A lot of us were excited when we saw Osaka aquarium made a pillow filled with memory foam resembling Yuki, the chubby orb of a seal. However, many seal fans are being sent bootleg versions of her.

This is the official store to buy the plush at: https://www.felissimo.co.jp/youmore/gcd762792/





Felissimo is the ONLY official seller of this pillow. It costs ~$62 and their shipping is really high, which has had some buyers looking for cheaper versions on other sites.

There’s a reason it’s cheaper on other sites guys, it’s a bootleg. Someone unrelated the the aquarium looked at the plush and then made their own version of it, it’s not official merch, and it looks different. HOWEVER when it is being sold they use photos of the original plush to trick people into thinking they are buying the original.

This is what the bootleg looks like

The markings look different (much darker blacker sponge stamps, less detailed while the original resembles water color and has much more detail and variations of grey)

The nose is huge (the original takes up the top third of the seal’s head, this one takes up about half the face)

The proportions are wrong

It is an entirely different artist who made it; instead of making a pillow that looks like the seal they are trying to make a pillow that looks like a photo of another pillow and a lot of subtle details where the fabric should be tucked and folded to make her round, aren’t, making the pillow more flat.

It’s like when your mom said she got you the video game you really wanted and it was a tiger handheld version and you pretended you liked it

So how do you know before you buy if it’s a bootleg?

Are you buying it directly from Felissimo or a shipping service who will buy it directly from Felissimo? No? It’s a bootleg.

Is the price surprisingly low? Yes? It’s a bootleg.

Does it seem too good to be true? Yes it’s a bootleg?

Are you buying it off Ikiha, Aliexpress, or Amazon? Yes, it’s a bootleg.

But the picture looks official? It’s still a bootleg, they will not send you what is in the photo.

I’m not shaming people who bought the cheaper version knowing they weren’t getting the official version- I’m sending out an alert so people aren’t tricked into thinking they’re getting a deal and being disappointed when bee biter shows up in the mail.

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