You don't have to catch germs, you can buy them
Germy toys gain popularity
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Posted: 12/20/2010
STAMFORD, Connecticut - Drew Oliver hopes his Giant Microbes are catching -- with buyers.
He's created stuffed toys in the shape of disease-causing germs. He says they were first popular among
medical workers, but now he even has germ fans on Facebook.
The Connecticut-based entrepreneur says he first got the idea for Giant Microbes as a teaching tool for kids.
The 5-to-7 inch stuffed common cold virus sells for about nine bucks.
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