Codymoogle, I DO so understand, but sadly it is true- few parents want their kids to have a used plushie near them. Apparently the grown-ups think used plushies have cooties or something During all the Christmas Toy drives I've been a part of, it was made clear that only new toys were wanted or allowed- one local Police group went so far as to check each and every toy that was donated for newness in public as they were brought in- the trash can next to their table was overflowing with perfectly good toys that would have made a child somewhere a lot happier than having nothing I don't know what happened but they weren't doing the event the next Christmas and haven't since. At least they could have done the sorting in private afterward like everyone else does.