Aleksandr Orlov Meerkat (compare the meerkat) soft toy available from harrods

spangieuk

Based on the FACT that Santa MAY deliver one of the lovely pressies on their Christmas list, but only if they have been 'a good boy/girl' that year.....

Its a stuffed toy. That's it. A child of 3 wont know the difference between a stuffed toy made yourself (fashioned into a Meerkat) and that bought at Harrods.

Get things back into perspective. Kids have a gazillion things on their Christmas Lists - get them something else and leave these to go to charity. And yes there will be some on ebay - the same as there are any other desirable object. (Festival tickets...)

They won't miss it because they never had it and they never knew they were getting it either.

shazzyf

So Harrods give them to charity probably to stop them ending up on Ebay for silly prices and the charities ..... put them on Ebay! They have given them to the charities for the children, not to auction!

anguk

I can't believe that people are willing to pay such vast amounts of money for a soft toy just because it's this years "must have"! It's like cabbage patch dolls, Tracey Island, etc all over again. And as with all other "must have" toys they'll be forgotton about soon after Christmas.

lolly_896

shazzyf wrote: »

So Harrods give them to charity probably to stop them ending up on Ebay for silly prices and the charities ..... put them on Ebay! They have given them to the charities for the children, not to auction!

Im sure they realised that some would end up on ebay, but i guess as its raising money for a good causes then they my guess would be they don't care :j

Siren1974

What would you rather? One child getting a teddy that they really aren't bothered about or the charity sell it on ebay and raise enough money to buy 10 children a toy they can actually play with!

Regarding some of the posts on here, for heaven's sake, teach your children that sometimes they can't have EVERYTHING that they want!

hayleythedaisy

I just had the call from the bloke and although disappointed I was polite to the man and thanked him for his call to let me know. (they didn't have to do that, there was no legal obligation for them to sell the meerkats). By the relief in the mans voice and his sincere thanks for me being so understanding I would say he's suffered a fair bit of abuse this morning! Poor chap. Especially as whether you agree with the decision or not, that chap is only doing his job!!!

melicholas

The charities have put them on eBay to raise money for each individual cause. Great idea I say!
If you want one enough your money will go to a very good cause. That was why Harrods gave them to the charities - for them to raise money!
Although I agree Harrods should have arranged this from the start rather than mucking people about.
Now let's all get on - It's Christmas!

TBeckett100

letter is in the post.

OwtForNowt

TBeckett100 wrote: »

letter is in the post.

To santa asking for a Meerkat?

UN17ED

divadee wrote: »

im not ashamed at all.

i just want to know either way, this not knowing is a nightmare as i dont know if i need to go out and get shopping and choose sometrhing else.

That is nothing to be ashamed about. I was promised back in october a meerkat they have changed there minds supposedly but i need to know for definate, i dont think thats unreasonable

There are lots of things my kids want for christmas but they will get what I can afford.
Its not the end of the world and you can get somehing else instead.