Addy's water gourd- changes?

[horsemom]

Anybody have an old Addy water gourd? Was it a real gourd pre-mattel or was it always made of plastic?

[sharlit]

I have a real gourd. The year I was supposed to get it for Christmas it was not there in time due to that year's gourd harvest being poor due to flooding if I remember correctly. Maybe it was drought -- one of those extremes! I think I got all the rest of Addy's meet accessories and the gourd came a couple months later.

[Miss M]

That happened to me too! If I remember correctly the accessories came with a note that said something about how the drought had affected the crops and thus there was a problem with getting so many little gourds and they would be sending it later (I think it was March or so) I'll see if I still have it and can post what it said exactly if anyone is interested.

[horsemom]

Thanks- I now know to look on ebay for an earlier version of her accessories!

[Kit_Girl]

I remember when I got my Addy and her meet accessories it was a real gourd, but I didn't have to wait for mine.
Tracy

[annkirstin]

Wow, I wish I had gotten a real gourd! That would've been so cool! Mine is very obviously plastic. [img]graemlins/thumbs_down.gif[/img]

[JAdder]

So is mine I didn't even know they used as real gourd until someone here told me. I got a real cork in though.

[QNPoohBear]

Originally posted by Ann (Leia at heart):
Wow, I wish I had gotten a real gourd! That would've been so cool! Mine is very obviously plastic. [img]graemlins/thumbs_down.gif[/img]

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">mine too [img]frown.gif[/img] and I have an early version of her accessories.

[annkirstin]

Yours had a cork, Jecca? Mine didn't. Did anyone else's have a cork?

[mom_to_an_americangirl]

I actually had to throw out my real gourd. I am deathly allergic to mold (no kidding, I stop breathing when in contact with it) and I took addy down from the shelf in my non-humid bedroom. I unwrapped her satchel and found one really moldy gourd. I had hives for days!!!

All kidding aside, natural products can and do deteriorate over time and how I was sad about losing the gourd I was glad that I could get a replacement!!!