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Anyone else being asked this question? Does anyone else have strangers asking you how much you paid for your Yorkie? Mocha goes just about everywhere with me, so he's met a lot of people already. I was really surprised with the amount of people who have asked me how much I paid for him. I've had more people ask me how much he cost, than people asking me what his name is :2omg: . Whenever I've gone out and seen somebody with cute little furbaby, it never even crosses my mind to ask them how much they paid for him/her. I personally think it's quite rude. It makes me uncomfortable whenever somebody asks. Some people react with the impression "OMG, why would you ever pay that much for a dog?!"...even though I paid the normal going rate for Yorkies around here. Does this happen to a lot of Yorkie owners? I've gone out in public with my cousin's chihuahua and nobody ever asked how much he cost. Is this just a Yorkie thing? :rolleyes: |
I always say cheap he/she was a rescue. Maybe this way they won't want to steal them. |
YES, I also find it very rude and uncomfortable... but I never answer I just change the subject or say Thank you for the complememnts and move on. :rolleyes: |
I have been asked a few times too, mainly people at work who were like.. 'you paid THAT MUCH for a dog'!!!! The thing thats annoying me most is idiots who see me out with her and call her a rat amongst other things, i just dont understand why they think they can be so rude and insulting!:mad: I don't know what it is about these little dogs but they seem to attract the wrong attention sometimes...but not always i have to add..some people have been lovely and are just in awe of my Pixie...and rightly so! LOL:p |
I think it is all ways rude/impolite to ask someone that you don't know how much they paid for something, unless its something big like a car, flat screen tv, etc. Since Chip is a 15 lb teapot, I never get asked that question. I usually get asked what he is, because the general public only knows of yorkies being little ones. Which probably has to do with you getting asked about the price tag. Yorkies are the "dog of the moment", just like JRT's were and people had no idea they were high energy and then ended up in shelters. |
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I wish I could do that too, but I'm afraid most people would be like "Um, you didn't answer my question..." :rolleyes: Quote:
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omg yes!!!! if they seem nice then i tell them how much she actually cost me but if there just being noisy and kinda rude i just tell them $2,500 and that normally shuts them up if they do ask why would you pay that much i just say she's worth it and i love the breed!!!! but if they get all rude like omg that dogs not even that cute way too much for it blah blah blah i just say i like the finner things in life and walk away or i just respond back to them in the same rude voice and say i can awford it lmao my mom sayd im rude but ppl that come up to me when i walk with coco half the time dont even wanna pet her or noe her name they just want a price lol:D and yes what i say might be mean but that not to everyone just the rude ppl that come up to me it aways help when coco is wearing her coach leash lol cause in reality i dont have money like that lmao i dont even have a job i bought her when i had a job but i was getting min wage and very little hours so i worked my but and got her lol:D |
Yep I got asked that by an employee at Pet Valu the other day...it made me very uncomfortable and I didnt know what to say so I told her...next time I will just say "enough" and leave it at that..I thought it was really rude... Dawn |
price Always say they were a gift and you have no idea...too many people get their stolen... |
I just say she was a gift. |
When people ask me how much Rockie was, I normally just tell them. If anyone says anything negative it's probably behind my back. But of course I didn't pay for Rockie my daughter did:D |
That's a great idea, I can't believe I never thought of that! I think that's what I will use from now on. Quote:
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I had a girl the other day ask if Barney was a yorkie. Then ask where the breeder is located. Said she has been looking around for one....the she asked me how much. I was ok with it just because she seemed to know a little about yorkies. I didnt pay as much for Barney as most of you paid. He was the last one out of the litter and he was getting older. I think 18 weeks...but dont quote me on that. The breeder seemed to have a lot of yorkies and only one place to keep a preg mom and pups. We got him for 500 and that included all his puppy shots. My vet knew the breeder to and trusted the shots. So that saved us money. |
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People ask me all the time, but it depends on why they ask. If it's just curiousity, then I usually say "you can't put a price on this face". Now if the person is asking because they're thinking of getting one, then I usually say "they usually sell for xamount to xamount depending on if they have papers, etc". I was at an indoor dog park one time, and there's this guy who comes all the time with his Italian Grayhound. I think his dog is absolutely gorgeous, so we were talking and I asked how much he paid for his. I wasn't trying to be rude, I just wanted to know how much dogs like his went for and maybe I would consider getting one, one day.... Was that rude of me? |
Maybe people ask because they think they're so cute, that they would like to buy one for themselves, and are wondering if they can afford one..?? Now, whats really rude was my old vet, when I took my $2800 biewer in to be neutered, I got the $45 voucher so it wouldn't cost over $100, well, right in front of about 6 people, he said what kind of dog is that? I said a german yorkie, he said I bet that cost at least $2500 and I'm doing it for charity?? I never went back(and he was such a good vet):( |
It makes me uncomfortable as well when people ask how much they cost. I always just change the subject and act as if I never heard the question. When we went to get Marcus, we were babysitting a neighbor's child (12 years old). I didn't want to take him with us but had no choice. When he overheard how much he cost, his eyes almost popped out of his head. I told him that was confidential and that noone else needed to know that information. The next day, his best friend came by to see Marcus and started shouting he couldn't believe we paid that much.:eek: I've since made it very clear that the price is private and not to tell other people's business. My fear was that they would go blabbing around the neighborhood and someone would try to dogknapp him. It is noone's business how much you pay for your furbaby but your own, we didn't even tell our family how much he cost. I think I will start using what someone else said and say that he was a rescue.;) |
I think that vet was trying to be a comedian. But yeah, that was pretty rude of him. I guess I figure if people were interested in buying one, they'd go out and look and therefore find out how much they go for. I think I'd rather have somebody ask me "How much do these dogs go for?" than to straight out ask me how much I paid. I've had people compliment me on a handbag I'm carrying or something that I'm wearing, but they don't ask me how much I paid for it. I wish people would just compliment and not ask when it comes to Mocha too :p Quote:
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I have the same thing. First they come up and say "how cute," then how much did you pay for that dog. I usually do not answer unless it is someone that I know that is trying to purchase one and wants to know the price that they go for. I even get weird questions from people asking what type of dog is it. I think Yorkies have a rather distinctive look and how do people not know what they are, but ask how much they cost. |
We've had people comment with "that's an expensive dog, huh" to "how much did you pay for her?" We tend to ignore questions like that. I am always paranoid someone will try and steal her. I only reveal her price to family or friends . |
I hate it when people ask...it is so very rude! I think it is different if they are actually interested in the breed but just to be nosy is awful. And I hate it when people call her a rat!! It drives me nuts. I don't walk up to strangers and make comments about their how much their things costs or that their children look like aliens!! I think some people were born without manners! |
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i just posted this in another thread and just had to post it here too you know what i hate when fat tall people come up to me and tell me coco is not a yorkie because she is bigger than 3 pounds (she's 6-7pounds) they go on to say that all yorkies are little and that mine must be a mix or silky well i then tell them oh you must be right and that would make you an alien cause your fat and overly tall and humans arent like that maybe your a sub speices but nope not a human i hate that people who dont even know anything about the breed have soo many little comments to say about our furbutts:rolleyes: |
I think I'll start saying Barney was a gift...I mean he kinda was. My Hubby paid for him. He knew I wanted another Yorkie and it had been a while since Odie had passed and he said "that is a great price, lets just go look" I knew then Mish(hubby) missed having Odie around to. |
I get asked that ALLLLL the time. |
Yes, I have had strangers ask me that and I think it is rude and quite frankly none of their business. That would be like walking up to someone and asking how much money they make. When someone asks me that, I just say, "Why? Are you looking for one?" They usually don't push it then. |
You know, I get the same thing here when I go out with Abby. People are like OMG those dogs are really expensive or Jesus, that must have cost you a lot of money etc. etc. Its so stupid. And now that we are on this topic of how much did your dog costs you I hate it when people tell ME that I spend too much money on my dog (Which I Do! LOL). Its like I dont tell you how much money you spend on make up, books or whatever the hell your hobby is! I so hate it when people are like, I cant believe u bought a dog a dress, a coat, blankets or carriers. Its like who the hell cares and mind your freaking buiness!! Its my baby and whatever my baby wants she gets!! Sorry guys, I had to vent, it just drives me crazy!!!!!!! |
This pisses me off so bad! Whenever I first got Lilly the girls at school were like "how much did your boyfriend pay for her?" and I hesitated on saying anything because in the town I live in money is a big thing. We only payed $700 for her but as soon as I told them they were like :eek:! Now I always get comments whenever I'm showing pictures of her or something they'll be like "she's so cute, but not $700 cute!" and this one other girl makes fun of me because I act like she's my baby. I'll say something about her or talk about her at school constantly and this girl is always like "you need to stop acting like she's a baby or kid... she's just a dog". I really wish everyone could just understand but yeah it was really rude all together, it always is. |
Considering the setting and the circumstance, I don't think it was rude of you to ask. It's a different story when a random stranger comes up to you and the only question they ask about your dog is how much did you pay for him/her. It just makes them come off as nosey. Quote:
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