If someone broke your doll?

The phrase "You break it, you buy it" tends to keep people from touching my dolls unless they think they can be careful

 

I would probably feel bad if I managed to break or injure someone else's doll and offer to pay to help them get it fixed.

Whether I would hold someone accountable if they broke mine would depend on how they were handling it. I'm not particularly gentle with my dolls after doing some very serious mods and seeing how well the resin held up. I've dropped mine from over 8 feet high onto hard ground (not on purpose) and they haven't gotten a scratch. The only thing that's ever broken on a doll of mine happened when I was just re-positioning a hand so I'd be more inclined to believe it was just bad luck or the piece was unstable anyway at the time.

 

oooooh man, i don't think i would care if it were an accident or not. doll person or not. family member or not. i am a total hot-head and i think under the pressure and circumstance i would grab their doll and say if they don't offer to compensate me for the damages i would do the same to theirs! XD of course, once i cooled down i would appologize profusely and probably only take half of what i originally asked for.

if i broke someone else's doll (either accidentally or in the rage mentioned above) i would probably grovel at their feet, offer to buy them replacements or repairs, and probably end up buying them a new doll as a gift. i go over the top when i feel guilty. knowing my... unstable emotional challenges, i would probably never allow myself to hold someone else's doll unless they absolutely insisted, and even then i would warn them. and also knowing me i would probably try so hard to be careful that i would end up doing something dumb. -shrug- i try and avoid contact at all. it's not mine, it is prescious, i don't need to touch it to enjoy it.

of course, i've never been to a meet, so i don't know if this is what would happen at all, this is all based on how i have handled other things in the past. i may be fine with the dollls, who knows?

 

I clearly state for all my precious, expensive, and/or hard to replace objects "You break it, you're replacing it with TWO." And then state the price. So far my things are well handled. If something did happen it would be situational, if its an accident and something like a hand broke, i'd be upset but I'd let it go, maybe ask if they'd pay part since hands aren't expensive but shipping is. If it was the head though I'd probablly have a meltdown. I'm not sure I could actually ask someone to pay up though... but my friend would back me so who knows.
If I broke a doll? I'd die first off, and do my best to compensate them, even if I was unable to do so right away.

 

I would definitely hold the damaging party responsible for paying all repair costs because I would hold myself responsible for repair costs if I damaged a doll. Confrontation may not be easy but neither is paying for damages caused by someone else!

 

i think they would be to mortified for me to be mad at them.
If it was an accident I mean.

If they did it on purpose Im sure id make the newspapers. hehehe

 

Yesterday I had to visit my granny and I settled my boy down on the armchair, and she knew he was there but she said she sits in front of him.
But she's over 100kgs so obviously when she sat, she also got on my boy's feet. If it weren't for his shoes, his toes would be off.
I know my mom wouldn't have let me do it, but I'm pretty sure I would've asked her to pay for the damage.
But when I saw it happen, I was mortified and I screamed a loud "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

 

I would definitely make them pay for the damage! I tell people they are expencive and if they dont want to pay for any damage they cause then they best not touch.

 

I've been thinking about this recently...
Even if you want someone to pay for something, unless you take them to court how are you going to force them?

When I was in middle school I played the oboe. During gym class I would leave my stuff up in the bleachers like everyone else did but this one girl wouldn't stop opening and playing with my oboe whenever I was called down to play basketball. Once when I went up to get my stuff I picked up the case and she hadn't latched it after playing with it (even though I told her many times, DONT TOUCH IT) the oboe fell down the bleachers and shattered beyond repair.
The price of it was more than a Soom monthly, I don't remember excatly how much but it was a lot...

No matter how much I begged and pleaded she and her parents just refused to pay for it. In retrospect I should have taken her to court and that is probably the length you will need to go to if someone breaks your doll.

 

I think that if you would expect for someone to pay for any damage done to your doll, that it is your responsibility to let said person know prior to handing your doll. While it's unfortunate to have your doll damaged, I think it's particularly unfair to someone to face paying money to fix it without knowing that it's a possible consequence.

With that being said, dolls can be rather expensive (and the damage might even be something that can never be fixed, perhaps on an emotional level). I wouldn't feel very comfortable with someone else handling mine, although I am that way about most things.

 

I be the harbinger of PAIN and DEATH!!! after I'd stopped sobbing that is - all the peeps at our meets are really doll friendly and we're a pretty casual bunch and considerate of damage and more often than not if there is a doll posed for a picture and they start to wobble - you can be guaranteed at least 3 people will do a dive for it.

If a complete stranger wandered in to our meet and broke either my doll or someone elses well... years of supressed rage would have them piddling in their pants - that and a solicitor on speed dial and the ability to run like the wind would have me up the street with their bag/wallet and filing at small claims before they had time to mop themselves up and apologise. Of course if they said - oh-crap I'll pay for that - I'd simmer down and hand them a pen for the cheque book with a sweet smile.....

Now on the other hand if I broke someone elses doll I'd be like - here hold my most beloved to my heart Choa whilst I go get you some money to pay for that.... then I would give them chocolate - it is the answer to life problems!!

 

If I popped off fingers or something, I'd be trying to right the mistake immediately. And I assume other people in the hobby would do the same. It's the people outside the hobby that concern me.

I actually had a nightmare about my little niece shattering Gabe after she got here, because a relative had just snatched her up and handed her off. And most of my extended family was present and they were all essentially like, "Oh, whoops. We'll give you the money to replace it. How much?" I told them the price, in tears, and they immediately jumped down my throat about it. Needless to say, I'm very upfront about what kind of money non-dolly folks are asking to play with. And I think if something actually did happen to her in their care, I'd be equally blunt about the repair costs.

"Cough it up, bucko."

 

Yeah, I'm pretty sure if I broke a doll I'd be like, "Oh my God, I'm so sorry!" and offer to pay. xD
I'd expect the same if it happened to me too, though.

Although if the person who broke my doll wasn't a "doll person", I'd expect them to not understand it and either not pay up or say that they're too expensive or something. ):

 

I think when I bring my doll places, I'll have to bring the printed receipt of the doll around too so I have proof of the value. Oh, I know! I'll fold that paper up and put it in my doll's head XD !

I don't think I'd warn people every time 'You break it, you buy it, it's worth $350' before letting them touch her, but I'd definitely have a general disclaimer 'Be careful with her, she's very expensive and delicate!'. And if they treated her roughly, I wouldn't have qualms with being all 'OMG I said be careful! Give her back/quit being a n00b/YOU BREAK IT YOU BUY IT!!' XD .

If someone damaged it, after initial freak-out and scream-fest, I'd get their full name, e-mail, phone number, and address first. And snap a cell phone pic >:O . How much I'd bug them would depend on the damage. If the whole doll is somehow completely ruined (?? How the hell would that happen XD ?) , I'd ask them to compensate for the whole doll, $350. I wouldn't even knock off shipping, because the emotional bond between that doll and me would be totally wrecked. Not cool.

Hopefully the clothes/eyes/wig/shoes won't be irreparably damaged either, or I might ask them to pay for those too (especially if it's a pricey outfit or something!) . If it was an honest accident, I might knock the 'price' down to, I don't know, half what I paid. And if they go all 'ZOMG HOW MUCH?!' I'd get to say 'I PAID TWICE THAT NOCOMPLAINTS >:O !!' .

If it's just a finger broken or a little scuff, reparable or tiny damage, I'd make them feel really guilty as my compensation, and then take her home and fix her up XD .

If some dickweed, after doing tons of damage to my doll, was all 'No way am I paying for that!' and acted all shitty toward me, I'd throw a shitstorm like you wouldn't believe. And I would hold a FOREVERGRUDGE. I don't like letting go of grudges. I would bug their parents, send them daily e-mails, and jab at them every chance I saw them. I'd see if I could take any legal action too, but I don't know how that'd turn out. I don't know if I'd get physically violent, but my anger can peak to some pretty... not-pretty heights.

EDIT: Oh right, what would I do if I damaged a doll? Internal freak-out and panic attack, followed by tons of guilty apologizing and a quick 'If you have to pay to get it fixed, I'll cover it!'. If I actually totaled the doll somehow (HOW would I do that?? O_o) , I'd... It would hurt, hurt my wallet a lot, but I would definitely have to offer to replace the doll. A person should take responsibility for their own mistakes!

ali

 

The first thing I'll do is "AAAAAAAAAAARRGGGGGGHHH!!DO YOU KNOW I SACRIFICE MY OWN POCKET MONEY FOR HALF YEAR JUST TO BUY THIIIISSSS!!!???"..

 

"When they hold my doll, I get their wallet."

They damage it, I get super mad and ask if they pay me how much the damage was.

If I broke a doll I would try to pay for it. (if I had the money) If I didnt have money I would save up some for them.

 

If a person, who handle my doll without my permission and break my doll, definitely I would insist on him/her paying for the replacement/repair of the doll. I told my family member that if they break my doll and without my permission to touch it, they were going to pay for it. (I did tell them that I would let them handle and look at my doll so there is no need to touch it when I'm am not around).

Now if I giver permission to handle it and the person(s) broke it, I would be upset and I would probably just pick up the piece and leave to fix my doll asap.

If I broke my doll, in some crazy way, then I would be upset with myself but make the best of the situation and fix it the best that I can...And probably be extra extra careful with my doll for that they own.

 

they would be taken to court.. ! It may sound strange to some but it would be a heart stopper..

 

Yes, I would expect them to pay for the damage! I don't care if it's a scratch in the resin, mussed faceup, or a broken nose the person ruined my doll! If it's a true accident I won't be all "OMGRAWRR! -lunge for throat-" but they'd still need to pay. If I damaged another's doll of course I'd offer to pay and I'd fully expect them to ask me to pay. These aren't cheap or easily replaceable items; you wouldn't accept "whoops, lol" if someone damaged your car would you?

 

HELL TO FREAKEN YEAH!
>:I
If they are too stupid to understand that
1. you treat other peoples stuff better than your own.
2. if you DO break, no matter what, at lest pay half or more for help fix it.

Something like that almost happen to me at my old school, I had Duchess at the filed, where she was in my hand.
Then outta nowhere this 10 year old kid, whom I carpool with BTW, comes and flys into my hand and BOOM, there goes Duchess flying.

Lucky she fell in snow, but damn if only my age (15) and the fact his mama is the sweetest person I know, hadn't stop me, that boy would have had his ear yanked off. = w="