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

I simply say that are 'expensive', I say the actual price only to my best friends.... 2 people who I really would say the real price are my parents: they could never understand this price and would criticize me a lot ! (They never had passion and they never spent money for hobbies, so for them this would be really shocked... they already criticize me if I spend money for 1 cd of music.. I can't image if they should know that I spent 400 € for a doll! D:

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I mean people going on about the cost of what you spend YOUR money on is really a strange idea to me. Random strangers feel so comfortable telling you how you should be doing things with kids, pets, etc. I mean, they came up to YOU and not the other way around. You should tell them to 'eff off!

I think if someone said the comment about the laptops then I would look at them squarely and simply say, "good for you." Look them in the eye and mean it.

-or-

You look them squarely in the eye and say "But I already have two laptops!"

Either way they should get the idea that what they would choose to do with the money is clearly not the same choices you would make and should respect that.

Don't be afraid to be as honest with them as they are with you.

I swear, some people have no manners at all!

 

Straight up the price, I'm not going to beat around the bush and say "oh yeah this only cost me *insert x amount of money here, usually cheap*" because I can't tell a lie and also because I buy my dolls with my own money and I'm good at financing so nobody can tell me off for spending the money allotted to myself.

 

I usually just say expensive.. I don't really want to go into too much detail depending on the person to avoid odd looks >.>

 

** Based off other expensive things I own for now, though I've told friends that I ordered my boys already **

If the person is one of my friends, I'll tell them how much I spent on the doll simply because they have pretty such gotten use to my spending habits. Normally this is followed by playful banter of how I should buy them -insert expensive object here- instead and whatnot. XD

For the person who I know through work, etc. I'll tell them its expensive and give a price if they inquire further.

Otherwise I don't physically have my boys yet (though they are ordered), so I don't know what I'll say if I met them in a Convention setting or similar. I figure it would depend on the person's vibe/aura/feel at the time in regards to whether it is simple curiosity or whether I should keep my boy under lock and key in case of him getting stolen if I tell them the real price.

 

I think it would depend on who was asking. I'd be far more likely to give a dollar amount to a stranger than I would to somebody I knew, just because I would feel like I'd need to justify the amount to some of my family members. In that case, I would probably try to wiggle my way out of it by saying "A lot... but I saved up for it! (lies)." If it was a stranger and they wanted to be rude about it, I would ask them how much their smart phone cost or their MP3 player or something along those lines to point out that everybody tends to spend more on what they're most interested in. Or I might just shrug and walk away.

 

I am proud to call them to the true value!!

 

Yeah.... I just say they are not cheap and are more artist dolls. I had a friend tell me I should use one of my BBB elfkins as a gift for my 8 year old niece.

I just quickly said that these are too expensive to give to someone that irresponsible. I don't feel embarrassed about the cost, I just get tired of explaining why they are so expensive.

So far just explaining they are artist dolls seems to be sufficient and people don't inquire too much beyond that.

 

I never answered that question, or just divided the price by 5. lol I don't think that's their business. I am not expecting them to understand nor do I want them to realize. Those who are really interested in BJD dolls will check themselves and would not be stopped by the price. =D

 

I lie to my family about the cost... Friends, I tell because they really can't judge me for it. Hahah. My family detests that I put money into this hobby. :\

 

I tell them the truth, and explain to them why it's so expensive. It's annoying and hurtful sometimes when people say it's not worth it.

 

I generally tell the truth. Heck, if my fiancé buys 60 dollar video games every couple of months and I buy one new doll every year, there's not much of a difference. Things are worth what people are willing to put into them. I don't buy expensive shoes or jewelry, but what's the difference in those things and BJDs? I'd rather spend 300 dollars on a doll than a purse.

 

I simply tell people that they are expensive and are more of a collectors item. And that I would rather spend my money these days on something I can enjoy for a longer time. My family dosent seem to mind that I spend my money on this hobby, they are just happy that I found something "non destructive" to spend time and cash on. However its the general public that seems to have a problem with the price value.

 

When I tell them, I usually get a lecture about how "there's so many better things you should spend your money on" but I know this already, and I make the conscious choice to spend it on dolls and spoiling them.
But lets think about how much regular people spend in a month or so on going out to eat, or smokes or booze or clothing. A lot. So in the end, everyone spends money on themselves it's just a matter of where.

 

I think I would be careful to explain that it's not a doll like a Barbie but more like a work of art and once customized, it's unique and valued accordingly. I would like to think I would be asked this because someone saw the doll (which I do not yet have) and wanted to know if they could afford one. I think perhaps I would also generalize, because I would be uncomfortable saying how much exactly the doll cost. Perhaps I'm just weird.

 

I usually say they're expensive and go on to tell them they generally range from 80-100$ to several thousand on occasion. I try not to be too specific but I don't lie to them.

 

I usually say "a lot"...if they press, I say it would pay the rent in a lot of places and that shuts them up.

 

I... shift the cost of any doll I have with me so that it's in the range of "limited edition Barbie" levels. But, those aren't usually limiteds or ones I paid much of. However, I also usually bring up what other dolls cost or the prices of the books my husband collects. Those usually balance out any shock on a price I gave about the doll I had with me.

 

Well I do pen drawings on paper that I sell at the local art exhibition twice a year, and I'm using the money from my past couple of works to buy my first doll. I'm sure that balances things out nicely for those people with opinions about business that isn't their own. Spending that much on a piece of paper in a frame? That's crazy!
In reality though if someone asked me I'd just start with, "It's not cheap," and see if that's enough for them

 

i tell them a doll costs less than half a year's use of cigarettes. that usually makes them stop asking.