What to answer when people ask about the cost of your doll...?

I think it can be rude when people ask that question. But, depending on why the person wants to know and how likely they are to criticize, there's always the answer "Probably about what you pay for a year of cable TV. But, I get a thing I will have in twenty years for the price."

 

I don't take my dolls out in the public for people to ask. It's mostly my parents that are always on my case on how much my dolls are. They see it as a waste of money and I should be saving it not buying stupid dolls. So every time they ask, I just say it's cheap and leave as it is.

 

Not that many people even know about my dolls but, when the question comes up I just wave my hand and say that I got it "on sale" I'm afraid to admit the expense. Especially since I live in not the greatest neighborhood and I don't want to paint a big bullseye on my forehead. It's better if people think I have nothing worth stealing. I'm the paranoid type.

 

I know if I say "None of your business." they will just know it's expensive anyway. I would just say it was around a hundred and leave it at that. My parents got me a $90 (non-BJ) doll when I was 10, so that wouldn't be such a big deal compared to saying I got this BJD for 400 cold hard smackers.

 

If they're acquaintances I just tell them the price or have some fun and let them guess. If they give weird looks and stuff they can just suck it everyone spends money on weird things and hey, it's my money right.
BUT if it's some weird oji san I'd probably say I picked it up...at toys r us. While they were having a sale. 90% off.

 

I never say the cost because of that exact reaction. I'd just rather not deal with the hassle of it. Besides, it's none of their business and you have a right to tell them that.

 

I have this problem too. I don't like lying and I'm a very bad liar XD, so I always answer first of all: they are expensive.
Unfortunately the most want to now how much exactly, so I told them the price for a nude doll -.-
How closer my friends are, how less they understand it and came with the same like the most of you know: with that money I could buy that and that...

But in the last few months I found the perfect answer to stop immediately every discussion XD

I have some friends which buying every month a good guitar, thats more money that I spent in a half year for my Dolls, or friends which spend hundreds of dollar every month for their car, or other friends which spend a lot of money in their hobbies like diving, even friends which needs more money to buy cigarettes
XD

So after all this arguments they always are quite and never say it again that I have a expensive hobby ^_~v



(sry for my english ^^'')

 

Before I joined the forum here, I didn't know anyone else that owned a BJD.
People I know seemed interested, until they found out the price (I always directed them to the site I got Fee from) and to be honest, I found a lot of people got quite nasty and snippy about it, so much so, I ended up removing a lot of my doll related activities from certain sites as I was fed up with the snipes off of people... so I just started telling people "My money is my business, keep your opinions to yourself!" So now, I just say she was expensive, but well worth the price

 

Depending on how interested they seem in the doll influences by answer. If its just some random person being nosy I tell them I don't remember they should Google it, but for those who seemed interested in the hobby, I try to be as honest as possible.

 

I would honestly probably lie...I can see why people outside of the hobby would think it's so much money (the same way I'd consider spending hundreds of dollars on trading card games or model train sets or DVDs etc too much money, lol). I can't imagine looking someone in the eye and saying I spent four hundred dollars on a doll. But that's just me, I don't like confrontation or being judged negatively! Maybe when my doll gets here I'll feel differently and tell people with pride how much I forked over.

 

Thank you for bringing this topic up. Let's see.... I went to a few cons and saw people with bjds. Me being a doll lover I couldn't help but to ask questions. At first I was like, "OMG that's expensive!" but then I learned that the time and effort into this hobby is worth the money you pay and I have no regrets into starting this hobby . Some of my family members think I'm crazy but my mom is totally supportive because she knows that dolls were my passion growing up. I only tell certain people about my hobby like close friends and some of them are like "OMG that's crazy!!!" but they understand that's what I am into. So I haven't taken them out anywhere yet because I'm really paranoid that they are gonna mess up my doll then I would be extremely upset.

 

Noone has actually come right out and asked me the price of any of my dolls - but I just say - oh she is an expensive one -

 

lol I just outright tell them the price. I COULD BE BUYING CRACK INSTEAD.. is what I usually say. haha

 

When I was first asked by my friends I avoided telling them the price and they all assumed that my first SD cost about £80 (a price that they all considered to be a lot of money for a doll). When I actually told them none of them said anything really. When I told my parents they just said something along the lines of "Its your money".

 

I don't like admitting how much a particular doll cost, even to my closest family, although my mum, dad, and hubby know how much I spend. I was showing one of my dolls to my mum recently and she asked me how much it cost, and when I told her she looked horrified, and that made me feel a bit guilty. I don't know why - I'm 33 years old, no longer live at home and earn my own money!! If it was something like a teddy bear, I don't think I would have got the same reaction!

 

To my dad, i lie about the price. As cheap as i think i can get away with.

To everyone else, the truth.

 

This question confuse me.(there is no standart price for all kinds dolls),. I tell an average value of MSD dolls (usually i go out with my msd doll). People are surprised, but usually refrain from commenting. But I think that I will not prove anything to strengers otherwise.

 

I'm usually pretty honest about the price of my dolls. People always baulk at the price and then ask why they cost that much. I explain to them that these aren't just toys, they're customiseable art pieces. It's kind of funny to see peoples reactions to the price. My friend was actually holding my Delf Shiwoo the other day when i told her his price. She looked at me, then rather gingerly gave him back to me!

 

it depends on who is asking
My Husband I lie
My mother I'm vague
A BJD lover The Truth
A stranger

 

it depends on who is asking
My Husband I lie
My mother I'm vague
A BJD lover The Truth
A stranger Who ask that sort of question, well they are just rude. And i will respond with A lady never tells her secrets.