Rio is a blue Indian ringneck with a pink beak, a black necklace, and a talent for stealing the whole room. He talks, kisses, side-eyes the camera, then struts off like he has somewhere better to be.

His greatest hits are short and lethal: “I love you.” “Hi baby.” “Give me a kiss.” “What are you doing?” People come for the voice. They stay for the attitude — the tiny wave, the walk-off, the kiss he gives only when he feels like it.

That voice is the one inside the talking plush. The rest of the shop is built so you can take a little of that charm home.

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