Plushes

[lupestripe]

Just out of interest, how many plushes do you own and what animals do you have?

I have always been interested in plushes, ever since I was a kid, but unfortunately my parents banned me from buying any more as they feared I would drown amidst a sea of plushes. They even confiscated some of them too and stuck them in the attic.

But now I am an adult, I am free to buy what the hell I want and this includes furry friends!!

I have a giant lion called Leo that an ex bought for me, a giant easter bunny, Bukkake the Bear from a charity shop (£4 for a 3ft bear, bargain!!) and a vast array of wolves, foxes and dogs. Of course, being a husky myself I have a natural fondness towards canids as they are just so darn cute!! Sadly I have yet to find any with pink stripes. Shame, they're missing a market there :P

Also, does anyone else get plush sympathy? That is, an overwhelming rush of emotion when you see a particular plush? Sometimes I go into a shop, spy a plush and just have to buy it because of the cute face or how it looks. I have also been known to buy two of the same plush because I liked the look of both of them and feel that if I put one back on the shelf, he will feel sad because I rejected him. I know it's silly but does anyone else experience this? Or am I just a nutjob?

Anyways, I currently have about 20 plushes. How many do you have and what's your animal(s) of choice?

Comments

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i have a fair few plushies not sure of the count as they fill 3 black bin liners (big ones) as since i moved in at Ray's i got no where to put them.

on top of those 3 bags i have a very large purple unicorn plush (21st b'day present from an ex) and 12 other smaller animals around the room including my really old bear that i still take to bed some nights :)

mostly i prefer animal plushies over teddy bears and a lot of my collection are tigers, unicorns and eeyore ones as well as the rest being many other animals.

In my last house i had them all arranged on a big self which i plan to do with them again once i get the house sorted a bit more.

am going to be saving up to get a hand made tiger plushie some point. theres a women on one of my LJ communities that make the most beutiful plushies by hand and hand paints the fur and all.

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Wouldn't being stuck in a bag kinda suffocate plushes? That sounds an awful way to go, being sat on by a giant fox, death by fur ass-phyxiation. Then again, perhaps not. I hope you get a chance to unpack yr plushes soon though, it's always great seeing them and giving them a cuddle.

Your unicorn sounds very interesting, I have rarely seen unicorn plushes (but I am a fan). I have always preferred animals over teddy bears, although I don't really know why. Perhaps it's because they are more realistic and I have a greater empathy with them. I find teddies a little to sterile and whimsy, and perhaps too mainstream. I dunno.

Your LJ lady sounds interesting. How expensive are those plushes? Sounds like a good investment, I would love to get a lupestripe plush done at some point lols.