Would you lie about your BJD?

All my friends know that I collect dolls and have seen them, I will talk freely about the dolls but I do not volunteer information on the cost. If I was asked I would tell them but nobody has been that direct - yet.
I work hard and save for my dolls, they are my hobby and bring me a lot of pleasure and I think that at the end of the day that's what really matters. I consider them good value for money, for me its money well spent.

 

The only thing I lie about in regards to BJDs is the price. When my family or friends ask how much a RealPuki is? Bam, $50.00.
I hope they never Google the dolls...

 

I might not tell people I've just met or don't know well how much they cost, but well, my family knows. My mom was at first against it, but I think when she saw how much I wanted one, she changed her mind. The other day she said it's better hobbit than going around drinking all day.

 

My dad already knows how much these cost since I have been telling him (while I am doing my research). If someone asked I wouldn't lie, but I wont offer the information just at random. I told my dad though, when he thought it was crazy at the cost, that he had spent the same amount on his hobby. I also explained that in past hobbies or collections I have spent that much too. So basically I have a "Ask me no questions, I tell you no lies." policy. And I already collect bisque dolls- so this is not a far idea for me to be interested in these also.

 

I don't lie to my family about it. I don't really offer up information to strangers but then again I don't drag my dolls around either for them to ask about them. My family could easily google my dolls and find out how much they cost so there is no point lying to them about it.

I think if anyone ever thought I was crazy I would just counter that every hobby or collection costs money. I haven't thought of this before I've got nothing on those toy train guys that visit our library every year. :P

 

I'm a really bad lier and I'm pretty open about things I love so no I personally can't lie about my doll's. Does this mean I get in trouble or scolded every time I buy a new one? Yup very much so. I feel like if I don't tell people just how much they cost then they assume it's ok to touch without asking or I'm scared my mom might just pick her up and stick her in the closet because she thinks I'm being a pack rat and have to much going on in my room. (My mom hates when a room has to much anything going on) Honestly though that doesn't stop me, literally everyone in my family has told me to stop buying doll's and stop buying things for them, and yes it's discouraging but I'm not going to stop because it's my money/ life and I should be able to do what I enjoy.

All in all I try to be truthful to protect them. I want my family to realize they aren't twenty dollar toy's.

 

I don't lie, I just don't tell about buying a new doll or about its price.
It's too shocking for some of my friends and for my family.

 

Yeah, I can't tell my parents either...They still do not know about them and they'll never know how much I paid, they can't understand hobbies like this... My boyfriend knows and actually just bought one as my birthday gift!!!
He thinks is very expensive, but he gives me support, he knows that makes me happy and that it's worthy^^

Some of my friends understand, some don't.
Sometimes even I think that is too much money (specially here in Brazil...dollar is more then twice the valor on our money and the mail taxes 60% of the value of the dolls , so it's a looooooot of money....
But they are unique and special and I love them
I really consider bjd as a form of art^^

 

I am a boy bjd collector, it can be pretty embarrassing telling some people about the hobby so I only share my hobby with friends only, mainly ones that are also otaku haha as usually they may of heard of it.

Hmm for me my parents understand anime and manga so they consider bjd hobby to be apart of that, but I don't like discuss their storylines with anyone in my family so they really understand the hobby xD

In terms of money... I find it unsavoury to discuss it at all

 

Money wise, aside from friends who collect BJD's, I try not to divulge that information, as it becomes a topic among my family of "Why aren't you saving money for when THIS happens?"
But would I ever hide the fact that I collect BJD from friends or family? Probably not. I post on my social networking sites about my doll and I (of course) get the occasional rude comment from family members, but so far I haven't had a reason to hide it from friend/family.

 

Yes and no, I would only lie to my mom because she doesn't want me buying dolls, but when I have brought mostly all the dolls I have in mind I will tell her I spend all my money on my dolls. and anything else I wouldn't lie about my dolls

 

My pers know about my dolls and they know the price when i got my first one my mom flipt totaly i thout she woulde kill me for a moment and she was mad for month after but she isent much better whit her collection(she is a Cola Cola collector we have over 5000 things Coke wise -.-') and my coworkers know so to say the mony i spend on my dolls are the same acount they spend on one bag ore a wallet that I dont understand just like they dont understand my dolls... When i tolled one of my coworkers how is alsow a close friend he was like "that is what i spenat on my wallet...(me) how the hell can you spend that much on a fu***ng wallet!!! (Him)well its a luie vito (me)and ho the hell is that!?(him)!!!! And than the history leson bugins(sorry about my eng i have dyslexia)

 

I would never tell my parents how much these dolls cost. Never.

 

I would never tell nobody how much my dolls cost, also I never tell my male friends about this hobby

 

Im 24 and working and giving my parents money. BUT STILL I WILL NEVER TELL THE PRICE! hahaha

 

Personally, I think lying rarely helps, but there are definitely situations when you should withhold information, or just not say anything...

 

I just answer "you really don't want to know" when friends/family ask about the cost and leave it at that!

 

Really, I kind of have that issue where if I buy anything my mom harps on me, so I'm not sure if I would tell her I even have the doll, but if she found them I would be honest about it. I'm busted anyways. Haha

Besides when I told my mom I was wanting to get into this hobby mom just goes, "oh! You grandma used to make those, not the same kind that you like, but she would make the resin and paint them and string them up and then sell them at fairs" so mom was really interested that I found the same hobby as my grandmother.

 

My mom knows how much bjds are (seeing as I'm too lazy to get my own credit card and had to borrow hers to order my doll), and I think my dad already knows how much bjds are, though, I can't be sure seeing as he has never asked me outright for the price of my doll.
I don't really tell my friends the real price when they ask, but, they know that it's expensive anyway, but whenever they ask me the question, I try to steer away from the subject. ;;
For my other relatives, well, I have one cousin who's into collecting toys as well, so I'm pretty sure he knows the price of bjds. Though, if any of my other aunts or uncles were to ask, I'd probably lower the value a bit, seeing as I know most of them don't actually approve of spending tons of money on a doll. x'D

 

My mom knows about my first doll, which was a small obitsu, soooo...not too expensive. Neither she or my dad know about Sammy. (Or the little over $200 I spent on him...>.> which is nothing now with my more expensive MSD I'm doing layaway for, along with the yo-sd on layaway...oh, yeah, and the yo-sd girl who should be arriving from the mail any day now). I know they'd be like 'don't spend your money on this, blah blah blah' even though they know I'm into the hobby. I sort of mentioned to my mom before how expensive these dolls can be, so I couldn't fib to her anyway. Ah well.
But my work buddies and friends know about them. The one older lady I work with, she has a very grandmother-ly relationship to us younger people, she calls my dolls her 'grand babies' (and my 'kids') and even though she'll give me 'the look' when I tell her I'm getting a new one...as soon as I show her the picture of the doll she's obsessing over it as well.