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[–] moakley@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My own misgivings aside, I'm not giving a thrift store toy as a birthday gift.

[–] shplane@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why? I’ve bought plenty of things from thrift stores that function as if they were new

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Because it would be rude and would create negative social consequences for my kids and myself.

Even if it is like new, I'm not about to try to convince a suburban mom of that.