Stuleg is my adopted hubby, Got to hear the voice behind the bronze dot! MMMMmmmm Def worth waiting...
Stuleg is my adopted hubby, Got to hear the voice behind the bronze dot! MMMMmmmm Def worth waiting for, looks like I cocked up, Im sorry stu, I love you and always will. Hope you find whatever it is you are looking for I was a fool to think it was me xx
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I think that I must have missed out when this craze first hit as it is only in the past few weeks that I have become interested in these addictive little bean teddies.
It all started after a day out to the Isle of Wight, we had stopped at the sevices on the way home to get food and stretch our legs. Dillon was playing up so I decided to carry him rather than fight him into his puschair. I decided to look in the shop just to give Dillon new things to look at, there was a shelf full of beanies and I stopped to show him them. I turned away for just a second and heard him chomping on something, I looked down and saw 'cashew' sat on my arm with her ear in Dillons mouth.
I was mortified, only because the shop assistant had spotted us so I felt guilty and purchased the bear. He was £5.99 but I have since seen him elsewhere for around ten pounds.
So 'cashew' had a new home. He is a gorgeous bear that feels like shammy leather, really soft. I took him home and placed him on the shelf. luckily he had only been slimed and no real damage was done. He looked lonely so I soon felt guilty again.He now has the company of four others with many more ordered and on their way to a beanie addict.
I'm not sure exactly when beanie babies appeared, I think it was in the nineties. There are many types available now including beanie bears, beanie animals, beanie buddies and beanie kids. The beanie bears and animals are small and come in all sorts of forms from spiders to fish to monkeys. Beanie buddies are larger versions of the beanie babies/animals, sort of like big brothers. Beanie kids are exactly that, bean filled dolls.
Prices vary from £2.00 right up to the thousands. It all depends on how serious a collector you are and how addicted you become. I have just purchased 'unity' for £15.00 which a few weeks ago I would never have done but they are just so addictive.
The only negative with these is that there are so many fakes available that unless you know what you are looking for it is very easy to be duped into spending out on what you believe to be a genuine ty product. I have seen a few fakes and there are few differences, even the fakes have ty tags on them!!! There are things to look out for on the label which is attached to the bum of the beanie. It should have a metallic shiny hologram on it and on the other side a pink heart. This heart, when held in your hand for 10 seconds will disappear then reappear. The newer beanies also have a code printed on this label on the reverse, don't panic about the older ones as these do not have this code.
Beanies are suitable for any one, any age as soon as you purchase your first one there's no going back!
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Ty Beanie Baby; collectable soft toy; UK exclusive; part of Tys Peppa Pig range; character ... more
from the popular childrens TV programme; suitable from birth (remove all tags and accessories before giving to a child) Plush fabric, filled with polyester fibre and P.E. plastic pellets
Postage & Packaging:free Super Saver Delivery Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days......
Advantages: Beanie babies are affordable, small, understuffed, bean filled toys that are enjoyed by children and adults as a toy and/or collectible, that can bring great pleasure to the receiver. Disadvantages: Collecting can become addicting, but is that really so bad?
alcan 08.04.2001 ·
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