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

I usually never say the real price neither. I just respond very expensive or more expensive than you can think about... Of course i only say real price on my close friends and other bjd related friends but i try to avoid that kind of question with other people. Anyway i don't usually show my dolls to lot of people

 

My go-to response is "Too much" with a laugh, but if someone is actually interested I tend to tell the the general minimums and maximums of BJD dolls, but not usually how much my doll personally costs.

 

I tell the truth about the cost, then I explain the process of how the doll is made and where it's made. I also explain it's a hobby and some hobbies are more expensive than others. My brother and father are competition shooters so I can compare my doll to a rifle. My mom loves shoe, clothes, and make up, I compare my dolls to that. A friend of mine is a book-a-holic (she tries only to buy hardcovers at $30 each) so I can use that to compare to a doll. See, we all have our things. I try to be educational with it. It usually ends there.

I think the problem is the shock of the cost and then the constant questions of 'why'; it's attacking question of why. Why spend that much, why get a doll when you can get (insert here), why not save it for something else, blah blah blah.

Here's the one when I get pressed even further: I don't go out and 'party'; I don't smoke; I don't do drugs; I don't drink. I don't get weekly mani/pedis; I don't spend tons of money on clothes. My bills are all paid. I have spare cash that I save up and spend on something I really love.

If push really comes to shove and the person still continues I just tell them it's my money and they shouldn't worry about my finances. But it's said with a great deal of charm and love.

Mostly I just know who to talk to about it and who not.

 

If people ask, I'll tell the real cost. That's our money, so we spend it as we wish ^^
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When it comes to family members I'll just say, "A lot," unless they become really interested. Close friends I'll tell the real price. Today I was telling a friend I spent hundreds of dollars on a new doll for my birthday. He went, "That much for a DOLL?" and I said in return, "And how much did you spend on that Alienware computer plus parts and the best graphics card out there?"

He just said, "Touche." I think people are less alarmed when you flip the tables on them. Every one is entitled to their own hobby!

 

I hate when people ask how much my dolls are! It makes me feel uncomfortable...in general I am a very honest person but can't bring myself to tell the truth about the cost for fear of judgement. I usually say "too much" and they understand. When I visit with one dolly friend in particular, we always half the price of the doll if we are speaking about it in front of her husband.

 

When random people start asking uncomfortable questions about the price of my dolls, I always respond that they are priceless! Which is actually true!

 

When somebody who isn't already into the hobby asks about how much my dolls cost I say that they can be pretty expensive. . . and then I tell them that I shop second hand and get good deals. Because I usually do. But in the case of one of the dolls I paid more for I have my stock response ready "Well, there's this one company called Soom. . . and at least my dolls aren't that expensive!" hee hee.

But I would never feel obligated to tell anybody anything about the way I spend my money. I tell people if they are interested in the hobby, otherwise they should mind their own business. It's not very socially acceptable to ask people about the prices of things, no matter what they are.

 

I'm too honest I say the real cost right away, and a small argument tends to happen I should keep my mouth shut X.X It does bug me though, because it's not their business. Winterberry, "Priceless" is a good answer!!

 

Imho, it's kind of rude to ask some one the price/cost of something that they have, no? So with that in mind, if you choose to divulge the price, don't give their reactions a second thought.

Seriously, just looking at these dolls, one with half a brain would know they are not cheap......kind of like looking at Lladro figurines, Baccarat crystal, or Steuben glass. I can see someone asking the cost if they are interested enough to actually want to buy one. However, if they were smart, they could figure it out for themselves with the help of google.

 

I think what bothers me the most is the people who ask me in my university and continuously bring it up every freaking time I see them. I've been bring Jazz out when I can to show my friends who are also into bjd's since I got him and it seems to be the only question I get from those who aren't.
I am not going to jump around the bush, I tell them exact how much everything was when I got him $629 and some change. There is one person who laughed and told me I was insane then proceeded to ask how could I even afford college when I was wasting money like this.
Calmly and passive aggressively, I explained that I saved up all my money over the past 3 years until I found the doll I wanted. I also proceeded to throw in his face the fact that I have more scholarships that him and that I can afford to spend money on what I want especially when I don't waste money on drugs, partying and alcohol as all of the other kids in my school seem to do. The ones that have the balls to ask me anyway.
When people nicely ask me and are truly surprised by the cost I'll explain why they cost so much and why they are all special. Its all about how people approach me really.
Douches gets the asshole treatment.
Nice people get information.

 

People ask the same thing about my dog. Why they are so interested in the price, I don't know. If a person seems nice, I tell the price. If not - I just say "I don't know. My parents bough her for me." Probably I would say the same thing about my doll if I had one. It's probably the best to say "It's very expensive." and go away as soon as possible. I'd hesitant to reveal the real price because I'd be afraid that people will think that I'm filthy rich and perhaps even try to steal my doll or do a similar stuff. Things like that do happen...

 

My Answer Would Usually Be "It Cost Enough" And I'd Leave It At That, Unless It's someone I Know in the hobby, then I Know i can talk freely without getting the typical "Oh My God, Why would you spend so much on something so little" xD But I Don't Mind It Most The Time.

 

If the doll is rather expencive, I will not tell the cost. But actually, it depends on person.

 

If the person asking seems genuinely interested in them, I tell them the cost and then explain all that goes into making them and all of the possibilities that come along with them.

If the person is just being nosey or doesn't seem really all that interested, I just give them a "range" of prices.

 

Normally, I'm pretty honest. At first, I might say that it is just pretty expensive, but if the person is pressing me, in my experience, then they are thinking that they might want one. In that case, I tell them the actual price, without clothes and wigs, and then tell them that they would be extra. It's a loaded question, and I also think that it's my money, and they don't have any room to judge. Yeah, I'm poor, but that doesn't stop me from saving everything I can to get the doll I want!

 

I'm honest with them.
But more often people ask if they can touch/hold/look at her before they ask what she cost me.
When they get grabby I sharply tell them how much (I euther say the number or something along the lines of "you don't wanna know how much") they will owe me if they break her.
That usually does the trick for me.

But usually people don't freak out when they realise the prize tag. This has surprised me.
But most people that sees her in person simply says "I understand that. A lot of work went into this one".
This has been a really nice surprise for me. Then again, I would only laugh at those who freak and starts to list everything I could have bought.

 

If people ask I usually just say a lot but I try to avoid the question altogether.

 

I usually just say whatever it was, and shrug it off with a "different strokes/boat floating/fruit salad" line if they get weird about it. My mom always loves to show them off saying "ask her what she PAID for them" :/

Other than that, I normally to through the whole thing about what all can be done with them and say it's more like an artsy hobby. People seem to understand that a lot more, especially when they see the pictures that I've taken of them. Then they're like "whooa, that's cool." :3

 

Me personally? I tell them the Price range. and Wait for their reaction and "why?"

I usually tell them that these dolls are like a moving sculpture that someone molded with their hands at one point. And since it is an artwork piece, It costs alot.

At that point they usually understand. And see me as a sophisticated person. XD (well, kind of.)