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Ugly Dolls are super cute!

on Friday, 09 July 2010.

Uglydolls Pointy Max

Ugly Dolls, the greatest creation since the light bulb. Ok we're exaggerating... again. We're a little prone to that, but we just love the stuff we sell.

Did you know that we were one of the first retailers in the UK to stock the Ugly Doll back in 2003. Ice Bat was the best seller as we recall.

Ugly Dolls were first designed in 2001 by creators David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. The story goes that
while Sun-Min Kim was visiting Korea, David wrote many 'love letters' and started to draw a cute little character called Wage, at the bottom. Sun-Min then sewed Wage into a plush doll and sent him to David as a surprise gift, how thoughtful eh? David asked Sun-Min to sew a couple more for the Giant Robot store in Los Angeles and they sold out in one day! Delighted with the sales, they decided to create a whole range of Ugly Dolls and launched them at the New York toy fair. Since those early days these awesome plush toys have managed to captivate the world with their unique brand of ugly beauty.

So now you know how the Ugly Dolls came into being.

Super lovely new Momiji dolls!

Written by John Jackson on Saturday, 05 June 2010.

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Hurray! The new range of Momiji dolls called heroes are now available to buy from our website.  They’re six to collect and all have their own unique appeal.

The inspiration for the Momiji doll came from a hand made Japanese wooden doll called Kokeshi. The creators liked the Kokeshi doll but wanted their doll to be smaller and more affordable. So they came up with a fantabulous Japanese inspired doll, made from resin, around 8cms in height, but with a twist. It had a secret compartment that could hold a personalised message to be read by the receiver (when given as a gift). This simple but brilliant idea has made Momiji a real success story.

RetroWorld Episode #3 – Momiji doll loveliness

on Saturday, 08 May 2010.

In this episode we take a look at six brand new super lovely Momiji dolls. We also demo a golfer’s doorstop that helps you practise your putting. If you don’t know what Momiji dolls are you soon will do and it won’t take long for you to fall in love with them.

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