Have you ever won stuffed toys? How many?
By corilat
@corilat (180)
Australia
February 10, 2008 6:34am CST
Do you still have a collection of stuffed toys from your childhood amusement-park winnings?
Having grown up in a less-developed-than-America country like Australia, ;) I didn't visit too many theme-parks in my youth and never experienced the thrill of winning one of those big cuddly bears that stare at you longingly as they dangle from the roof of some fun stall. (see photo for a visual description!)
So when I was given the chance at 18 to go to six flags and disneyland in LA, I made sure to come home with an armful of lovable stuffed toys to show off as my pride and joy! They now still sit comfortably above my cupboard, and I have Elmo, Bugs Bunny, some dogs and a Harry Potter owl to wake up to every morning! :)
How many stuffed toys do you have? What are they? Do you still give them love?
3 responses
@corilat (180)
• Australia
11 Feb 08
do you still have it?
I also thought those machines were impossible, but one day I won a little dwarf from them on my first try - but then I got so excited I wasted more money trying to win something else, and ended up spending a lot more than the thing was worth! It's like gambling :)
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
10 Feb 08
I don't have a collection but, since you mentioned a theme park scenario, I remembered a game that I participated and actually won. I gave the stuffed bunny to my nephew who was still small and couldn't careless of what were given to him but, I still felt nice after winning something like that. ^_^
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@ericajoyce (1746)
• Philippines
27 May 08
Hello corilat. There wasthis one time that I won a stuffed toy. We were subscribed to a cable magazine and there were contests there. I thought of joining one of the contests. One the contests there was about Sheena. She's like Xena only she lives in the jungle. I didn't even watch that tv show. I just filled in the blanks on the paper then mailed it. After so many weeks had past, someone called me and told me that I won. The prize was a stuffed toy leopard. I still have it right now but some of my stuffed toys I dont have it anymore. I already gave them to charity.
