Help me find my lost snowman!

July 13, 2012 8:56 PM

In a fit of donation madness, I donated a stuffed animal and now I really miss him.

The stuffed animal in question came from Toys R Us, circa 2003. He's Animal Alley brand, and was originally a Christmas present from my mom.

A picture of him can be found here: the snowman in question. (If other pictures are desired, I have more, because apparently my brain knew I'd want them.)

I feel like I've reached the end of my searching abilities (Ebay has a similar snowman, but the hat is wrong), and I'm starting to fall into the world of weird, sketchy auction sites (they have a picture! With the right hat!). At present, Craigslist hasn't helped.

Any other search options out there (and/or do you have one like him), or is my snowman gone forever?

Thanks!

posted by smangosbubbles to Shopping (9 answers total)

When was this donation and who or what did you donate to?
posted by caclwmr4 at 9:05 PM on July 13, 2012 [1 favorite]

Have you tried contacting Toys R Us to see if they might have any in stock or know where to find them?
posted by shivohum at 10:41 PM on July 13, 2012

If you act now, you can buy him for $40 bucks on eBay here.
posted by KoPi_42 at 11:06 PM on July 13, 2012

Ah, nevermind. I see that you've already seen this one and the hat issue. Sorry!
posted by KoPi_42 at 11:07 PM on July 13, 2012

Any chance you can buy him back from where you donated him?
posted by Jubey at 2:59 AM on July 14, 2012 [1 favorite]

Apologies for my useless cut and paste but I found him, yay!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/14-Animal-Alley-SNowman-Bright-Colored-Scarf-Plush-Stuffed-Animal-Soft-Toy-/230816851729?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35bdc1a711#ht_2478wt_689
posted by Jubey at 3:08 AM on July 14, 2012

Oh crap wrong colour, sorry for getting your hopes up :(
posted by Jubey at 3:10 AM on July 14, 2012

Best answer: If you can't find an exact snowclone, ask your mom or other close relatives to buy & give you an almost-match, like this one. (If it's pricey you can give them the money, or better yet trade for cookies or something.) It won't be your snowman, but as a gift from the same people with similar love behind it, it can be his snow-sibling. And since the colors are different you won't look at him thinking "Impostor!!"

Yes it sounds silly, but beloved objects are irrational like that. My most beloved childhood possession is a raggedy stuffed rabbit I got for Christmas from an aunt & uncle when I was five. They still own a near-identical (but less raggedy) stuffed rabbit bought at the same time, and we joke that they're holding it in reserve in case mine ever perishes in a house fire or similar.
posted by nicebookrack at 5:31 AM on July 14, 2012

Response by poster: Not one week after I settled for the "cousin" snowman, an exact replica turned up. So now I'll have both, to satisfy my snowman loving heart.

Thank you for all of the love and responses!
posted by smangosbubbles at 9:39 PM on October 11, 2012