My daughter has two furry characters and has fallen into the furry community in a big way. Any suggestions from you would be greatly appreciated. She tends to go to a lot of furry events (bowling, tram ride, etc) so even something practical while she's at these events? Or some little reminder of her characters? Thanks so much for your help!
Posted Oct 30, 2018, 4:05 PM UTC
Art is always a good one! But art supplies are better. And badges are fun too.
Art supplies are one thing, but they are disposable. What about getting her going digitally? A nice tablet could be a gift too, if she doesn't have one already.
Finding out who her favorite artist is might take some snooping if you're wanting to commission that person for a gift. But that might best be left to friends if the daughter is getting to the age where they're seeing adult artwork (whether or not they're supposed to.)
Art, PayPal credit, a lot of furries really enjoy plushies particularly of their fursona's species, there's also a Furry Subscription box (like Loot crate) called BoxSona that I thought about picking up myself once or twice...
It's hard to recommend personal stuff like a tail or something without knowing of they already have one or what species they are, it's usually something personal enough most furs prefer to get it themselves.
They seem the social type so con tickets or con sponsorship as mentioned previously also would be a great idea though a bit more expensive and less immedietly tangible.
Supersponsorship to the furry convention closest to you. Will cover membership, shorter line privileges, exclusive events, and con swag. Usually runs about $250.
Budsies is a company that makes custom plushies. Get a stuffed animal made of one of her characters!
Wow, TIL. Never heard of these guys.
Check out etsy! You could get her a gift card so she can buy something over her own, or choose something such as ears or tails or other furry accessories.
Maybe something from here
[David Attenborough voice]
And now, we stumble across the tolerant parent of a furry- a very rare creature.
It will cost some more than the other suggestions here but probably will be better: FURSUIT... that's all I've got... hope it helps...
I love the idea and yet hate it at the same time.
Kids that are still growing + fursuits = a fursuit that won't last but a few years at absolute most. That's $3,000 (on average) you're reinvesting every three years - that's a grand a year. For that much you could do mulitple cons in full.
I'd say that 18-21 is the right age to consider getting the suit that's going to be you for a very long time.
Well... you're right indeed... UwU
$3000?! Holy crap, I didn’t realize it was that expensive
Back in 2012, the first year I was suiting, the average suit was about $2,000.
Then plush-stuffed suits started getting really popular and major suitmakers were doing them as a regular thing, and prices went up on those.
I know that BeastCub was close to $4,000
EDIT: MadeFurYou, one of the more prominent suitmakers, has their full suits between $3,500-$4,000. Partials are still $2,500.
Just know that a partial suit can be several hundred and a full one can be several thousand.
But a partial will fit for a longer time...your head and hands don't grow as much...I also said that it will cost more than the other suggestions...
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That’s so sweet of you! It’s hard to make specific recommendations without many details(age, personality, characters, etc), but anything practical or cute with an animal-motif is usually well recieved among us furries. If you know enough about the specifics of her characters, then a gift with an animal motif that matches the species of her “favorite/main” character would be extra thoughtful. Alternatively, stuffed animals, (fake) animal paws/tail/ear accessories, or similar things are commonly enjoyed gifts among us too.
But most importantly, know that all your effort in this gift will show her that you truly do care about and support her passion, and that’s probably the greatest gift she could ever ask for!