the good deal on second-hand toys

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Every year, as we approach ChristmasBetty has the same reflex: to get rid of certain toys. “Children are overwhelmed by toys. There are plenty of games that they no longer play. And I tell myself that it will benefit others,” shares the mother of the family. Around ten characters left and a nice surprise: in the store, everything is accepted, whatever the condition.

So many toys saved from the trash arrive in Santa’s workshop, where they are restored, cleaned and put back into good use by employees undergoing professional reintegration. To complete certain games, you must have them in duplicate, triple, or even more to have a stock of pieces.

And inevitably, the holiday season is the busiest. Toys arrive by the thousands. “Over a year, we will collect between 37 and 40 tonnes of toys. Knowing that a toy is a few grams, that makes a large volume of toys. We know that we will put more than 83,000 toys back into circulation”says Nathalie Ourry, co-director of Rejoué.

This is therefore the last step for toys: to be resold in stores with up to 40% less on the original price. A good plan for customers, added to a gesture for the planet. “It’s pretty good that it’s already been used. That way, the toy continues to live,” launches a customer. Last year, 110 million toys were collected throughout France to be resold.