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What happens to the toys you don't like?

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Contributor: Cora Jane Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if they don't do much for me and I recently weeded through my whole collection and got rid of everything I wasn't crazy about (and pretty much everything I bought when I first started getting into sex toys) so my toy box is now down to just my few favorites. If I get free stuff that I don't need I save them for friends.

I've seen people with hundreds of toys in their collections so I've been wondering if other people just keep everything they get regardless of whether or not they enjoy the toys? (And if you keep all your toys, does your collection ever feel cluttered with things you don't use often? Do you keep giving the bad toys second chances?)

I'd really love to know what happens to all the unloved toys out there.
Answers (public voting - your screen name will appear in the results):
Keep them
ICEE , Aishiteru , AMorris89 , HannahPanda , blitzen , shorejen9 , thegogofiasco , MissCatastrophe , wicked48 , butts , pootpootpoot , lslsls92 , SickOnSin , C&K0143 , icyqueen , lalalalove , Diablotin , Sincerely yours, N , Missy27 , matry , okno0 , KittyGoesRawr , Bme , cmm , Gasmiclady , CoffeeCup , BeepBop , OH&W, Lovebears , CinnamonNights , gatewayer57@yahoo.com , konicaguy , Isola , nichole413 , Somewhere Out There , kat17 , Lucifer the Cat , CharmCity , Ziva , RebelSentry , Bignuf
40
Throw away
Taylor , Aishiteru , Cora Jane , MissCandyland , thegogofiasco , Kitten has left the site , froggiemoma , C&K0143 , Thong man , lalalalove , Sincerely yours, N , LAndJ , peppermintgal , StayceeO , kitty377 , SecretKinksters , Holly Wood , kat17 , RebelSentry
19
Give/Sell
Taylor , Aishiteru , Wicked Wahine , Mistress Dragon , No-nita , froggiemoma , C&K0143 , ginnyluvspotter , Holly Wood
9
Recycle
Holly Wood , RebelSentry
2
Other
edeneve , Pete's Princess
2
Total votes: 72 (58 voters)
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Contributor: Taylor Taylor
If I can find someone to give it to then I will, but otherwise I throw it away. No sense in keeping something that I don't like
06/29/2013
Contributor: Aishiteru Aishiteru
I sometimes keep them until I'm sure that I do want them. Then depending on the quality I give them away, sell them, or throw them away.
06/30/2013
Contributor: AMorris89 AMorris89
Quote:
Originally posted by Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if ... more
I keep them and try them again at a different time. I have grown to like some of them.
06/30/2013
Contributor: Wicked Wahine Wicked Wahine
Quote:
Originally posted by AMorris89
I keep them and try them again at a different time. I have grown to like some of them.
You know, I do save some to re-try later and see if I change my mind, but only things that don't cause problems right off. Some things it is clear I will never use, so I keep them until I can give them away, trade them, or possibly sell them.
06/30/2013
Contributor: HannahPanda HannahPanda
I keep them or throw them away.
06/30/2013
Contributor: blitzen blitzen
I keep mine in a separate box from the toys I actually like, but then again, I do tend to hoard things. If a toy was BROKEN, I would toss it, but if I just don't like it, it seems like a waste.
06/30/2013
Contributor: thegogofiasco thegogofiasco
Quote:
Originally posted by Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if ... more
If it's started to burn form phthalates, then we throw it away. If it's an egg or something with a motor, we keep it because m husband is VERY handy and can repair anything with a tiny motor, so we keep the old ones for parts.
07/01/2013
Contributor: Kitten has left the site Kitten has left the site
I usually throw them away, but of course I wear them out first I tend to like everything I get.
07/01/2013
Contributor: charmedtomeetyou charmedtomeetyou
(Review Program Mentor)
Some that are unsafe materials or horrible I throw away....most of the time they sit there unloved and unused.
07/01/2013
Contributor: Mistress Dragon Mistress Dragon
As long as they can be safe to share with someone else I will give them away to someone that might like them. I have gotten some that are not safe to share and I keep them for a while and then just throw them away. I have not been doing this for years so I don't have a large toy box but hope to have that some day. I already have the chest to use for it now to get the collection going.
I have friends that also write reviews here and I have been known to pay it forward with toys that I might like a little bit but not really a lot and then they can also write a review. I have found some things that I just do not like and do not try out more than one time. Others it might take a time or two to really decide if I like them.
07/01/2013
Contributor: wicked48 wicked48
Keep them and try them later. Then if I don't like them, throw them away.
07/01/2013
Contributor: edeneve edeneve
some toys I know I'll never use again I've given to a friend. the rest just sit in a drawer w/ me thinking that I may try it out again some day. there have been a few extremely nasty smelling ones I've thrown away.
07/01/2013
Contributor: butts butts
I've learned that over time, my tastes change, even in toys. I keep the toys around that I don't like just in case, I've found myself digging around in my "rarely-used" toybox more than once!
07/01/2013
Contributor: lslsls92 lslsls92
On my budget, I can't afford to throw anything out, so I keep everything. My taste in toys is relatively simple, though, so I can find a use for them. For a lot of them, I just don't use them because they are loud, so I save it for a miracle day when I am alone.
07/02/2013
Contributor: SickOnSin SickOnSin
Quote:
Originally posted by Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if ... more
They go into the case under the bed and get ignored. May try them out in the future again to see if I still don't like them, but other than that just about forgotten.
07/02/2013
Contributor: froggiemoma froggiemoma
Some I just toss others I give to one of my "close" girlfriends.
07/02/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
Quote:
Originally posted by Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if ... more
throw them away
08/03/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
Quote:
Originally posted by wicked48
Keep them and try them later. Then if I don't like them, throw them away.
same here
08/03/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
Quote:
Originally posted by lslsls92
On my budget, I can't afford to throw anything out, so I keep everything. My taste in toys is relatively simple, though, so I can find a use for them. For a lot of them, I just don't use them because they are loud, so I save it for a miracle ... more
I will hope you get your miracle
08/03/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
I recycle the steel and glass ones
08/04/2013
Contributor: lalalalove lalalalove
Quote:
Originally posted by Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if ... more
I'd keep it probably. Maybe toss it out if it's just horrible.
08/04/2013
Contributor: Sincerely yours, N Sincerely yours, N
Depends on the toy. If it was expensive and/or just not my cup of tea, I keep it in case I ever change my mind. If it was cheap and annoying, though, I'll just toss it.
08/19/2013
Contributor: LAndJ LAndJ
I keep bad toys for a while and try them out a few times. If they still aren't working out, I toss them.
08/25/2013
Contributor: ginnyluvspotter ginnyluvspotter
I give them away
08/27/2013
Contributor: peppermintgal peppermintgal
I keep them for a little while to make sure I really don't like them, then I trash them. Seems like such a waste.
08/27/2013
Contributor: StayceeO StayceeO
Quote:
Originally posted by Cora Jane
I'm sure most of us have gotten toys at some point that we didn't fall in love with (whether it's an uncomfortable shape, lower quality, free gifts, etc) so what does everyone else do with those?

I usually just throw away toys if ... more
They sit in a basket for a bit and when I'm sure we won't use them again I throw them out
08/27/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
Quote:
Originally posted by Taylor
If I can find someone to give it to then I will, but otherwise I throw it away. No sense in keeping something that I don't like
that is just the way I think about it
08/27/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
Quote:
Originally posted by StayceeO
They sit in a basket for a bit and when I'm sure we won't use them again I throw them out
been there done that
08/27/2013
Contributor: stacylyn12 stacylyn12
Quote:
Originally posted by LAndJ
I keep bad toys for a while and try them out a few times. If they still aren't working out, I toss them.
that seem to be the regular thing that people do
08/27/2013