I have to admit I fell for the hype.
I have loved penguins for a long time and Sebastian is fast following in my footsteps! The John Lewis advert with Monty and Mabel the adorable penguins is just too cute and I had my heart set on owning one of their Penguin scarves from the merchandise that comes out alongside the advert.
It seems despite looking within hours of the advert first being aired, the scarves were out of stock. I have checked back daily to no avail and searching ebay I see that they are being sold for nearly double the price. Now £35 on a scarf is more than I would normally pay anyway, so £70 is way too high even for me.
I am all for selling things on eBay if they have been outgrown or the kids are grown tired of them, but to purchase new things and putting them on the selling site for double their cost is just plain rude and prices so many people out of the market.
So, for all you people who have missed out on buying their favourite piece of Monty and Mabel merchandise I give you Monty from Paultons Park – he is much more fun and no, we couldn’t bring him home either :0(
I have to admit I have been taken in by the advert as well. John Lewis are the masters in advertising.
What a fantastic creature! Love how he is flapping his little “arms”. So cute!
cute! DO love Monty too xx
I haven’t seen this advert yet! We loved the penguins when we saw them at London Zoo last year.
I haven’t actually seen the advert but we are all big fans of penguins here. It’s so unfair when people sell things at extortionate prices on e-bay.
I love Monty and Mabel and the advert is just so cute x
Oh I hate people who buy stuff just to sell it to those who are desperate for it – I see it so much in concert tickets too. And it even pre-dates ebay – I remember the year of the great tellytubby shortage when Betsy was tiny, people were selling them in the paper for huge mark ups!
I always try and resist the urge to fall for marketing gimmicks. Another reason to skip through the adverts on catch up TV 🙂
I think it’s really low to buy products and then sell them to double the profit. On the other hand, I think the products marketed for children are a pretty low too.
Can you believe I’ve still not seen the adverts yet!!!
Oh, lovely, I do hope you get your scarf. One day, when I will be a famous blogger and have PR contacts in high places I will make sure to make such a simple request possible.xx
I hate people trying to con others , so unfair. We love penguins