World's Largest Bobblehead Towers Over 16 Feet
Tall
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ollie's Bargain Outlet Inc.
(Ollie's), America's largest retailer of closeout merchandise and
excess inventory, today became the verified GUINNESS WORLD
RECORDS title holder for the World's Largest Bobblehead,
breaking the previous record set in 2016. Standing at 16 feet 6.73
inches tall, the fully functioning bobblehead is an oversized
replica of Ollie, the company's beloved mascot, and was created to
help celebrate the retailer's 40th birthday.
"For 40 years, we've been committed to offering huge deals on
brand name merchandise, so we wanted to create something big to
help honor our anniversary, and what better than a 16-foot
bobblehead?" said John Swygert,
President, and CEO of Ollie's.
According to Guinness World Records' guidelines, the bobblehead
had to be a replica of an already existing model, which Ollie's
sold as a promotional item, and needed to be fully functional. From
start to finish, the bobblehead creation process included 3D
modeling, hand sculpting, carving and painting, which took over
four months to complete. A light density foam material was used
with a steel inner skeleton for support and a spring mechanism to
create the bobbling motion of Ollie's head. More than 10.5 gallons
of paint were used to create a perfect, hand-sculpted replica of
Ollie. The finished bobblehead weighs over 600 pounds compared to
the 9.7-ounce original bobblehead. Time lapse video and event
footage can be found here.
"We've been anticipating this moment all year. To see this giant
bobblehead come to life before our eyes and to have GUINNESS
WORLD RECORDS at Ollie's in Harrisburg today to officially announce that
we broke the world record is absolutely thrilling," said Swygert.
"We see the World's Largest Bobblehead as a beacon to bargain
hunters everywhere that Ollie's is THE place to save BIG on brand
name merchandise at up to 70% off the fancy stores' prices, not
just on our birthday, but every day."
The World's Largest Bobblehead will reside at Ollie's flagship
store in Harrisburg, PA.
About Ollie's
Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc., founded in
1982, is America's largest retailer of closeouts and excess
inventory, offering real brands at real bargain prices. Ollie's has
a huge variety of famous brand name merchandise in every department
– food, books, housewares, toys, electronics, domestics, clothing,
furniture, health and beauty, flooring, seasonal items and so much
more – at up to 70 percent off the fancy stores' prices every day.
You never know what you'll find at one of Ollie's 457 "semi-lovely"
stores and growing in Alabama,
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West
Virginia. For more information, visit www.ollies.us. Follow
us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok to stay up to date on
the latest deals and events. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings is a
publicly traded company on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol OLLI.
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