How many times have you found yourself in a situation where you struggled to think of the perfect gift to buy for someone you work with, care about, or have a crush on? How often have you asked for clues about what someone would want as a gift only to get the response, “Just get what you think I’ll like. I’m sure I’ll love it!” only to buy the gift and see the look of confusion or disappointment on your face? No one wants to buy a gift the recipient won’t enjoy, but how many original gifts are left in a world where anything you can think of is beyond a computer screen?
Fear not, because there is still at least one original and fun gift left in the world. Buying a bobblehead in someone’s likeness is a gift that is sure to start a conversation, but it will also be a gift that will give someone enjoyment far beyond the day the gift is given. After all, how many people can say they have a big head of themselves?
It’s actually quite easy to find a place to make custom bobbleheads. For example, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of websites that come up when you do a search for “custom doll heads.” Some sites will create a simple figure with the face of the person you want to immortalize on the doll’s head, while others will customize the doll even more, allowing you to choose clothes, accessories on the head’s hand, such as a golf club or a frying pan . , depending on what the person’s hobby is, and even lets you make the bobblehead comical by dressing him up in a Superman suit or caveman skin.
Personalized bobbleheads can also be given as gifts for serious occasions. For example, some couples choose to forgo the typical bride and groom wedding cake toppers, choosing instead to create custom bobbleheads for each other to place on their cake. This gives the cake a personal touch that also stands out to the wedding guests. Others give bobblehead dolls to their secretaries as a “thank you for all your hard work” gift, or give parents or grandparents bobblehead dolls of them as newlyweds to commemorate a 30th wedding anniversary. Personalized bobbleheads also make cool graduation gifts for that hard-to-shop-for daughter or son.
For those who are stumped as to what to buy for their friends, loved ones, and co-workers, consider a custom bobblehead. They’re easy to order online, they’re relatively inexpensive depending on the type of custom bobblehead you’re looking for, and when it comes to unique gifts, you won’t do much better than a custom bobblehead.