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going to be the items of the year.” Cushie Pals is Nostalgic Im- the popular,


ages’ version of


“Pillow Pets,” and customers can’t seem to get enough. “We’re seeing a big boost in orders over this time last year,” says Col- lins. The Cushie Pals wholesale for $8.75 each, for a minimum order of a dozen. The price for larger quantities is available on request. They come in a vari- ety of characters, including a butterfl y, penguin, bumblebee and monkey. The SuperFly Monkeys are also competitively priced at $2.25


each for a minimum two dozen order. Larger quantities can be had for $2 each for a minimum of 96. And, Collins reports, the company has expanded that line with the addition of a, “Flying Sock Monkey,” taking a peren- nial favorite and giving it “new wings,” as it were. The Sock Monkey wholesales for $3.50 each, and Collins reports that retailers are selling them for $10


and more. The success of these new


lines is no surprise. Nostalgic Images knows a lot about react- ing quickly to popular demand. The company was founded 18 years ago by CEO, Bill Westrick, who started by selling metal col- lector signs at fl ea markets, car shows and other venues. The signs are still a bestseller for the company, but they’ve expanded in recent years to encompass a wide variety of popular items at low prices, see them all in the downloadable online catalog at NostalgicImages.com. In addition to a complete


line of auto related material, Nostalgic Images also carries


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