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2016 Plastic and Plush Awards

Jun 3, 2017 | Site News | 0 comments

It’s obvious that I’m late getting to our end of the year Plastic and Plush Awards (PAPAs) – like 6 months late. And we’ve actually taken some time off handing out our yearly awards – oh, like four year. And while I’ve voted in both the Designer Toy Awards and the...

Yippee…we’re in the Top 100

Mar 23, 2017 | Site News | 0 comments

So, we (meaning me) at Plastic and Plush were awarded a Top 100 Toy Blog by the folks at Feedspot. If you scroll through their listing, there are a lot of recognizable sites listed. So, we're in good company. And thanks to Feedspot for the recognition. Have I really...

Plastic and Plush Mystery Box

Dec 6, 2016 | Site News | 0 comments

It's been a while since we've offered the Plastic and Plush Mystery Box to readers. Basically, it's a USPS Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box filled to the rim with toys. These could be vinyl, plastic, resin or plush...and most likely released sometime within the last...

Retro Review: Toys from the 1980’s

Mar 11, 2015 | Site News | 2 comments

So Plastic and Plush turns 10 this year. Most folks don’t know that I actually started and ran a now defunct toy news site called Toytoons.com (way back in 2002) before creating this one. The concept was fairly simple. I’d review old toys I snagged off of eBay, Happy...

It was an honor being nominated…

May 24, 2013 | Site News | 0 comments

So we've been nominated over at the Designer Toy Awards under the Best Blog section (thanks, Mom!). We're up against some stiff competition (I'm so out of the loop, I didn't even know about half of the sites). Anyway...you can vote once every 24 hours, with voting...

Plastic and Plush in 2013

Jan 9, 2013 | Site News | 6 comments

So I've been blogging about toys and the designer toy scene for nearly 9 years now. I started a site called Toytoons.com in the summer of 2004. The basic HTML site was going to be silly drawings I did, random interviews, and reviews of cheap toys my wife and I picked...

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