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Cathy Weeks wrote:
So, first, what do you think I should do? And, for those of you who had dollhouses, did you like them? Did you play with them? I think you have to make a guess about what sort of kid you have. There are kids who play with dollhouses and kids who build dollhouses. The former will like the Plan Toys dollhouse or the Playmobil dollhouse better and will get several years of enjoyment out of it while young and then ignore it. The latter won't be interested while really young, but will want to build a neat dollhouse as an older child and populate it with nifty miniatures and maybe even learn how to make wee polymer clay foods and needlepoint tiny rugs and all that miniature stuff. I fall in the builder category. My sister fell into the play dollhouse category. We were obviously at odds at an early age and drove each other crazy ;-) Best wishes, Ericka |
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Jeff wrote: http://puffins.com/ Cool site. I like their toys. Ethical question: Do you think it is really honest to get a new dollhouse and sell it? Personally, I don't see the problem with it. Before the fire, you were free to sell the dollhouse. I don't see why you wouldn't be now. Just a question. No ethical dilemma. BTDT As you say, were free to sell before the fire, lost it, and what you do with it after the fire insurance replaces is is your business. Is it more ethical that the insurance company saves $500? Believe me, insurance companies aren't there to help you out, they are there to make money. Dawn |
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What we have here is basically a debate of sentiment vs. practicality, and
that's a VERY difficult call. But maybe I can offer a little bit of advice: Being male, I can't really relate to a dollhouse. However, I have something sort of close to that. In the mid-1980's, as part of the line of G.I.Joe action figures being produced at the time, (the small ones), Hasbro released an Aircraft Carrier. Fully assembled, this behemoth measured slightly over 7-1/2 feet in length, with a superstructure over two and a half feet in height. This section could be loosely compared to a dollhouse, in that it was open in the back and featured multiple rooms over three "stories" with various functions for the figures. When I first had it, I didn't have a lot of room to set it up, and it didn't see frequent use. It could be stored in component sections (the deck was designed to slide under most beds). But at present I have a decent-sized apartment. And I still have the aircraft carrier. It's used as a coffee table in front of the living room couch. Now, back to the dollhouse. Allow me to offer a few questions to consider. You put the original one together, over a lengthy period of time. Would buying a fully assembled and painted replacement, that you know SOMEONE ELSE did the work on, really be as satisfying? I can understand having wanted to pass the original on to your daughter, but tragically, that is no longer an option. Or might there be even greater sentiment in buying a dollhouse FOR HER, and the two of you building it together when she's old enough? She might appreciate it more, and as such get more use out of it. Just my thoughts. Hope it helps. |
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I bought and built a very inexpensive and sturdy dollhouse for my 5
then year old daughter a year ago. It was a 50$ kit from the Little Dollhouse Store in Toronto (about 35-40$ US) - it is four rooms and an attic - and its to standard scale i.e. 1" = 1 '. It was extremely easy to build (the whole thing was put together in a few hours and then painted over the course of one weekend). I used housepaint to paint it (all five rooms are different colours, and the outside is green and white with red shutters, and I painted rose covered vines all over the outside. It looks just great - and since then I've been trolling craft stores and dollar stores to buy furniture and found some fantastic stuff for very little money. She just loves it, and it can grow with her if she has an interest in it - i.e. because the doors and windows are standard sized openings, as she gets older, I can buy the fancy doors and windows, or install lights and wallpaper, nicer furniture etc. She is the envy of her friends. This is definitely one she can hand down. Heck, it is so sturdy that if she wanted to use it as cubby shelves as a teen, no problem. If you want to see a picture of my dollhouse - here is the company that makes the kits http://www.littledollhousecompany.com/ Click on the dollhouse tab to see their kits, and scroll down to what they call "the fun one" among the kits - the picture they are using is the one I made (i.e. I sent them the pictures for fun, and they ended up using my dollhouse as their on-line sample picture). If you click on the picture, you can see an interior view and the outside from another angle, although it is much more stuffed with furniture now a year later than it was then. Incidentally, the store is fantastic. Mary G. |
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"Mary Gordon" wrote in message
om... If you want to see a picture of my dollhouse - here is the company that makes the kits http://www.littledollhousecompany.com/ That is a lovely doll house and you did a fantastic job! I can see why your DD is the envy of her friends! -Aula |
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"Jamie Clark" wrote in message thlink.net...
I'm still confused why they are willing to spend $500 to replace the dollhouse, but only $175 in cash. They're still out the money, no? Here's the deal - they are "buying" my old dollhouse from me at a 75% depreciation of the value (around $700). That's $175. Or, if I want them to replace my dollhouse, they have me purchase it, and submit the paperwork - and the replacement value is much greater. If I want to replace it, I have to submit receipts, and do it in a relatively short period of time. I can't just buy anything I want with a $700 budget. I have to actually buy a dollhouse. Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 |
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Cathy Weeks wrote: "Jamie Clark" wrote in message thlink.net... I'm still confused why they are willing to spend $500 to replace the dollhouse, but only $175 in cash. They're still out the money, no? Here's the deal - they are "buying" my old dollhouse from me at a 75% depreciation of the value (around $700). That's $175. Or, if I want them to replace my dollhouse, they have me purchase it, and submit the paperwork - and the replacement value is much greater. If I want to replace it, I have to submit receipts, and do it in a relatively short period of time. I can't just buy anything I want with a $700 budget. I have to actually buy a dollhouse. Same deal as my insurance. Do it. You'll kick yourself later, even if it's just because it's money lost to the insurance industry. If you can't find a dollhouse DD would like, buy a re-saleable one, and even if you don't get back full value, it will be better than the $#!!& 75% depreciation. Have I mentioned how I detest insurance companies and their related contractors? :-P Dawn |
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