I have no luck

The tea pet that I ordered in April finally came! It was on back order. While cats don't normally like water, they are featured as tea pets in the form of the waving or beckoning cat.
Things all look fine and good until I show you that kitty is supposed to be holding a fan.
While my good luck bat (yes some countries consider bats to be good luck) arrived with a broken ear having been shipped wrapped in bubble wrap and a big envelope, kitty came inside of bubble wrap in a box with more bubble wrap inside of a larger box with bags of air! Still broken! Time to check out my return options, and quite possibly bust out the tube of super glue again.

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  1. Poppy CrockerMay 16, 2021 at 9:24 AM

    You do not have luck! (And ever since you sent me a link to see one of the tea pets you were thinking of ordering, Amazon has been trying to sell me tea pets too.)

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    1. Lace makerMay 16, 2021 at 9:35 AM

      LoL, that was the bat tea pet. I finally got a QR code to return this one. I don't think I want to order from this seller again, so no cat tea pet for me. Yesterday I did meet the real cats I will be watching next week. They thought that the shy one would finally warm up to me by the end of the week I stayed there. In truth he was coming to me and letting me pet him by the end of the evening. I guess I do have luck with real cats.

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