We're going on a bear hunt...

[venta]

See previous post, wicked parents, attic, bah.

Does anyone know of any form of outlet for pre-owned, much-loved, non-CE-marked teddy bears and other furry creatures ? I can't possibly keep all mine, and the prospect of sending them to landfill is not to be borne. Quite apart from it being Plain Wrong, the wasting of perfectly lovable animals offends me.

The mother tells me that even charities which ship bears to children who have no bears are insistent on modern safety standards. (Not, of course, that think it's acceptable to kill children in poverty-stricken regions with toxic bears, but I regard the bears in question as perfectly safe, having failed to be killed by them myself. Many of them lack labels at all on account of being homemade.)

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[john-the-hat.livejournal.com]

"I can't possibly keep all mine"

Any particular reason why not? Obviously it sounds like you've got a fair collection but there's generally plenty of places around a place where small furry animals can hide. We even have one in the pantry.....

Back in the day when I was married my wife had her collection of children's teddies colonising the bed. They all got moved off every evening and back on in the morning....

[venta.livejournal.com]

Do not for a minute imagine I have the patience to shift herds of beasties (however cute) morning and evening :)

You live, by the sounds of it, in quite a large house which is a luxury which I'm not likely to have for a long time. And I do have a lot of furry creatures, some of which are really quite large.

[(Anonymous)]

**grins**. Didn't then (live in a large place), Back then I was in the two-and-a-quarter bed terrace in Leeds. Sadly throwing out the ex-wife's teddies would have been impossible short of getting rid of the ex-wife, so we had to find places - hence bed!

However, if you do have the life-sized furry elephant I can see the problem...

**grins**

[john-the-hat.livejournal.com]

??? I was logged in ???