Home of the (oopdoo)hug and gifts that convey your well wishes

About the (oopdoo)™hug

Learning about the magic of adhesive bandages!
I was introduced to the magic of adhesive bandages when my son was younger. He wanted a
bandage for every minor bump. My strict rule of "no blood no bandage" just made the tears and
drama increase. I finally realized that this little piece of plastic provided some real benefit for my
son that allowed him to recover faster and so I stopped resisting.

About that time, my son started to complain about aches at bedtime. With the same intensity
that he had asked for a bandage for his booboos, he was demanding medicine for his aches.
Medicine, however, can do more harm than good and I did not want to give him medicine unless
he really needed it. At the time I worked for the company who manufactures Polartec® fabric
and had plenty of soft fleece fabric. I made him a wrap that looked like a giant bandage and
wrapped it around the part that ached. It worked! He will tell you "it makes me feel better".
The (oopdoo)™hug was born!

The very best fleece fabric available is still manufactured in the USA!
For the fleece of the (oopdoo)™hug we have chosen to only use Polartec® fabric because it is
the best fleece available and it keeps American workers employed. I worked for the
manufacturer of Polartec® fabrics for many years and am proud to be able to use their fabrics in
my products.

About the evolution of oopdoohug.com to be group and virtual friendship friendly.

It quickly became apparent that there was a lot of emotion behind sending an (oopdoo)™hug as a
gift. It truly conveys a feeling of "I'm sorry you're not feeling well, I hope you're feeling better
soon.". This feeling is especially poignant and frustrating in on-line friendships when you have no
other way than words to express your sincere empathy. This service is in honor of all the amazing
on-line friends we've made on our journey.