Geeze, the whole question to Carp was why are they completely different looking. If anyone here that has actually seen the Spongtech Spongebob, they would know that there are no cutout holes. The Taikone one was obviously manufactured completely differently. The Taikone one has the face cut into the sponge and the Spongetech clearly shows the outline of his face protruding from the sponge. How the heck does wetting these exact same sponges create this difference? http://www.spongetechs.com/SpongeBob-Soap-Filled-Bath-Sponge-p/410008.htm http://www.taikone.com/html/e_58.html