November 2004 Archives

Thanks, Rosemary, for reporting another eBay sightings:

eBay item 5935582404 (Ends Nov-24-04 05:25:17 PST) - 21pc Infant/crib toys,Fisher-Price,KidsII,Baby GAP,GUND

1 Soft plush octopus rattle, has rattles in the tenacles. very good condition.

Not quite an octopus, but still...

eBay item 5935781538 (Ends Nov-24-04 18:42:32 PST) - LOT 8pc Toys Teethers Musical Catterpillar - Baby Boy

Super soft octopus with rattles in his tentacles!

I returned from class to find a message on my answering machine... a woman from Florida says she'd be willing to pay "anything" for one of my remaining Gund Rainbow Hectors.

I am always willing to help out a fellow devotee, but I wish she handn't told me she wanted to buy it for her dog!

More specifically, her blind dog (who follows the jingling sound it makes when it bounces).

I have seven Rainbow Hectors here in my office, including two still sealed in their shipping bags. Assuming that I do sell her one of them, how do I choose? Would I rather a hectopus stay in my office safe from harm, or get slobbered and loved (possibly to pieces)?

Perhaps I need to get out more...