Anime HanabiOops, I Did It Again!
You might remember that I recently admitted to a terrible addiction I had (Read the blog post here) or at least terrible to my wallet. Dun dun dun! Buying cute stuff to put on my book shelf. Particularly, buying blind box/bag collectables. I vowed that I would cut back, I vowed that I already had too many and I needed to stop buying these things. And then I was at a discount store, and what should I happen to find snuggled in among the candy displays? Yup, it was another one!
But-but, it’s on sale! It was half the price of a blind box collectable that I would find at a bookstore or gift shop. See, I’m not spending money on toys, I’m saving money on toys. I couldn’t just let such a wonderful deal pass me by. Or at least that’s what I told myself as I tucked it into my shopping basket.
It is pretty darn cute!
It’s a squishy dumpling toy, but you don’t know what color it will be!The Unboxing!
First I want to start with the packaging. The little paper wrap around the box is super cute. I like it so much, I cut it off carefully, and I plan to keep it for display purposes. Inside the wrapper, the box holding the toy is a thick high quality plastic that is fashioned like a steamer basket for dim sum, gyoza, and other steamed buns. Again, great for display uses. I could keep the toy inside this original box, but I’m kind of thinking of using it as a small jewelry/treasure box.
Before I opened the package, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. The wrapper makes it look like the “Dumpling” inside the box is pretty small. I even thought it might have a bunch of little dumplings inside it. Sliding the paper wrap off, I was surprised to find the box popped open by itself. And what did I find when I pealed off the lid? A huge squishy, ball. And when I say huge, I mean it. This “Dumpling” is about as big as a burger.
I was also really surprised about the feel of the squishy toy. Picking it up, it’s strangely heavy, like a water balloon. And it has the same texture as well kneaded bread dough. When I first pulled it out of the box, I thought it was just an odd blue blob, but turning it around I almost started laughing when I found it’s cute little face! It didn’t show any face on the dumplings on the package.
In conclusion, I totally feel zero regrets for buying my discount store find. It’s cute as a button, unboxing it was surprising in good ways, and I actually like both the packaging and the toy itself. Also, I think the squishy toy would be an excellent de-stressing toy to knead. I think the only problem I can find is that these kinds of toys tend to get dirty very easily and they don’t always come clean when washed. Hopefully this one won’t get too grubby.
If you would also like to discover some surprising finds, I would highly recommend treasure hunting at your local discount stores. I’ve dug up everything from canned giant squid (I didn’t even know that was a thing) to Korean BBQ flavored seaweed tofu chips, to cute squishy toys!
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