To harness the power of Mumsnet to make a little girl's Christmas...

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Posting here for traffic because I am clearly not BU

My friend's DD has lost her beloved Floffel. Floffel is her seal cuddly toy from babyhood and will never be found again as Floffel was lost overseas.

Friend's DD has written to Father Christmas asking for Floffel back. Nothing else on the list - just Floffel.

They don't effing make Floffel anymore

Friend's DD as been through the wringer lately - can't go into details as would be outing but suffice to say she could really really do with a boost.

Please please please wonderful people of Mumsnet - if you happen to have an Aurora Naturally seal like the one in the photo hanging around your house (it's flannel not plush apparently and has the word 'naturally' on its bum) that you'd be willing to sell/give away it would truly honestly make this little girl's Christmas.

TIA

Tweet it to This Morning, Phil and Holly, I've seen them put out pleas for lost toys etc before

Just spoke to Friend and apparently Floffel's manufacturer is in the US so not likely to get much joy there (we're in the UK)

Fingers crossed a us mumsnetter picks this up.

Oh crikey. I can't promise anything but...

I had one of these until last Thursday. I sent it to the charity shop in a big pre Xmas toy clear out.

I bought it at TK Max about 5 years ago?

I will go in tomorrow and see if they have it still, but please don't get your hopes up!!

Could Floffel have had a makeover and return well-fed and well-furred?

It was available on Amazon UK until recently - www.amazon.co.uk/AURORA-NATURALLY-SEAL-Soft-Toy/dp/B002R9TSJ6?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Maybe you could check this link again after Christmas??

Hoping IM can get her fluffed back from the charity shop!!

OP I know it probably does not help (everywhere i have looked is out of stock), but the description is
" 100% Cotton & Kapok", not flannel. I can find them, but nowt available at the moment. Will keep looking, and good luck!

InMeMe oh my goodness - I so so SO hope it's still there!! Thank you for saying you'll go to check that is really very very kind of you x

Just bumping for you OP - I'm so sorry I can't offer help at this stage, so I just wanted to wish you best of luck and let you know I'll keep my eyes peeled in case I see Floffel in any of the shops or online

Ah thank you so much Toooldtobearsed that's really helpful

Really really appreciate all this help...

Oh fx for you x

Thank you WellAlwaysHaveParis

No problem. Fingers crossed but I don't want to get your hopes up. He needed a wash in the machine and they may well have 'disposed' of him...

I will go down straight after the school run in the morning.

I hope you find one!

Just keeping the thread bumped. That letter is just heartbreaking.

This US website sells plush versions -

www.stuffedsafari.com/Stuffed-Seals-and-Plush-Seals-s/154.htm

Maybe Mr Seal has "grown extra fur" since he got lost to "keep warm"??

You're an actual angel ImMeMe

productos.parabebes.com/foca-natural-aurora-naturally_cp5ad20.html

This has a contact link. That's as close as I can find. It does have several more photos of the item, for anyone wanting a closer look.

Bumping and place-marking.

Fingers crossed OP !

I really hope you find one. We have tonnes of soft toys but not this one .

There's a lovely picture book you could get her in the meantime called Tatty Ratty by Helen Cooper, about a lost rabbit toy that gets lost, goes on lots of adventures and miraculously comes back all clean and white

This company are uk based and sell the brand they might be able to help source one? www.teddybearland.co.uk/about-teddybearland

I hope you get one!

Fingers crossed for ImMeMe getting there in time to rescue hers!

The fact that the manufacturer is in the US is neither here nor there really, I’m sure they’d still send you one if they had one.

Hope they still have him in the charity shop fingers crossed.