Mugsy, we actually have some stuffies that have never been unstuffed. Others get to this stage where there is one hole in them, and I will scoop up the stuffing put it back in and then they get to destuff all over again. I think we did Lamby several times. The little black lamb is so cute. This is Lamby #2 and I can invision that one day soon we will have Lamby #3 in our house. If I choose carefully, stuffies do actually last quite a while. I think we have had Lamby #2 for about six months.