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

When I was moving into our most recent house, I didn't want my boy in the way of things, so, I packed him up and dropped him off at a friend's house. She kept him on a high(she has dogs) dark shelf the entire time and sent me a picture or two after about a week because I was going crazy.

I have a few other freinds that I would let babysit. And one, who if I died for any unknown reason, would get first dibs to Kano because she's just crazy about him XD

 

I've baby-sat some friends BJD's and I felt really honoured that they felt they could trust me (one I'd only just met that night too ). I would definately trust my best bud with my dolls cus she collects them too and I know she loves them

 

I agree. I can't imagine loaning my dolls out or asking to borrow a doll! I couldn't handle that responsibility either!!

 

I feel the same, my dolls are way too personal for me to want to loan them out ^^

 

I let one of my two best friends borrow a head from me once, for about a week. I also had my first dollfriend babysit my dolls when I was at an out-of-town convention last year. So I have and would, but it'd have to be someone I trusted profoundly, and the doll would have to agree (my Baha was excited to have a sleepover; she didn't have any friends her size then, and thought my Delf was too grown-up and boring to spend a whole week alone with him). Of course, I also learned the hard way never to loan your books to anyone unless you have the keys to their house...

 

No and......... No, LOL ^_^

 

I do not know any doll collecting people in person, and not sure at all if there any of them here.
So I doubt i would borrow a doll to someone. Maybe I think so because I dont have any friends sharing this hobby, and maybe if I had some I could entrust doll to them. But, alas, dont have them.
P.S. I dont have a doll yet, so its just my theoretical thoughts.

 

like others have said, it really depends on how close you are, and how much you trust eachother. I wouldn't have any problems letting a close friend spend some time with my doll for whichever reason. even if they just wanted to be with it for a while. ^^ I'd just first make sure they were aware of the do's and don't's when it comes to dolls, in case they were not familiar with it already.

 

I at first thought to say "no" to this, but then I realized I kind of already have. My girl has spent a couple nights at Sephora's house, partially because she was working on a dress for my girl, and also because I trust her. It really does come down to trust with me. If I know that the person is going to take explicit care of my girl, and I have a solid way of getting her back, then why not? Scratches can be fixed and sanded, dents can be boiled out, fingers can be glued back on. Why not? I think it's a fun idea. Your doll gets to see someplace that you may never see, and on a cheaper dime, no less.

As for me asking... I'd be too shy. I'll ask to cuddle with dolls when I'm near them, but I don't think I'd ask to take them home. XD

 

I've not thought about the "if I die" aspect before, but I can say with reasonable certainty that if I died, my best friend would get all my dolls, with the stipulation that she wasn't allowed to ever sell them (not that I think she would, but just in case). First, I can't imagine she would dislike having a ton more dolls (although it might get crowded if she was living in a tiny apartment like I am currently), and second, I know she would appreciate all my dolls for the characters they represent, and do her best to keep them the way I would want, to honor my memory.

I would maybe leave my favorite doll with my mom, but I'd have to discuss it with her first to be sure she would appreciate and take care of it. XD

 

Loaning out a doll is like loaning out your car! I never let anyone drive my car so what does that tell ya! Most of my dolls are limited editions so they are off limited but two maybe three others I would only if it was to a Cancer event I couldn't go to. My tinies will never go without me. I enjoy the tinies too much and would be heart broken if they got lost or broken.

hehehe, I have tons of nude kellies they can borrow.........hahahaha

 

We've borrowed dolls from local friends to use as jewelry models, but I've never loaned a doll out. There are very few people I would trust to handle them as carefully as I do, but I'm the same way with my books, CDs and clothes. I get tired of repeating "Please don't touch my doll's face," and being disregarded so I rarely hand them over to anyone at meetups either.

 

No, I doubt I'd ever loan someone my doll. No one I know in person is a doll owner, so while I trust them usually, they likely wouldn't know to keep him out of sunlight or away from children... eh. I don't think I'd ever borrow a doll from someone for more than an hour or so, either.

 

Does anyone here think that the oppinions expressed (and your own oppinions) have anything to do with the way you treat your own dolls?

I.E. If you keep them neat on shelves, no light, and rarely 'play' with them, are you more reluctant to loan them out or let someone else 'play' with them?

-and on the flip side-

If you play with them like any other doll and they get bumped and bruised a little, not that you don't love them, just that you're comfortable taking the risk of having them 'out' more.... are you more likely to loan them out?

Does the type of doll owner you are personally reflect how you feel about other people 'borrowing' your dolls?






P.S. I mean NO OFFENSE to either type of doll owner...

 

You might have a point there.

I wouldn't ever let anyone borrow Gwenllian, yet anyone and their uncle can hold Zeelzaroth. I dress Gwen up and play with her inside or in my garden, but Zee is a little adventurer, he goes most places with me. Gwen is very precious to me and I would be distraught if anything bad happened to her, and it's not as if I don't care what happens to Zee, I just feel like he was a bargain to begin with and he 'feels' as if he can handle most things.

I'd never let anyone with sticky/dirty fingers handle them, but that's just common sense.

 

I wouldn't loan out any of my dolls. But they are the ones who live in their boxes and are rarely played with.
There is a body i own (my SK harang's body) that I let everyone try their first restringing attempt on. But that's just a body...
I don't like other people carrying my dolls or posing them either.
But i would like to barrow some dolls.

 

I actually did let my very good friend of several years borrow one of my dolls. She's been very very interested in possibly getting into the hobby, she's just having some qualms over the cost of these lovely dollies. So I told her she could borrow one of my little dolls and give her a "test run" to see if actually having a doll in hand with a bunch of clothes to play with would be the inspiration she needs to make the leap into dollyworld.

If it's someone you know well and trust I don't see an issue
~Gio

 

If it were one of my close friends and I knew they were responsible, I would have no problem whatsoever.

 

Definitely no. Or maybe to a friend that shares the same hobby, but in other ways, no.
I would be too worried about the doll.

 

As long as it is somebody I trust, I have absolutely no problem lending my dolls out. Have done in the past and will continue to do. It has to be an extra special friend though