I learned that, as a custom doll store purveyor, it shouldn't be taken as suspicious when he denies a doll looks very much like someone to whom it looks very much like. Similarly, it shouldn't be considered creepy when he has a doll waiting and gift wrapped for a man who denies ordering it. In these cases 1) just agree the doll bears a faint resemblance and 2) take the box just as if you had ordered and paid for it.