $600,000+ yearly), then I would totally ask for one for my birthday. A couple hundred wouldn't be a hardship for them at all.

But hey, maybe even then I wouldn't ask. I have a problem with feeling unnecessary guilt.

 

well i am saving for my 3rd doll and my friends first. she isnt as into the bjd realm as i am, but she has fallen in love with the horned cherish chubby. so i have been saving for several months to get my fcs f09 and her chubby. i want it to be a christmas present either this year or the next.

also, my parents have paid for half of my first doll and 200$ of my 2nd as part of christmas gifts. they also pay for shipping even tho they hate my dollies

the only thing that bugs me is that they always spend 400$+ for christmas on me but they refuse to buy me a doll flat out. so it depends i suppose?

 

My birthday and Christmas presents are always all about dolls ^^ I ask for money from all my reletives, who give me between £10 and £25 each, which builds up. I use the money to pay off a doll I already ordered. If not dolls, I always get doll stuff.

(I got a barbie too once... someone misunderstood the idea of this hobby...)

I'd never ask a friend to contribute though. I recently lost all my friends as I left school and am not keeping contact, but they don't really understand my hobby and they wouldn;t be able to afford much more than a pair of acrylic eyes =/

So yeah... just family ^^;

 

My parents paid for half of Hayden... and that was my birthday present AND Christmas present. My boyfriend paid for half of Puffin, too.

I couldn't ask for a whole doll. It's just too much.

 

Of course it depends on your family's financial situation. If you know there's no way your family can afford it, there is no reason to bother asking, it's just selfish.

SOs are a different kettle of fish, though. I don't know why but it's easier to ask them for extravagant and expensive things, like BJDs.

Wouldn't it be grand if there was some sort of BJD Registry, like a wedding registry and you could sign up and everyone you knew could contribute towards the exact doll you wanted?

*sigh, dreaming*

 

Every year I ask for one big present, since my birthday is only 10 days before xmas XD.

Last year was a Computor =]
I told my folks not to get me anything else but they wouldn't listen so they bought me extra.
I want a SD doll for this xmas. My folks are hesitant about it being a doll, I mean my computer (which was deal with printer etc) is a worthy thing to them an apparently dolls dont do anything but they are coming around.
I only want one doll ..........Ill put everything I have to it aswell lol.

But I dont know I wouldnt ask anyone execpt parents. It is a little too much so much that most people think your joking when you mention it lol. but yeah if I had the money Id get every one a doll lol

 

My mother paid for Kana's face-up and shipping costs for my birthday, but I paid for the her body and such on my own by saving. Face up, shipping, and $100 worth of clothes, and books were all I got for my 16th birthday. ^^

And I asked her not even a week ago on if she would be willing to help me afford my next doll as a combined birthday/christmas present. She said that she'd be willing to commit about $300 towards me, which I am very thankful for. But I don't think I could ask her full-on to pay for a doll in the 550-600 range. I know that she still needs to put me through college and now has to pay for my sister's wedding.

Even if we had the financial funds to throw around, I don't that I would ask her, simply because I think it's not only demanding, but it also kind of ruins the bond with the doll for me. I feel closer to Kana because I saved for her by doing anything I could. Even now, while I'm saving for my boy, I believe that I feel closer to him. It may be different for people who do receive dolls as gifts, but it's how I come to feel.

 

I think it would be unreasonable for me to expect to get a BJD as a present, but since my birthday's coming up I have let my family know that I'm saving up for one and that any help would be appreciated.

 

I don't think I would ever ask for a whole doll, unless the price tag was reasonable (a tiny, maybe up to a relatively cheap MSD-sized doll).

However, the long tradition in my family is that I pick out my own Christmas and birthday presents, and what they do is put a certain amount of money towards it. If it's too expensive for them to cover completely, then I pay for what's left. So these days, their money is often going towards a doll.

 

A whole doll would be if your married or something, what can the poor guy do I mean?XD Nah but, the best thing to do is probably to just say that you're saving up to something and that a contribution would really help.

When I ordered stuff whan I was younger I would always ask my parents if they could pitch in on at leaast the shipping and stuff.

 

My boyfriend bought me my first doll with some money he gets annually over a medical settlement. He's offered to buy me my second doll too. I get a lot of crap (can I say that here?@_@) because my doll was given to me and I didn't have to have two jobs to get her, but it's not really any different in my mind than a guy spending hundreds of dollars on a ring, or a car, or any other gift for his girl. That stuff happens, right? I dunno. Maybe the people who give me a hard time are just jealous. *shrug* He's gonna buy himself a doll next month too, if that makes it any better.

 

My family cant afford a BJD, and I wouldnt dream of asking them; however since they know my hobbies and interests, there is a chance I will be given money (under $100).
My mother knows that I want a doll (even a head or the 1/6 RAH Light Yagami), neither of us can afford it, however she is willing to give me $50 to help me save up with ^^

I think asking for such an expensive present is rather rude. Asking for a little help to save for what you really want is ok-ish.
The whole thing depends on the financial situation of a family.

 

i've gotten two dolls as gifts from my parents on christmas (05' and 06'). i asked for the dolls and i did the ordering, but i of course wasn't allowed to open anything until christmas.

my boyfriend contributed to my dollfund as a valentines day present, he said "because i know that is what you really want"

i would only ever ask my parents or boyfriend (going on 4 years together now...) i would never ask a friend to spend so much money on me.

 

I have asked foe expensive dolls before for birthday & Christmas gifts from my family & have usually gotten them. The best one was a huge surprize that I had only joked about getting, a gorgeous antique French fashion for Christmas one year. So I guess I wouldn't feel too bad about asking for one but for some reason I just want to stick with getting these dolls on my own.

However, if I had the money there are a couple of friends that I'd like to buy dolls for. While they can certainly afford them on their own, it'd be great to see their faces when they unwrapped their dolls, a totally unexpected gift.