our story
.a history of boppy.
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1989The Boppy® Pillow is invented by Susan Brown in Colorado on January 27th! Camp Kazoo, Ltd. is founded and in November, the first Boppy® Pillows are shipped to customers. -
1992The Boppy office was full of sweet early 90′s outfits. Unfortunately, all pictures from this era were strangely burned in a fire that never actually happened.
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1998Boppy® becomes a pop culture icon on TV show, Friends. -
2000“Ohhhh, where did you get that cute slipcover?” Boppy Slipcovers are introduced because messes happen. -
2001Camp Kazoo becomes The Boppy Company. WEEEEEEEEE! -
2002Boppy® Pillow wins the first (of many) American Baby Magazine Awards as #1 baby product voted by moms! It’s the #1 baby product moms can’t live without. Thanks Moms. Later in 2002, Boppy invests in a Costco Membership to buy bulk Diet Coke® and candy for all of the ladies in the office. -
2003Boppy® Pillow voted #1 by moms again in American Baby magazine’s AMBY Awards. Babies all over enjoy getting a bit more comfortable as Boppy introduces the Newborn Lounger. -
2004Yup, our Boppy® Pillow was voted #1 once more by readers of American Baby magazine! We do love that magazine. -
2005How did you guess? Boppy® Pillow voted #1 by readers of American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year once again. Boppy attends the world’s largest baby shower hosted by Oprah. AND… the Boppy Company feels a baby boom of it’s own with 4 babies born in a span of 2 months! Whoa, Boppy! -
2006One size fits most! The Miracle Middle® Stretch Panel is introduced. Boppy® Pillow triumphs again with the most votes in American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year once again!
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2007Crazy enough we didn’t win most votes in American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year for 2007. We came in second, but we’re totally cool with giving another company a chance (just this once). -
2008“Ciao Italia!” The Artsana Group announces Boppy as a new addition to their family. Boppy® Pillow voted #1 by readers of American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year for the 6th time.
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2009The Boppy® Pillow received the most votes in American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year for a 7th time. Is this a trend? Also, Clarice figured out how to use the intercom and the office hasn’t been the same since! -
2010One year, we’ll have something else to say. 2010 isn’t that year… The Boppy® Pillow received the most votes in American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year! -
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2012Our Boppy Pillow has made history! We have received the most votes in American Baby magazine’s Best of the Year awards for a record 10 times! Oh, and we also won best Nursing Pillow. AND the Boppy Olympics were held in the summer of 2012. Red team wins Gold (yes, the person writing this was on the red team).
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2013The future looks bright and full of adorable Boppy designs…