I'm not sure how they compare price-wise, but I bought a Fiesta Toys brand pillow-pet-style giraffe at
Disneyland a few years ago, and I think the faces are so much cuter than the pillow pets'. (Although that chocolate moose has me second guessing myself

) It's incredibly soft and has held up very well to the rigors of night-time tossing and turning, including multiple machine washings. I know for a short while they were getting rid of the generic animals and introducing disney characters, but now I can't find any evidence of them. I'm pretty sure one was Tigger, but I can't find any proof that he ever existed. If someone had the inkling and the time I'm sure they could find one online

Just thought I would throw out some other options for consideration, in case anyone was interested.