I'm a bit ashamed to talk about my interests on this site sometimes, but I'll bite. Last week, I was in the mood to add to my collection of German Shepherd plush, and I found this very nice looking one on a resale site for a reasonable price (this is from an Ebay listing, not the exact same one I bought):
So when the shepherd gets delivered to my house, I inspect it and make sure it's all good before rating the seller - and I notice that this plush is stuffed with styrofoam like a carnival prize. No biggy. One of the main reasons I enjoy buying used, older plush is because I like to "restore" them and clean them up, so I have sewing supplies and new stuffing to make a far more cuddly dog with.
I open up the shepherd in the back with a seam ripper and end up getting styrofoam pieces everywhere except the trash bag like a dumbass. The floor, my pants, and the furniture soon are all covered with it. My old cat finds a big chunk and starts chewing on it like an idiot. I scold him and go get the vacuum before he kills himself, which makes him run away from the area. I clean up before he comes back and tries to keep eating it like it's popcorn.
The rest is fairly uneventful, but I discover the dog's head actually has a bit of very soft, high quality normal stuffing in it. It made me wonder why they bothered when the rest of the plush is styrofoam, including the tail which was a bitch to get it out of.
Anyway, in the end I now have a plush who looks no different from the outside, but is far, far nicer to hug. Autistic ratings, please.
