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Help required please?! Have lost DD's brownie badges, what can I do?

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OwlMother · 29/10/2011 23:04

We have recently moved house and my daughter has started at a new Brownie Pack. First night I had to own up to having lost her promise badge in the move, not too bad. That night I took along DD's other two (un-sewn-on) badges to ask where to place them.

At some point between then and now I have lost them. I know, I am an idiot, but the Brownie lady will be nice. But I would rather not have to come to her with more problems on week three.

What can I do? Can I get them online somewhere? Is there a secret black market in badges?

Thanks!

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ballstoit · 30/10/2011 07:37

There are lots of Brownie badges on ebay....just search 'Brownie Badges'.

Could you send DH to tell Brown Owl he's lost them?

Good luck either way!

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Iwasagnome · 30/10/2011 07:39

Im sure shell be lovely-offer to pay?
Still have some of my badges -they must be 50 years old!

(I know get thee to Gransnet!-but this is better!)

Good luck in your new house

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ElphabaisWicked · 31/10/2011 10:31

Buy new ones.

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ComeIntoTheSinisterGardenMaud · 31/10/2011 10:36

The badges that have to be worked for (interest badges and so on) can't be bought from the uniform stockists. You'll need to get them from Brown Owl. It happens a lot (I am a Brown Owl)!

Off now to investigate the black market in Brownie badges on Ebay....!

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chrisrobin · 31/10/2011 10:43

Like 8ballstoit* said there are loads on ebay but, as a Rainbow Guider when one of my Rainbows comes to me with the same problem (it happens quite often) I would issue new badges and certainly don't mind doing it. Don't worry about it, just ask Brown Owl.

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ComeIntoTheSinisterGardenMaud · 31/10/2011 10:46

I also notice that on Ebay they cost a lot more than they cost me to buy from Girlguiding HQ and a lot more, therefore, than Brown Owl will charge you (if she charges you anything).

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EcoLady · 04/11/2011 00:16

The various cloth badges each cost less than £1 - don't be tempted to buy via eBay. I do charge my girls for any lost badges. It's amazing how many are then found. It only gets tricky if we've done a special one-off challenge, for which we will have bought only the correct number and they then sell out.