If someone broke your doll?

If someone ever broke my doll I would make them pay for the damaged part, simple as that. I don't think they could get out of it. However, I don't plan to let strangers hold my doll, ever. I also don't plan to take my dolls to conventions, only small meetups.

Now, if I ever broke someone else's doll I would feel horrible. I would pay for the damaged part and tell the person of every excellent modder I know on this forum. I don't think I could stop saying, "I'm so sorry! Is there anything I can do?!" I would probably even bake them cookies. I also know I would follow up on the situation until the doll was fixed.

 

I think the first thing running through my mind would be shock than anything. I'd be more confident in going at my family members if they broke my doll, my dad knows fully well that if he or anyone else in the house breaks the dolly then they will be paying for it...though if it were someone else I didn't know so well I have no idea how I'd react in that situation, though I'd probably be a little more volatile if it were something broken that was irreplaceable, such as a glati hoof or a hand off my AoD You (the old normal colour is no longer made)
If I broke someone else's doll I would offer to pay for any repairs, I think the string of apologies would come before that though ^^;

Did once have someone really irritate me, elbowing me into a wall and damaging my boy's faceup. As much as I wanted to maul the guy's own face off, he skitted so quickly I didn't even see who it was -.-

 

Is it even possible to make someone pay for a broken doll?

This thread kind of got me thinking, say someone bumped you into a wall and your doll's face got cracked or broken. Can you actually collect from a complete stranger?

What about from someone whose child broke it? As in the kid pulled it off a table or something and broke an ear? Or as that story posted earlier was about someone's fiancee's sister's daughter tearing up a doll. Is it possible to actually collect on it?

Or would it be seen as: WTF was s/he doing there with a doll anyway?

 

Someone breaks my doll? Oh may god have mercy on their soul.I'd probably lose it. I've spent far too much money and time on him to have some nitwit break him.

After a lot of cursing and maybe a little crying I'd pull out my calculator and add up how much they owe me. And I'd totally make them pay shipping AND paypal fees.

But to avoid situations like these I rarely ever let anyone touch him let alone be handled.

 

BURN IN HELL!
.... no not really. XD I'd probably get sad...... very sad and mad............. and try not to cry......... but most likely never succeed....... and then I'd yell at them that if they don't pay my doll I'm gonna strangle them until their eyes poke out......
That's why I don't let anyone hold, touch and most of the time even hold my dolls. And that's why I'm not going to meetups.

 

Well, it happened to me this weekend - my 8 year old niece was playing with my Puki Piki, and was asking about the feet, and if they could come off.

While she was asking, she tugged at the foot and it came off - leaving the magnet still attached. As she was looking on, I just tried to slot it back on again, but it turned out that the actual resin round the magnet had cracked and come off, so all I could do was put it to one side to fix later.

She went quiet and disappeared and was discovered in floods of tears as she had 'broken one of Alice's special dolls'...of course I had to say that it was all fine and that it could be fixed. Which of course it can...but I did keep a careful eye on her for the rest of her visit.

And I discovered that my precious niece distressed feels worse to me than one of my dolls getting broken...

How I might have reacted if she had not cared and had just laughed it off, I don't know though.

Alicex

 

I'd ask the person who broke the doll to at least pay for the replacement of the hand, foot, head etc. If it involved the entire doll, then so be it, they pay for the complete doll. Hope that it's not one of the limited dolls!!! How can one replace one of those??

 

To be honest, if someone broke a piece of my doll, I'm not sure if I'd make them pay to replace it, though I suppose it depends on what they break. If it's a finger or a hand or something like that, I'd have no real problem replacing it myself...if a head or something along those lines, I would prolly want a little compensation
Basically, if it was purely accidental and the person who broke my doll was clearly apologetic, then I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable scolding them and demanding compensation for the damage. That's why I'll let any fellow doll owner handle one of my dolls because it's safe for me assume that they know exactly how expensive these dolls are and how careful they should be, and if something bad happens, I know it's an accident. I wouldn't let any random stranger handle my doll for obvious reasons... x_x

If I was the one to break something, I'd obviously feel like the dirt beneath someone's shoe, and I'd definitely offer to pay for any repairs or replacements needed and also offer whatever advice I could give. I'd probably never handle someone else's doll again after something like that...

 

Queenfanforever - that's when I'd hunt around for a face-up artist, send Tenshi off and let the your sister's fiancee's family know the cost of the replacement face-up and say you'd appreciate the money asap. It's usually $50 minimum. It will be difficult when you ask outright for them to refuse to pay up and it's a good opportunity for the kid to learn actions have consequences.

I don't think it's wrong to ask people to pay for damages. It's a bit tough to ask them to replace an entire doll. If you were at a shop and something got broken, you'd probably have to pay for it. I know it's something I keep in mind when I'm shopping with my kids. There are some shops I don't dare enter ie jewellers, china shops etc. I've recently got a Euclase and Vesuvia and I don't plan to take them to many meet-ups for that reason. It would only be if someone asked specifically to see that doll.

 

It depends who it was and how badly it was broken.

I mean no matter what I'd like them to pay for repairs or damages but I know they'de be horribly shocked once they hear the price....

Mmmm...I probabily wouldnt mind so much if it was a scratch or a crack as long as it didnt make the doll fall apart.


The very worst case scenario is if the resin melted or something and the doll looked nothing like the original in which I would demand a replacement, no matter who it was.

 

I agree with The-sinister, it depends on who the person was, I know my family would never be able to afford to fix a doll if it was something like the head, I would be upset and well I don't know

But if it was someone at a meet I would ask them to pay, I would be nice but I would expect them to pay for it all, shipping, even the cost of face up again. Of course I would then give them the broken parts to be fair ( after they paid) But if it happened at a meet up and this is a total stranger then how do you know they would be honest and give you their correct names and paypal address etc? I mean.... Well, that's why I don't go to meets!

And if I ever did break a persons doll, I would offer to replace it immediately. Of course I would make sure that what they are asking for the is correct pricing. If it seemed to much then I would get it my self and mail it to them.

 

I think it depends on the situation. Family member who obviously knows doll is fragile or a random curious person who didn't ask? Money please.
But if I'm certain it was an accident and they had asked to hold it I don't think I would say anything unless they offered to pay for it Dx

If it was me I'd offer to pay. But I don't hold things I know are fragile cuz I'm clumsy sometimes.

 

Not sure what I would do. It would depend on who did it. But I can see them getting smacked by the broken doll if it was really damaged.

 

I would let that person pay. I got a part-time job just to buy a doll. I didn't eat hot food for weeks ( I had to bring a lunchbox to school! and I'm in college). And I did tons of research just to find the doll for me. I would definitely be pissed but I would probably ask the person to pay (If the person can't pay it in full, I'd make that person my personal slave for six long months or I could offer him layaway. haha.).

 

"You broke it. You pay it. NOW"

I'm the kind of person that likes to offer the payment for broken things, if it's a doll and it's really my fault, i'll pay the pieces or i'll buy a new complete doll... whatever... And of course, i like to ask for the payment if someone breaks something mine.

I hate the "oh, it doesn't matter at all...". It matters a lot, and if you break something you've to solve that problem.

But there's a problem... If your doll is totally broken, it won't be your doll at all if someone buys another... Maybe it's like the death of someone beloved, there won't be anyone like he/she... But at least, that money is repayed...

 

This happend to me at school once, this guy(who acts macho and everything) came over to me and started asking questions about my doll(nice questions that is), and then he wanted to hold it. at first he liked it, but when we had to go to our registration time, he gave the doll back but without thinking he threw the doll high up in the air.
It fell and his head cap came off. Man i was so pissed i bit his head off. The whole kids in my grade all looked at me to see if i'd cry, but i didnt. i actually bit this guys head off who said "she's gonna cry!!". Anyways when i said he had to pay me, he said no way but actually fixed it for me^_^

after that i never took my doll in

 

If some random stranger who picked up my doll without consent and broke it, yeah, I'd be pissed.

 

My exact words would be: I'm sorry but now I have no choice but to kill you.

Of course they have to pay for it. If it's the other way around I would do the same thing!

 

Well, the person would definitely have to cough up cash for whatever parts he broke, I would still be mortified of course ><'' ugh, hopefully nothing like this would happen so I can avoid the confrontation.

 

I'm usually very shy and reserved, but if someone disregards what I've told them and something bad happens to my belongings while in their care, I explode and I say things without thinking. I have a lot of difficulty confronting people after a period of time, but in the heat of the moment I don't have any issues at all.

If the person is upset and offers to pay, all well and good. If the person is upset and doesn't immediately offer to pay, I bring up the topic. If the person is unapologetic and doesn't offer to pay a thing, I point out that if it hadn't been for their rudeness and carelessness my doll would be complete and if they don't pay for a new faceup/pair of hands/headcap I'll persue them through every means possible until they do. And if it happens at a meet up, so much the better! Lots of witnesses!

When it comes to rough children and indifferent parents you need to be upfront about compensation too. If you let it go, you won't see a penny.

I would definitely feel devastated if one of my dolls broke, and I wouldn't feel the same about the doll afterwards. I do consider paying for replacement parts or a replacement face up compensation for distress caused by breaking a doll, particularly if the doll is limited or parts of the doll are limited.