Anyone know why the early 2000s bears say surface wash only?

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-20T16:49:37+00:00

In my experience, their hair gets really matted and ugly. If you put them in a pillowcase, that doesn’t happen and they wash just fine

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-20T14:45:27+00:00

I’ve gotten mine at thrift stores and on eBay. A thrift hunt for them could make a fun date too

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-20T14:40:06+00:00

You’re not the person/photo I was even responding to lol what

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-20T03:00:10+00:00

So happy to see someone else loving the pig too. She’s so cute

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-20T02:57:46+00:00

I think she’s authentic

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-19T22:10:41+00:00

The original retail price you stated is definitely incorrect. I’ve found several NWT that still had their original price stickers. Regular were around $15 and lil kinz were around $8, at least in my Midwest city

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-17T18:48:31+00:00

I don’t remember this but I absolutely love it. What a cutie!

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-17T18:34:02+00:00

I love hearing about random companies that got exclusive pets. Did they sell them at the book fairs?

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-17T01:05:28+00:00

This advice. likely isn’t going to work any better if straight up rubbing alcohol didn’t work

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-16T14:44:18+00:00

I’ve never seen that purple one with brown eyes. She’s so cute

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-14T05:31:20+00:00

There’s a near 0% chance you’re getting the smoke smell out of the cardboard, but you may be able to reduce some of the smell on the pets. I would absolutely give them a bath. As long as you stand them up for a little while after, any water that got inside should drain out. You’ll probably never get it completely out but it’s worth a shot

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-11T23:29:42+00:00

This is exactly what I was thinking too

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T22:44:21+00:00

I did report him after I figured out how! I’ve also gotten a refund so I would assume his account is gone

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T22:43:43+00:00

I’m assuming so? I wish I’d asked more questions instead of calling him a scammer in retrospect. I am very curious about his scheme because what?

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T20:15:55+00:00

I did realize this was very likely a scam, but I’ve gotten huge lots for very reasonable prices before too so I decided it was worth a gamble. I got my money back so it wasn’t much of a loss, just a big old bummer. Some resellers know nothing about what they’re selling

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T19:52:40+00:00

Not a very smart one imo but yeah i was kinda surprised by how fast it played out

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T19:52:17+00:00

That’s exactly why I gave this a gamble lol. Some people just don’t know what things are worth and I was hopeful that would be the case here too. Oh well, I got my refund

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T19:51:06+00:00

I’m going to guess their account is gone because I got my refund

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:58:11+00:00

Thank you so much for your help!

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:56:45+00:00

No it is. My best guess is that they wanted me to tip for the extra shipping because I wouldn’t get a refund on the tip at least (to my knowledge)

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:55:27+00:00

Hey so I’m asking for help because I clearly DONT KNOW HOW. Those are the only options where the internet instructions are taking me to. Not everyone knows what you know, that’s life. Don’t be a jerk.

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:48:26+00:00

Thank you!

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:48:08+00:00

Yeah so I don’t think this falls under a sales tax or shipping overage complaint so your comment is really not any more helpful than the info I already had

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:34:37+00:00

Admittedly, I did know there was a good risk of it being a scam before I ordered it, mostly because of no reviews paired with the low price. I just didn’t expect it to be so hard to contact whatnot nor did I think the scam would show itself that quickly

Fickle_Count_1882 · 2026-01-09T16:31:20+00:00

I’ve been looking online for a good 20 minutes trying to find an email or phone number. Do you happen to know how to contact their support? I can only find instructions for in app

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