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Budsies
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| Founder | Alex Furmansky |
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| Headquarters | |
| Products | Custom stuffed animals |
| Website | budsies mypetsies |
Budsies is a company which turns people's characters and artwork into stuffed animals.[1][2]
Company[edit | edit source]
Founder Alex Furmansky initially thought of the Budsies idea in early 2013 in an effort to memorialize his younger sister's artwork. The company formally launched in September 2013 to a positive reception by the blogger community.[3][4] The company has sold more than 8,000 Budsies since its launch.[5]
Budsies' target demographic is children ages 3 to 10. Children's artwork the company has received and transformed into physical form has ranged from puppies, chickens, robot, monsters, and rainbow colored hearts, to a s'more. However, Budsies has also fulfilled orders for adults and has created likenesses of video game characters, selfies, and adult artwork.[6][7]
Furmansky appeared on the April 10, 2015 episode of the reality competition television series Shark Tank to pitch Budsies.[5][8][9]
As of August 2017, Budsies has made more than 43,000 stuffed animals.[10]
Petsies[edit | edit source]
The Budsies spinoff Petsies makes custom stuffed animals of people's pets as well as plush versions of popular pet stars as part of its Petsies Stars collection.[11]
Budsies Market[edit | edit source]
In 2017, Budsies launched its "Budsies Market" crowdfunding platform to give its customers the opportunity to offer their customized stuffed animals to a larger audience. If a stuffed animal offered on the marketplace achieves its pre-order goal during the campaign timeline, backers will receive the item. Budsies Market gives the company an avenue to tap into influencers and their large followings.[10]
Method[edit | edit source]
Customers submit their artwork to Budsies by taking a photo of it with their smartphones and sending it to Budsies via e-mail or text message.[12] Orders for the custom plush toys are placed via the company's website and fulfilled within approximately 5 weeks.[13]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
A photo of a couple turned into Budsies toy dolls
Boy holding his drawing and matching Budsies plush toy
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "About Budsies: Turning Children's Drawing Into Stuffed Animals". Budsies.
- ↑ "Kids' original sketches become cherished plush toys". TODAY. 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur's confession: a smile can sometimes outvalue a business plan". Technorati. 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Budsies: New Florida Company Turns Your Drawings Into Adorable Stuffed Animals". Miami New Times. 20 September 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Budsies bring kids' drawings to life". Sun Sentinel. 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kids add their own design to stuffed animals". CNBC. 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bringing children's dreams to life: Team of artists transform doodles into real-life cuddly toys". Daily Mail. 26 November 2014.
- ↑ "How this entrepreneur got his startup 'Shark Tank' ready". Upstart Business Journal. 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Company turns artwork into stuffed animals". WPBF. 6 April 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Budsies Launches Crowdfunding Market for Plushies". Tech.Co. August 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Petsies Plushies: Now You Can Snuggle with Your Favorite Celebrity Pet". People. December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Review: Budsies bring art to life!". The Charlotte Observer. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "How It Works". Budsies.
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