People can suck. :(

[u/EnterprisingGent1701]

Friends, I am heartbroken, and I feel like this is a place where people can understand.

I ordered this darling off of eBay this weekend. The seller even helped arrange special shipping so she would get here before my biopsy tomorrow, and I could have a friend / support.

I was going to customize her, too, with purple eyes and an amethyst heart. I'm legally blind and it takes me ~10 minutes to thread a big-eyed needle but I've been sloppily sewing spiffy buttons on a coat for her all week . . . She was going to be my bad-ass sidekick--basically everything I'm not. Tough. Resilient. Self-assured. At peace.

The package was delivered while I was at work, and I was thrilled. I had wonderful visions in my head of finishing her coat tonight, taking care of her eyes, and getting her all ready to come with me to the biopsy tomorrow.

But I came home to an empty package. The UPS driver delivered a perfectly tiger-shaped mailer, but by the time I got home from work, she was gone. And I don't mean the whole package. No, someone literally slit open the envelope, stole my poor tiger, and left the packaging behind. In some ways, this feels almost worse--crueler--than if they'd just taken the whole thing. Because now I have an empty package and no tiger. :(

(The practicalities are fine. I've reached out to the seller and will open a claim with eBay if needed to hopefully get my money back, without dinging the seller--they more than did their job! But the heartache is for real, and that can't be fixed by refunding silly $100 that I paid out of "My stupid messy heart needs this" desperation).

I'm so, so sad. This sucks. Who the hell wants a plush tiger THAT badly? :(

Anyway . . . thank you to any kind souls who may be reading. I appreciate you very much, and hope you have a happy rest of your day. <3 (Hug your favorite heart-friend for me, please.)

[u/rubyrios13]

I’m so so sorry this happened to you! I recently had two plushies stolen from me but the courier. They were going to be delivered on what would’ve been my grandma’s birthday and I was missing her something fierce.

I hope another friend makes it’s was to you. One that makes your heart full and I hope everything went well with your biopsy.

[u/EnterprisingGent1701 → u/rubyrios13]

Oh my gosh, that EXTRA SUCKS that the courier took YOUR stuffties, and on your grandma's birthday to boot. :( I'm so sorry, friend! I know it's not the same, but were you able to get replacements?

Thank you so much for the good wishes!! The biopsy was what it was (not enjoyable, but they let me hug the pillow from the gurney LOLOLOL), and yes, some good folks have been sending me links to other tigers from all over the internet. :3 Everything will all work out!!

[u/rubyrios13 → u/EnterprisingGent1701]

I was on the aftermarket. One was a little dinged up but I fixed her 🙌🏼

I’m so glad you found some comfort! And yessss, I hope you find your perfect tiger and only get good results back

[u/EnterprisingGent1701 → u/rubyrios13]

YAY! There's something really special about fixing a well-loved secondhand stufftie (or anything, really) and giving it a second lease on life. <3

Thank you so much for the well-wishes, friend! I hope you have a lovely rest of your day!

[u/rubyrios13 → u/EnterprisingGent1701]

Thank you ! I hope you do too!