Toygaroo is awesome!!
www.toygaroo.com
They are an online toy rental. They have a no YUCK factor for toy cleanliness so you don't have to wonder what germs they might contain. The toys are steam sterilized, then cleaned with a safe cleaner that is used in NICU's, & then they are shrink wrapped to maintain the cleanliness. They have a few different packages regarding how many toys you get and if you keep them for one or two months. The nice thing is they pay for shipping (one shipment during your monthly fee). You can keep toys as long as you like, but don't get new toys until you return the ones you currently have (so if you get 6 toys a month you can keep 2, send 4 back and they will send you 4 new ones - so you will only have 6 toys at once). If your child really likes a toy you can even buy it at a discounted price!
Now I'm not a "used toy" shopper. I'm always thinking "what germs might have come in contact with that toy". So I wasn't sure about this but I'm tired of spending loads of money on toys that get played with a few times and then forgotten about. So I decided to try it. I signed up for the Boomer Plan (approx $260 worth of toys a shipment), which is 8 toys a month. We went through the online toy catalog and added about 17 toys to our "pouch". Toygaroo then picks 8 toys from the pouch to send us. We got our first shipment in less than a week after signing up. They arrived shrink wrapped, they had detailed picture list of every item and how many pieces it should contain, & a return shipping label to send them back (you just fold up the box they received in until you are ready to send them back). I unwrapped each toy and inspected them. They were all clean, no signs of wear, no stinkiness, no harsh cleaner smell, & all had working batteries (if they took batteries).
Harlow was super excited to have an entire box of new toys to play with. She liked everything we got. She still plays with all the toys. I keep them in a separate toy bin so we always know where they are. I also only allow her to play with one toy at a time to make sure nothing gets misplaced or broken (we do this with all of her own toys though too). We've had the toys for 3 weeks now. The other day we sat down and added a few more toys to our pouch so we are back up to 19 toys. They suggest you always have at least 2x the amount of toys in your pouch than you get a shipment. This way if something isn't available there are plenty more choices to be filled. At the end of this week we will pack up the toys we have and send them back to await our new shipment. I think she might actually keep a toy or two from the shipment for another month because she likes them so much.
Overall I love Toygaroo. It's awesome. It's affordable. It's fun. Harlow loves it. Mommy loves it.
I found a coupon code POSH5 for $5.00 off your monthly subscription fee. I also have a referral code: ref2JZW34OLH75 that you can also enter in the referral section to get an additional $5 off your first delivery. If you try it let me know if you like it!
