What does the farms think of squishmallows?

MadDisaster said:
Personally, I prefer squishables, mostly because they have more fun designs. Still, I don't think there's anything wrong with a few soft toys, as long as it's not a compulsive, consoomer thing. They're just soft, pleasant things like a decorative pillow or a throw blanket.
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I too prefer squishables! I have a very old version of the red fox and he's as big as the moon. Completely fat and round.
 
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I've seen them here and there on store shelves, but I don't (nor do I really want to) own any. They're sorta cute, I suppose.
 
My sister has a bunch of these and they just seem like Beanie Babies 2.0. Give it like 5 years and people will largely forget about them.
 
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I don't have any, but I totally get the appeal. Soft, cute, very squishy, a bit like a stress ball but bigger and cuddlier. The only red flag I could see if is if someone collects them and is obsessed with obtaining them. It's the same type of consumerism that drives those who enjoy Funko Pops and Beanie Babies. Having one in and of itself is not a red flag at all.
 
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They're alright. I had a halloween cat squishmallow for a while, but ended up selling it because it was kind of useless and not really my thing. I bought a few for my niece in the past and if I recall she and her friends trade them at school. They cross my mind every now and again, and I've been wondering if the hype for them has died down at all or if its still going strong. Hard to find a clear answer on it.

edit: I also don't see it as a red flag unless they have an insane amount of them haha.
 
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It's really not strange for women to own a few plushies, but even barring that, squishmallows are just vastly superior pillows that also happen to be adorable. Women owning cute things? Women owning... PILLOWS!? SAY IT AIN'T SO, JOHNNY! Next thing you know, those wymmyn folx will be buying other crazy no-adults-allowed contraband like chocolate, fruit juice and scented candles. Dude's just jealous because women can own a few of them with no need for shame, but it's an actual red flag if he were to own one. Tell him to either stay mad, stay jealous and project harder or get over it. Or troon out, IDGAF. His loss if he's enough of a weirdo to avoid his only shame-free access to these glorious clouds of comfort while also increasing his odds of staying single.

Squishmallows of the actual pillow size happen to be the perfect size and shape to use as boob-protection pillows. I can't express enough how much I hate laying down on my side, only for the arm I'm not laying on to squish the boob on that side. It hurts, and normal pillows aren't always going to do the job. Just hold a pillow-sized squishmallow between your upper arms to prop up the one you're not laying on and it works great. If the one you actually want doesn't have enough stuffing inside to do this for some reason, just get the cheapest one you can find that you don't care about to use it for a stuffing transplant. The shiny, obnoxious rainbow ones don't really sell in my area, dunno about anywhere else.

As for their price, joke's on everyone else; mine came from Costco for $10 each for the big pillow-sized ones and $25 for one the size of a beanbag chair. Spending hundreds on one of those or filling one's dwelling with them is some batshit consoomerism. If I made the rules, scalpers would be publicly beaten before going to the stocks where they'd get bombarded with antisemitic slurs.
 
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Like many kiwis here, I adore them and have one. If you have one of the bigger ones, napping and using it as a pillow is heavenly. They're so soft
 
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My mother still enjoys buying Christmas gifts for my sibling and I, even though we’re both in our twenties. She’s already asked me for some suggestions.

I was on the fence about buying one or two of these (not looking to collect them). May add one to the list after skimming this thread.
 
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I think they are absolutely adorable. So squishy!

I'd like one, but I'm slowly (oh, so slowly) trying to downsize my stuff. These kinds of things tend to multiply in my experience. I start out with one, then I think another one won't hurt, then it's "but they're cheap and I don't have this variety", then I have totes full of them collecting dust. Then eventually I donate them all to a local charity and lamenting how much money I'm just giving away.

I'm trying to stop that ridiculous cycle.

Having said that, I do have a Squishable that I adore (the plague doctor (his lantern glows in the dark!!!)). It was a gift, which means I'm less likely to go out and buy more.
 
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Ive been wanting one for a while now. I like how soft they are. If i find a good halloween one, i might breakdown and finally buy one.
 
I have two Halloween-themed ones; the first was gifted to me way before they got popular, the other I picked up recently because it was too cute to resist. Women like cute and soft things, no surprise there.

Now if someone has like... ten or more of these things, and they're not autistic, that's a bit of a red flag. Autists get a pass because collecting things is just something we they do, and squishmallows are very easy to acquire.
 
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A girl having a stuffed animal isn't a red flag. Throw pillows are significantly worse, and even worse than that are "decorative" pillows thrown all over the couch and bed. They make things less comfortable and they constantly get in the way.

I want to sit on the couch so I have to move twelve pillows of various shapes and textures to the chair. Then if someone wants to sit on the chair they have to move them again. A pile of pillows behind the chair. That's a nice decorative touch...
 
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The place I work at has been getting Squishmallows more often in the past year, especially around Halloween. There had been more flash sales going on where they're like 20% off before I had to take time off, and I've been tempted a couple times at a couple of them (particularly a Halloween cat one). But then I touch one, shudder at the fabric texture, then go "nah this would be a waste of money for me." Which is a shame because they look so squishy. Probably for the best. The larger ones are like $50 before any discounts.

I still stand by my statement on page one. They're cute, but at full retail they're overpriced and you don't need more than a couple. They do look like a fad. Maybe not Funko or Beanie Baby level contagion yet, but I've seen how much those Nightmare Before Christmas ones go for on Mercari. I'd be tempted to buy one or two just for the flip aspect before the market crashed, but again, not worth it for me.
 
Got some of the Halloween ones they released(especially the Jack Skellington one), very good for pillows. I think the guy is probably jealous he can't explain spending 10 bucks on some chibi looking plush.
 
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Micro Terf child loves them and they are sort of reasonably priced in the bigger Bong toy shops atm. I will admit to giving them a sneaky squish when she leaves them on the sofa.
 
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