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LOL. Hey I gave them where they'd be appreciated.
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 05:52:40 GMT, "GOMAN"
wrote:
>Beanie confessions...
>
>Ahhhhhhhhhhhh special........
>
>GOMAN
>"~Spidey" wrote in message
>news:4081fa74.92207697@shawnews.wp.shawcable.net...
>> Hi Bret,
>>
>> I check the newsgroup once or twice a week now. I've donated most of
>> my beanies (all the commons and some of my spare bears) to two
>> foundations, one for battered women (since they bring their children
>> with them) and the other to the Ronal McDonald Foundation.
>>
>>
>> I've purchased three beas in the past year, one was the CAnadian
>> exclusive, and two were bears with flower print son them. The names
>> escape me.
>>
>> At one time I used to know the names of all the beanies, now it's not
>> that important to me.
>>
>> My bears are displayed in the house but it's not like I rush anywhere
>> to get beanies anymore. Every now and then, I'll remember when I used
>> to go hunting once or twice a week for the new beanies.
>>
>> Wow have times changed.
>>
>> Linda
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 00:07:37 GMT, Bret Wiersbe
>> wrote:
>>
>> >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
>> >Piņata 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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