THE 10 BEST REASONS TO BUY A BOBBLEHEAD

If you're reading this you're probably exploring the idea of a personal bobblehead, but need to know a bit more about them and make sure it's a good idea. Here are the most quoted reasons people get a bobblehead . Hope they make your decision easier!

Bobblehead Reason 1: The Right Present Every Single Time

When was the last time you found something for someone which was just perfect for the person AND the occasion?

Most of the time this is no big deal, a bottle of wine, a music gift certificate, perhaps a nice DVD. They're 'light' gifts, no need to loose sleep over.

However a bobble head is ideal to bail us out of trouble when the occasion REALLY matters: 50th birthdays, weddings, graduations, retirements, and good-byes. The list goes on. These are times when all these 'light gifts' would make you feel utterly inadequate, and guess what. you would be!

These are occasions to hit the nail in the head, make a statement of appreciation and to do it not with something that is just expensive or rare, but something that is exceptionally personal, totally made for the person and the occasion. A bobblehead can be this something SO easily. It is in the product's nature.

So a bobbleheads actually solve that old recurring question of "What do I get him or her?", which starts to turn to panic as the date gets closer.

Now, as with all good things you have to be on top of things. It takes time to make a bobblehead, so as usual it's the early bird that gets the worm! They don't come cheap either, but the perfect gift never does. Being the perfect gift so naturally makes bobbleheads cool.

"Thank you so much. She loved it (a graduation bobblehead).it is beautifully made. She is trying to think of who she can buy one for and another friend is going to buy one, very impressive work, have a lovely day. Kind regards and thanks again." Bronwen Leslie, Victoria, Australia

Bobblehead Reason 2: Make Anything You Can Imagine

There are no limits to what a bobble head may look like. That is a bold statement that few other products can claim.

When was the last time you walked into a shop where they told you, you could have any color combination, any size, any shape, any posture and background for your product? Things are the exact opposite most of the time. Shops, factories and companies are counting on you to somehow 'get with the program' and buy the colors and shapes of products that THEY think are cool.

Your wish for uniqueness is inconvenient to them, it is expensive to serve and they are not prepared to deal with it.

With a bobblehead being EXACTLY the way you want, with any theme and design, a fantastic thing happens:

Your imagination becomes the only limit!

Whether it's a silver suit or a purple pijama, you can just make it. And that makes bobbleheads cool.

"Thanks again guys. and by the way...my wedding proposal went well. My new fiance looooooooves the bobbleheads. Keep up the good work. We'll do business again as I plan to come back for more figures!!" Ryan Samson, Canada

"Hi this is the doctor I work for. His eyes are actually an amber brown not dark not light. Also if you are able, can you please use the body image, but with the red and white striped under wear a gift a patient gave him for Christmas?" Misty Thomas, Las Vegas, USA

Bobblehead Reason 3: No Two Will Ever Be The Same

Bobble heads are hand made on a one by one basis. This is not done anymore in today's world, where unless you can make something by the thousands, it's not worth making.

Those industries that still make things by hand have acquired amazing status. Just think of Swiss watches, Persian carpets and the like.

Now bobble heads may not enjoy a worldwide famous luxury status, but they do stand head and shoulders above other figures and collectibles. Bobbleheads are truly one-off items, and their owners get some pride from that.

This also makes bobble heads a rather expensive item. But of course, nothing that is made just for you, and still has production-line quality standards can be cheap. The hours in making a bobble head involve carving, detailing, molding, painting and baking on a very small scale and can easily take up to 15 working days to make.

Still all worth it because the bobblehead that comes out is unique, and therefore it's cool.

Bobblehead Reason 4: A Sense of Wonder

There is one thing a personalized bobblehead is always good at and that is to surprise people. Whenever someone sees a bobble head that looks like the owner, the first question that pops up is: "how on earth did you do that?!" And there's a good reason for this.

We're used to living in a world where technological miracles happen every day. A bobblehead puppet should therefore be no big surprise. But one that looks like you?! Now that's something else. Not only that. The bobble head is not an exact copy of your face; it's rather a cartoon-like character of you, which only adds to the mystery.

Of course the real story of how a bobble head is made is not as magical in reality. It takes molding artists years to learn and perfect the technique, the ability to recognize and reproduce the features on someone's face on to a bobblehead is far more complex than drawing someone's cartoon. Reproducing someone's body posture in a bobblehead requires even some basic notions of human anatomy.

Now, regardless if you're the type to investigate how things work behind the scenes, a bobblehead always gives a sense of surprise to those who see it. Therefore, it's cool.

Bobblehead Reason 5: Not Missing Out On What You Really Want

Earlier on we mentioned a bobblehead could be anything you wanted. Lets explore a bit more in detail what that means.

All of us have a hobby, sometimes shared (or hated!) by our better halves, and a wedding cake is the perfect moment to make fun or celebrate something like this. But to do this, the typical cake figures won't do the trick. A bobble head on the other hand, can easily adapt to the theme of the wedding and the cake.

And what about the characters we love from our childhood, or from comics and TV shows. Bet you half of these were never really produced as figures, especially if they're rare or old. Even those that did are unlikely to be exactly the way you want them. The bobble head comes back to the rescue, since you can choose to make your character out of one specific scene or famous moment.

The point is that bobble heads come with no compromise (with very few exceptions) and you can avoid feeling like what you got was good but not amazing, that it could have been just that bit better. And that means they're cool.

"I was wondering if you could personalize me a sculpture of a musical artist (Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins) seeing as I cannot find a bobblehead of him anywhere." Debbie Axam, Australia

"I will like to custom make a bobblehead figurine with Audrey Hepburn's body and hairstyle, but with my face. Is it possible to make?" Janelle Yu, Singapore

Bobblehead Reason 6: Because It Will Stay Around

With all the stuff that we give and get these days, you'll be surprised if a gift makes it past 3 to 6 months, no matter what it is.

Bobbleheads on the other hand tend to enjoy a different fate. There's something about them that makes people place them somewhere safe, yet visible enough for everyone to see. There's a nice feeling to this, as if you struck a chord in someone's mind (or ego!) that makes him or her keep the bobble head around.

Where other gifts and items come and go, bobble heads have a way to survive even beyond their original owner and acquire vintage status. Granted you'll first have to be famous for that.

But bobbleheads also last around because it's somehow too painful to throw them away in the same way a photo of yourself is difficult to dispose of. There's nothing wrong with it, but the act has a certain symbolism that makes it difficult and unnatural.

That's good news if you get a bobblehead, because the odds are, it is likely to outlast your mobile phone, laptop, flat TV and any other gadgets that may surround you today, so bobble heads are a rather lasting investment. This makes them very cool.

Bobblehead Reason 7: From Real, to Digital and Back

There is something refreshing about people making bobbleheads of themselves or someone else. In a time where everything is moving to the digital world, the whole bobble head idea seems to be going in the opposite direction.

There was a point where the coolest thing in the world was being able to capture a digital photo of yourself and see it instantly. Now one of the coolest things around is to take a digital photo of yourself and make a little bobblehead with it.

Bobbleheads are one of those trends that go in the opposite direction as the crowds, and that makes them cool.

Bobblehead Reason 8: Raise Your Own Monument

Sounds obvious, but when you think about it, when was the last thing you bought something that was so you?

Apart from the obvious photos and the eventual cartoon artist in a park, few things capture your nature like a bobblehead. Designing your own bobble head is like raising your own little statue, a tribute to who you are and what you like, and nothing else.

Lets face it, most of us aren't going to get monuments built to our name any time soon. Making your own bobble head ticks that box and you need not be a Nobel Prize winner. Already sounds like a good deal.

Bobblehead Reason 9: They Are a Cool Little You

There's not a person in the world that frowns at his or her own bobble head .

Wonder why? Its very simple: The bobble head represents the person he or she really wants to be. It's a little statue of the best version of themselves. There is no way you can frown at that!

We all like putting our best foot forward and the bobbleheads we make for ourselves and others are no exception to this. We make our bobble heads doing the stuff that we like to do, wearing the stuff we like to wear and in our proudest moment. And THAT is very very cool.

Bobblehead Reason 10: Just for Fun

At the end of the day you can slice it in ten different ways, but bobble heads are fun, so there's nothing wrong with getting one just for fun!

Hope that by now bobbleheads have got one more devoted fan, if not, then that's also ok, but if you find yourself struggling for a gift in the future, or simply feel like making something unique, keep the little bobbleheads in mind.