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skie · 14/01/2004 10:18

My 4 year old daughter has lost her number one toy, (a cuddly strawbery with green arms and legs) her boy, her main man, the thing she has slept with and kept close to her since babyhood. (She even had a birthday cake in his image last year, and he is in just about every photo ever taken of her...) It happened four months ago (only explanation is that he went out with the rubbish) and she's actually getting worse, not better (we convinced her that he was lost temporarily in the house, lying waiting to be found, which she believed.) Now she beginning to doubt it and talks about him every night, and first thing in the morning. Last night she started to cry and said, 'I don't think we'll ever find Strawberry..' Whenever anyone says anything like, "We've got a surprise for you..", her first reponse is 'Have you found Strawberry??' I am so desperate, and HAVE to find her another - trouble is he came from a charity shop for 20 p, and all it said on his label was 'PEEKO', which appears to be a toy manufacturer in Korea! He has eyes, a big smile, a red handle and a few leaves on his head! He is about the size of an adult hand! We have photos we can email if anyone has a spare (unloved) toy that fits this description. PLEASE, if there are any mums out there with any ideas on how to find a toy like this, please, please let me know!

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skie · 17/01/2004 08:51

GOD LET HIM BE THE RIGHT ONE!!!

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emmatmg · 17/01/2004 08:57

Skie, don't panic, how many strawberries can there be that match his discription well.
I don't go back to Mum's that often but so soon as I saw your photo I knew we'd found our man.

However, I have to admit I am getting at scared too though

emmatmg · 17/01/2004 08:58

should have been match SO well

BekkiKay · 17/01/2004 09:00

Its getting exciting! Fingers crossed!

emmatmg · 17/01/2004 09:46

Skie, Just to make you feel better I was just looking at strawberry's photo(gatting nervous too) and left his picture on the screen. My DS1 saw it and said 'look ***(DS2) there's a strawberry on the computer' I asked him who had one, to which he replied Nanny. 'Nanny's strawberry is on her sofa' (She has a green sofa too).

There thats got to put you mind at rest......has it? I breathed a sigh of relief I can tell you.

Carla · 17/01/2004 09:48

Is he supposed to be coming this morning? Sorry, lost the plot a bit

Posey · 17/01/2004 10:02

Don't normally log on in the mornings but just had to see the latest developments.
We're off out for the day but will be eagerly anticipating the return so I can check on the progress.
Hope you have a VERY happy day

skie · 17/01/2004 11:17

Emma, yes, that has made me feel much better!
We're all trying to be controlled about this over here but dd was talking about strawberry again this morning and I heard dd quite happily talking about 'when he comes back...'

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skie · 17/01/2004 11:18

sorry, that should have read 'dh' not 'dd' was happily talking about when he comes back!

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skie · 17/01/2004 11:19

and to answer the question - we're hoping to pick him up from Emmas today (if he arrives at her place by post..)

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Carla · 17/01/2004 11:28

Emma?????

emmatmg · 17/01/2004 12:26

Sorry to abandon you all when awaiting news.

Right I can only assume that the postie is running VERY late or he's not arriving today. Mum has gone out now so I can't get the Rec.Del. number to track it on the post office site.

Do recorded deliveries arrive with postie or in a separate van? Every engine noise I hear I run to the window.

COME ON POSTIE.....WHERE ARE YOU? WE ALL NEED YOU!

Skie, I was going to phone with this news but didn't want to give you a heart attack!

skie · 17/01/2004 12:28

don't worry - don't call until he's with you!
At least we know he's recorded delivery and couldn't get lost .. could he!!

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bloss · 17/01/2004 12:29

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CountessDracula · 17/01/2004 12:56

OMG imagine if he got lost!

There would be country-wide outrage, postal sorting office would be ransacked by hoardes of deranged strawberry-loving mothers!

Carla · 17/01/2004 13:04

I think this thread has just GOT to make a column in a newspaper, somewhere ... I even think it's worthy of a national!

emmatmg · 17/01/2004 13:05

Got the rec.del number.....just going to find out where the young man is

emmatmg · 17/01/2004 13:12

Okay this is what they said-
Track & Trace

Results
We are awaiting confirmation of delivery. Your item with reference * is a Recorded item. Recorded is not a guaranteed delivery service. Information about the delivery of your item should be available within five days of posting. Please try again later

5 DAYs......5 DAYS.........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

skie · 17/01/2004 13:15

I can't wait five days. I can't wait five days.

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CountessDracula · 17/01/2004 13:17

That is ridiculous. I think you should call the head of the Post Office and complain!

Carla · 17/01/2004 13:20

I'm off to get a prescription for some emergency sedatives.

Carla · 17/01/2004 13:21

Shall we all email head of post office?

WideWebWitch · 17/01/2004 13:21

nooooooooooo!

Bron · 17/01/2004 13:24

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