Will you give up to buy a doll because of others' bad compliments?

I all most gave up on the doll I have coming she is a DollZone scarecrow hal-2 I had read that a lot of people think she only looks good as the boy, but in the end I still am getting her as my first doll and am very happy I am.

 

Everyone has different tastes, so I wouldn't be upset at anyone not agreeing with me on the dolls I like. With that in mind I wouldn't give up on my tastes just because they conflict with others I have my dolls and they would (or wouldn't) have theirs. That's how I see it anyway, I would feel like I was betraying my wants if I gave up on a doll I was working so hard to get, and loved just because of someones oppinion. Not saying they are wrong to do so, everyone is allowed to appreciate different types of dolls or anything for matter.

 

I agree with MissLace. I like what I like, and I know I'll regret it later if I decide to give up the doll I like just because of others' opinion. In my collection, there's a doll that wasn't very popular. Some people didn't like her because she looked too mature. But I still got her anyway, and she's one of my most favorites. She now becomes very rare. Had I listened to others and gave up the chance of getting her, I know I will be very sad now. I'm glad I didn't.

 

As has been said above, everyone has different tastes. If I was absolutely head over heels for a doll, nothing could change that except for possibly noticing something else in the doll itself such as a feature that I hadn't noticed before. This could be brought on by someone saying something about the doll, in which case their opinion would matter greatly. However, if the person were to say, "that's an ugly doll" or some such I would hear them out but it wouldn't alter my view in the slightest.

 

I'm glad you went with your gut jeanne39, and got the doll you wanted. Even more so that you still enjoy her and didn't miss the opportunity to get her simply because of another oppinion.

I agree with what you said nytheriel, about there perhaps being a mistake or feature in the sculpt one may have overlooked. I had my eye on a Doll-zone June and a friend told me how her ears were not in line with eachother. When I had a look I noticed there was quite a large difference and it made me question getting the doll. Luckily for me it seems they have solved the problem.

 

It really depends on what the comments were. If they were subjective comments about how pretty the doll is, I'm at peace with the aesthetics I find pleasing, so even if my friends did hate the nose on my doll or thought the knees were ugly, as long as it was what I wanted, I'd buy the doll.

However, if the doll didn't pose, or had easily chipped knees or ankles, the resin was bubbly, the company customer services were shoddy...I would accept their advice and probably walk away...or just buy a head and buy a better body from a company with better resin if the doll's face was truly heavenly!

 

I let other opinions keep me from bringing home the doll I really wanted. My friends didn't like her or the company due to the fact they thought the dolls were "ugly" so I was persuaded to buy a different doll from a different company.

It was enough to keep me out of the hobby for a few years. I got back into it and wound up selling my first doll. ._. And it took me nearly a whole year to buy the doll I originally wanted, but now I have her, and I've learned that tastes are different... now if my friends go: "eh" when I show them a doll I want, I go "WELL, I WANT IT." because it doesn't matter if they like it... it matters that I like it!

 

Bad reviews of the company does affect my choice. I want a quality-made doll if I spend them money on one. Then again, if I really love the face, then I will work hard to get it anyway.

 

Absolutely not. The opinions of my family/friends has absolutely no influence on what dolls I purchase. Most of them are not doll people anyways and would probably find something wrong with the sculpt no matter which one I show them.
This hobby makes me happy, and I'm a legal adult who's paying for them with MY money. As long as I get my more important expenses taken care of first, then it shouldn't even be an issue.

 

If it's about the visuals - Nope. My taste, my doll.
I don't buy dolls to make others happy. I do it for myself. If others like it it's a very nice and welcome side-effect :3

If I hear that the quality is bad, the company looses orders, the wait times are not as they seem or they often come broken upon arrial then yes, that might put me off putting the order. Usually I research such things however.
I will however stalk the MP to find the doll if I really want it. There I have so far always been able to find what I wanted - or am still looking

 

Depends on what would be strange or horrible in this someone's opinion.
If it were company-based, like posing, finish/stability or painting quality, I think it would be better to listen.
If it were about things I could change, like the face-up or general theme/look, I wouldn't want to follow the suggestions. ^^

 

Well, if I heard that dolls from that company often come poorly made or something similar - I would reconsider buying doll from them. But if it's just looks that people don't like, I wouldn't really care.

 

Well...I got really nervous once when I told someone I was wanting an Impldoll Baby and they told me how terrible she was going to be and that I should just get a Soom. She really talked down about the brand.
I had already fallen in love;however, and I couldn't see myself with another doll as my first! I couldn't give it up!

 

I am the happy owner of a Unidoll Ark, a sculpt that is very different from the average BJD. Even when I first saw the sculpt myself my thoughts went something like, "Yikes, what is that?!" So far I've gotten interesting responses when I've showed a picture of him to others. Yet even if someone were to say he was ugly, I'd still be happy to own him. And for such an unusual doll like him, I can understand that they might think he was ugly or be freaked out by him.

 

Nope! I was a little discouraged about unoas for awhile because they got so popular, but I still ended up getting one. lol

 

I would never do that. Especially in this hobby everyone's tastes are so different.

 

My friends think I'm weird, because of the dolls.
They find the price too high, the doll too small, too creepy, weird, and they think I'm too old for dolls.
My boyfriend his sister finds my doll (a Fairyland Pukipuki Pongpong) very creepy.

But I don't really care about all that! I love my doll, and I would never even think about not buying one just because others don't approve it, or because they don't like it.

 

No! Everyone I showed pics to of the bjd I wanted said she was creepy and scary, but I loved her and brought her home. Everyone's taste is different and I'm so glad I didn't listen to them

 

if i love the doll and i can afford it why would i give up on it????each person has different character thus taste varies but that doesnt mean one must be discouraged!!!!

 

Nope! I'm buying it for myself, not for the people who dislike the sculpt after all. I don't think it's right to force your tastes onto other people.... or to force other people's tastes onto yourself. :P