broken Dumbo mug

[kailuagirl]

I am in so much trouble!! Last night while washing dishes I accidently chipped my dd6's Dumbo mug from the Disney Store. She won't let anyone else use this thing and gets really mad if they do, it is her treasure, Dumbo is her favorite. It is the orange one maybe 2 years ago from Disney Store. Oh my, so last night I rushed to look up one to buy, on ebay is $50 seriously??? but found one on Amazon for $25. Can you think of anywhere else I could check? I am desperate. She doesn't know yet, I don't have the heart to tell her, I'm scared, it will make her so extremely sad. Thanks!

 

[kwelch10377]

Ebay and Amazon would be your best bets. I would just tell her that you accidently broke her mug and that you are very sorry. Accidents happen and maybe this would be a good time to teach her that and how to handle them. Maybe tell her that you will take her to the Disney Store so she can pick out a new mug.

 

[SharonZ]

This is a good life lesson, she's 6 and needs to understand that accidents happen. It's not broken, right - just a chip?

 

[Tiramisu]

You can also try looking at Etsy with her. Maybe someone offers a custom mug that she'd like better. If not, the $25 Amazon price is probably the best you're going to find.

It's very kind of you to replace her mug. I'd think it would also be important for her to learn that if you break or damage another person's property, you need to apologize and replace it, not just tell that person that "accidents happen."

 

[Stitchfans]

A chip shouldn't make that big of a deal, depending on where the chip is. My only advice as others said is look into Amazon. Either that, or maybe Craigslist in your area.
I have found treasures like that even at Salvation Army stores. Good luck.

 

[Hannathy]

Also keep watching Ebay things change all the time. someone else may list the same mug at a much lower price.

I know I would feel so bad I would get the mug off Amazon. $25 is about $10 more than it probably was originally so not to bad for something 2 years out of Disney production. I'm assuming you did check with Disney merchandising for the parks that it isn't still available at Disney?

Once you replace it I would tell her that as long as she uses it for drinking things like this are bound to happen and maybe she would rather use it in her room for pencils or little items/trinkets.

 

[HM]

This is a good life lesson, she's 6 and needs to understand that accidents happen. It's not broken, right - just a chip?

I'm with this poster. Accidents happen all the time. Things people/kids love break or get marred. Your DD may be upset at first, but she'll get over it. I would not go spending $25 on a replacement. You don't want to start a pattern where is something is lost or broken you automatically replace it.

 

[Schmeck]

I'm with this poster. Accidents happen all the time. Things people/kids love break or get marred. Your DD may be upset at first, but she'll get over it. I would not go spending $25 on a replacement. You don't want to start a pattern where is something is lost or broken you automatically replace it.

Exactly - it's just an object, not a living thing. It's just stuff, and stuff breaks. I don't think it needs to be replaced at all, so OP, don't guilt yourself into setting yourself up for trouble later on.

If she's upset about her chipped mug, let her wash the dishes from now on

 

[shortbun]

All this rational speak would work with an older child, lickety split, but a 6yo might have trouble with it. Is there a way the mug can be sanded, repaired? Tell her it has scars like the scars on her knees-she has them, right? Good luck, OP!

 

[Hannathy]

I'm a bit perplexed with all the "oh well it was an accident, you don't need to replace it" comments.

If you accidentally knocked your co workers mug off their desk and broke it , you wouldn't offer to replace it? I can't imagine breaking something of someone else and not replacing it.
If your child broke a schoolmates object in school you wouldn't have your child get them a new one?

I treat my children with the same respect I treat other people and if I break something of theirs I do what I would do to anyone, I would replace it. Seems pretty basic manners and respect to me.

 

[lauradis]

Tell her the truth that you chipped her mug, I'm sorry and I will get your a new one if I can find one. If that's what she wants.

Did you do it on purpose because you hate her or the mug?

Really people accidents happen.

This is a nice little life lesson, teaching by example is the best way to teach a child the right thing to do.

 

[Tiramisu]

I'm a bit perplexed with all the "oh well it was an accident, you don't need to replace it" comments.

If you accidentally knocked your co workers mug off their desk and broke it , you wouldn't offer to replace it? I can't imagine breaking something of someone else and not replacing it.
If your child broke a schoolmates object in school you wouldn't have your child get them a new one?

I treat my children with the same respect I treat other people and if I break something of theirs I do what I would do to anyone, I would replace it. Seems pretty basic manners and respect to me.

Exactly what I was trying to say.

 

[SMD]

I'm a bit perplexed with all the "oh well it was an accident, you don't need to replace it" comments.

If you accidentally knocked your co workers mug off their desk and broke it , you wouldn't offer to replace it? I can't imagine breaking something of someone else and not replacing it.
If your child broke a schoolmates object in school you wouldn't have your child get them a new one?

I treat my children with the same respect I treat other people and if I break something of theirs I do what I would do to anyone, I would replace it. Seems pretty basic manners and respect to me.

If I knocked something off a desk, yes. If I'm washing their dishes and something breaks, unless I was really, really careless, no, I probably wouldn't replace it.

If the mug is in one piece, but not useable for drinking, maybe she could use it as a pencil holder or display it in her room.

 

[iheartdisney]

I'm a bit perplexed with all the "oh well it was an accident, you don't need to replace it" comments.

If you accidentally knocked your co workers mug off their desk and broke it , you wouldn't offer to replace it? I can't imagine breaking something of someone else and not replacing it.
If your child broke a schoolmates object in school you wouldn't have your child get them a new one?

I treat my children with the same respect I treat other people and if I break something of theirs I do what I would do to anyone, I would replace it. Seems pretty basic manners and respect to me.

Yes, but I would tell the co worker I broke his cup and replace it, not hide it away until i can pay a ridiculously inflated price for a new one and pretend nothing happened. As The People's Court says every day, you are not entitled to the replacement cost of the item, but the value of the item at the time of the loss.

This is a 6 year old and a cup, not a toddler and the blanket that was hand knitted by grandma on her deathbed. I am sure she will be OK.

 

[Hannathy]

Yes, but I would tell the co worker I broke his cup and replace it, not hide it away until i can pay a ridiculously inflated price for a new one and pretend nothing happened. As The People's Court says every day, you are not entitled to the replacement cost of the item, but the value of the item at the time of the loss.

This is a 6 year old and a cup, not a toddler and the blanket that was hand knitted by grandma on her deathbed. I am sure she will be OK.

Who said anything about hiding it away and not telling? certainly, not me.
I would tell her I damaged it and say I was replacing it as soon as we could find one, just like I would tell anyone if I damaged their property.

And belittling what she holds dear just because a blanket would hold more meaning to you is not appropriate. Everyone has something that is special to them and they get to decide what that item is, no one else. This cup is special to her and that is all that counts.

 

[fabulousfive]

I would tell her what happened and that you are working on finding a replacement. From there, perhaps you can discuss a solution such as buy it on amazon or pick out a new mug etc. Let her know yes, accidents do happen, but you understand how special the mug is to her and you want to make it right. Good luck! The mug sounds fun and adorable!

 

[elphaba91]

If this is the right one, there is a used one on Amazon for $10 (+ $5 shipping) http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00B3K9CR8/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

 

[Chim Chiminy]

If that's the same mug, then I am off to list mine on Ebay.

Seriously though, I would just explain that you chipped it on accident and apologize. Accidents happen.

 

[Schmeck]

I'm a bit perplexed with all the "oh well it was an accident, you don't need to replace it" comments.

If you accidentally knocked your co workers mug off their desk and broke it , you wouldn't offer to replace it? I can't imagine breaking something of someone else and not replacing it.
If your child broke a schoolmates object in school you wouldn't have your child get them a new one?

I treat my children with the same respect I treat other people and if I break something of theirs I do what I would do to anyone, I would replace it. Seems pretty basic manners and respect to me.

Depends on who purchased the mug, how many mugs are in the house, how much it costs to replace the mug, etc. And if I broke someone's mug at work, they'd grab one of a hundred others in the lunch room cabinet.

To me, it's not an issue of respect or not, it's the issue of it's just stuff, and there are probably plenty of other mugs in the house to use, and don't get so attached to an object.

 

[HM]

I'm a bit perplexed with all the "oh well it was an accident, you don't need to replace it" comments.

If you accidentally knocked your co workers mug off their desk and broke it , you wouldn't offer to replace it? I can't imagine breaking something of someone else and not replacing it.
If your child broke a schoolmates object in school you wouldn't have your child get them a new one?

I treat my children with the same respect I treat other people and if I break something of theirs I do what I would do to anyone, I would replace it. Seems pretty basic manners and respect to me.

I see your point here. But, the cost to replace this item with the exact same item is a problem. Sometimes you can't replace with the same thing. The person who suggest that she tell DD what happened and offer to get her a replacement (of something different) might be onto something. Still, I would probably not buy a 'new' one if it was my child. There are plenty of mugs in our house to use and accidents happen.

OP, what are your plans now?