A woman bought a Jellycat second-hand from Vinted and it had been very well-loved, so she knew that she had to get to work cleaning it to make it look as good as new
When a woman purchased a light grey Jellycat second-hand, the last thing she expected was for it to arrive looking grim. It was in such a bad condition, she said it may have been the “worst Jellycat” that she’d ever “bought from Vinted”. Emma, who posts on TikTok as @jellycats.and.me, asked followers: “What feedback would you have left? I love buying second-hand, but send it clean at least”.
But, despite this, Emma knew that she had to restore the light grey Bashful Bunny to its former glory. And thankfully, she knew just what to do to get it looking as perfect as the day it was first purchased.
Emma said: “Now I knew when this Jellycat arrived that it was going to look old and was going to look like it needed a really good spa day,” as she pulled the tatty-looking toy out of the plastic bag it had been sent in.
But, she said this was “exactly” the reason why she bought it, because she knew that she had the skills to transform the well-loved Jellycat and make it look as good as new to add to her ever-growing collection.
“However, I did not expect it to arrive with a boat-load of hair. Yes, it came with lots and lots of pet hair floating out of the bag. Even though the camera isn’t picking up the hairs on this bunny, let me tell you, they are there,” Emma explained.
How did she clean the Jellycat?
Emma knew that she’d need to give this Jellycat more than a light dusting, so she got to work with a lint roller first. The adhesive sheets are a miracle in removing pet hair, fuzz, and debris, so it was a good place to start for this pre-loved bunny.
She got “as much hair off her as possible” so that she could then “pop her in the washing machine for 40 minutes”. Emma then videoed herself chucking the bunny into the washer to “really give her a scrub” as the toy seemed to need it.
When Emma pulled the bunny out of the washing, it looked like a totally different toy. The fur looked fluffier and less mucky, and she said that it still looked “scruffy but so cute”. The Vinted seller had clearly given the bunny a lot of love.
“So, just for a dry now, and here she is. She looks absolutely stunning. A good blow dry and a really good brush and a trim round the eyes and she is completely set,” Emma gushed, as she showed off the other bunnies on her shelf, gushing: “Welcome home bunny”.
What does the Jellycat website recommend?
Under the washing and care section on their UK website, Jellycat shares: “Care instructions also feature on each product page of our website, along with sewn-in labelling on each individual product in the form of universal washing and care symbols.
“Many of our products can be washed at 30 degrees in a washing machine. Some must be surface-washed by hand. We do not recommend that any of our toys be put in a tumble dryer, nor should they be ironed, nor should they be dry cleaned”.
So, before you go ahead and do any cleaning of a second-hand Jellycat, it’s best to check that this is something you can actually do, or whether it’s worth just giving it a surface-clean and hoping for the best for your new fluffy friend.
Another woman in the comments section shared that the way you can get a Jellycat’s fur looking so good again is by using the “cold setting” on a hairdryer, because it makes them “fluffy” and will not “burn their fur”.
It was in response to a woman penning: “My daughter has had hers since birth, and it’s looking very loved. I did wash it and left it to dry on the radiator, but it looked the same”. So, maybe the hairdryer trick is the best thing!
