Second hand cuddly toy for newborn baby

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Bought on Vinted
nice thing to gift or no?
thoughts?

No.

No

No. Cuddly toys are not usually that expensive, I wouldn't give second hand.

If you mean it's actually brand new with tag or in box, but bought on Vinted rather than the original shop, that's fine. But actually used, no, unless it's something very coveted by the parent and you have asked them first if they'd be ok with that.

Meh, I'd have been fine with that, but maybe I shouldn't have been 😬

Second hand like it's been passed down by a family member, great. Otherwise I'd say no.

No I wouldn’t give a second hand, bought on Vinted soft toy to a new born.,

Nope

My opinion is probably invalid because I wouldn't use anything at all second hand for my newborn, but no.

Nope

Depends really if it’s a vintage / collectors item? My daughters were gifted lots of silver cross rag dolls - discontinued so you can only obtain second / third hand and I was fine about it

Or vintage Disney - quality of the modern soft toys is crap compared to the ones from 20 years ago
or vintage Paddington bears or steiff etc all fine

Ouf

Nope

I would. I'm sure many on here wouldn't because it might be stuffed with drugs, dipped in covid, or some other strange reason

I wouldn’t do it but if for some reason it was unavoidable (?!), I’d pop it in the machine in one of those mesh laundry bags.

No!

Why waste money when they just grow? There are some lovely newborn clothes in charity shops. It's pointless buying new when they grow/be sick etc...

To receive? I would be grateful the person had thought of me but if I wasn't comfortable then I'd just put it aside - a newborn doesn't need to interact with a soft toy anyway. It might have ended up part of their collection later on or it might have ended up donated. TBH this is what I did with all the soft toys MIL sent from her mould/smoke/flea infested house but we kept DH's childhood teddy.

To give? I would only do this if there was a specific reason for getting a toy that way e.g. if it was a retired model which had a particular sentimental meaning between me and the child's parent.

I did buy second hand soft toys for my kids even when they were newborn, so I'm not opposed to it as a practice.

Same here. It's frowned upon on here to not buy second hand everything for your child but being someone who grew up in constant hand me downstairs, I'm not doing that to my ds. He has brand new everything and I have zero guilt about it. OP for something as cheap new as a teddy then I'd be pissed if someone did this to me

Definitely not and I love Vinted!

I'm a big fan of second-hand bargains but I wouldn't give a second-hand teddy to a newborn.

It’s fine.

I think a cheap random teddy is a bit odd, a jellycat is maybe different as they are expensive and a lot are retired.

Same here, I don’t see spending money on my children as pointless or wasting it, they deserve nice things.

I wouldn’t accept a second hand teddy for a newborn, it would go in the bin and I would think less of the person who bought it.

For someone who shops in charity shops, you can find 'nice things' in there. There are some lovely children's clothes in charity shops. Give them a wash and they're as good as new.