When you buy a doll, does anyone else have a say in what mold/company you buy?

Personally I love getting my Mom's opinion on what doll to adopt next, she has great taste and since she sees/hears a lot about my dolls it's nice to get ones that she loves too. (she even has he own doll now, a Realpuki Soso and will be ordering a DC Queena soon)

 

not at all! i rather buy the doll i want.i never ask anyone what they think of a sculpt before i buy it, because i feel like i would let someone's opinion persuade me into buying a doll i most likely wouldnt buy in the first place. il ask family and friends what they think of the doll after i buy him, but never before

 

I would go ahead and buy the one I want anyway, but I am asking my parents' and boyfriend's opinion on the matter (if they can get past the "uncanny" factor they find apparent in many of the dolls...).

 

I tend to like to ask my friend what she thinks because she's been in the hobby much longer than I have and knows more than I do. So I like to have the suggestions of where to look after I tell her sort of what I'm looking for. I like to have a little guidance unless I already know exactly what I want. My parents aren't really involved in the process, but they don't really care one way or another.

 

i like to show my friends which doll i am considering buying and seeing what their opinion is. although when it comes down to it, i am the one who will make the final decision. i cant fathom how anyone could buy a doll they are pressured into buying.

 

No. I'm very independent of thought at the best of times, stubborn at the worst. If I like something, and I'm paying for it then I'll get it if I'm sure I really want it, especially with dolls. I was told that my incoming Dollshe Bernard looks like a girl and I just laughed it off and went ahead and bought him, other people can't see the characters in my head so they can't tell how well a doll fits. Plus my parents are starting to resent the hobby so their opinions certainly DON'T count, I used to like to show them but now I've given up.

 

I ask my bff to give me an opinion on the model of the doll to get.

 

If it wasn't going to be a character doll (which I have none of and don't plan on getting any xD ), no one else would have a say. But for the two I have, I had my boyfriend help me pick the sculpt because I can get their opinion on every aspect of the sculpt, whether it's comparing company photos to owner photos or the similarities the sculpt has with the character (whether there's any better ones or not, how it translates realistically, what can or needs to be changed, etc), and so on. Well we haven't failed deciding together. The two guys came out perfectly. xD

 

Not at all, the only thing I take suggestion on with my dolls is final names.

 

Yes and no. I make a list of all the dolls I really want when I've got the money and have my husband and mother help me decide which doll I should get. Sometimes I go for the doll they like better, sometimes I don't.

 

Nooooooooope. I pay for my dolls and they are mine and only mine. My husband is pre-ordering a doll for me for Christmas, but even so he did not get a say in which doll I asked him to pre-order for me. He utterly hates the doll I chose, but he is helping me pay for it as a gift and he knows that this hobby is meant to make me happy, not him. Honestly, he doesn't really like any dolls. He just happens to detest this doll more than most of the other dolls I like. Teehee!

All of my collections stay in the bedroom downstairs, so he won't have to look at them all that much. He only goes down there to look through his Magic the Gathering cards.

 

I really value my boyfriend's opinion on dolls. When there is a new release we usually look at them together, and will discuss what we like about the dolls and if we'd own them or not. Our tastes are fairly similar so I rely on him a lot. When I was saving for my Soa a different doll had tempted me. He was limited and I almost bought him instead. The only reason I didn't is because my boyfriend kindly reminded me that I wanted Soa. My boyfriend knows exactly which dolls I like and I'm confident he could buy me a doll as a gift and I wouldn't have tell him what I wanted. Nobody else is allowed to have any input on the dolls I want to buy.

 

Nobody has influence to what doll I chose, I pay for them myself. The only influence to my choices are my own restrictions.

 

No one has any say in what doll I get. They are mine and I buy them for myself. Although I have noticed that I'm rather inclined to go for less popular dolls. I don't know if it's because I have different tastes than most others in the hobby or if it's because my inner hipster wants me to have a less common doll. Maybe it's both, ha ha.

 

I will often show dolls that I'm planning to my sister and my mom. I've never had a negative reaction to any of the sculpts I've shown them so far - I wouldn't let it put me off the doll if I had, but it might bother me for a little while. Ultimately, I have the final say in how I'm spending my money so, while I value their input, I decide which doll I buy and whether I take their advice on sculpts/wigs/styles/face ups or not.

 

I think it helps that most of the sculpts I love the dickens out of are fantasy dolls and my mother has a real soft spot for things like that ESPECIALLY elf ears and things. (She's a Lord of the Rings/Star Wars fangirl. She saw the movie with my dad when it first came out on opening night.) Plus we both share the same taste when it comes to things like skin tones. So in a way she does have a bit of a say because if she doesn't like it she will express her opinion and say if she thinks I'll like it or not. One doll I want she actually fell in love with too. Sweet Dolls Allison. (One day I will add one to my collection.)

 

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No I Pay so it is my choice, I do understand and I think it's great you can share your hobby with your Mother.
Unfortunately I was brought up with the mantra that is "While you live under MY roof" thus I moved out at 16!

 

My close friends who're into BJDs have some say in my decision in a form of suggestion and advice. They looked for what I might like and spam me with links, then I look through and decide for myself whether I want the sculpt/body/clothing or not. And if specific items, for example, a specific model of shoes from a company/store, would not fit my doll (in size), they would warn me about it, so I can remake decision. Gotta love them for all their help!

Oh but for one factor, namely the size of the doll I decided to buy, a close friend had a BIG influence on it. She was going to buy 1/4 doll for her character, and she had 1/3 doll for her other character. And that 1/3 doll represent her in-game character who is much taller than my own char. So I decided to get 1/4 doll to match the height ratio from the game!

 

When I was stuck between several sculpts for my first doll I discussed it with my mum and a few of my closest friends since I find sometimes another persons opinion does help. I wanted one which my family would like as well since I talk to them about it, however the final decision was my own since it was my money.

 

The only one that would really influence my doll selection would be my fiancee, but that is only because he lets me talk to him about them for hours on end. He also helps me go over the pros and cons of why I would want the doll in the first place and it they would all fit together in a group. We are still on the fence about the Dollfie Dreams, but we knew that if I ended up getting one then we would have to get two to make a character doll out of Konata from Lucky Star "for" him. (He just doesn't want to admit that he would like his own doll if we did that)

Other than that I have a list of what dolls I would want and nobody else influences my decisions. Really, the dolls are for me and if they don't make me happy then what is the point of getting them in the first place?