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.

Um, whut? Was this actually a response to my post or have you misquoted? Lol

I’m not doing that. If anything I’m pissing on reseller’s chips. I love cuddly toys, I love hobbies and passions. I don’t love companies restricting product to make a trend and making people panic that they can’t get said product.

That one is nicer!

Have you never been obsessed with a product range just because it’s beautiful/ sentimental/ you just love it? It’s so much fun…the anticipation, finally getting it, displaying it. Life is for shit like this!

Surely if parents weren't feeding this fad by ringing round etc. it would die a death quickly.

I want one now 😊

Isn’t that a message that can be reasonably delivered to a 14 year old though?!

They are just a new version of Beanie Babies. People went mad over them too.
In a few years, it will be something else.

One of the Jellycat toys I have seen is a golf ball. £20 or so for a little plush golf ball.
I can't say I know any children that are into golf.
I know adults who love Jellycat toys and buy them for themselves.

What's with all the misery on here ? It's a teenage collectable thing, they love them. It's cute. Let's just find OP the teabag and stop making people justify what they spend their money on..honestly. good luck op ! There must be one somewhere?!?

I want a Jellycat toilet roll 🥹... and I am 61!

Surely it’s the same as anything from years ago? Everyone wanted a mr frosty or that Cadbury thing that dispensed mini chocolate etc, there were crazes for putting things on your bike spokes, pots, tamagotchi

jellycat is just the new version, I don’t think children (or teenagers) need teaching a lesson about it!

At least they look nice. Labubu's are tiny, look cheap and seem to retail for about £50. Do they actually do anything other than sit there looking crap?

But that’s always been the way of it, I remember the Thunderbirds/Strawberry Shortcake/Teletubbies hype, parents driving halfway across the country on Christmas week to toy shops out in the sticks!

No. No it’s not. Life is not for feeling ecstatic because of something a company is selling you

Crazes are one thing. Artificially designed rarities are another

Never heard of it/them.
Sounds like some stupid marketing gimmick. Tell your daughter that’s what it is and that only idiots fall for such nonsense.
This is called education.

You are missing out!

That’s so sad. Life is for experiences and people and living. Not for collecting material goods

Some people enjoy collecting things. We all differ in what brings us joy.

You can get joy from so many different things! No need to feel sad for me :)

Like when people collected erasers or my little pony or sylvanian families or a million other things? Collections have always been a thing

Collecting is fine. Hankering for something being artificially held back to generate a panic is just sad

See above. Nothing to do with an issue with collecting.

Imagine your joy in life is provided by a major retailer that deliberately restricts their toys to generate demand?

Seriously, please look at your life if this is the the case.

Collecting lovely things is fine. But the above is just a bit sad