Sometimes a product is so great in so many ways - and difficult in others. Maybe it's super difficult to put together, or is ridiculously over packaged - or requires some esoteric battery that costs more than the item itself. Many times this kind of drawback keeps us from ordering a great thing, or from reordering something that we otherwise loved. The pigeon and squirrel masks above and below are a perfect case in point. First and foremost, they look incredibly funny on. It's really a little hard to put into words, but if you come into the store, we will be happy to show you just how funny. They're also oddly great on young kids - so out of proportion, yet somehow perfect. But, they do have a problem or two. They're not the most comfortable thing in the world to wear for more than a few minutes - but hey, most of us have suffered before to look good in our lives so we can overlook that one. The bigger problem is they have the oddest smell when they are released from their packaging. Intensely industrially plastic-y - last time we got a batch, I took them all home and aired them out on my porch overnight - and the odor still lingered. It does eventually go away - but our back room is a small space, and it's a bit of a challenge to share space with them until that happens. They are just too good!
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