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Post by purdey on Aug 9, 2008 8:26:58 GMT 10
My confession:
I walked in to a speciality bird-store last weekend and realised thet Elmo (my 18- month old Jenday Conure) had at least one of every single bird toy sold there.
I have a couple of 100L plastic containers filled with toys - which get rotated regularily. (Yes - this is just for ONE parrot)
The pleasure i get from watching Elmo play is simply unmeasurable by monetary figures.
I am completely and hopelessly addicted to buying bird toys.
I just found a heap of toys at the Friendly Bird Inn which Elmo doesn't have - so what did i do? Buy them all..
I think this can only be understood by someone with Fids - Elmo is simply my heart with wings.
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Post by just4birds on Aug 9, 2008 8:56:00 GMT 10
Morning Purdey, I'm Lisa and I own Friendly Bird Inn  and i would like to say a big thank you once again for your order I'm also addicted to bird toys and cages hehehehe that is probably the main reason i started my online shop with toys ... with reasonable price tags (i hope) I have just placed a new toy order with my supplier yesterday so keep an eye out within the next 2 weeks as i have purchased some different toys this time around. Elmo is one lucky little birdie to have you as a birdie mum *Lisa* PS. I just did the wrong karma button on you so now its -1 but i'll pm a mod and hopefully they can fix it up ... SOrrry  |
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Post by farseeker on Aug 9, 2008 9:20:56 GMT 10
Hmm I wish I could say the same - unfortunately the range up here is somewhat limited. It mostly consists of five or so toys in different sizes. They're good toys, but a wider range would be nice.  There's more budgie toys, but they're ones that aren't suitable for Trouble (he could break them and hurt himself) and my budgies wouldn't use them. They've just gotten in a few foraging toys that I'm looking to acquire over the next few weeks, and we'll see how Trouble goes with those. Once I've gotten them I'm probably going to order a bunch of toy parts and try my hand at making them. Also Lisa - I have to do an assignment where we essentially have to come up with a plan to start a business and I was thinking along the lines of an e-business selling toys and cages. Are there any national laws etc that you have to deal with? /picks brain! |
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Post by just4birds on Aug 9, 2008 11:00:24 GMT 10
No national laws that i know of .... just big pains in the bum customs laws .... *Lisa* Ps. i have a template of a business plan if you would like to look at it |
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Post by farseeker on Aug 9, 2008 12:14:15 GMT 10
Wow - a business plan template would be great to look over! That'd be great, thank you.  |
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Post by purdey on Aug 9, 2008 12:14:39 GMT 10
Toys toys toys *evil grins* Love 'em!
Elmo taught *himself* a new trick this morning - take a foot toy from me - turn around while holding it in his beak and then drop it back in my hand!
would you mind sending me a message when your new stock comes in Lisa?
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Post by just4birds on Aug 9, 2008 12:26:37 GMT 10
Ohhh you are well on your way to teaching Elmo how to fetch .... i have some youtube video of one of my eckies doing little tricks www.youtube.com/l0tty I would be happy to send you a message when the new stuff comes in Purdey farseeker i'll pm you  |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 9, 2008 19:19:20 GMT 10
second hand baby toys can make great bird toys too.......... I speak from experience too. lol and they are very cheap also.
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Post by just4birds on Aug 9, 2008 19:35:17 GMT 10
I agree some baby toys are great ... tho i have found most have rubber bits on them that eckies for 1 can pull off into nice little bits .... also last week i thought one of my baby toys was hard enough for Jacko to play with ... and well this is what a Red Tail black Cockatoo can do to a baby toy  he chewed all the little ring bits clean off |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 9, 2008 20:51:06 GMT 10
yes I have found you do have to discriminate when buying baby toys......but you can get some great bargains. lol I have more trouble with Takoda chewing and destroying a toy than I had with Skye.......but all birds are different ;D
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Post by purdey on Aug 12, 2008 7:13:19 GMT 10
wow - and i thought Elmo had a beak on him! i wouldn't even know where to start looking for secondhand baby toys - the salvos? i don't have any friends with babies yet and Elmo is the only baby in my life! would be good to get him some hanging rattles though - like all conures he *loves* noisy toys but managed to give himself metal poisioning once by eating the 'donger' from a metal bell *siiigh*
i do have the 'bulletproof' blue bell which is much loved (and much beaten up on!) but i have to be very careful to remove all the chewable bells from any new toys i buy ..
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 12, 2008 15:41:52 GMT 10
Yes I love to go "second hand shopping" for me and my "family" and I also had some baby toys left over from when my youngest (Caillean) was a baby. I figured even if it gets broken in a short time........it didn't cost too much money to start with and they obviously had a great time destroying it.
I also bought a fischer price mobile phone for toddlers or babies.........Takoda loves it ;D Skye was like .......... "meh" lol
Oh and garage sales too........ ;D
I always soak mine in hot soapy water and give them a good wash and clean before letting the birds have them,
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Post by just4birds on Aug 12, 2008 16:49:16 GMT 10
Speaking of baby toys ... we just got the Big W catalogue which is all 4 babies ... and they have some baby toys on special for $5 and $8 which some i already have .... mite have to pay big w a visit this weekend .... *Lisa* |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 12, 2008 17:32:27 GMT 10
lol Lisa ;D
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Post by just4birds on Aug 12, 2008 17:42:42 GMT 10
hehehehehe any excuse to shop ... tho we are suppose to be saving for our move next year .... Also i'm sure i'll get told off as i've booked my parrot workshop up in qld for september ... oh well ALL FOR THE PARROTS i say  )) *Lisa* |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 12, 2008 19:06:06 GMT 10
where are you moving to Lisa??
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Post by just4birds on Aug 12, 2008 19:37:18 GMT 10
We are off to Tassie ... Feb 09 |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 13, 2008 19:30:27 GMT 10
well that is a cold place to go ;D why so far south???
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Post by just4birds on Aug 13, 2008 20:54:36 GMT 10
Ahhhh my fiances family has all moved down there ... and we have been offered a free place to live .. and an easy move ... so we thought what the hell We were planning on it but not for another 5 years or so ... but when things are offered to make it wayyy easy ... we realised there was nothing really keeping us in sydney besides work and business .... And the cold ... we dont mind ... we love the snow etc ... hopefully the birds will feel the same way ... tho i am planning ahead and i'm going to take some of that heating cord and stuff just incase |
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Post by vankarhi on Aug 14, 2008 19:16:08 GMT 10
I guess the birds will aclimatise. What about your business though???
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and i would like to say a big thank you once again for your order 
There's more budgie toys, but they're ones that aren't suitable for Trouble (he could break them and hurt himself) and my budgies wouldn't use them.
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