Where can I get a stuffed Elefanten toy

September 21, 2009 1:02 AM

Where can I get a stuffed Elefanten toy?

Elefanten is a German brand of children's shoes with an adorable red elephant logo. My local VanHaren store (in the Netherlands) has a window display with stuffed Elefanten elephant toys of various sizes, and I would really like to obtain one for a friend.

However, VanHaren won't sell me their display models. Can I order one online?

I haven't found a site that sells them, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something because I don't know what German or Dutch terms to search on.

posted by transporter accident amy to shopping (3 comments total)

I tried searching with some German search terms but wasn't very successful...
I've dropped the Elefanten-people an e-mail, I'll come back to you as soon as they answer, if they answer, that is :)
posted by The Toad at 2:39 AM on September 21

So:
I just got a reply from a Elefanten/Deichmann marketing person. Sadly, there has been such overwhelming demand for these stuffed toys from collectors/customers that, quote, "their budget is already used up". There seems to be no way of ordering the toys "officially".

If you want to search for them on ebay.de, these are the search terms I would use:
"Elefanten Werbemittel"
or
"Elefanten Schuhe Stofftier"
At the moment, these terms don't yield any results, but that might change, who knows...
posted by The Toad at 3:29 AM on September 21

Thanks so much, The Toad! I'll keep an eye on ebay.de. (If there's such a big demand for these toys, Elefanten needs to start selling them officially!)
posted by transporter accident amy at 4:11 AM on September 21