Would you loan someone your doll or ask to borrow one?

No and No X'3 I wont even lend my Ipod, so you must imagine how awfully stingy I am when it comes to Lux. And I'd hate to know what I'd do to the poor soul who as so much turns her the wrong way DX LMAO.

 

No, I would never lend them. It's too personal and I don't think anyone would look after them the way I do. Well, don't even know anyone else who like them

 

Well, I don't have any dolls yet, but I can't imagine that I could loan my doll to anyone, really. I'm super protective of things that are important to me, and I certainly wouldn't just send them off to someone on a whim. Though there are at least two people I feel I would be able to trust to look after my baby. :3
I'm not sure if I'd ever borrow one. I'd be too nervous taking care of something that precious; though, I wouldn't mind asking to use a friend's doll for measurements or fittings or whatever, if they were right there with me. ^-^

 

I know people who lend or send their dolls to a friend, so I really do not think it would be such a problem if you trusted that person and you knew that they wouldn't do anything nasty.

 

I would, but only if I couldn't take care of them myself and the person borrowing would have to appreciate BJDs too.

 

I have loaned a friends doll for a photoshoot (with her permission and having her with me at the shoot). But no could not even ask if I would not have known her. I would never loan my own doll, but for a certain few persons.

 

I can only think of a few people right now who I'd lend my doll, and they all live close by. I wouldn't ship any of my dolls out of country because of the cost and fear of them getting lost :/ And I would never borrow my doll to someone I don't know so well.

I actually have left my doll at my sister's so my niece could look after him for the night because I went to a bar XD I trust her so nooo worries about her mistreating him.

 

if i knew the person really well, and if i lived near them. but i would still be nervous about it.
i dont think i'd ask to borrow anyone elses, i'm too much of a clutz.

 

lawl, actually, I DID ask a friend of mine if I could borrow her doll to make an outfit.

I was in the mood for making a shirt for another friend's Shiwoo (because they were coming down for a con), so I asked if I could borrow my friend's El so that I could make the shirt. I didn't even have a doll of my own when I asked this and my friend only had her El for less than a few months. But she trusted me (I was only one at school that knew what they were and how to handle them), so I borrowed him for a weekend. XD I had so much fun with him. I made the shirt and just did some photos of him for fun and then returned him the next school day.

Of course, this is not how every doll owner would act (I probably won't let people borrow my doll, unless I REALLY trust them...). In fact, I was surprised she let me borrow him (she even let me borrow his sleeping head on another occasion). But since we had a good idea of how to handle dolls, everything went smoothly.

 

Of course. A close friend of mine, while we don't often talk about dolls, would be absolutely capable of handling my BJDs. Admittedly I'm not the most defensive or caring of my dolls (I don't wash my hands before playing, I sometimes ignore one for a while if I see them topple onto carpet, etc) but I can sure treat other people's belongings with respect. I would feel confident lending her a doll of mine, and I would feel capable of handling her dolls with the care and diligence they needed (especially since she likes to dress them in outfits that cost as much as the dolls themselves...).

Now, a stranger? Nope. You can't hold on to my expensive toy. Maybe if you're doing me a service that requires it, or I have collateral.

 

no...
reasons?

~ you're the one who's gonna be sorry if they break it
~ it's your most priced possession...it's like letting someone borrow your flat screen TV
~ i'm just plain selfish...

 

No, I would not ask for a friends doll and I would not loan a doll.
If my friend want to make a clothe I would give him/her for example the pants of my boy. I think personaly it's even easier this way to make new clothes.

 

I did once to a good friend. She bonded with the doll and was sad to take it away. No. ~Gus

 

I think I would, if the friend had proved themselves "trustworthy" :P I can think of a few whom I'd be quite happy to lend a doll to, much to my pleasure

 

No no no no no. XD

Unless I am over at their house and we're having a mini-mini-mini meet. I am waaay to paranoid to do something like that, sending it off to a stranger.

For me it would be more "Can I brrow him/her for a sec? Just one quick measurement."

And thats me.

 

My friends and I loan dolls back and forth. I actually swapped Megu's with a friend and that was a lot of fun! But my friends also randomly leave dolls and doll stuff in my living room. Its awesome. I'm always finding stuff, like eyes and random hands that don't go with any doll. And when I go to Japan, I plan to have my dolls stay at my friends places.

 

I've done both and is doing both right now. Currently my Jez is over at Shido's and Rosetta's Nina is over at mine.

Within our group of doll friends we're always loaning/borrowing a doll. It started last May when I 'doll-sat' Sakuralee's Momo. I think December was the first month last year since May that I had my own crew home without anyone missing/not mine. I've either been 'dollsitting' or lending dolls to help with Commissions or practicing faceups.

I trust my friends so I don't see it as a big deal, of course only ones I know who are careful and not any that would 'harm' my stuff in any way. I've lent mangas, CDs, clothes and whatnots and stay at theirs alot. Even if my dolls are precious they know that and respect that, so they take extra care of my things due to the emotional value of things lent.

This last year, I've had... Rosa, Aria, Laelia, Nina, Milsae, Eden, Slyvian, Culi over as well as Yume, Sparehead 1, sparehead 2, Irinei, Cian (heads) over... to the point my parents can't recognise who is mine par my first 3 dolls...

 

Can not agree more

 

Like a lot of people said it depends on the person. But for me it also depends on which doll. Adonis (my Megi boy) I am extremely attached to so I would not loan him to anyone for any reason at all. He's just too special to me and though I know if something happens to him he's widely available it wouldn't be the same because it isn't the doll I had and cared for. It'd be a new doll.

Right now my Souldoll Killian is actually with a friend. She loaned me money and I sent him as collateral so that she knows she will get her money back. I was willing to do that because she is the only reason I even have him. I would not have won him if she hadn't shown me the contest Souldoll was having. There's also the fact that he is actually the boyfriend of one of her characters that we rp together. I know she's trustworthy so I have no problem sending my dolls to her.

 

I currently have a mecha angel visiting right now.
She's being a fit model for sloper patterns.
She belongs to a friend in LA.
For her time she goes home with a new OOAK outfit.

I've done this several times in the past,
putting out ads for models.

Also, I have sent my dolls as far as NYC from here in San Diego
just to visit and to let someone play before they decide to buy.

I have had wonderful experiences doing this.
I got to play with an AMAZING dk tan saint
while my dk cocori was in NY.

I think Faren has more miles on him that I do
from when he was courting his fiance in Portland.

I think if it's someone you trust then go for it.