To think JellyCats cost a ridiculous amount..

[BlackFriYay]

Some examples, see pictures.

These are listed on vinted.

One seller wants £32 for a small plush croissant. 67 people have 'favourited' it.

Another wants £30 for an equally small slice of pizza, or whatever it was.

They sell well.

DD wants the birthday cake one, that's also £30.

AIBU to think they are hugely overpriced? What's so special about them that makes them cost triple what you'd pay for other plush toys?!

About the real vs fake ones both being made in China so why shouldn't you just buy the fake......
Part of the cost you pay is for the designer. The designer who works for Jellycat in the UK and needs to be paid a wage.
The fakes just steal the design.
It's not about where the factory is.
@anotherside I definitely don't like them "just because they're expensive". I like them just as much as many cheaper brands. I spent the night asleep with my IKEA mini Djungelskog tucked up next to me and Blahaj at the end of the bed.

Not my picture. I pinched it from the internet. But it made me snort out loud 🦈

I’m a huge Jellycat fan, and have quite a collection 🤭. Yes, they are expensive, but they are simply adorable. I am currently selling a few on Vinted (none of mine are ones you have added🙂), but I can guarantee they will sell quickly. There is a fox which can sell for approx £250, but probably only cost £20 new.

Oh come on! They just draw two eyes and a mouth on a plush cartoon version of an inanimate object! My kids could do a grand job of that! It's hardly fabergé.

@BeensOnToost yes I do agree with you, you do have to be careful. I have purchased a lot from there for myself, but not so much for my child.
I think I'd avoid purchasing things like this for younger children, and more for older / teenage children and then probably gifts for adults.

Remember beanie babies and the silly prices they got. You got stalls and shops devoted to them . Don’t know if they are sold now.

I’d probably just get her the cake she’s after. I’d be concerned about the filling/quality of the Chinese knock offs for a kid. I’m sure they’d be fine as home decor. Did you see the croissant lamp story?

The high prices on Vinted are usually the ones that are difficult to get hold of. The leaf is an old range and “rare”. The croissant you can get for much cheaper from our local garden centre which is not renowned for being cheap… Some of the Vinted “appeal” is that you can get things that you might not be able to get locally/without moving a finger really. Just look at all the ALDI toys on there for 5x what they were selling for in the toy event.

@rooshoe they are still designers who work for a UK based company who are having their designs stolen.

Oooh, which fox?! My DDs have quite a few Jellycat foxes…!

@Fluffycloudsfloatinginthesky no need to book I don’t think. We didn’t. Queued up for 5 minutes to pay then took our slip over to the Patisserie counter. Have a great time.

Beanie babies started in 1993, Jellycat in 1999.

Jellycat were the ones that copied the concept of small collectible toys from Ty.

I love all my little Jellycats! Most of them were gifts but I have also bought myself a few as well. My favourite has to be the Potato or the Flumpie Frog. A lot of small, independent businesses sell them so it makes me feel good supporting local businesses.

I would never pay the ridiculous re-seller prices for "rare" ones though - I've found some of the local shops sell them anyway and I have no idea they're sought after.

TheDeepLemonHelper, that is a lovely story.

The Observer had an article about jellycats a couple of weeks ago. plushie super-fans explain the appeal

We have the ''Spotless'' Spot - he was so say worth hundreds!

Family member has Jellycat oak leaf... his GF brought it- the oak leaf is £80 on Ebay!

Ds discovered Jelly cat a few years back and loves them. The quality of them and the softness is lovely.

Nobody has to buy them.

When my dog came here, she arrived with a Pets at Home Pink Donut.

She loves that Pink Donut so much.
It's used as a nose cushion, and as a carry about toy and she puts her nose through the centre as well.

Not Jellycat, but I remember Jellycats being sold in Richmond years ago- Mum has a Jellycat mermaid. I had no idea they were London invented.

But neither you nor your kids thought of it did they?

That's the clever part.

I have this. It's not designed for small children as the strap would be too long.

Jellycat Otto

They are expensive but I adore them. My kids have a couple each and one of my kids wants one for Christmas so I'll be getting him Ricky Rainfrog at a cost of £35 - it'll hurt but he will adore it and it will hold it's value unlike a lot of stuffed toys.

I may have asked my husband for a Bartholomew Bear for Christmas. I'm 45 😂My son asked if we can go to the next Jellycat pop up experience so I'm hoping they do another Cafe/Patisserie one next year!

I don't know - maybe some people are hoping for that, but a lot of people just really like them. My little DS loves them, he has a vast collection of them. He's not interested in them as collector's items (and his definitely wouldn't be collectable because they're very well-loved).

My daughters goal too, she only has 5 medium bunnies and 3 small ones so still has a long way to go!
They are so lovely though so i don't mind her trying to collect them. I got her the rare lemon medium bunny (thank you Vinted!) for her birthday, she nearly cried as knew they'd been discontinued.

@NeedthatFridayfeeling I am discovering there are more variations on the colour green than I ever realised 😂

I don't know! I was in New York last week and saw a few of the tiny ones on sale for $20-25 RRP, so maybe larger ones are that much!? (How big are your pastries?) 😂

Well, yes. I was referring to the croissant specifically though which is still available and is cheaper new than Vinted.