https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 08:19:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-429343 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:01:42 +0000 Mrsbells 429343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: Lol!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421511 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:51:54 +0000 loveisstrange 421511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Haha. I was just wondering. lol. I was like "Shit, I didn't even think about that!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421286 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:30:34 +0000 Mrsbells 421286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: bed bugs are evil and they can hide anywhere lol. I am still not over the bed bugs we had to deal with at our old place </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421280 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:28:37 +0000 T.H.O.U. 421280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy a ton of stuff used but I'm not sure how I would feel about buying off ebay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421244 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:16:30 +0000 prettylizy 421244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiffaknee: I second vinegar/water mix. We use that all the time around here to clean things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421241 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:15:07 +0000 stiffaknee 421241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've bought a lot of toys at consignment sales-I spray them down or soak them in a vinegar/water mixture! Its a natural disinfectant and if there is any residual that might end up in her mouth, I know it won't hurt her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421165 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:48:49 +0000 loveisstrange 421165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just clorox wipe the crap out of stuff if I get it used.</p> <p>How would bed bugs live on plastic? Is that possible? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421163 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:46:29 +0000 Mrsbells 421163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes it is plastic so I guess I can bleach it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421108 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:16:45 +0000 blackbird 421108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if it's plastic, you can dump it into a bucket of water and a little bleach and soak it, then take it out, rinse it, and wash it. I bought a bunch of used plastic toys at a big baby fair type garage sale and that's what i plan on using. bleach kills everything, and as long as i wash/rinse it well afterwards, i have no issues with it. </p> <p>You could also take the pieces apart and probably throw them in the dishwasher to get disinfected </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421102 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:12:40 +0000 babynumber1 421102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as I can wipe them down with a Clorox wipe, I am ok with used toys. I never do anything soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421098 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:11:28 +0000 mediagirl 421098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I throw everything I can in the dishwasher or washing machine. If I can't do that, I take dish soap and a rag and hot water and wipe it down as best I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421097 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:11:24 +0000 winniebee 421097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL bought a bunch of used toys at a neighbor's garage sale (to keep at her house). She washed them....I'm not concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/buying-used-toys#post-421094 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:10:16 +0000 Mrsbells 421094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have never bought a used toy before. I have gotten a used exersaucer, rock and play and bumbo, but these were from a friend and they were all really easy to clean.</p> <p>I want to buy the use sillytown toy that the amazing @DpeachLu helped me find in this post <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-me-find-this-toy" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-help-me-find-this-toy</a></p> <p>The brand new toy cost $99 on Amazon and ridiculous $200 on the sears website, but I have found it for $24 on ebay. I just worry about buying it used. How easy will it be to clean, what if the person has bed bugs or something. Are these ridiculous concerns? How do you clean used toys </p> [attach=1326/12/me961g.500x311.410XuW8ow2L.jpg]