Bloody jellycat teabag

[Teasforfears]

AIBU to be completely done with the Jellycat teabag madness? Honestly, who knew a small stuffed teabag could cause such chaos. The minute they come out, they’re gone – poof – straight into the hands of people who don’t even like them, just want to flog them on Vinted for triple the price.

I wouldn’t even care normally, but my daughter has been utterly brainwashed by this Jellycat cult and now apparently her collection will be incomplete without a pretend teabag. Meanwhile, I’m sat ringing around and scanning social media like a mug while Janice from Kent is selling 5 of them for 65 quid a pop.

And don’t even get me started on the Aldi wooden toys. Blink and you’ve missed them – unless, of course, you want to buy them off someone online who’s decided they’re now luxury limited editions.

Can we not just let kids have toys without turning it into a side hustle? It’s a cuddly teabag, not gold bullion.

Be careful buying on ebay, lots of jelly cats are fake.

To clarify, I’ve come from Gloucester services northbound.

I’ve never understood this jellycat craze. They’re all hideous and cost a fortune. Why the fuck would anyone want a plush egg?

Honestly! I saw someone selling them for £45 each on Vinted. They had uploaded their receipt as proof of authenticity and they bought 3 for £78 so they were a right scalper. Unfortunately where there is demand there will be people looking to take advantage of little kids. I still think £20 is a lot for one jellycat let alone £45!!

Just googled these and they look like the kind of crap you try and win on the crane thingy at amusement arcades.

It would be dead easy to make one of your own that had more charm.

@CloudSky
It’s a good job we are all different isn’t it 😊

I don’t know what’s more absurd. That a 14 year old is obsessing over an obscenely priced cuddly teabag (which will no doubt be forgotten when the next must have cuddly thing comes out) or that 8 year olds are swarming Boots and stomping their feet into being bought £40 anti ageing cream they categorically don’t need.

Is it Snapchat/tiktok? Is that where all this shite is originating?

Frenetic monetising of a cheap (crap) product where artificial scarcity has been created is just bonkers. The more scarce it is then the more of a “status symbol” it becomes right? If there is peer pressure about her having a stuffed bloody toy… what is she going to do? Post a couple of insta or snapchats with it then it’ll be shoved in a cupboard?

It would be dead easy to make one of your own that had more charm.

Not if you have zero knitting or crochet skills it wouldn’t

There are loads on eBay. Some
are fake but there’s plenty that are not. HTH

What is the difference between a fake cuddly teabag and a real cuddly teabag?

Have a look for the Facebook page it’s called something like Jellycat official genuine buyers and sellers. People are always updating on there with shops that have stock and it seems a legit selling page from what I’ve seen. Proof has to be uploaded before accepting any sales.

I’ve just went on to doubt check the name of the group they actually changed the name of the group to Jellycat UK “the plush life” genuine collectors. If you search steepy in the group there’s a full thread dedicated for people to comment on shops that have stock etc

I hope you manage to get one

Forgive my lack of knowledge about such things (my children are all grown up in their time it was pogs and tinkywinky) but how can owning a few plush toys be outing? genuine question

I'm in my 60s, I have a capybara and an amusable capybara

Jelly Cats are very soft. Especially the baby ones.

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My office is round the corner from the Southbank Centre, happy to pop into the shop to check for you

Oh my gosh. What a hero! Saving a 14yr old who can’t currently find a teddy tea bag

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Same
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Edit to say I don't even collect them lol.
Saw a cute pear one online in someone's TikTok story the other day, thought it was cute.. now there's a teabag.... 👀😁

My son has a part-time job in Aldi and his shop has a queue around the block from 6am on the day the wooden toys were launched. He says it was like Black Friday in the US.

I want a Jellycat teabag now. I hadn't heard of them until I opened this thread.

This made me laugh, I wondered how owning plush toys could be outing too.

Ps DD still has the original Tinkywinky, Dipsy, Lala and Po 🥰

Give it three months and they’ll be available anywhere and everywhere.

Eh? WTAF? Totally and utterly never heard of this 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh don’t be a miserable sod, we’ve all had that one thing we’re really into, there’s no joy to be found in pissing on someone else’s chips

I thought as much re: vinted. I went on to report it but it's been sold!

I think it's a bit shitty to buy them for 25 and sell for 45.

This thread made me laugh out loud when I really needed it tonight! 😂
fingers crossed you eventually get an elusive steepy! Tea bag mania at its best! X