# @denverwestword on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMLXh4aJS5n
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-16T17:48:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Westword (@denverwestword) — https://gondola.cc/denverwestword

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If you’ve been on social media recently (or around a Gen Zer), you have probably noticed a spike in interesting trends, from the commercialization of Dubai chocolate to a rising matcha frenzy. However, there’s one internet fad that is unlike any of the other current trends: Labubu dolls have the world in the palm of their tiny hands.

Inspired by Nordic folklore and mythology as a child, creator Kasing Lung created Labubu in 2015 through a story series called The Monsters. Shortly after the series kicked off, Hong Kong-based figurine maker How2Work produced the figurines as the story unfolded.

These eerie yet charismatic dolls have become a status symbol on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Middle-aged adults are having mental breakdowns at Pop Mart locations, and a 102-year-old Hungarian grandmother and viral star, Carole Roth, is fixating on the toy. Meanwhile, creators are also showing off their Lafufus (counterfeit Labubus), in an effort to rage bait fans and make it clear that Labubus are the epitome of the blind-box fad that will fade out one day, whether you like it or not. Seriously, it’s just another trend in consumer culture that will probably result in dusty piles of Labubus and Lafufus in thrift stores a couple of years from now. Make way, Squishmallows.

But you have to admit, they’re kind of cute. So if you want to try your luck at getting your hands on a Labubu, here are five shops across Denver and beyond that have these furry creatures available for purchase.

See the list at the link in our bio 🔗
✍️ alextalktoomuch 

#labubu #lafufu #denverlabubu #denvercolorado #denvershopping #westword

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