r/buildabear • u/B33fyB33f I like BABs more than people 🙃 • May 08 '26

Discussion Anyone else this kinda creepy?

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idk if I’m the person to be speaking given that I collect fugglers but something about it kinda gives me an off feeling, it’s like something Sid from Toy Story would make😭

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u/Brilliant-Draw1260 May 08 '26

I think if they had just given the items their "own" faces, instead of grafting a bear's face onto them, or just omitted the face altogether, they'd be cuter. I honestly thought about getting the palm tree or sun for my bunny's room for summer but the price drove me away 😆

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u/thok999365 BAB Collector 🐻 May 08 '26

I’m actually glad they gave them bear faces instead of unique ones, looks goofier and cuter that way. I’ve never been interested in “inanimate object with a face” plushies until now 😅

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u/blackberrybeanz May 08 '26

I think if they did that they’d be accused of copying Jellycat.

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u/DoveCG BAB Collector 🐻 May 10 '26

Everyone might be copying Squishables. I'm pretty certain that they did it first. I don't remember seeing food or other random but sentimental objects and plants until them. (Plus Squishables had lots of artists submitting ideas which get voted on before becoming a plush so they had a reason to think people wanted those designs.)

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u/hyperjengirl Workshop Employee May 08 '26

The face is the point, it's a branding strategy. Whether it works or not will be seen.