Getting a gift for
someone whose likes and dislikes you don't know very well can be
incredibly difficult. Sure, you could always fall back on the old
standard of gift cards or cash in an envelope, but what if you want
to give something with more meaning?
I had this dilemma
myself not too long ago. It was just days before my cousin's birthday
party, and my sister and I hadn't gotten him anything yet. We had
very little time to find a great present, and didn't know a whole lot
about what kind of things he preferred. Still, as he was our cousin,
we wanted to make sure we got him something that would be both
meaningful and personal. We started to scour the internet for great
ideas, and it wasn't long before we located stuffed animals. We
quickly realized that a plush octopus could make a unique and
meaningful gift. One thing we did know about our cousin was that he
was a handy guy, constantly fixing and constructing things around his
home. All of that "handiness," meant that his wife would
swear that he had eight arms (pardon the pun) with which to fix
things before she even knew that they were broken. While searching
for a suitable stuffed octopus, we found that some of them were
"posable." My sister was confused on what made these toys
different from a regular stuffed animal. I proceeded to explain the
difference.
Posable stuffed
animals are bendable. You can take their arms or legs and move them
into any position you desire. For example, if you have a stuffed
monkey, you could bend his arms so that he hung off your neck without
you having to hold him. They are as fluffy and soft as regular plush
toys, with the added bonus of maneuverability. Traditional,
non-posable stuffed animals on the other hand don't have this same
flexibility. The position they are in is the one you are stuck with.
Still soft and fluffy, these toys are great for collecting or
decorating, and are the ones most likely to end up in a gift basket.
They could hold flowers or a box of chocolates if already positioned
in a stance with which to do so, and because they're not bendable
they are sturdier for that kind of gift holding.
For the purpose of
our cousin's birthday, a posable octopus had more meaning than a
traditional one. Its flexibility better mirrored his busy maneuvers
around the house! Keep this example in mind when you want to get
something more personal than cash or gift cards. Should your stuffed
animal gift be posable, or traditional? Think carefully over what
gives more meaning to the gift.
For a great collection of posable as well as non-posable plush animals please visit KCPlush.com. Choose the right one and make a unique gift every time !
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