Ducky Patio Lights

Name: Ducky Patio Lights
Interests: Swinging in an outdoor breeze and feeling the sun warm out plastic bodies. However, the fireplace does the trick in the winter too.
Where to Find: When Pigs Fly
Brand: Unknown
Price: $19.99 Cdn

I light up any party.

My Ducky Patio Lights have been hanging on our fireplace since the day we moved in. At Halloween, pumpkin lights join the ducky lights. At Christmas, a strand of Christmas lights hang with the ducky lights and in the summer palm tree lights sway next to the duckies. However, the duckies get to stay up for every season. I used them at my daughter’s baby shower and her first birthday.The ducks detach from each light bulb. I even used them outside when I lived in a condo.

Pewter Devil Ducky

Name: Pewter Devil Ducky
Interests: Chemistry. They Might be Giants is my favourite band and my favourite song is “Elements.”
Where to Find: Bang-on
Brand: Accoutrements
Price: $5.95 Cdn each

I love deviled eggs.

Pewter Devil Ducky is very sleek looking with a matte silver finish and a stark black horn and beak. Oddly enough, from the side his wings look like angel wings. He works fulltime as a chemist. After hours in the lab, he becomes quite the devil. He spends a lot of time plucking to give his eyebrows the perfect pointy arch.

Odd Wedding Duckies

Name: Odd Wedding Duckies
Interests: Doing everything together. We are inseparable.
Where to Find: Not sure.
Brand: Goodview
Price: $2.95 Cdn each

We’re an odd couple.

These two ducks are the same brand and I think they are a wedding set but they both look very different. Opposites attract. They are an odd couple. It’s also odd that the man is dressed way fancier than his wife for their wedding. He is holding a cane and is wearing a top hat and a bowtie. The bride isn’t even wearing a wedding dress. She has a heart locket around her neck and a hippie flower headband. Her right eye is larger than her left. Odd.

Flashy Ducky

Name: Flashy Ducky
Interests: Flashing people (with my lights, not by being naked, don’t be gross).
Where to Find: Many toy stores carry this duck.
Brand: Schylling
Price: $2.95 Cdn 

I last longer than the energizer bunny.

Flashy Ducky slowly lights up white, pink, purple, blue, yellow and then red. Next she repeats all these colours really fast in a flashy light show. There doesn’t appear to be a way to replace the batteries in these flashy ducks. This would have been a nice feature. However, they are safer for kids to play with because the batteries cannot come out. My daughter plays with this ducky lots and Flashy Ducky has not run out of juice yet.

Snazzy bud Ducky from Chicken Scratch

Name: Snazzy Ducky
Interests: Being the best wedding planner that I can be. Samosas are my favourite drink.
Where to Find: Chicken Scratch on Whyte Ave
Brand: bud
Price: $12.95 Cdn 

I am art.

“Black tie, cocktails & dancing...Dinner and show, Bud’s snazzy and lush ranges are ready to go. Silver, gold...dressed up trumped up shiny and bold.” That is the quote from my creators. I work full-time as a wedding planner, but really I can put a fabulous dinner party, bridal party, baby shower, you name it party together in no time at all. However, you better have a big budget because it’s all about the style and sophistication that you can fit into a party. Silver and black are great wedding colours.

Swarovski Crystal Duckies

Name: Swarvoski Crystal Duckies
Interests: Reflecting light and looking pretty. We don’t like to collect dust as it clogs our pores so please dust us often.
Where to Find: Jewelry store in Bonnie Doon mall that is no longer in business
Brand: Swarovski Crystal
Price: $50.00 Cdn each

We’re so pretty.

My husband bought me the standing up crystal ducky for Christmas during the second year that we were dating. The second duck came into the second hand store that I used to work at. There is also a third ducky in this collection, but I don’t have him yet. This was the first crystal ducky that I received and the first ducky ornaments that I started to collect as well. I still mostly try to stick to rubber ducks but there are a ton of other cool ducky things available, so I can’t resist.

I am also going to tell you the sweetest story. One year when my husband was a boy, he wanted to buy his mom a Swarvoski crystal ornament for Christmas, but the only thing that he could afford was the mirror to put the ornament, on so he bought her that. After all, it really is the thought that counts.

Ninja Devil Ducky

Name: Ninja Devil Ducky
Interests: I love the teenage mutant ninja turtles. Raphael is my favourite and red is my favourite colour.
Where to Find: Bang-on on Whyte Avenue
Brand: Accoutrements
Price: $6.95 Cdn

I have a black belt.

Ninja Devil Ducky is pretty badass. Despite his get up and his throwing star necklace, he is actually a romantic good guy at heart. He has been keeping the streets of Canada safe for over a decade now. He enjoys the Whtye Ave nightlife and keeps the drunks a bay. However, he was not able to stop the Canada Day Whyte Ave Riot in 2006. He was travelling in Greece with his wife and two ducklings.

McDuck from Scotland

Name: Luxury Ducks - McDuck
Interests: Hitting it off with the ladies and wearing my kilt. My red plaid kilt is my favourite.
Where to Find: FunUsual in Boston
Brand: bud by designroom (2006)
Price: $10.95 Cdn

“Duck under my kilt.” (quote on his box)

After I have told you about my life, you’ll be jealous. I live in a castle in Scotland. I have many maids, butlers and even a chef. I eat like a king and I don’t even have to do my own laundry. My red plaid kilt is laid out for me every morning and it has always been freshly pressed. I’d like to say that I have worked hard to get to where I am today, but the castle was passed down to me from my great great uncle McBeckster. It was a family heirloom and now it’s all mine.

I have a few mistresses who live in the castle with me, but I am thinking of settling down soon. Anyone interested?

Aloha Deluxe Ducky and her Lookalike

Name: Aloha Deluxe Ducky and her Lookalike

Interests: Picking all kinds of tropical flowers. The hibiscus and birds of paradise are my favourite.
Where to Find: On the Internet
Brand: Deluxe Ducks Room Interior Products by designroom (2002)
Price: $9.95 Cdn

I like to blend in with the tourist Hawaiian print shirts.

Aloha Deluxe Ducky is all Navy with white hibiscus flowers all over her body. There are a total of 14 flowers to be exact. She has baby blue eyes and is quite the Hawaiian ducky. There seems to be a copycat company that is copying the deluxe design because Lookalike Ducky is an unknown brand but looks very similar to the Aloha Deluxe Ducky. She even has a square symbol on her chest, but it is a larger and thicker square than the Deluxe logo. I think that this is going too far to include a copy of the brand name logo too. However, she only has 10 hibiscus flowers on her body, is a lighter blue,has larger eyes and a slightly different shaped body.

Speaking of lookalikes. The other odd thing about the Deluxe Ducks Room Interior Products is that they look very similar to bud ducks. They are so similar that I started mixing them up in my collection. I found this website that says bud ducks are by “Design Room” and so are the Deluxe Ducks. I confirmed with bud and the Deluxe Ducks are produced by the same company but bud ducks are the new brand name.

Ducky Cell Phone Case

Name: Ducky Cell Phone Case
Interests: Waddling around looking cute. I love sushi, tempura and Japanese curry.
Where to Find: Cell Shift in City Center mall in Edmonton
Brand: Unknown
Price: $31.50 Cdn with tax

I make people laugh.

I just upgraded my phone to an iPhone 4. I planned on buying a green cell phone case similar to what I had for my last phone. However, then I thought it would be awesome to find a ducky cell phone case.

Ducky Cell Phone Case is available in yellow, white, pink and blue. I decided to go with yellow because I have yellow rubber ducky ear buds to match. I will look pretty cool listening to my podcasts on the bus now. The ducky looks a bit like a chicken because he has two little hairs sticking up off the top of his head. I showed everyone at my work my cell phone case and they all laughed.

Bride and Groom Duckies

Name: Bride and Groom Duckies
Interests: Being the perfect accessory to your destination wedding.
Where to Find: Zydeco Gifts in Victoria
Brand: Schylling
Price: $3.95 Cdn each

A Destination Wedding is the way to go.

Happy 6 year anniversary Colin! Today is my husband and I’s 6 year wedding anniversary and the picture today features us, our wedding cake and our Bride and Groom ducky wedding cake toppers. We got married at 5:00 PM on the beach near the water. We had our first dance with our toes in the ocean and our 20 wedding guests blew bubbles all around us. It was the perfect wedding in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

The Bride Ducky is wearing a heart shaped strapless wedding dress with a silver pearl necklace. She has a short veil with daisies weaved into it. The Groom Ducky is wearing a top hat and a vest, dress shirt and bow tie. He has a silver daisy pinned to his shirt.

Moroccan Ducky from FunUsual

Name: Moroccan Ducky
Interests: Flowers. I have a green thumb and I’m also a painter.
Where to Find: FunUsual in Boston
Brand: bud
Price: $10.95 US

Want a mural of me on your wall?

I can spice up any room in your house even on the darkest, coldest, dampest day of the year. The quote on my box is “ Color your world” and I am always prepared to do that either by painting or sitting my bright colourful body down on your couch or coffee table.

I have a baby blue base with turquoise eyes, flowers cover both my ears and I have another flower on my front and a white sprig on my right side. My left side is decorated in polka dots, stripes and leaves.

Outback Ducky

Name: Outback Ducky
Interests: Camping (sometimes just under the stars) and with just a sleeping bag.
Where to Find: FunUsual in Boston
Brand: bud
Price: $10.95 US

I blend in with the trees.

This is a 2004 Bud duck and on the bottom of him it says “Not authentic aboriginal art.” He has art work on his tail and the sides and front of his body. The quote on his box says “I’ve gone waddle about.” He came in the neat old bud style of box with the plastic bubble in the front, so you can peak in at him. The pattern on the box also matches the pattern on the ducky.

Outback Ducky loves to camp. He owns a tent trailer, but prefers to camp under the stars. He can build a fire with just two pieces of wood. He works as a nature guide and camp leader in the summer.

Ducky D Rubba Duck

Name: Get Down with Ducky D

Interests: Rapping and playing basketball. I may also take the occasional puff.
Where to Find: Discontinued
Brand: Rubba Ducks
Price: $7.24 Cdn (on sale)

I make beats.

Ducky D looks like he may have gotten down a few too many times. His eyes are half closed and he looks like a bit of a stoner. He is wearing a super tall velvety toque with the letter ‘D’ on it. He isn’t wearing them right now, but he also wears his jeans down low enough to see his entire bum, but at least he is wearing boxers. Ducky D is a summer baby and was hatched on June 5th. Given his love of basketball it is not surprising that he has a tattoo of a basketball on his bum.

I am not quite sure what is happening with some of my Rubba Ducks or what might have already happened to them, but some of them are really sticky. They have a weird goldish, gluey substance on them that is really hard to scrub off. I thoroughly scrubbed two of them in warm soapy water and yet they still have this film on them. Has anyone else experienced this?

Poem on his tag:

“A duck with attitude.

But, prefers living with
his parents - rent free.

Going to be a
...baseball?...football?
...basketball player!

...or, a rapper turned actor.”

Ducky Erasers from Dollarama

Name: 3-D Ducky Erasers (official name on the packaging “Pop my Top Pull-Apart Erasers”)
Interests: Drinking any type of tea and attending tea parties. We love chai, Nutcracker and Christmas Comfort. Oh and Gunpowder green is awesome too.
Where to Find: Dollarama
Brand: Shalom International Corp
Price: $1.00 Cdn

Off with their beaks!

I’ve said this before, but I always get super excited when I find rubber ducks that I don’t have at the dollar store. I was cruising down the tape and stationary aisle when I happened to see a package of rubber ducky erasers. There are 5 in total in yellow, pink, black, white and blue. You will notice that the yellow one was gypped. She has one eye that is really far apart from the other eye.

Since these ducks are part of my collection, I did not test them out to see how well they erase. I am calling them 3-D Ducky erasers because all my other ducky erasers only have 2 dimensions. I wasn’t sure why they were called pull apart or how they pulled apart. However, I let my daughter play with them and she pulled one of their beaks off (they are not recommend for children under 3 due to the small parts). I expected them to pull apart in half or something more but that was not the case.

Lame Rubba Ducky

Name: Lame First Class Ducky
Interests: Travelling in style. The posher the hotel the better.
Where to Find: Discontinued
Brand: Rubba Ducks
Price: $7.24 Cdn (on sale)

What’s an outhouse?

Today is my birthday. I was hatched on November 15 (no I won’t tell you the year; a classy lady never reveals her age). I love jewellery, which is why I have a diamond ring on my bum. It’s a couple carats too. I received it from my 3rd husband (I am on my fourth). My dating standard is that you must be a millionaire and you must like to travel.

Poem on her tag:

“Lame’s little sister.

She’s as fancy &
foofoo as it gets.

Loves to travel &
see the world
but only in first class.

When it comes to
luggage, only custom
Beleane Leather will do.

b-leather.com”

Duckuzzi Rubba Ducky

Name: Relax & unwind duckuzzi Ducky
Interests: Drinking scotch in the hot tub.
Where to Find: Discontinued
Brand: Rubba Ducks
Price: $14.99 Cdn

Feeling the bubbles.

I was hatched on April 02 and I have a jets switch on my tail. There is no timer because I always like to keep the jets on. The little rubber ducky in the hot tub barrel with me is actually made of bubbles. My favourite scent of bubble bath is ocean and I put bubble bath in the hot tub for extra bubbles. My glasses are transitional and change depending on how sunny it is outside.

Poem on his tag:

“The parties in the hot tub
with room for more.
Set the jets on high,
let the therapy soar.

Maintain to keep it clean,
when U drain see it twirl-
how the water runs out
is called a Rubba Whirl.”

Ouchie Ducky

Name: Ouchie Ducky
Interests: I want to learn how to live an injury free life.
Where to Find: Chicken Scratch
Brand: Bud
Price: $14.99 Cdn

I keep bandage companies in business.

I always know when my daughter is playing with Ouchie ducky because she gets a serious look on her face and points to each of her bandages and says “Ow.” It’s adorable. She kisses the ducky better too.

I can relate to Ouchie because I have eczema on my hands all winter long. No amount of pumpkin soap, body butter or any type of lotion gets rid of the itching, cracking and bleeding. Once I have cracks on my hands, I bandage them up and hope they heal. I need to live somewhere with humidity.

Ouchie Ducky has 22 bandages total on her body. The quote on her box is “Chee up chum! Get well soon! Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, you’ll be alright. Ouchie will patch things up!”

Deetah Rubba Ducky

Name: Purrrty Deetah Rubba Ducky
Interests: Stalking and pouncing on people, but I would never hurt anyone.
Where to Find: Discontinued
Brand: Rubba Ducks
Price: $14.99 Cdn

I’m a real meeeooowww.

I was born on April 29, 2012 and I have a paw print on my bum. I love my leopard print spots. I have exactly 169 spots. I don’t have any spots on my black beak. I have beige eyes and the decor in my house is all leopard print. I just can’t seem to get enough of myself.

Poem on her tag:

“0 to 60 in three seconds flat.

When it comes to Deetah-
too much is a good thing.

Meow...

Cuddle up with me-
I won’t bite.”

Navy Ducky

Name: Navy Ducky
Interests: Sailing and protecting my country and keeping the peace.
Where to Find: I bought it in the US on a work trip near Boston.
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $1.95 Cdn

Observe a minute of silence.

“In flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses, row by row.” I guess I do still know the famous John McCrae poem that we used to recite in school. When I was blogging about my military ducks, this one was missed. I decided that today was an important day to remember him.
We are lucky to live in Canada and we are lucky that war is in the past for our country. Navy Ducky is wearing his sailor uniform and is ready to take off for duty at a moment’s notice.

Boyfriend of the 1st Rubber Ducky

Name: Boyfriend of the 1st Rubber Ducky
Interests: I love orange juice and I breakfast is my favourite meal of the day.
Where to Find: Science Shop at Southgate mall in Edmonton
Brand: Toysmith
Price: $1.95 Cdn

Sausage, eggs, OJ and hashbrowns yum!

This rubber ducky is similar to the 1st Rubber Ducky that I bought at the Body Shop except that he is male. He doesn’t have any eyelashes like his girlfriend does. My husband and daughter bought this ducky for me while they were shopping at Southgate mall. He makes breakfast for his girlfriend everyday.

Necklace Ducky

Name: Necklace Ducky
Interests: Making you look pretty and going for boat rides. I love riding on the ferry.
Where to Find: BC Ferry gift shop
Brand: Unknown (doesn’t say)
Price: $11.99 Cdn

I love the feeling of dangling.

While I have never seen rubber ducks available for purchase in the BC ferry gift shop before, I did find this necklace on the ferry on Jan 06, 2010 on the way home from our around the world trip. I have worn it a few times. The best part of this necklace is its case. The velvet rubber ducky box has googly eyes that move, raised eyebrows and an orange plastic beak. He has a red ribbon around his neck which matches the red ribbon around the neck of the ducky necklace. The ducky on the necklace looks just as perplexed as the velvet ducky box. The ducky necklace also has a rhinestone on his wing and he is floating in the water.

Hot tub Thermometer Ducky

Name: Hot tub Thermometer Ducky
Interests: Making hot tubs safe and sneaking popcorn or chips from the bowl as it floats past me.
Where to Find: Kids Stuff and my Favorite Aunt’s (second hand store)
Brand: Poolmaster, inc
Price: $3.00 Cdn

104 F is the maximum recommended hot tub temperature.

I can be worn as a necklace (according to drunk hot tub guests), but really the purpose of my cord is to hang me on a hook near your hot tub so that I am always within reach. I perch on top of the thermometer but I also detach from the top. I can read temperatures up to 120 F but your hot tub should never be at that hot of a temperature. Speaking of your hot tub, please keep it clean. I have floated in a few filthy hot tubs and it was disgusting. I enjoy floating around in your hot tub and being the “talk” of the party.

Chained Rubber Ducks

Name: Chained Rubber Ducks
Interests: Cleaning our house together and cooking together.
Where to Find: Not sure
Brand: Unknown
Price: $1.99 Cdn

Even though we’re attached, it’s important to spend quality time together.

I bought these ducks with my friend and fellow ducky collector back when we were in Junior High. It’s hard to say whether this is a ducky keychain or chick keychain. These ducks have flapping wings and quite the jowls. They also have smaller beaks (possibly for pecking grains). However they are wearing pink inner tubes with blue ducks stencilled on the outside. They might just be wearing these so they can pose as rubber ducks.

King Ducky from eBay

Name: King Ducky
Interests: Watching Game of Thrones and Spartacus
Where to Find: Caselotbuys on ebay and WEM vending machine
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $0.46 Cdn each

One king to rule all the kingdoms. 

I love being king. I get the best meals in all the land, but I also invite the poor people to the castle for supper too. I am a nice king and I try to what is right for everyone. My wife, the Queen is great. We have been married for 10 years. My Knights are very loyal. Apparently we are all part of some Fairly Tale ducky set, but being a king is not a fairy tale. It is a real job. The pay is great, but my life is always at risk too.

Queen Ducky from eBay

Name: Queen Ducky
Interests: Controlling people and sitting on the throne.
Where to Find: Caselotbuys on ebay and WEM vending machine
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $0.46 Cdn each

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"Who is the fairest of them all?"

There is no greater feeling than sitting upon my throne. Don’t get me wrong. It is a lot of work being a Queen. Sometimes I am manipulating and I have to make hard decisions. However, I never tire of the ball gowns, wearing pink and getting my feathers washed and brushed daily.The life of royalty is definitely the life for me and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. My crown is also very pretty, but weighs a ton.

Purple and Blue Hat Duckies

Name: Purple and Blue Hat Duckies

Interests: Driving. We love the movie Driving Miss Daisy.
Where to Find: Elephants Never Forget (no longer in business)
Brand: Unknown
Price: $2.95 Cdn each

Brooommmmm Vrooommm

These two rubber duckies are still available in quite a few toy stores. They might be Schylling brand but I don’t have the tag on them anymore. They were within in the first 20 rubber duckies that I ever bought.

Purple Hat Ducky: “After church today, let’s go for a car ride.” Blue hat Ducky: “Sweet, idea. Let’s pack a picnic lunch and head to the beach.”

Both these duckies always seem to be looking out to the left and they both have a quilted pattern on their wings and a slightly rosie patch on their wings. They look like they are dressed in their Sunday best.

GI Ducky

Name: G.I. Ducky
Interests: Tobogganing and doing anything outdoors in the winter.
Where to Find: Don’t remember
Brand: DeluxeDucks room interior products
Price: $9.99 Cdn

I love jumps.

It was warm enough to go outside today and enjoy the snow (which is rare in Edmonton), so we went tobogganing in the ravine. We don't have an old school long wooden toboggan, anymore so we used crazy carpets.

G.I. Ducky loves going sledding and snow tubing at ski hills. He also likes building snow people too. He has light green, dark green, lime green and brown military print on his body. He has an orange beak and baby blue eyes.The quote on the box says: “Don’t be a sitting duck.”

Ski Ducky from Victoria

Name: Ski Ducky
Interests: Teaching children how to ski. I water ski in the summer.
Where to Find: Zydeco Gifts in Victoria, B.C.
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $2.00 Cdn 

Let’s hit the slopes

While I am teaching kids how to make a pie with their skis to slow down and how to turn, I can see the kids admiring my festive attire. I have green skis and poles and love my red and blue jester toque and red goggles. Goggles are a must for low visibility days. Since I live in B.C., it’s often not too cold for skiing at Mt. Washington. I love skiing in just a vest so my wings can flap freely in the mountain breeze that I create. I also love getting to the top of the mountain and admiring the huge scoops of vanilla ice cream weighing down the pine tree branches.

Snowboard Ducky from Victoria

Name: Snowboard Ducky
Interests: Wearing anything pink and doing any type of winter activity.
Where to Find: Zydeco Gifts in Victoria, B.C.
Brand: Oriental Trading Company
Price: $2.00 Cdn 

Let’s hit the rails.

Snow, snow, snow. Yipee! While some people complain about the road conditions, I think think about the slope conditions. There is tons of snow in Edmonton today and I am planning on hitting up Snow Valley or Rabbit Hill tonight. I love moguls, jumps and railings, but it’s very important to always wear a helmet. I have landed on my head a few times (and still ended up with a mild concussion). After a hard day, boarding in the mountains, I love warming up in the hot tub. Since I’m so light, the jets spin me right round quite a few times before I get dizzy.