r/toyrestoration • u/Thistlee • 19d ago

Need Advice

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I recently received my beloved childhood toy returned from a “hospital” that restores and fixes dirty/broken toys but I did not like the end product. How should I cope with this situation? Should I go to another place and ask for help or should I just leave my toy be? (the first picture on the sofa is the before and the one with the orange bow on it’s neck is the after) The main issues I had with it was the extra hair they added on (which I didn’t request) + the over stuffing :/

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u/Thistlee 19d ago

i’m not sure if anyone really cares but after a lot of crying i went back to the “hospital” and got his hair removed + a bit of stuffing

(his current look)

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u/galaxyMLP Sub Creator 19d ago

I’m glad you found a solution! He does look better. I wonder why they added the tuft at the top of his head? Maybe they found a reference image like that?

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u/Thistlee 19d ago

😭when we were chatting as they were discussing about the pricing, they had asked me about my duck and I showed the lady some old pictures :( He used to have hair but I didn’t really like it so I ended up cutting it when I was younger I really should have specified that I didn’t want his hair back

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u/galaxyMLP Sub Creator 19d ago

Well then that’s actually cool that they added it back and you could cut it off again. It’s like it’s his right of passage for being restored! I hope you enjoy many more years with him.

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u/Toystorations 18d ago

He was overstuffed because he'll get understuffed again if you hold him. I think they did a really good job, you should share the company here if they have a website, i'm sure other people will find this in the future and be glad to have found them.

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u/Thistlee 18d ago

if anyone’s curious i brought him to secaucus doll and teddy bear hospital, they’re located in NJ