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Dolly Friends Gifting

May 7, 2018

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    1. I've seen sometimes already people mentioning gifting friends with bjds or receiving it from friends, I think I wouldnt be able to accept most bjds as gift from a friend since they are quite expensive and that would feel burdensome, but there are some other doll related items or non-expensive dolls that would be lovely to get or that I would like to give.

      For example, in the top of my list would probably be:
      - Dolly Bureau Volume 3 Book (or other volumes in case of giving)
      Some other itens I find really giftable are:
      - Aileen's Doll Plapico
      - Doll parts/magic itens sets

      What gifts would you like to receive or give to your hobbie friend?
       
      #1 flornosertao, May 7, 2018
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    2. I'd happily accept anything a friend would give me.

      Though you may feel guilty about accepting a gift that cost so much: Think of it this way--

      Your friend thought about you and cared enough to spend xxx amount of dollars to give you a gift they'd think you'd love! :D

      So that's why I'd happily accept anything~
       
      #2 Fate, May 7, 2018
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    3. A friend of mine once gave me some homemade dollie clothes. I didn't end up using them much, but it was such a neat gift anyway :D
      I personally also like receiving in-scale things. Over here in the Netherlands we have these tiny t-shirts that people usually hang in their car (they have funny texts or logos on them). They also happen to fit 1/3rd dolls pretty well. My mum once bought a super touristy one for my dolls on a whim and it gets worn every year when the weather warms up again XD

      So, that would be my main pointer I guess; in-scale stuff
       
      #3 Isabel, May 7, 2018
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    4. I mean, not to be ungrateful or anything, maybe if its a special occasion where people usually give expensive gifts (like marriage)... If I have condition to reciprocate the gift I guess it would be ok too, but if I cant its just burdensome, I know friends shouldnt have this boundaires, but I would feel like I owe them. Maybe I'm just not a good friend XD

      It also shows that person knows you well enough to be able to tell which scale you like/have dolls of.
      I love homemade itens! You can feel the love and effort people had to make them.
      There is something similar here in Brazil, they are like key chain t-shirts and I've seen people from blythe and pullip community using them for their dolls.
      My father has this really detailed cowboy hat that a patient bought for him when traveling hanging in his car, now that you mentioned it seems pretty doll fitting, depending on the head size of course... He would never let me borrow it for a pic though :XD:
       
      #4 flornosertao, May 7, 2018
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    5. @flornosertao Awe nooo! I'm sure you're a great friend. :P Like I said, I'd feel guilty, but would hate to /Not/ accept, you know? Kind of a catch 22 deal.
       
      #5 Fate, May 7, 2018
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    6. Now that I think about it, there is no way to get the money back for non-damaged bjds except for selling them, right? That would end up being even more burdensome... I guess there is no other way to keep the friendship unscatered than acccepting it :ablink:
       
      #6 flornosertao, May 7, 2018
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    7. I'd honestly be happy someone thought of me so what the actual gift is wouldn't matter. That said, if I had to make a choice it'd be in scale props because I love little things.
       
      #7 chrstphrl, May 7, 2018
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    8. My significant other usually gifts me a bit of coins on my birthday to help me purchase the dolls I've been aching. He's quite the enabler while also complaining about them all the time. It just shows how much he actually cares about my happiness. He could buy any gift, cheap or expensive but instead he always offers to chip in for the doll I am eyeing at that moment. He knows he's not obliged to get me anything since I don't mind to not get any gifts at all yet he always spoils me.

      The con is that sometimes I do not bond with the doll despite how beautiful they are and it sometimes feels like selling a birthday present. I'd rather be content with my tiny collection that have a large collection I don't play with.

      Gifts I would give friends who are also in the hobby would depend on them personally. Do they do their own face-ups? Do they sew? Do they spend time on any other crafts? Who are their dolls? Do they still lack props or accessories?

      The possibilities are endless, really...
       
      #8 Siara, May 7, 2018
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    9. I love little things too! I have this cousin who used to work in a famous beauty products store and sometimes she would give me tiny perfumes that were probably samples, they were like the exact same package as the normal version but tiny, it was soooo lovely! I found a google blog that has it, and this one I use since kid to nowadays (its really famous for little girls here, but I'm already 23 and never stopped XD), in the normal size of course! I wonder what doll size it would match, sure not my tinies, but I would easily get a bigger doll just to match mini perfumes! They arent usually selled out there, but I'm the kind of person who would walk into a store wanting to buy their samples because they are too cute.

      I love the idea of chipping in, its like, helping us to get the doll we really want but without being burdensome. Some people don't like to receive money though, so although I think it would be a really great gift I wouldnt give it so easily.
       
      #9 flornosertao, May 8, 2018
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    10. I'd be over the moon to have someone who paid attention enough to give me a gift in tune with one of my interests, or money or a gift card to a store I would actually shop at. I'm on the side of the thought counting more than the gift but more than often I've been on the side of thoughtless giving.

      Instead I have to play down things like my doll hobby because that would mean "any doll" especially one of those ugly thrift store porcelain dolls or a "cheap Barbie" to many of those around me. The biggest culprit was my grandmother who gave gifts with chains and would be upset if you didn't use it in the way she narrowly intended.
       
      #10 DollyKim, May 10, 2018
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