r/Scotland • u/Colleen987 • 1d ago

Baby box

Weird one for Reddit but I don’t grace Facebook, has anyone got a spare yellow “lovie” toy from the baby box I can buy? Terrified of the day that eventually gets dropped and lost.

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u/Accomplished_Will226 1d ago

Stock up on the lovey. My daughter lost her beloved Puffalump toy when she was wee. I hunted all over, finally found a brand new one but realized it didn’t look like hers. So I dropped it in a puddle, ran it over then took it home told her we need to wash it in the machine and when it came out clean and fluffy she never knew. She’s now 36 years old. She still has the replacement one. Smart thinking to plan for it!

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u/Hurtmione 1d ago

Omg I still have my puffalump! 

I discovered when my kid was a baby that there are people running a lovie black market on eBay, who buy up lovies from next, Primark etc and sell them at inflated prices to desperate parents when their originals are inevitably lost. My kid has a Primark bear one but we were luckily able to procure a spare before they stopped stocking it. 

Edit - a letter

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u/Accomplished_Will226 1d ago

That’s just mean.

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u/sneakylithops 1d ago

I’ve got at least one and maybe two if I can find the other - my twins never took an interest in them! Happy to just give them for the cost of postage

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u/Colleen987 1d ago

You are a wonderful human, happy to cover postage!

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u/WitRye 1d ago

You can stock up but replacing the lost one in a way that your kid will believe is a lost cause. The best win we had was the time our kiddo’s elephant was lost forever, so elephant sent a postcard saying it was on a lovely holiday and wanted kiddo to look after replacement elephant for them until they returned. 

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u/Accomplished_Will226 1d ago

Clever! Why didn’t I think of that?!

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u/Jacket-Aggravating 1d ago

There's always baby box stuff in kids' charity shops. Definitely have a mosie if there's a decent kids' charity shop nearby.

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u/Colleen987 1d ago

I’m far north, our charity shop is very limited. Although next time I’m down south will check some out:

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u/mfulton81 1d ago

The yellow cow/blanket thingy?

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u/Colleen987 1d ago

Yeah that one

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u/mfulton81 1d ago

DM me your address and I'll post it. Don't worry about paying for it, put a few quid in a charity tin or give to a homeless person 👍

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u/HuffleGrumble 21h ago

My partner and I argue about whether it's a cow or giraffe

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u/BumbleBeeKitten1 1d ago

Pretty sure I have one aswell that has never been used. Kids weren't interested 😊

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u/Icy_Interaction9263 21h ago

There is a Facebook group for babybox stuff, in case you ever need another you'll be able to get it there! I also have one if you still need it and I can post it!

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u/whippetrealgood123 20h ago

What does it look like again? I possibly have our one still.

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u/aicol88 Fifers gonnae get yi 1d ago

Have you tried Vinted?

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u/Psychological-Arm844 1d ago

If people are really trying to make a spare quid on the baby box stuff then that’s just sad