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Woman finds $8 Labubu at Goodwill. Then she opens the box and realizes she’s been bamboozled: 'I even checked the QR code'

A woman thought she bought a Labubu at Goodwill for $8. Then she opened the box and realized she got another item entirely. TikToker Summer Riddell found what she thought was an unopened Labubu box at ...
NPR

'Labubu' is a plush toy that is causing a frenzy. Here's its origin story

It's a plush doll. It's a bag charm. It's a collectible that recently sold for six figures. But no, this wildly popular creature isn't a Gremlin or one of the monsters in Maurice Sendak's children's ...
Opinion

Opinion: What’s inside the blind box? Trendy toys on US shelves evade Uyghur labor law.

Labubu dolls, popular toys sold in the US, are tied to state-imposed forced labor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, with 16 of 20 dolls tested containing cotton linked to the region's ...
Yahoo

South Park Gets Labubu Fever, and Butters Pays the Price — Plus, Trump and Satan Did What?!

The girls at school are crazy about the trendy dolls, even getting into fist fights if someone dares to accuse them of having a fake Labubu (or “Lafufu,” for the uninitiated). Butters gets a surprise ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Labubus? What to know about the viral toy and where to find them in the Triangle

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Labubus gained viral popularity in 2025 due to TikTok and celebrity exposure. Blind box format and limited availability fuel ...