Squishables: I love them
Posted August 21st, 2008 by Howard TaylerSo I’m minding the Blank Label Comics booth at Comic-Con, and this nice young man walks up to me with an octopus…
It was a Squishable octopus - a plushie the size of a beach-ball. I immediately recognized him as one of our most generous sponsors. It turns out they’ve been very successful, too. The ad campaign that Squishable runs from time to time with Blank Label Comics and Schlock Mercenary has really boosted their business. He stopped by to say “thank you,” we put names to faces, and we all had fun for a few minutes passing the octopus around and cuddling it.
Then Aaron offered me a free squishable. He gave me his card, told me to email him, and said they’d ship me one of whatever I wanted. That was one of the very first emails I sent after returning from Comic-Con last month. I selected the tortoise, and it arrived on our doorstep while I was at WorldCon in Denver. I emailed Aaron the following:
Sandra and I have been at home for two days, and can’t stop hugging the tortoise. If we’re in the room where it’s last been tossed, it gets picked up and hugged on our way someplace else.
This thing is like crack for physical contact junkies. No nutritious value, but it sure hits the craving.
If you’re into plushies, drop a little extra coin and get yourself a GOOD one. Get a Squishable.
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August 21st, 2008 at 10:39 am
*looks at the picture of Howard*
Ok everyone, all together now…
…
“Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww” :)
So what’s his name? ;)
August 21st, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I have three kids and one question…
How washable are they?
August 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
The kids are fairly washable, although they may be problems getting them near water, the faq says about the Squishables “Spot wash ‘em if they get dirty”
August 21st, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Animals are nice, but what you need to get is a Plushy Schlock
August 21st, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I so want one, or even two. But with the postage cost to my country higher than the cost of the item, I can’t :(
August 21st, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I can’t decide between the spherical cow (I’m a physicist) and the chicken (because I’m a bird fan, and chickens are just ridiculous).
August 21st, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Now I have this strange urge to make a compound plush Diskworld.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:35 pm
do they have squishable cthulhu?
August 21st, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I wonder if they’d be willing to make a squishable Sgt Schlock???
Hrm… I wonder how many people would BUY a squishable Sgt Schlock???
I’m trying to say…
I WANT A SQUISHABLE SGT SCHLOCK! DAGNABIT!
::sigh:: Ok. I’m done now.
August 21st, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I’ve got a really good friend whose birthday is coming up in September.
Seeing as how he’s a physical contact junkie, I think I may have just found his present.
August 21st, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I have a Squishable Tortise, too! Got him at A-Cen. Best advertising strategy ever - Him: “Here, hug this turtle!” “Um, I need that back . . .” Me: “No.” So I gave him money and he was happy. So was I! So squishy . . . (I even took him to Prince Caspian that night. Theater was closer than car.)
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 am
[looks at site]
NO BEAVERS!?
[sighs]
Oh, well — there’s always this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OVA3EI .
[NOTE: Do NOT try to do a web search for “stuffed beaver”….]
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:05 am
Cute tortoise you’ve got there, Howard! Would love to get one of them Squishables for my wife but they won’t ship to my country either…
@csadn: What’s wrong with that search?! It actually turns up with RIGHT results, not some NSFW content! Somebody broke the Internet, maybe…
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:32 am
Desman: It’s not entirely broken – I just did the search, and the first page included a SFW “porn parody” site. I guess you could try Booble, if you’re that concerned.
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:21 am
OK, so I have to ask - what are they pointing at you, Howard, other than a camera, that you’ve taken a defensive stance behind your trusty Hero in a Half Shell?
Enquiring minds want to know!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 am
They have a non-spherical Giant Moose. I want it.
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:00 am
Eeee, Squishables! They got me at Otakon. “Free hugs” indeed. I ended up with an octopus.
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I bought myself a turtle at Otakon! He’s the best, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I’ve got five of these silly things. I originally got the ‘Gator and the Cow for the girlfriend, because she likes that sort of stuff. My mistake, as it turns out I really like these things also! Since then we’ve added the orca, the penguin, and most recently the Zebra. I absolutely adore them, and I found squishable.com originally through the adds on BLC. I’ve bought several for other people and have sent other folks that way.
To say that you’ve improved their business might be an understatement :)
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:16 am
Desman: Maybe it’s changed since last I checked, or maybe different
people get different lists; all I know is my search read like:
o/~ Porno, porno, porno, porno, porno, porno, porno, porno/
MALWARE! MALWARE! o/~
:)
Anyway: The fact remains — keiner Biber. I now go forth to sulk like
Schlock in a No-Firing-Zone. :(
August 23rd, 2008 at 12:42 am
I would like to (x+1)th the suggestion for a Squishable Schlock. Something that awesome would be completely and totally irresistible to me.
Lacking that, I may have to get myself a Squishable Hedgehog…
August 23rd, 2008 at 6:16 am
If you can convince them to do a Squishable Schlock, I am sure I can convince my wife to allow me to fleece our budget for one.
The only problem I will have then is figuring out how to get it away from my daughter.
August 23rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
WEKM you’ll have to buy a decoy squishable for your daughter so that you can keep your Squishable Schlock
August 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Second the motion for Squish Schlock. Except I’d probably need three. One for me, one for the kiddo, and one for the pooch.
D.
August 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I want a Squishable Schlock with a BH-209 Plasgun. And put in a Sound Button with the “OMMMINOUS HUMMMMMM” sound effect.
August 25th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I sooooo want the squishable rooster but the shipping cost including taxes and stuff would be probably triple its value :( Boohooo…