northwestphotos
Valued Contributor

I have a suggestion for getting more looks at our Poufs in stores. For one thing, we desperately need insitus. It's difficult to know what one is looking at without an insitu for this product, especially the cubed shaped ones. I had never heard of the word "pouf" before seeing them sold on Zazzle. I was only familiar with the word "ottoman." I have looked at number of other major websites that sell these items and both "pouf" and "ottoman" are used in product titles and descriptions. I think that if Zazzle also included the more commonly used word "ottoman" in product titles that these items would be found easier via Google searches and store searches. I think more people know what an ottoman is, as opposed to what a pouf is. At least that was the case with me.

https://www.zazzle.com/sundance_mexican_orange_plant_floral_pouf-256041462385432487

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Mark
Moderator
Moderator

Hi @northwestphotos,

Thank you for your feedback. I am passing this on to the team now.

almawad
Contributor

I'm not a native speaker, but from what I've read, an ottoman is a low-slung chair, whereas a pouf is not. They are not the same.

It's interesting that you've never heard of this term before. I am Hungarian, and we use the same word "puf", which sounds internationally known to me.

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northwestphotos
Valued Contributor

An ottoman here in the US is a type of footstool of sorts. It is not a chair.

A_New_View
Valued Contributor

 

northwestphotosI have never heard of the word, "Pouf" used for this item before either. I have heard of "Ottoman", "Footstool", "Footrest" and even "Hassock"

To me, a pouf is that fluffy little pad inside of a box of powder (LOL)

(Agreed, an ottoman is definitely not a chair.) 

Just thought I'd let you know you're not alone in this. 😉

almawad
Contributor