Would you lie about your BJD?

No, but I have no problem telling someone that it is actually quite rude to ask the cost of something. A polite person would say "Do you mind if I ask, how much did you pay?" and if I didn't feel like answering I would say "Yes I do mind, they are quite expensive." Usually though I just say, "They can be anywhere from a couple of hundred to thousands of dollars." Which is true. And I don't care who approves.

 

I don't lie. I just don't tell

 

I wouldn't lie about my dolls if inquired. However, I would never offer the information (regarding their price) to my in-laws. Deep down I don't think they would care because they know I am a responsible individual, but still.

 

Both my parents know exactly how much my dolls cost. My mother spends more on her dogs and my dad on his hobbies than I do on dolls, and hey, I'm not spending that money on drugs, nor am I hurting anyone by collecting dolls. They do not mind at all, so I do not lie to them. I do understand why some do though

 

both my mum and stepdad know.. They're okay with it.. They have an it's your money you can do with it whatever you want as long as you can pay your phonebill and things you really need attitude..
I just bought a minimee head, and because of that I can't buy certain other things. They think it's my choice because it's my money.
Most of my friends are cool with it, too..

 

I already HAVE lied about my doll. I told my boyfriend my doll cost about $100 less than it actually did. Of course, it was a Bobobie Charisma so it wasn't that bad on my wallet, but...

Well, he told me if I ever spent $1000 on dolls he would leave me. But I honestly plan on buying at least, oh, $2500 worth of dolls (not including clothes, wigs, etc.) in the future. I've already got characters set out for them and everything. Nothing can stop me now!

Now I just have to figure out how to disguise those costs from him. *Sighs*

 

My father doesn't know what they cost, he has never flat out asked, though one day he said something offhand about one of my boys (vamp elf el on a feeple body) being $50, I just let him believe that. I think if I broke the bubble his head would explode.

My mother loves them because I love them, she knows all about the price and has bought me some of my kiddos and things for them, she now will go out of her way to find new cute stuffies for my kids.

 

Same here..

 

although i dont depend on my parents. T price of my dolls is a closely guarded FBI file ^^ they will decapitate me heheee ^^

 

I don't come straight out and tell people how much my doll costs. When someone asks I casually mention 'expensive' and when they persist my answer depends on the person. A lot of people seem so rude about figuring out how much they cost and it drives me up a wall, however those people get a rude answer as well.

 

This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. xD I could never buy something and not tell my mom because she would see the package anyway and in her opinion lying about something pretty much makes it bad, no matter what it is.

 

I don't think I'd lie. I mean, it's a personal hobby, and if people have a problem with them in any way. It's not my problem, but their's to deal with. My go through all the stress of worrying what people will say about them, when you enjoy them so much?
But that's just my opinion.

 

I usually keep my dolls to myself irl. My stepmom and two other friends who collect bjd's are the only ones who really know about them. I never take them out in public, mostly to avoid the 'How much did they cost?' and 'What are they?' questions that would undoubtedly come up. Because we all know that after that comes 'They cost how much?!' xD

 

Since I'm still rather new to the hobby, I... really do hate admitting how much they cost u__u;
Though the people I've shown my boy to all "approve" of him more or less, I still for some reason don't like telling me how much they cost XD;

This is probably due to the fact that I was raised in a family that finds anything over $15 as WHOA-WAY-TOO-EXPENSIVE. o__O;
Because of this, I can't really buy anything for my boy (let alone save up for a buddy for him) without being rather brutally criticized about it.

So, yeah, it's not that I would /lie/ about it, I just wouldn't admit it :B;;

 

At first, I told everybody who asks me aboput the price. But now, I refuse to tell the price because peope think that I'm insane buying so expensive dolls. But I don't care, because it's my money, but I prefer them to ignore the price, so they coul enjoy more with the dolls.

 

i would'nt tell they have penises Ôo my friends and familly know but i mean, if someone stops me in the street to ask about my dolls or something like that, its the kind of thing i would avoid saying

 

Nope I tell them then make horribly excited faces at them.

Hehe.
When its someone I know will be really mad at me soemtimes Ill show them the really expensive (ie soom limited) and then when i tell them how much I spend on MY doll they are like oh thats not bad!

Then I horribly excited faces.

 

No, not exactly. I don't randomly bring up bjds to everyone, because I don't assume that they are necessarily interested--but it's not really a matter of lying or feeling uncomfortable. I don't usually give exact prices to curious people--I'll say something like "it's an expensive hobby, but there's still a range of prices, and you can get some good deals second hand." and leave it at that. Finances are personal, so that's not the kind of thing I share with just anybody. I'm an adult and live on my own, so it's not really anybody's business.

 

Alot of my family know about my dolls, they are the ones that got me started. In the last year I have bought four, and am getting another one very soon. Im married, and would not tell my inlaws about them. I dont think they would like them, or understand. I dont have to lie about them bk they dont even know what BJDs are, or that they exist. Im VERY proud to own them, and love them very much. Sometimes they allow me the escape I need, and deserve.

 

I'm sad to say I've already lied about the cost of the boy I'm getting to my family Dx;

I've insisted that I need him to be my model for my University course, so that's softened the blow to them a little. But if they get appalled over me spending $200 on a doll, how can I bring myself to tell them that he really cost me more like $500? Dx I'm not very good at handling their criticisms, especially in a house that insists that if I'm spending $20+ on it ITS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, GODS ADRIAN, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR MONEY WHY CAN'T YOU LEARN TO SAVE LIKE YOUR SISTER?

At the end of the day, I guess its my money and I can do whatever the heck I want with it, but sometimes putting up with the criticisms and bitching is just too much to bear Dx; If a little fib softens the blow and they don't lose any money in the process, I don't see how its so bad.