Umm... how do you get giant Aussie plushes to the US?

[Moondustmiracle]

Wow, awesome! I'm so glad you got your plushes! Which two are you getting?

Moondust miracle, I'm glad you clarified that they're just tubes in the legs. My Frilly was never unstuffed, but she has always tried to lean a little to her left. I'd been wondering what her skeleton looked like.

And Jewel, if you don't care about getting your pony to stand you don't have to bother with the skeleton. I've seen quite a few people get theirs from overseas and just leave them floppy. It's not as authentic to the original condition, I guess, but it would certainly make the pony more huggable. I guess it depends on your preference.

(Oh! Moondust miracle, what on Earth is that plush cupcake-looking thing between Sweetberry's legs? I'm guessing it's a pony item that I'm just spacing out on...?)

It's actually a cute cupcake pillow that I purchased around valentines day of 2008 from target. It was so cute that I just had to get it for giant sweetberry!

 

[Playful Heart]

Oh...there IS tubing in the legs originally? If so...I totally forgot about it. I just put PVC piping in mine.

 

[MistyMoonlight]

It's actually a cute cupcake pillow that I purchased around valentines day of 2008 from target. It was so cute that I just had to get it for giant sweetberry!

Aw, it is cute! I didn't think I recognized it as a pony thing, but it looks like it could easily be a building for one of the Ponyville playsets, doesn't it? The style is very MLP.

And Playful Heart, yeah, the 3-footers have got something inside propping them up. It feels like it's kind of more like a wire frame - some kind of inverted "U" shape supporting the front legs - but I've never ripped open Frilly to check. (And I don't plan to! )

 

[collector1]

I just sent one to a member last week. We went the middle ground - I unstuffed all of her except her legs. Why? Because I wanted to ensure that she'd re-stuff almost perfect. There is an internal skeleton of cardboard rolls that are taped together in the middle. The stuffing is way more than you'd think as it's really packed in there.

Even with just her legs stuffed, she weighed over 4kg so she cost $85 AU (around US$60) to send (or you can upgrade to Express with tracking for only $5 more once they get into that weight range).

I wouldn't put her in a box as the box will add a lot of weight and the shipping is determined by weight. What I did was put her in a large plastic zip up storage bag (the $2 stripey/box pattern kind) and taped that up to make it more snug.

I cut her at the abdomen seam, just enough to fit my hand in.

I'm not sure if she exceeds size limits, but I can say that it's not really reasonable to drag them to the post office as they are beyond large. Trying to bag them up is horrendous and even when you think you've found something big enough, it isn't! De-stuffing whether partial or full is the way to go!

Good luck!

 

[miss]

i so want one of these girls - there just so cute! i have to be honest its crazy all the ways of getting her over! i hope there worth it

 

[MustBeJewel]

I just sent one to a member last week. We went the middle ground - I unstuffed all of her except her legs. Why? Because I wanted to ensure that she'd re-stuff almost perfect. There is an internal skeleton of cardboard rolls that are taped together in the middle. The stuffing is way more than you'd think as it's really packed in there.

Even with just her legs stuffed, she weighed over 4kg so she cost $85 AU (around US$60) to send (or you can upgrade to Express with tracking for only $5 more once they get into that weight range).

I wouldn't put her in a box as the box will add a lot of weight and the shipping is determined by weight. What I did was put her in a large plastic zip up storage bag (the $2 stripey/box pattern kind) and taped that up to make it more snug.

I cut her at the abdomen seam, just enough to fit my hand in.

I'm not sure if she exceeds size limits, but I can say that it's not really reasonable to drag them to the post office as they are beyond large. Trying to bag them up is horrendous and even when you think you've found something big enough, it isn't! De-stuffing whether partial or full is the way to go!

Good luck!

Oh this sounds perfect!! I think this will work. Thank you so much for your suggestion--I'm going to send it to Pinky right now!

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