Sunday, July 24, 2011

David and Victoria Beckham have received so many gifts, that they are giving items to charity.

Victoria Beckham with Harper Seven © David Beckham/Twitter
Where most people struggle to get and find all baby stuff they need, not David and Victoria Beckham. The power couple gets sent a lot of baby items by companies eager to have the Beckhams photographed with their baby girl and their product. According to the Daily Mail the Beckhams have come up with a good solution for their, reportedly, 14 push chairs and other freebies: they donate them to charity.

A friend of the couple said to the Daily Mail, "David and Victoria have a policy that they don't accept gifts and endeavour to return anything that is sent to them. If anyone contacts the office in Los Angeles, they're told that - but often they send things anyway or they send presents without a return address." The friend adds, "Since Victoria's pregnancy was announced in January, they have been inundated. They were sent something like a dozen pushchairs. Working out who had sent it and sending it back would have been a full-time job, so it's easier to give it away. Some items have been returned and some have been boxed up and given to charity. There are going to be some very lucky families in Los Angeles over the next few weeks, who have no idea they are using pushchairs intended for the Beckhams."

David Beckham with Harper Seven ©Victoria Beckham/Twitter
Reportedly, the family was sent an iCandy Peach stroller and matching carrycot in a custom-made shade of purple, after Victoria had mentioned that she couldn't find a pushchair in the colour she liked. Worth? At least £800. They also received a £819 special-edition Bugaboo Cameleon, also used by Elton John and David Furnish for their son Zachary, and Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr for their son Flynn. There's more though, a £549 Uppababy Vista, used by Sarah Jessica Parker, a £479 Bubaboo Bee Plus, and an £460 Orbit Stroller, only available in the US and used by Adam Sandler for his daughters.


Victoria was quoted as saying last December about the freebies, "Oh my goodness, yeah. We get sent lots of products and clothes. I'm never going to become blasé about that. I really appreciate that someone has gone to the effort to send me things." However, that doesn't mean that they're keeping them. A spokeswoman of the couple recently said, "We try to discourage companies. However, we do receive a lot of unsolicited goods which are sent to deserving charities."

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