Build-A-Bear yanks 36,000 plush bears over choking risk after zipper hazard scare

Build-A-Bear yanks 36,000 plush bears over choking risk after zipper hazard scare

About 36,000 Build-A-Bear plush bears are being recalled due to a potential choking hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday. The recall involves the Heartwarming Hugs weighted plush bear, which features a side pouch containing a heart filled with 2.5 pounds of ceramic beads that can be heated or cooled. According to the CPSC, the … Read more

IKEA donates plush toys to viral baby monkey Punch — and you can get one for yourself for $20

IKEA donates plush toys to viral baby monkey Punch — and you can get one for yourself for

People online are going bananas for a baby monkey and its stuffed animal. Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, has gone viral for seeking comfort in a plush toy after his mother abandoned him. Now, the president of IKEA Japan has paid the zoo a visit to make sure there’s always … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Set up to fail’ nurses ditch draining hospital jobs for careers at plush medical spas — earning up to $130K a year

Exclusive | ‘Set up to fail’ nurses ditch draining hospital jobs for careers at plush medical spas — earning up to 0K a year

Anni Kim never thought she’d make the switch from patient bedsides to Botox. An RN with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, she worked as a surgical trauma ICU and rapid response nurse at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH for over seven years — before switching to become an aesthetic injector for board-certified plastic and … Read more

Elvis Presley’s $840K plush, red velvet private jet up for auction

Elvis Presley’s 0K plush, red velvet private jet up for auction

One of Elvis Presley’s private jets is hitting the auction block. The King of Rock and Roll purchased the plane back on Dec. 22, 1976, for $840,000, according to Mecum Auctions. Whoever bids the highest will also get a copy of the aircraft security agreement signed by Presley and a copy of the aircraft bill … Read more