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xxmxaxrxyxx · 03-16-2009, 11:47 PM

i would say that no amount of money could have buy her from me.. or just say way too much and go about my ways...

piptickle · 03-16-2009, 11:51 PM

I'm always wary when people wanna know how much she might be worth! Of course she's priceless to me but they might think they can grab her and make some money! (I know I'm paranoid but its my nature!

) So with all my dogs I say they were free to a good home!

Nikitta34 · 03-16-2009, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacklynn

I don't mind being asked. I actually don't find it rude at all. If someone is curious about the up front investment I'm glad to help them get the info. I do make sure to tell them that price varies, and tell them about how they should go to a responsible breeder. And the various other costs that come with owning a pet, especially a yorkie.

I just don't mind at all when people ask. I don't mind informing people. Most people that have asked me, just wanted to know so they could know a general price of the dog, so they knew what a fair price was in our area. I think it is a fair question --- as long as they aren't asking as a status thing (we didn't pay more than $500 for either of ours though, so they aren't getting much status from us when they ask anyways I guess haha)

Ditto!

yorkiemomto4 · 03-17-2009, 12:11 AM

I just tell them the truth.

yorkie mad · 03-17-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by piptickle

I'm always wary when people wanna know how much she might be worth! Of course she's priceless to me but they might think they can grab her and make some money! (I know I'm paranoid but its my nature!

) So with all my dogs I say they were free to a good home!

I agree with you I get a bit suspicious. Alot of disappearing dogs around here.

dogbert · 03-17-2009, 09:38 AM

You don't have to tell. Say you don't remember or that she was a rescue. I can't tell you how many people think that because our Yorkie was a rescue that she was cheap or free.

bcrass2 · 03-17-2009, 09:48 AM

Someone asked me two days after I got Chloe how much I paid. She said I will pay you $500 on top of what you paid if I can have her. I was appalled! I told her. The bond is there and if I sold her to you I would be missing a piece of my soul. Then I gave her the breeder's number.
Some people have no couth!
That is such a common question! Now when people ask me I tell them about what I paid for my house! Then they leave me alone

carmen in nj · 03-17-2009, 09:52 AM

OMG, I never forget one day I was at Petco with Prada and hubby buying something and hubby had Prada and a woman with a little girl aproached him wanting to see Prada, and she asked hubby how much did he paid for her and I was

by his reponse to her... he said.." MUCH MORE than I did for my real kids.."LOL and left it at that...

I laugh all the way home...

hugs,
Carmen in nj

LibbieLu08 · 03-17-2009, 10:12 AM

I agree with you. Its so RUDE! Its like.... "how much do you get paid an hour".. People are so annoying sometimes. And most people dont' ask because they want to buy one. They just want to be nosy because they know that yorkie prices are a little bit, "UP THERE". . . I don't want to tell them but I dont' want to be rude and not tell them either. But its already RUDE and ignore them. And I hate it when after I tell them the price they'll say something like "OMG, your crazy" or something like that.

Then I think in my head... "then give me my baby back"

Potter · 03-17-2009, 10:30 AM

I say I don't remember lol.

scrapindee · 03-17-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nacke

I stand up straight and tell them a million dollars! Its funny to see the reactions! As if it is their business in the first place.

That is what I do too. It is so funny to watch their reactions!!!!

Shelby&Seymour · 03-17-2009, 05:33 PM

"she (or he) would be a bargain at DOUBLE the price" is what I say................

PANAMA69 · 03-17-2009, 09:03 PM

Is always make me uncomfortable when people ask me about $$$ on my girls, sometimes I tell them , somentime I just said a lot

it really depends of the circunstances and where I'm, because I'm paranoid that someone will want to steal my girls later

FlDebra · 03-18-2009, 10:02 AM

I started out by just answering with the truth but got too many rude responses like, "That's crazy to spend that much on a dog," "I'd never spend that much for a pet," or "I know someone who got theirs for only $___." So, now I just use what another poster said, "Not nearly as much as they are worth."

If someone seems really interested in maybe getting their own, then I wouldn't mind at all telling them how much they cost. But strangers .... I don't owe them any personal information and I would be wary about potential theft or just someone looking to make a wise remark.

My family all know how much they cost, but they are all dog lovers too and realize the purchase price is really just the beginning, and even the total of all we spend on them, spread over the life of the dog, is amazingly cheap for the loving return we get every day!

BamaFan121s · 03-18-2009, 10:08 AM

I think it's kind of rude when strangers ask me that too.

It's like asking someone how much they paid for their car or their house or how much money they make.

I just say, "not enough for what she's worth to me."

If they push the topic, I tell them something along the lines of, "No offense, but that is a very personal question."

03-16-2009, 11:47 PM	#31
xxmxaxrxyxx Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 15,110 Blog Entries: 3	i would say that no amount of money could have buy her from me.. or just say way too much and go about my ways... __________________ Yoshi Mei Ling Ting Ting Ting Ki Sun Hye Yukio Kioshi

03-16-2009, 11:51 PM	#32
piptickle Love my Mika!!! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 2,430	I'm always wary when people wanna know how much she might be worth! Of course she's priceless to me but they might think they can grab her and make some money! (I know I'm paranoid but its my nature!) So with all my dogs I say they were free to a good home! __________________ YORKIE MUM TO MIKA 12 MONTHS OLD!!! MIKA & FLETCHER D.O.B. 03/17/08

03-17-2009, 12:11 AM	#34
yorkiemomto4 YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Matewan,WV,US Posts: 468	I just tell them the truth. __________________ LITTLEBIT,PRINCESS,CHICO,JASPER ACTS 2:38

03-17-2009, 09:38 AM	#36
dogbert Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern, MN,USA Posts: 3,271 Blog Entries: 1	You don't have to tell. Say you don't remember or that she was a rescue. I can't tell you how many people think that because our Yorkie was a rescue that she was cheap or free. __________________ Mammadoodle to my Yorkiedoodle Barney and our crazy cat Ms. Sassy Pants. RIP Audrey-Belle Within the heart of every stray lies the singular desire to be loved

03-17-2009, 09:48 AM	#37
bcrass2 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snowflake, AZ, USA Posts: 672	Someone asked me two days after I got Chloe how much I paid. She said I will pay you $500 on top of what you paid if I can have her. I was appalled! I told her. The bond is there and if I sold her to you I would be missing a piece of my soul. Then I gave her the breeder's number. Some people have no couth! That is such a common question! Now when people ask me I tell them about what I paid for my house! Then they leave me alone __________________ Chloe and Little Man's Mommy We Miss you Milo!

03-17-2009, 09:52 AM	#38
carmen in nj Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hopatcong, NJ, USA Posts: 4,615 Blog Entries: 74	OMG, I never forget one day I was at Petco with Prada and hubby buying something and hubby had Prada and a woman with a little girl aproached him wanting to see Prada, and she asked hubby how much did he paid for her and I was by his reponse to her... he said.." MUCH MORE than I did for my real kids.."LOL and left it at that... I laugh all the way home... hugs, Carmen in nj __________________ My Etsy shop is OPEN... Carmen in nj

03-17-2009, 10:12 AM	#39
LibbieLu08 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Milwaukee,WI Posts: 331	I hate it! I agree with you. Its so RUDE! Its like.... "how much do you get paid an hour".. People are so annoying sometimes. And most people dont' ask because they want to buy one. They just want to be nosy because they know that yorkie prices are a little bit, "UP THERE". . . I don't want to tell them but I dont' want to be rude and not tell them either. But its already RUDE and ignore them. And I hate it when after I tell them the price they'll say something like "OMG, your crazy" or something like that. Then I think in my head... "then give me my baby back" __________________ LibbieLu

03-17-2009, 10:30 AM	#40
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	I say I don't remember lol. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

03-17-2009, 05:33 PM	#42
Shelby&Seymour "& Seeger, too" Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,169	"she (or he) would be a bargain at DOUBLE the price" is what I say................ __________________ Happy Fall Y'all! 🎃

03-17-2009, 09:03 PM	#43
PANAMA69 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ~~YorkieWorld~~ Posts: 8,428	Is always make me uncomfortable when people ask me about $$$ on my girls, sometimes I tell them , somentime I just said a lot it really depends of the circunstances and where I'm, because I'm paranoid that someone will want to steal my girls later __________________

03-18-2009, 10:02 AM	#44
FlDebra Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: FL Posts: 7,651	I started out by just answering with the truth but got too many rude responses like, "That's crazy to spend that much on a dog," "I'd never spend that much for a pet," or "I know someone who got theirs for only $___." So, now I just use what another poster said, "Not nearly as much as they are worth." If someone seems really interested in maybe getting their own, then I wouldn't mind at all telling them how much they cost. But strangers .... I don't owe them any personal information and I would be wary about potential theft or just someone looking to make a wise remark. My family all know how much they cost, but they are all dog lovers too and realize the purchase price is really just the beginning, and even the total of all we spend on them, spread over the life of the dog, is amazingly cheap for the loving return we get every day! __________________ FlDebra and her ABCs Annie, Ben, Candy Promoting Healthy Breeding to the AKC Yorkshire Terrier Standard

03-18-2009, 10:08 AM	#45
BamaFan121s Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,432	I think it's kind of rude when strangers ask me that too. It's like asking someone how much they paid for their car or their house or how much money they make. I just say, "not enough for what she's worth to me." If they push the topic, I tell them something along the lines of, "No offense, but that is a very personal question."