The most unlikely gift in this digital era we live in seems to be getting more popular every day: custom bobbleheads for St. Patrick's Day Gift made by hand to resemble their owners. This seems something that's highly unlikely to happen, and yet it is happening. Thought we'd write a few words to explore what the buzz is all about (even Groupon seems to think its worth to run daily deals for them), what the product is, and why people can't get enough of it these days.

Personalized bobblehead for St. Patrick's Day Gift have been around for a long time. There are records of ancient Japan and China producing them in bamboo, and in case you were wondering, yes, their heads bobbled already back then. The entry of personalized bobbleheads into famous culture took place during the 1960s when sports leagues in the U S created series of them, especially around American football and baseball. The style and material of these bobbleheads were significantly unique from the ones we'll be referring to in a moment. Back then they had cherub-like faces, the simple component for a body and they were made of paper-mache.
While all this took place, the tradition in Asia of making bobbleheads of actual people was never really lost and lay dormant for a few decades. Then the love for popular sports increased, and bobbleheads were revived and with it, the idea was expanded to reproduce famous TV stars, politicians and the odd brand mascot (the Taco Bell bobblehead and Churchill dog from the American insurance firm being the most heavily advertised in the media).

This laid the ground for personalized bobblehead for St. Patrick's Day Gift to enter into popular culture. Nobody knows exactly how it happened. Most likely a personalized wedding cake topper maker or wedding couple thought it would be an idea to make the heads of their personalized cake toppers bobble around. Whatever the actual story, there is now a myriad of companies that for around 100 USD will create a personalized bobblehead of pretty much anyone. The product itself seems quite simple at first glance, but the devil lies in the details.