Shark pillows

Not so long ago, many active social media users have witnessed the emergence of a new trend. Photos of a toy shark with an imperturbable face began to appear on Instagram, Twitter, and other popular sites, which was deliberately placed in some familiar environment: she sat on the windowsill and looked out the window, listened to music on headphones, and dined in a cafe. They picked up the "chip", began to create memes with the participation of a plush shark, everyone immediately wanted to buy it. Why did this particular toy become so popular? Let's figure it out.

You will hardly surprise anyone with a teddy bear now. That is why unusual interior pillows in the form of Pokemon, monsters, unicorns are in great demand. But the shark has become the most favorite anti-stress toy lately.

But why is it a shark? Fans of the toy explain their love for her by the fact that she is ideal for staged photos and videos thanks to her silly, indifferent "face" expression. In addition, from the point of view of ergonomics, it is very convenient to lie on it because of its streamlined elongated shape, it is great for "hugs", soft, warm. In addition, although it is a formidable sea predator, even a small child is unlikely to be afraid of it, having received it as a gift.

On sale you can find both small sharks with a length of only 33 centimeters, and huge ones (140 cm).Besides, there are many intermediate sizes: 40, 55, 60, 65, 85, 87, 98, 100, 110 cm. With this variety, it will be easy to find the most suitable pillow.

Now for the materials of manufacture. Since these are still primarily toys, it means that children will play with them, therefore, all raw materials used in production must be environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic. Therefore, manufacturers choose:

• polypropylene cotton or polyester fiber as filler;
• high quality plush, PV velvet and 100% polyester for tailoring the carcass itself.

These materials are easy to care for, easy to clean, dry quickly after washing, pleasant to the body, elastic.

The great thing about shark pillows is their detail. Each of them, regardless of the manufacturer, has:

• two-color body - the back can be light or dark gray, blue, light blue, black, pink and even brindle or decorated with shiny sequins, and the abdomen is white;
• open mouth with triangular teeth;
• gills on the sides of the head;
• oval, slightly defocused eyes with pupils.

Who makes these lovely creatures? Here are some of the companies that have caught on in the market.

• Of course, in the first place is the author of the idea itself - IKEA. Its sharks (by the way, their real name is "Blohei") conquered the world back in 2018 and since then have not lost their popularity. By the way, although IKEA is a Swedish company, sharks are hand-sewn in Indonesia. Since it is, in fact, handmade, each Blohay is unique. And even if you have 10 of them, you can easily distinguish one from the other.

• Lemon Tree. Well, could our friends from the Middle Kingdom pass by such an "explosive" trend? Of course not! That is why the Chinese manufacturer Lemon Tree has also started producing interior sharks. In appearance and quality, they are not worse than the "Ikeev" ones, but they are, of course, cheaper.

• Fancy. Belarusian company. It is among the assortment variety of this company that you can find pink and shiny sharks, as well as rather formidable black ones, similar to killer whales. The wide range of sizes is also pleasing.

• And finally, let's get acquainted with the last, but not least, the manufacturer of soft shark pillows - the Japanese brand Miniso. The color scheme here is not as diverse as that of the previous company; you can find sharks in two colors on sale: blue and gray. They have only one size - 75 cm in length. Shark Miniso is known on Instagram under the name Lawrence.