Let’s be honest, they are not the most endearing of toys. In fact, with their crooked teeth and gormless expressions they could be described as horrifying. Dubbed “the tooth monster” the toys, appropriately named “Fugglers” went viral this week, with parents declaring them the worlds scariest toy.
A photo of a Fuggler appeared on social media with a caption implying that the toys are made from children’s teeth. “Now your child can cuddle with a plush toy made from his or her own discarded body parts. Fun!” it said.
While the toothy toys are definitely odd, the reality is that they are not sinister. Fugglers are the creation of British entrepreneur Mrs McGettrick, who came up with the concept for the toys after discovering a listing for a bag of individual false teeth.
“At first I laughed, wondering why on Earth anyone would sell such a thing. Then I laughed harder, wondering who on Earth would buy such a thing,” she writes.
“My mind conjured up a vision of a little old lady buying the teeth to add to her home made teddy bears. I imagined her stood at craft sales, wedged between jams and knitted scarves and jewellery boxes covered in tiny shells, her portion of the fold away table infested with toothy monstrosities.”
Credit: Fuggler.com
Mrs McGettrick started off making the dolls as a hobby and didn’t expect them to sell. But they soon became an internet sensation.
So, for those that thought a plush doll full of thier child’s teeth was a good idea – can you order a custom doll? Sadly not. Mrs McGettrick asks that you don’t send real teeth in the mail.
“As delightful as it might be to have envelopes full of the tiny teeth of strange children dropping on to my door mat every day, I’m pretty sure that’s how you get put under surveillance,” she says.
But, if you are hell bent on putting your child’s teeth in a doll, you can order a toothless Fuggler and insert the teeth yourself in the privacy of your own home.
However, as Mrs McGettrick cautions, you might find yourself “incapable of entertaining guests without them being suspicious that you are the kind of person that will deliberately poison them to steal their skin.” You have been warned.
