'Stuff A Buddy': Iowa business booms during pandemic
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Updated: 12:22 PM CST Mar 2, 2021
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Updated: 12:22 PM CST Mar 2, 2021
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NEW AT NOON A GRIMES WOMAN SAYS SHE HAS A SOLUTION FOR CHILDREN WHO FEEL LONELY DURING THE PANDEMIC. JESSICA GARDNER AND HER FAMILY INVENTED STUFF A BUDDY TWO YEARS AGO. FAMILIES CAN ORDER THEIR BUDDIES ONLINE AND ARE SENT A KIT TO MAKE THE AND THEN THEY MAKE IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUDDIES TO CHOOSE FROM INCLUDING DOGS, DINOSAURS AND UNICORNS. GARDNER SAYS, THEY HAVE ORDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SHE'S GLAD TO BRING JOY TO FAMILIES. >> WHAT YOU DO IS YOU GOT A LITTLE POUCH THAT COMES OUT OF THE BUDDY AND THEN THE LITTLE PADS, THEY ARE VACUUM SEALED A WHEN THEY OPEN UP THEY FLUFF UP, AND STUFF THE BUDDY THEMSELVES ALYX: AWW, ISN'T THAT FUN? GARDNER SAYS THE BUDDIES COME WITH A BIRTH CERTIFICATE SO YOU CAN NAME IT. HEAD OVER TO STUFF A BUDDY.COM FOR MORE INF