So I REALLY want to get this adorable elephant rocker for Xander because I think it's sooooooooo cute and we have this whole elephant theme going on. BUT it's $149... how much would he actually use it? Is it worth spending that kind of money?
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/elephant-plush-rocker/
honeydew / 7091 posts
I don't know about worth, but it is SO cute! Are you going to have a future kid that could use it too? 
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@Adira: That's a lot! In my experience with these rocker toys, they're cute but don't get used a whole lot.
I actually have an elephant rocker that didn't sell at our yard sale. I would seriously sell it for $10. It is like a mix between these two. No pressure, just thought I'd offer it!! 
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@mrs. wagon: Really?? What color is yours? Are you going to the meetup? Maybe I could buy it off you there??
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
I still remember my rocking horse from when I was little - I loved it that much! Played with it ALL the time. I think we're going to get one for Sadie for Christmas. $150 does seem like a lot though. I looked on Amazon, and it looks like you can find some cheaper options on there.
What about this:
http://www.amazon.com/Happy-Trails-Elephant-Rocking-Animal/dp/B000VPE352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380816141&sr=8-1&keywords=elephant+rocker
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@Adira: It is the same colors as the bottom one, but it has these shapes on the back of the head you can push to make it play music like the top one. Not all the shapes work! We used to punch it to get it to play the fourth song... ahh, the memories.
I am totally planning on going to the meetup and I will bring it if you remind me !!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@photojane: Yay! I'm glad to hear that you really enjoyed yours! Hopefully Xander will like one too!
@mrs. wagon: I'll take it!!! And for $10, I don't care if ANY of the music buttons work! And Xander certainly won't care. Yay! I'm excited! Just have to remember to remind you about it in November, haha.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@Adira: haha cool! sounds great. And I have no doubt you will remember to remind me Happy to pass it along to Xander!!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@mrs. wagon: I love it when a random question like this turns into a sale! You get to get rid of something and I now have a Christmas gift for Xander!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@loveisstrange: I wonder if it's the one that @photojane: linked? But it definitely sounds like PBK's is probably TOO pricey, which is sad, because it's so dang cute! Oh well!
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@Adira: here is the exact one we have.. you can search "kidkraft elephant musical rocker" on youtube and there are a bunch of videos!
pear / 1609 posts
@Adira: that is cute! We have an elephant themed nursery too. But I wouldn't spend that much! Maybe I'll buy the amazon for DS for Christmas though!! PBK is redic. I was looking at Halloween costumes and they were like $80. For a child that will wear it once.... No thanks haha.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
@Adira: DING. Pottery Barn things are always too expensive!!! These things are used for such a short period of time, I bet you could find a really nice used one at a yard sale or on CL!!!!
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
@Adira: I love love love that rocker! At that price, have you checked out Restoration Hardware's rockers?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@mrs. wagon: Thanks!! The videos actually make it look softer/fuzzier than that picture, so now I feel even more excited about it!!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Adira: dd has a pbk lamb rocker. She still rides it at 2.5 yo. She got it when she was 9 months old.
DS will use it too. I would get it without personlization if you really like it.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@MamaJ: @mediagirl: I agree - PBK is too expensive! But we have bedding and a cute piggy bank (okay, it's an elephant bank) from there, so I like the idea of matching things. But the price!!! Gahhh!!
@MrsMcD: I have never even heard of that! I'll have to check it out! Though I think @mrs. wagon: has come up with the perfect solution for me! She's going to sell me her elephant rocker!!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@chopsuey: That's a good point about not having it personalized so it can be passed down!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@DillonLion: Some of those rockers on Zulily are sooooo cute! But I really want a grey elephant (I know, I'm being way too picky) and it looks like they just have pink and blue!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Adira: dd flips the rocker forward on it's face and uses it as a step stool/ladder too, lol. It's great quality and I'm sure we'll use ours for years to come.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@MrsMcD: I just found an elephant on Restoration Hardware! But it's the same price at PBK's. Womp womp.
http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=rhbc_prod384030
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Adira: here's a visual. we have lots of pbk furniture, but they were all gifted to us by grandparents and aunts/uncles. 
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
@Adira: Yes, they are the same price. But they are my favortie! Although, I couldn't pass up a gently used one for $10!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@chopsuey: OMG, so funny!!! And that's a good point about grandparents! If the rocker from @mrs. wagon: doesn't work out, maybe I'll put the PBK one on the list for grandparents and see what happens, haha.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
@DillonLion: Thanks for mentioning this! I think I'm going to pick up the Dino one for LO for Xmas! Woo!
@Adira: I'm going to threadjack for a min to ask- has anyone bought one of these Rockabye rockers? Are they good quality?
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@Bookish: They seemed to have gotten okay reviews on Amazon. If you don't get any responses here, check there for some reviews?
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
@Adira: Yep, I looked them up on amazon but I figure HB is always good for help! They are just SO cute!!
coconut / 8472 posts
@Adira: As you know we have that rocker :). I bought it partially for decoration to go in his elephant themed nursery. We kinda went a little crazy on the PBK elephant stuff, lol. If he uses it for a while, great. We didn't personalize it, so the next baby can use it too.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@ShootingStar: Yes! Your nursery is the reason I started looking at getting it!!
grapefruit / 4278 posts
For anyone's who's interested, woot has animal rockers right now. @Adira: They don't have a grey elephant (boo), but I thought others might want to take advantage.
grapefruit / 4903 posts
@Bookish: I know this is an old thread, but we got LO a Rockabye for her birthday and it does seem really well made. The music is super annoying (you can hear samples on their site), but she loves it and it's not horribly loud. It's much smaller than I expected, but it fits her perfectly and is wide enough for her to sit and rock without support. I saw them on gilt today and was reminded that I meant to come back to you with the review!
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
@rattles: Oh haha thanks!! I'm so glad you like it! I ended up not getting her one this year, but it's on the agenda for next!
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
No, too expensive in my opinion...plus dd has a horse one that for some reason she is terrified of and I remember other HB mamas saying the same. Idk if the elephant would be different, but I'd e hesitant to pay that much for it!
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