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Why Do People Save
Stuffed Animals?
Many
teenagers, and adults, too, enjoy owning stuffed animals.
Sometimes there are so many animals piled up that it's hard to
find the bed! Displayed on shelves or sitting in little chairs
and wagons, our favorite plush dolls and bears are often used in
decorating our homes to give them that warm comfortable feeling.
They are also used for holiday decorations, as a playful
reminder of Santa's surprises from years long past, of the
Easter bunny's visit, or of ghosts and goblins to come. They
look down on us from our computer monitors, line the back
windows of our cars, and our team mascot stuffed animals declare
our allegiance.
We hold onto these lovies from our past long
after we become "grown-ups", and diligently search for
replacements when they somehow disappear during a move, get lost
on vacations, are discarded as divorce splits families, or are
accidentally thrown away. We like to pass on a new version of
our own childhood toy to our children and grandchildren, too.
REAL Stuffed Animals and Soft Dolls
We
specialize in mint and near mint soft toys, most of which do not
"do" anything, but provide lots of huggable moments and feed a
child's rich imagination. Most of our toys do not require
batteries. They live in the child's imagination. In the truest
tradition of the Velveteen Rabbit, they can become REAL.
The history
of rag dolls, soft dolls, and teddy bears is a long one. Here's
a well written article about
The History of the Teddy Bear, if you'd like to learn
more.
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