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

Probably not. I wouldn't want to be responsible for someone else's doll if it got broken or stolen, and I wouldn't want to put that responsibility on someone else for one of mine.

I'm not saying I would never consider it; I might say yes under certain circumstances. I think there would have to be some clear ground rules, though, and in many cases I don't think it would be the best idea in case something went wrong.

 

That's honestly five to eight hundred dollars worth of merchandise so probably not. My friends can't even borrow DVD's without scratching them. I would get back a broken doll and then the friendship would be over. I love my friends but for Bjd which I hold near and dear to my heart I will never allow anyone not even family to take where I can not see.

 

I think the only person I could ever trust with my dolls would be my best friend. She and I live close to each other so transporting the doll wouldn't be a big deal, and we share all sorts of things all the time anyway with no problems. I could trust her with anything, so I would feel comfortable with it. It'd also be cool because I introduced her to the hobby, and she's always supportive in my sharing doll ideas and whatnot with her, so I'd be excited for her getting her own dolls and wanting to make things for them. :3 But anyone else, NO WAY. Oh my god no way, I'd be so paranoid...even if I were the one borrowing the doll. I wouldn't want to take any chances with the doll potentially getting damaged or stolen somehow.

 

It REALLY depends on the person! My close friends would be allowed to borrow one or more of my dolls and I'd only ask close friends to borrow their doll. If it's a person I briefly know or a person I don't trust completely, I wouldn't let them borrow my dolls. And I'm also more a crybaby around some dolls more than others

 

I'm REALLY uncomfortable with borrowing my dolls to someone, no matter who it is. I recall my friend asking if she could lend my boy, and it already made me cringe inside. Not that I don't trust them, I just can't do it and sleep at night peacefully.

 

I have lent a doll to my sister while she was knitting her a sweater. I have borrowed a friends doll while I made it a dress. These are people I trust completely. I certainly would not lend a doll to someone who was but a casual friend.

 

Unfortunately (Im soooooo mean >+<) I probably would try and ask to borrow their bjd, If I knew them, though if they asked to borrow mine I would only accept if I knew them well, and knew they wouldn't manhandle him/her and give them back of course .

 

I wouldn't loan a doll but if a good friend wanted to do some photography with a few of my dolls while I supervised I would be ok with it. I just have to be able to see them to make sure my dolls are well taken care of.

 

I would lend my dolls to a couple of people I trust. Maybe not whoever was newest because I'd want to enjoy it first. As far as bringing one home from someone else, no. I have 5 pets, I'm clumsy, and I don't like be responsible for other people's things. I have a friend who has offered me dolls to take home when I was considering buying one like hers. I love her for being so generous, but I am too nervous.

 

I don't know if I would ask to borrow someone else's doll, I wouldn't want to put them in a position where they felt like they couldn't say no. I wouldn't mind letting someone borrow my doll if I knew them well enough and if it was for a short period of time.

 

I don't think I would...I'm afraid to let my sister touch my dolls..I just hope that they'd understand that the dolls ARE mine.. not theirs.

 

Not a chance.

 

i probably would it really depends on how i feel about the person asking

 

I would feel uncomfortable borrowing someone's doll, whatever the case would be, I'd be too afraid of breaking it et cetera.

It depends a lot on the person whether I'd let anyone borrow my doll or not. I have actually offered to lend my doll's legs to a a friend so she could knit some socks for him. She is not interested in dolls herself, but we've been friends since kindergarten and she has gained every bit of my trust over the years. Bonus is, she lives close by.
Because even if I knew a person really well, trusted them and otherwise would consider to let them borrow a doll of mine, but they live far away, I wouldn't probably lend a doll to them.
Even if I trust the person, lending a doll is more or less uncomfortable anyway, so I definitely wouldn't want to send the doll far away.

 

One of my dolls is currently sleeping over with a friend. She's gonna sew for her. And I have a shared doll with my sister who stays at both of our houses.

 

I'm borrowing my aunt's doll because I'm making clothes for it and it's easier if your model is available

 

I have actually done both. I loaned a doll out to a friend so she could take her to a meet (she just ordered her first doll and it had not come in yet). I also asked another friend if I could borrow one of her dolls to use for sewing purposes.

 

I have a friend who enjoys knitting and wanted to try making doll clothes, so I lent her my minifee body. I kept the head because she didn't need it, and I didn't want her to be worried about damaging the face up. In a similar situation, I would ask to borrow a doll's body, but I would guard it with my life, keeping it safely wrapped and stored in a cupboard or draw whenever I wasn't actively measuring nor fitting clothing for it.

 

I think it would depend greatly on who it was. I don't think I could send a doll away (IE ship one) if they lived locally, and if all else failed I could go over and ask for it back I think that would be fine. They would have to be really trust worthy though. If it was a friend who was considering getting the same doll I could definitely see why that might be nice. Check them out in person and see if they interest you enough to make the jump for one. There would have to be an agreed time for the doll to come home though.

 

I wouldn't lend my dolls to anybody - the only exception were if there was someone I was close with, who knows all about BJDs and knew their value and all, and I could trust them (but there's no such person haha)........... same way I wouldn't want to borrow someone else's doll. If they wanted me to tend to it for them then that's fine, because I know how I treat my own dolls and I'd do the same for their's however I'd not ask someone if I could borrow it.