Makes me want to cry!!

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Nelson - Male Eclectus
So i find these great websites for parrot toys with amazing variety and prices only to find they wont ship to New Zealand =(
Parrot toys over here are so stupidly expensive and with very little variation its depressing. I am trying my hand at making toys although i am no Momtopercy so they never really turn out to be very amazing although i am trying!
But its seriously driving me mental =( The petshops mainly stock the putu budgie toys which are ok for Barry but not very exciting. Then they have a couple of colored rope and block toys that are stupidly over priced. *Sigh* I had better keep saving for another trip to the specialty bird store...
 
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Thanks! Never thoughtvto try Aussie sites! Will have a look when I get home =)
 

Mekaisto

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I will also highly recommend Myparrot (not biased at all, *cough*)

The toys are really simple (and thus cheap), and if you have the right materials at hand you can even try making some of the designs yourself!
 

BirdyMomma

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Citron Crested Cockatoo
(Knuckles)
What kind of parrot toy are you interested in?

Since my baby Bacci died, I try to do something nice for a bird, or a bird cause every month, in his spirit.

I would be honored to send you a toy from New York for your bird. What kind of toys can't you get there. We get just about everything here, so let me know. It will be fun for him to get a gift in the mail :)
 

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Ahhhh myparrotshop's prices are very expensive!

Toys are cheaper on ebay from bird stores!

Or.. I recommend Kirsty's natural bird toys.. She is on facebook..

She is where i get all my toys from now.. :)


Because her prices are half the price..


All those foraging toys on my parrot shop which are like 40 dollars? She sells them for 25...

Another one is 60, and she sells it for 38..


She has basically all the same range, if she doesn't she might be able to get it in! :)



I will ask her if she does post to new zealand, i assume she would!


I understand how hard it is to find good toys, without spending a fortune, but since i found Kirsty's store, i have saved ALOT of money.. Plus she is the friendliest person ever! and sends extra goodies :p haha


It really isn't fair though! I hate buying toys in australia, would hate to think how much worse it would be in NZ

America has incredible toys and pricing!!! It seems foot toys in America are incredibly cheap... You can buy packs of like 20 for 3 dollars.. and in Australia 2 of them cost 5 dollars!! Very weird
 
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What kind of parrot toy are you interested in?

Since my baby Bacci died, I try to do something nice for a bird, or a bird cause every month, in his spirit.

I would be honored to send you a toy from New York for your bird. What kind of toys can't you get there. We get just about everything here, so let me know. It will be fun for him to get a gift in the mail :)

Aw, that's so sweet, Birdymomma! What a fantastic legacy for your baby! :)
 

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What kind of parrot toy are you interested in?

Since my baby Bacci died, I try to do something nice for a bird, or a bird cause every month, in his spirit.

I would be honored to send you a toy from New York for your bird. What kind of toys can't you get there. We get just about everything here, so let me know. It will be fun for him to get a gift in the mail :)

THANK YOU!!! Reading this gave me goosebumps all over!!! WOW!! What a sweet, thoughtful and heart-warming gesture!! Hats off to you. :D
 

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What kind of parrot toy are you interested in?

Since my baby Bacci died, I try to do something nice for a bird, or a bird cause every month, in his spirit.

I would be honored to send you a toy from New York for your bird. What kind of toys can't you get there. We get just about everything here, so let me know. It will be fun for him to get a gift in the mail :)

I also got chills from this - what a wonderful way to remember and honour your beloved Bacci:)
 

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I have the exact problem here.
Almost no site will ship to the netherlands or the shipping is 3 times a high as what the toys are worth and then i got the customs that come with it.
 
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What kind of parrot toy are you interested in?

Since my baby Bacci died, I try to do something nice for a bird, or a bird cause every month, in his spirit.

I would be honored to send you a toy from New York for your bird. What kind of toys can't you get there. We get just about everything here, so let me know. It will be fun for him to get a gift in the mail :)


Wow that is such an amazing and generous offer! I will private message you and we can sort something out =)
 

BirdyMomma

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Military Macaw (Wingnut)
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(Knuckles)
Awesome Freespin :)
Can't wait to pick something out for your baby :)
 

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I have the same problem living in Auckland! Recently had a holiday to the Bay of Islands, forced my husband to go to TheParrotPlace in KeriKeri so I could stock up on ridiculously priced toys :)
 
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I have the same problem living in Auckland! Recently had a holiday to the Bay of Islands, forced my husband to go to TheParrotPlace in KeriKeri so I could stock up on ridiculously priced toys :)

Ah yes! My partners mum lives up past kerikeri but last time we went up was around Christmas so dis t get a chance to go and have a look. Do you go to the bird barn? I have found some of their stuff not badly priced but other stuff is still ridiculous!
 

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