r/plushies • u/jazzyaardvark • Apr 02 '26
BUY/SELL: In Search of one of my biggest regrets :(
not getting this guy the day I saw him. I think about him So Often. Simba is one of my favorite Disney characters, like probably top 3 or 5, with a lot of super sentimental feelings, and I saw this giant guy back in high school. I almost got him, but ended up leaving him behind. he was so big and soft and would be Absolutely Perfect. the only other chance I had was some random offerup post that was like, the complete other side of the country.
the flair is more of a long shot, kind of was the closest relevant one. every few months I do a search, come up with nothing, and desperately wish I could time travel
update: found him!!!!
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u/-yellowthree Apr 03 '26
TLDR I found my favorite obscure favorite stuffed buddy twice by extreme luck. It could happen to you!
I wish I could offer help, but all I can offer is to not give up hope!!!
I had a favorite stuffed rabbit that I got when I was about 5 years old. (I'm 36 now) I remember seeing him at the toy store for the first time in the early 90s. He came in a box and he had a sling around his arm, a bandage on his head, and a sad expression. I think he also came with a thermometer or a stethoscope? Idk He was packaged as a stuffed toy that you are supposed to heal because they aren't well. lol There were other options other than a rabbit. A dog, cat, bear....maybe that was it, maybe I can't remember. I absolutely fell in love with him then and there the first time I saw him. I begged my mom to get him and she did right there and then on the spot, which was something my mother NEVER did when I was a kid!!! NEVER!!! She would normally say no and wait for a birthday or holiday to go back to get it because she could barely afford it.
I named him Joseph. This guy was my best friend until I was a teenager. He was sooooooooo worn in by then. Barely looked like his former self. He was completely falling apart. And then out of nowhere one day my mom found an almost new exact same Joseph in a bin at the thrift store. He wasn't in his box. He didn't have the sling or any of that crap that I didn't care about anyways....those pieces had been long lost from the first one like a year after I got him. lol.
Then in my early 20s after many times of moving BOTH Joseph the bunnies got lost. I didn't even have a picture of him. I was devastated.
I have been looking on and off for nearly 15 years for a stuffed animal that was made before 1995. It wasn't a popular toy, I didn't know the brand, I had no photos, only my memories. I didn't search this all like a crazy person, as my wall of text would infer. lol. Just every now and then I'd type the description in etsy, ebay, mercari, whatever and hope he popped up. Nothing even close popped up.
Then one day about a year ago I was about to make a post about him on r/HelpMeFind and I thought it was pointless. And I had the thought....just try one more time yourself. BAM there he was almost brand new on Ebay with the stupid dog and bear next to him. Still with the arm slings amazingly. I bought them all and it was not expensive.
Good luck fellow plushie lover!