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

Aug 24, 2008

    1. I would only let them make measurements etc while they were with me. Even good friends will not necessarily treat your doll the way you do. BJDs are not something cheap like a cd or dvd that can be replaced if damaged.
       
    2. I would be to afraid to ask someone if they could loan me their dolls, I would worry what if I actually did end up hurting their doll and they hated me for it.
      For loaning it, it would really depend on the person. If they were a good friend that I knew I could trust and also didn't have any problems at home that could damage my doll [say like a jumpy pet or a younger family member that might get touchy and feely with it] then I would be ok with loaning it to them.
       
    3. I would be very uncomfortable borrowing a doll, lwy alone asking. As has been said, they are difficult and expensive to replace. If I messed one up, I would be devestated.

      As for allowing someone else to borrow it, I would have much to same issue. I am also quite a bit like others, if I could be in driving distance, it would be much better. If the asker was overseas, then absolutely not.
       
    4. It really depends on how well I know the person, where they live, and how experienced they are with BJDs. If it was a close friend the lived near by, I wouldn't have much trouble with it. I wouldn't ship my doll out or ask someone to do the same. I guess it just depends on the situation.
       
    5. in my case, my cousin allow me to borrow her dolls for a while if I asked her (only because sometimes I'm intersted in buying the doll itself and having it in person help to decide whether I want the doll or not, or sometimes I borrow her dolls only for the fun taking their photos :lol:)

      for me and like most has said, I wouldn't let a stranger borrow my dolls ; )
       
    6. My friend once let me borrow a doll when I was younger because I loved that particular one so much. I had it for a week, spoiled it, combed it's hair carefully styling it dressing it...And then when my friend got it back she said unless the doll was EXACTLY how she gave it to me (really bad matted hair) she was gonna be in trouble. Turns out...SHe never told her stupid idiot parents (who pretty much said this eleven year old at the time should loose weight...When she was just skin and bones) that I borrowed the doll and that she didn't want them to think I stole it.

      So yeah...NO.

      NEVER.

      EITHER WAY.
       
    7. I'm currently borrowing my local friend's floating head while my head is at the faceup artist's. I was absolutely stunned when she offered, since the head is her grail. I personally would love to borrow someone's doll to use as a guinea pig for my etsy because I feel like I need to stock more sizes. However I don't think I would ever ask someone outright.
       
    8. No. I would neither loan nor borrow a doll from anyone. They're much too expensive, and there's too many things that can go wrong, even with the most careful of owners.

      The closest I've done to this is leaving my dolls with a close friend when I was temporarily "homeless." They were all boxed up very carefully, and the boxes were tied to protect them in transit to her house, and again in transit to my apartment when I completed my move. I left quite a few things with her, because I trusted her with them more than I trusted them in the cheap, not-climate-controlled storage unit where the rest of my belongings spent that period of time. (She kept them in the guest room of her house, along with the rest of the items I left with her, and didn't touch a single item until I finished my move and returned for everything. She also knows how much they all cost, so she wouldn't have done anything purely on that principle alone.)
       
    9. If I trust someone enough that I'd trust my life with them, sure, I'd let them borrow a doll.

      As for borrowing one myself? Nope. No way. Not dealing with that. If I absolutely needed to I'd ask someone nearby and have them present at all times while I take the measurements. Or better yet, ask them for the measurements. If I need something to pose it on I'll carve some styrofoam with the measurements I was given and use that. Even if that person trusts me completely and wouldn't be on my back like a flying monkey I feel rather uncomfortable being responsible for other people's things. If something happens to my stuff- at least it's mine. If something happens to someone else's things, well...I'd just really rather not put myself in that kind of situation.
       
    10. I think that would be really horrifying! Especially an international trip. However if you knew the person took care of their dolls really well I guess that wouldn't be too bad. Still though, I think I'd miss my doll pretty bad.
       
    11. I definitely wouldn't ask to borrow anyone's doll but have accepted a friend's offer to loan me their doll. I didn't want to hurt their feelings by refusing and I ended up buying one of my own since I loved the doll so much. Now I would lend a doll to this same friend since I know he takes amazing care of his dolls. Yes it's a guy. Not many guys that do dolls but this guy takes better care of his dolls than anyone I know. I need to learn from him, LOL!
       
    12. Never. If someone asked me to borrow one of my dolls, I would direct them to the nearest local meet and refuse to let her/him touch her. I'll never ask to borrow one, I'd rather watch box arrivals or I would just buy the doll outright.
       
    13. There are only a few select people I would trust to loan a doll to but only on very temporary basis or if I needed/wanted someone to look after my dolls e.g. a very good friend of mine 'babysat' one of my previous msds while i studied abroad in america for a year c:
       
    14. Yes. I wouldn't even have been a doll owner if it weren't for my friend Rooz. She loaned me several of her dolls (not all at once) and I was very careful with them. She has borrowed mine as well. There have been incidents. I ruined lashes, trying to take them off, as I needed to seal the repairments I had done to a face-up; so I replaced them. My doll got knocked over by the cats, but came out unscathed and one time she smudged a face-up trying to clean it. I did that face-up myself, so no biggy. I would definitely trust her with any of my dolls again. And I think she'd be okay with letting her dolls staying with me too.

      Now, as for others, I have two other friends who are very careful with things. So, I would be okay with them borrowing my doll. All these people live in the same city as me, so I could pick my doll up should I really want him / her back right now. A different city...maybe. Out of country? No.
       
    15. I would loan a doll to a close friend only as I would trust her and as part of our friendship i would like to think we would help each other out. it may be different if it was international. about the doll forms i wonder if theres one for fairylands minifees. id love one.
       
    16. It would depend on which doll and who the person is. My two Mushroom peddler dolls really can't be away from me. I'd be a nervous wreck. Most of any of my other dolls I'd probably let my sister or really close friends borrow. Otherwise probably not.
       
    17. No. Never. Ever.
       
    18. No. Not even if I knew the person.
       
    19. No
      Never Never
      I already see what's happened when I loan a book or a bluray
      (never returned or very late return)
      so NO WAY for a doll

      and I really will never ask someone to borrow me one
       
    20. Never. When you loan a DVD or video game it returned verrrrryyyyy late so no, no, no, not a doll!