Comments on: Cuddly IKEA Stuffed Animals

By: The Baron Woodback Von Snug

The Baron Woodback Von Snug — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:48:33 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that we are not to be found in Ikea at the moment. I’m sure we will make a welcome return at some point. I was personally taken home by a lovely family who have looked after me very well. They even helped me to set up my own facebook page so I can stay in touch with all my friends.

By: ml

ml — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:14:29 +0000

just discovered these critters. may be obsessed… i’ve got three (so far). they really are quite compelling and oddly charming. no longer available from ikea, but seem to pop up on e-bay. (where i got mine)

could be the face…
could be the eyes…

By: Meee

Meee — Mon, 10 May 2010 09:33:45 +0000

I have one, it’s so cute! I think it’s a roly poly, but I don’t know. I saw a couple in the window of a cloting store, and the clothes were all grey and green, the same colors! It was so funny!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 07 May 2010 10:42:47 +0000

Is anyone willing to sell one to me?
I am helping someone with a bug phobia and there seems to be a lack of cute bug related toys and this one is perfect!
My email address is stephie19@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks

By: Lorna

Lorna — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:11:10 +0000

I have 7 of them, i love them, just so cute and cuddly. I agree about the beavers though, damn, they’re scary looking!!!

By: Mine's a trilobite

Mine's a trilobite — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:27:58 +0000

I call mine Trilobite. He’s so cute. My cats are afraid of him though.

By: IAmUnimaginative

IAmUnimaginative — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:51:37 +0000

The tag on mine says “beetle”. I’d say it’s closer to a roly poly than anything and that fits the general beetle category.

By: Scythan

Scythan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:43:20 +0000

I have one, he is great. I call him my Woodbug. I will go to Ikea soon and get a couple more.

By: Cath

Cath — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:41:27 +0000

I have one, it’s called “Klappar Skalbagge” and it’s a woodlouse plushie. People kept stopping to marvel at how ugly it was so I had to buy it!!

By: BoT

BoT — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:46:49 +0000

Too many unbelievers here. That’s the larval stage of the FSM. Do ye not see the first of His great noodly appendages sprouting? It is all as foretold in Good Housekeeping’s Egg & Cheese Spaghetti Cookbook (1958, CBP, Chicago).

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:30:30 +0000

My dad actually bought me one of these things, and I think it’s kind of adorable! It has a zippered mouth, and you can keep a set of pajamas n it for when you go to a friend’s house, adn then it doubles as a small pillow! I think it’s neat.

By: reindeerpizza

reindeerpizza — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:26:50 +0000

i have one!!! i think he’s adorable and the zippered mouth is where i keep my remote.
he is a permanent fixture on my couch.

im not sure about a present for a baby shower but otherwise i love it. plus it’s ultra soft.

By: kermtzu

kermtzu — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:33:43 +0000

It is a roly poly (I’m a zoologist, so dare not question my 1/2 second off the cuff answer…). My girlfriend bought me one last year, and when we visited IKEA last weekend, there was a whole bin of them on sale. I guess not everyone likes the cute little things. Those butt-ugly beavers were in an adjacent bin, on major markdown as well. Well-deserved; they are really ugly.

By: op

op — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:28:54 +0000

put inside the bug a piece of salami and presto! instant dog training for pests and other abnormally large insects

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:16:28 +0000

Aww, i love these. I bought my baby sister the yellow crab. Awesome.

By: EEM

EEM — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:07:43 +0000

OMG I LOVE THAT THING!! I always want to buy it when I see it. I’m pretty sure it’s a roly-polly

By: sw

sw — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:24:29 +0000

mike that photo is awesome. deserves its own post

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:55:02 +0000

so its like a pillow?

By: amdela

amdela — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:13:56 +0000

I think it’s effing awesome.

AND, I think it’s a bed bug.

By: Padraig

Padraig — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:01:21 +0000

Any idea if they’re available in Ireland or continental Europe? I would love one of them things!

Hmmm… Guess I could get my brother to get me one, if they’re available in the UK…

By: Michael Hunt

Michael Hunt — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:01:40 +0000

I bought one of these last week for my cousins kid. Personally it reminds me of a roly poly.

By: ynos

ynos — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:55:58 +0000

my girl says its a silverfish

By: Evilbeagle

Evilbeagle — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:48:02 +0000

I was never big on dolls or stuffed animals. However, any unusual stuffed animal I see, I buy. Those I am big on. I am going to have to take a field trip to every Ikea in the area.

By: lir

lir — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:32:44 +0000

IT EATS BABIES.

By: binc

binc — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:14:59 +0000

It’s a giant isopod – ah cute !

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/02mexico/logs/oct13/media/isopod_450.jpg&imgrefurl=http ://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02mexico/logs/oct13/media/isop od.html&usg=__y8DJ8EAkzsi6gZ8t-vTMlIwMASw=&h=475&w=450&sz=63&hl=en&sta rt=3&um=1&tbnid=m5jSloiYawqrnM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dg iant%2Bisopod%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

By: mike r baker

mike r baker — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:09:40 +0000

And the pic before the one I posted is even more disturbing. Ignore it. For your own sake.

Here’s more IKEA toys (including the rollie pollie):
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2007/10/ikea_toys.php

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:09:02 +0000

I always thought it was a trilobite, but I think that’s just because I was haunted with those disgusting things in my old house’s basement..

By: mike r baker

mike r baker — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:05:06 +0000

Saw this on Flickr… I doubt it’s actually a baby storage device.

http://flickr.com/photos/jennyleesilver/2683764567

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:52:45 +0000

With all these Star Wars posts I’m surprised someone has yet ot mention the sand people.

By: Ratz

Ratz — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:48:12 +0000

They’re KLAPPAR skalbagge, they’ve been in the uk for a while now. Here’s my gf’s one err.. wearing my hat http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethicsgradient/3216639454/

Personally I think it’s an isopod

They’re available from ikea here:
http://www.newsdesk.se/view/image/klappar-skalbagge-ikea-4670

Sadly, I think skalbagge just means beetle, but it’s an isopod to me

By: Moon

Moon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:45:26 +0000

It might be a tick. Although it probably is a dust mite.

By: fastergrace

fastergrace — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:27:32 +0000

I posses one too, and I heart it.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:26:59 +0000

It looks like Boo’s costume from Monsters, Inc.

By: davee

davee — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:26:02 +0000

i have one. sometimes i come home to find a cigarette hanging from his slightly unzipped mouth. he might have a bad attitude but i still love him.

By: Matt Blank

Matt Blank — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:18:52 +0000

I asked the Ikea sales person what it was. They were undecided on the creature but knew it was a pajama holder for little kids. So you can take your squishy bug (a bed bug we all agreed) with you and it will hold your PJs. I’ve seen similar other animals that unzip to hold blankets or PJs so this made sense to me. Why anyone would want a critter that bites you in your sleep we couldn’t decide.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:14:14 +0000

Looks like a dust mite. Which I’m sure Ikea is crawling with.

By: lindsey

lindsey — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:10:34 +0000

i love it. my best friend has one, and everyone who sees it has something to say about it. but i think it’s the cutest little thing.
we thought it was a roly poly.

By: lir

lir — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:07:14 +0000

Or rather, here is the link.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/ARealSickGirl/Photo633.jpg

By: lir

lir — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:06:48 +0000

That’s not in the store anymore, but it’s an ugly/cute beaver from IKEA.

I think it’s cute, but some of my friends think it’s the scariest thing they’ve ever seen.

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:04:10 +0000

About as cute as bugs can get, I guess.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:50:46 +0000

Looks like IKEA is jumping on the trend of “ugly dolls”, plushir viruses, squid hats, and other such things that are hot right now.

By: Lore

Lore — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:44:03 +0000

More awkward than anything else….