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

May 7, 2011

    1. I tried at one point to include my hubby, but now I don't even bother. The only input I ask him for now is when it comes to prices. :sweat If he were to show interest in a doll it would definitely make me look closer at it, but he doesn't really care for them in general.
       
    2. No, nobody influences what I'm going to buy. Its always gonna be my decision since its my money I worked for and I don't care about peoples opinions lol XD
       
    3. Nope. I alone chosse the doll, the color, the company. And I pay alone for my dolls.
       
    4. Sometimes when I'm unsure I try asking others for opinions ... but with non-doll people I found they can hardly differentiate between sculpt and faceup. ("I like this one better. You should get this one, the other one looks too girly." - "That's the same doll, just painted differently. :|")
      The only non-doll person who's given me useful feedback was my mom. I like sharing my thoughts with her, but I don't often get the chance to.
       
    5. I am a huge people pleaser, so naturally I want my doll hobby friends and family to like my dolls. This doesn't greatly influence my choices, as we tend to have similar tastes, but I do refrain from buying some of the more unusual, fantasy styled dolls because of this. I also will make my husband look at the photos of dolls I'm considering, since it's his money that pays for them and he has to see them all the time, I figure he deserves a say! He usually gives good, thoughtful advice, which I really appreciate. He's also really good at discerning when I really, truly want something or am just shopping on an impulse. Haha, he keeps my spontaneous purchasing in check! :)
       
    6. I pay for my own dolls so I have the final say, but I always ask my friends if they like the sculpt or not and listen to their opinion as well. ^^
       
    7. My boyfriend has a say because it is our money. But I also take his advice stylistically, he knows me and what I like. Also, we both tell stories about the dolls I own, so it is only fitting we make these decisions together. Even if finances were completely separate, I wouldn't buy a doll he absolutely hated.
       
    8. No, not officially, but I am always mindful of having children in the house, so no Vampire/Demon etc. or overtly sexy dolls (because they don't like them) :sweat
       
    9. My 10yr old niece "thinks" she has a say in "our" dolls....until I tell I mention the money. Then they are mine again. But there is a doll I know she absolutely hates that I would have otherwise bought if she wasnt so adamantly against her. Its blue and it freaks her out. That I can respect..so maybe when she is bigger. :D

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    10. I do like to ask my boyfriend's opinion, but unless it backs up my own thoughts then i just dismiss it and go with what I know I like. He really didn't like the full bust M-line minifee, he said it looked odd - I loved it and had to order it.
       
    11. In a way, yes. Essentially and ultimately the choice is mine, however there are four people on this planet that I ask the opinion of before I finally settle on a doll. Thankfully we've always agreed on the choices. But basically I choose the dolls I like and then my fiance, my daughter, my best friend and my other very close friend give me their opinions on them. We go through whether the doll matches the character that I'm tring to create in doll form and if not what makes it not work and what makes it work and then I make the final decision on whether I truly want that doll and think he or she fits the character well that I want to make. XD
       
    12. I have learned to not listen to others opinions when buying a doll, because whenever I do I never really love the doll as much as the others and usually end up selling it.
       
    13. Ahaa, no I research, research, research, and research some more until I'm satisfied with my results. This is a solo project for me alone. :)
       
    14. In the sense that i cant decide which one i like more. when im torn, i ask like, five different people, then wait a while, and decide later on. since i buy my own, it doesnt really matter what they think, but i still want their opinions on which one they like better.
       
    15. No, when I decide to get a doll I want, I just order it without asking others opinions. Usually I tell my boyfriend about "this doll I've been looking at", maybe show him a picture and usually he's response is just "nice, but do you really need that?" Whatever, after all I'm the one who pays for it. :P
       
    16. Only if I'm buying a doll to shell one of their characters.

      Sometimes I'll ask opinions on dolls, like "does this doll represent such and such character?"

      The only time someone's picked a doll for me was when my mom bought Leah~ I linked her to the JunkySpot Bobobie MSD page and said she could choose from those.
       
    17. It's always my very own decision. But I can consider other opinions concerning quality.
       
    18. Never! It's all about what I want and even if others doubt the sculpt I choose, it makes me even more motivated to prove them wrong. :) I think any company's sculpt can be beautiful if you have a vision and it's executed properly, so you should always go with what you want most importantly.
       
    19. I will usually go through a group of dolls and pick the ones I like the most. Then I start bugging a friend and finding out what one she likes the most. Usually I'll have one that I was looking at before that I'll more towards, but if I'm stuck between dolls, outside input is really helpful.
       
    20. Well, I've had a friend who's not very into dolls link me out of nowhere to the sales page for a doll they didn't know I was considering buying, and tell me how cool that sculpt was, which kinda confirmed the decision! Other than that though, nah. People are welcome to flatter me for my excellent taste when the decision's already made, though.