From: d.kester@comcast.net   
      
   Bret,   
      
   I still read and lurk out here, post only on the rare occasion as most of   
   the posts are from George and JMSinLA talking about Edelyn.  I don't collect   
   any more at all.  I do buy the occasional one if I truly like it.  I think I   
   have bought 3 in the past year and a half.  One that finally had my   
   daughters birthday on it and the other was the Valentine monkey, for my   
   youngest that loves monkeys.  and the bear holding the gold star for me,   
   since I love stars.   
      
   Take care and post more often.   
      
   Debbie   
      
   "Bret Wiersbe"  wrote in message   
   news:dz_fc.13500$k05.1918@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
   > I'm probably posting to a small audience, but it's been awhile since   
   > I've lurked on ACBB.  This place is a ghost town!  Well, here's some   
   > news that might get people going.  McDonald's is celebrating the 25th   
   > anniversary of the Happy Meal.  Toy surprises that once started as some   
   > very basic McDonaldland toys has grown into huge corporate partnerships   
   > with Mattel, Disney, Furbies, and of course Ty.  The 1997 Teenie Beanie   
   > promotion was the biggest and most successful Happy Meal promotion in   
   > history.  Good sources claim that McDonald's will have some special   
   > Teenie Beanies later this summer to celebrate 25 years of the Happy   
   > Meal.  I must confess, I'm kind of excited.  Although the regular line   
   > of Beanies have significantly declined in popularity, I've always felt   
   > that Teenie Beanies were one of Ty's best ideas.   
   >   
   > So who still collects?  I still buy a few.  I just recently bought   
   > Piñata the Mexican bear.  I found the one with the "flag" nose (those   
   > are about 1:12) but not too hard to find.  I expect an American Bear   
   > similar in "flag fabric" soon.  Other than that, the new releases have   
   > been pretty dull.  Have you seen the Circus Beanies?  Another failed   
   > attempt similar to the Chinese Zodiacs.  I haven't seen much on the Ty   
   > Store worth buying.  Besides, when there are only 1 or 2 available at a   
   > time, it's not worth paying Ty's outrageous shipping costs.  Oh, and   
   > he's still wasting fabric on Buddies.  Why he never made the really old   
   > Beanies like Trap the Mouse, Web the Spider, and Kiwi the Toucan into   
   > Beanies is beyond me.   
   >   
   > All my best,   
   >   
   > ~ ~ Bret ~ ~   
   >   
      
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