Amusement parks are a big part of the summer experience, and they are lots of fun. Some people are there for the boardwalk and the games contained within. Those people are dragging around giant stuffed animals as their prizes. To them, the prizes, and the road to the prize, are much more fun than any roller coaster.

This is probably something you consider when getting some plush toy animals as Christmas gifts for family and friends. After all, some of these people probably already have big collections of stuffed animals from their amusement park prizes. What’s the difference between an amusement park plush toy, and one that you can give as a gift?

The piles of stuffed animals you bring home end up stacked up in a closet somewhere, out of sight and out of mind. However, a stuffed toy that was a gift has much more meaning. It reminds us of the occasion when we received it, and the person who gave it to us. It’s a memory. We don’t put these plush toys in a closet somewhere to collect dust, because they are meaningful.

It’s also true that most stuffed toys wholesale from amusement parks are not high quality. After all, the people who run the games are trying to cut costs wherever they can. But stuffed animals that are given as a gift, or even ones that we buy ourselves, are of much higher quality. They’re soft and fluffy and expertly made from higher quality materials, and they are more realistic.

Plush toys are always good, but there is definitely a difference in quality available. Besides, stuffed toy animals given as gifts have a great deal more meaning than anything that you could win. It’s like the difference between giving a gift card and taking someone out. Taking them out for a nice dinner and paying for it has so much more meaning than just sending them out by themselves. This way they will always remember the time they spent with you.