When it comes to kids and their watches, they certainly tend to get through a lot of them over the years. This isn’t necessarily because the watches just don’t last though – in fact nothing could be further from the truth. Most kids’ watches are made to last a long time, providing years of faithful service to their young owners.
The problem is more that kids grow out of whatever watches they have. For instance they could start with a basic watch that enables them to tell the time more easily. As they get a bit older they will probably grow out of this kind of watch and want something a bit more suitable for their age group.
They may also go through periods of wanting watches that are related to particular TV programmes or characters. Take a watch based on Thomas the Tank engine for boys for example, or a girls’ watch based on Hannah Montana or another similar character. As you can see, when favourite characters change so often, so can the watches your children want as a result.
So what happens when their old watches are still in perfect working order but they are no longer needed? There are several alternatives to this idea, the first of which is actually to keep them. Depending on how sentimental you and your children are, you may wish to hang onto their watches so you can look at them from time to time during future months and years. In fact your kids may appreciate being given them as a sentimental gift in several years from now.
Alternatively you could sell them on to someone else. The best way of doing this is often to sell them second hand on a website such as eBay. If you still have the original boxes this is a good thing, but don’t worry if you haven’t. You will still sell them if you don’t. This is particularly true if you have kids’ watches that happen to be very sought after now. Always check to see how popular a particular watch is before putting it up for sale.
If the watches are not really anything special you could let them go in a boot fair or similar venue instead. You won’t get as much for them but at least you will be doing your bit for recycling. Now, how about buying that replacement watch before you get rid of the old one?