I love them used but want the recipient to use it as they want to enjoy it. My granddaughter got attached to the one made for her mother when she was a baby. She wouldn't give it up and dragged it around so much we patched it until we couldn't anymore. It was like a rag when she got done with it , but we got such enjoyment out of her attachment to it. Can't remember how old she was when she finally parted with it, but the last of it was used to bury her favorite dog when it died.