Gentle Betrayals
Affection-Simulating Plush
A teddy bear that sighs when hugged.
$69
The Affection-Simulating Plush is a traditional teddy bear fitted with an internal pressure sensor and a small, high-fidelity audio module. Upon hug, the bear emits a single, soft, 2.3-second sigh. The sigh is human-recorded. It is not a positive sigh.
The bear is unfailingly polite. It does not reject the embrace. It does not withdraw. But it does, without fail, sigh, and the sigh contains within it a faint, unspecifiable disappointment that some customers have described as familiar.
Hypoallergenic polyester filling. Machine washable. The sound module is water-resistant. The bear is gray.
Field Review
“I know it's a bear. I know the sigh is a recording. Still, I have stopped hugging it.”
— Patrice S., Atlanta
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