I Spent $5,000 on Jellycat Plushies – I’m Selling My Clothes to Fund My Obsession

Meet the woman addicted to Jellycats who has spent $5,000 on her collection – and is selling her vintage clothes to fund her habit.

Megan Goldberger, 27, became obsessed with plush toys after seeing influencers showcasing their collections online.

She bought an eggplant Jellycat in February 2024 and has now amassed a collection of 150 – spending up to $5,000 on discontinued toys.

Megan says Jellycats “heal her inner child” and her favorite toys include Flynn the dragon, a brown rabbit called Miss Pecan and an ice cream cone called “Mr Whippy”.

The toys have become an internet trend and prompt Megan to make trolls comment that it’s “what a waste of money” and question why a grown man is spending all his money on Jellycats.

Megan, an influencer, from Cardiff, Wales, said: “I’ve always loved teddy bears.

“I used to joke about selling my clothes to Jellycats, but now I actually do.

“My Jellycats heal my inner child.”

Megan found a love for plush toys after seeing them in a gift shop and couldn’t help herself when she saw the latest Jellycat Eggplant in her local independent shop.

She soon became obsessed and started picking up Jellycats whenever she found one that looked cute and unique.

Megan also looks for discontinued Jellycats, like finding a vintage bunny on eBay and spent $500 on the toy that would have retailed for $20.

Now she estimates she has spent $5,000 on her collection of 150 – which are currently displayed in her bedroom.

Megan hopes to move out of her parents’ house and decorate an entire house in Jellycats.

She said: I can’t wait to move out of my parents’ house and be able to decorate my house in Jellycats – especially in the Christmas season.

Megan uses Jellycats for her content creation, but says she gets a mix of messages.

She said: “Some people comment that adults shouldn’t collect teddy bears.

“There are worse things I could do than collect Jellycats.

“I will always clap with a troll.

“You don’t have to look. I do things that bring me joy.

“I don’t do drugs, I don’t drink alcohol to excess, and I don’t promote party culture to a mostly juvenile audience like many influencers do, so I don’t see anything wrong with my Jellycat content.”

Megan, who has ADHD and anxiety, said her favorite Jellycat ‘A Dragon Named Flynn’ helped her fly for the first time in 18 months.

She said: “It was if a person was there with me.”

Megan hopes to continue to grow her collection and has her eyes on new spots as well as many discontinued jelly cats such as the rare and sought after bunnies.