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I spent £4000 on my collection of 150 Jellycats; I sell my clothes on Vinted to finance my obsession

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Megan Goldberger, 27, poses with her extensive collection of 150 Jellycats which she has spent around £4,000 on.

A woman obsessed with buying stuffed toys from viral brand Jellycats has revealed she has spent more than £4,000 on her collection, even resorting to selling her clothes online to fund the habit.

Megan Goldberger, 27, from Cardiff, Wales, became obsessed with stuffed animals after seeing influencers showing off their own collections on TikTok.

She bought her first Jellycat, an eggplant named Vivacious, in February 2024 and has now amassed a collection of 150 plush toys.

“I’ve always loved teddy bears,” Megan said. ‘My Jellycats heal my inner child.’

Despite acknowledging that Jellycats are “designed for newborn babies,” the 27-year-old’s favorite toys include a brown bunny named Miss Pecan, an ice cream cone named Mr Whippy and a dragon named Flynn, which she recently helped her defeat. his fear of flight.

With Flynn in hand, Megan, who has ADHD and anxiety, was able to get on a plane for the first time in 18 months. “It was like a person was there with me,” he said.

Megan also spends hours searching for discontinued Jellycats online, such as finding an old edition bunny on eBay and spending £400 on the toy that would previously have sold for £15.99.

Megan Goldberger, 27, poses with her extensive collection of 150 Jellycats which she has spent around £4,000 on.

Their most expensive purchase to date is the Jellycat ‘Amuseable Ice Cream’ ‘in jumbo size’ which features a soft waffle cone and ‘ice cream hat’ layered with strawberry, vanilla and chocolate flavours.

Megan paid £130 for the “huge” toy and by her admission it would have cost around £60 to buy it “new from the store”.

Megan justified her purchase, saying, “My rule is that I don’t mind paying double if they’re super rare and super special.”

“It was originally listed at £490 including postage and packaging,” she continued, holding up the ice cream toy wrapped in a pink case.

Megan said she waited for the seller to drop the price to £130 until she could afford it, before adding that she paid for the toy by selling her clothes “like crazy” on Vinted, the internet’s favorite online “thrift store”.

“I used to joke about selling my clothes for Jellycats, but now I do,” Megan said.

The influencer estimated she spent £4,000 on her collection of 150 Jellycats, which are currently displayed in her bedroom.

He has received mixed reactions from those who watch his Jellycat videos on TikTok.

Megan bought her first Jellycat in February 2024 and hasn't stopped since, even selling her clothes on Vinted to fund her addiction.

Megan bought her first Jellycat in February 2024 and hasn’t stopped since, even selling her clothes on Vinted to fund her addiction.

The Cardiff influencer has amassed a collection of 150 stuffed animals

The Cardiff influencer has amassed a collection of 150 stuffed animals

Megan, who has ADHD and anxiety, said Jellycats helps her

Megan, who has ADHD and anxiety, said Jellycats helps her “heal my inner child”

Megan's Most Expensive Purchase To Date Is 'Jellycat Fun Ice Cream' in Jumbo Size

Megan’s Most Expensive Purchase To Date Is ‘Jellycat Fun Ice Cream’ in Jumbo Size

“Some people comment that adults shouldn’t collect teddy bears,” Megan said.

‘There are worse things I could be doing than collecting Jellycats. I don’t do drugs, I don’t drink alcohol excessively, and I don’t promote party culture to a predominantly underage audience like many influencers do, so I don’t see anything wrong with my Jellycat content.

‘You don’t have to look. I do things that bring me joy.

Megan hopes to continue growing her collection and has her eyes on new drops, as well as many discontinued Jelly Cats, such as the rare and sought after bunnies.

In the future, she hopes to move out of her parents’ house and decorate her property entirely with Jellycats.

Megan isn’t the only person swept up in the Jellycat craze, with women around the world shelling out thousands of pounds to get their hands on the plush toy trend.

Jellycats, a British toy company, was founded by brothers Thomas and William Gatacre in 1999, around the same time that American entrepreneur Ty Warner introduced the world to Beanie Babies, which became the world’s first internet sensation.

Nearly three decades later, videos of people finding, unboxing and appreciating their expensive Jellycats (available in a dizzying variety of shapes, characters and objects) are flooding TikTok, making these plush toys the world’s newest online craze.

Megan has received mixed reactions to her Jellycat videos on TikTok, with some trolls claiming that adults shouldn't buy stuffed animals.

Megan has received mixed reactions to her Jellycat videos on TikTok, with some trolls claiming that adults shouldn’t buy stuffed animals.

The 27-year-old's favorite toys include a brown bunny called Miss Pecan, an ice cream cone called Mr Whippy and a dragon called Flynn (pictured).

Flynn the dragon recently accompanied Megan on a flight, her first in 18 months.

The 27-year-old’s favorite toys include a brown bunny called Miss Pecan, an ice cream cone called Mr Whippy and a dragon called Flynn (pictured). Flynn recently accompanied Megan on a flight, her first in 18 months.

Beanie Babies may soon be dethroned as the world's most collectible plush toy in the face of the rise of the Jellycat. A TikTok user shows off her collection in an image from one of her previous posts.

Beanie Babies could soon be dethroned as the world’s most collectible plush toy in the face of the rise of the Jellycat. A TikTok user shows off her collection in an image from one of her previous posts.

According to Jellycat's latest filing with Companies House, revenue rose 37 per cent to £200 million in the 12 months to December 31, 2023, with pre-tax profit rising 24 per cent to £200 million. 67 million pounds.

According to Jellycat’s latest filing with Companies House, revenue rose 37 per cent to £200 million in the 12 months to December 31, 2023, with pre-tax profit rising 24 per cent to £200 million. 67 million pounds.

“Sometimes you just need a giant Jellycat,” one TikTok user captioned a video of her dancing with a Silver Bashful Bunny, estimated to be worth £225.

Several creators have posted their purchases or shared clips of themselves unwrapping these plushies on social media, with hundreds of thousands of posts under the hashtag #Jellycat on TikTok and Instagram.

In fact, a Jellycat could represent one of many things. From foods and drinks like the ‘Toastie Vivacious Red Eggplant’ and the ‘Sassy Sushi Egg’, to farm animals like the ‘Cluny Cockerel’, fantastical creatures like the ‘Lavender Dragon’ and everyday objects like coffee cups and salt and pepper shakers .

Their creators bring these Jellycats to life by giving them personality traits, like “Amuseable” or “Bashful,” or quirky names like “Fergus Frog” or “Isobel Chihuahua.”

And, at the time of writing, most Jellycats, which normally cost between £12 and £200, are out of stock.

According to Jellycat’s latest filing with Companies House, revenue rose 37 per cent to £200 million in the 12 months to December 31, 2023, with pre-tax profit rising 24 per cent to £67 million.

In addition to the high quality of its luxury products, Jellycat’s market value has also been bolstered by its celebrity clientele, including Princess Charlotte, proud owner of a Fuddlewuddle dog, Kylie Jenner, who endorsed the brand and its line of ‘Vivacious’. ‘vegetable toys in 2020, and ‘big, big Jellycat customer’ Bill Nighy.

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