Beanies Babies and their cool addictive prowess

It would be hard to imagine many that have not encountered or owned a ty beanie baby…that beanie baby craze put the thought in your head that there was a seriously addictive form of crack quite nefariously hidden with those pellets inside those cute little animals and unpretentiously releases itself as you squeeze the polyester forms and then you are hooked.
Name your favorite animal, when first released there were nine soft little creatures…a bear, a frog,
a lobster, a killer whale, a platypus, a pig, a dolphin, a moose and a dog.
 
We were brought up on stuffed toys, which were generally pretty solid and thought used up when they became soft. These new styled animals we actually under stuffed, coining the nickname “beanies”.
The result is truly toy history and a milestone~!!!~
Now with the stuffed animals now under stuffed, they have become floppy and therefore vulnerable, make a most comforting sound shifting pellets somehow convey that feeling. And a new cool twist, allowing them to be posed to a degree, posed as it were and all too hug-able~!~
The human behind the beanie babies H. Ty Warner, had been a salesman for the Well established Dankin company, a plush toy manufacturer for 18 years..

Ty’s first critters were Himalayan cats named Smokey and Peaches (there’s some serious collectibles) .
Beanie Babies started in 1993, with under stuffed and named animals to add the name collectibles .
Warner started retail price as “allowance money”
As limited supplies and editions came around, a secondary market began on the internet and lives on today.
And of course, the craze had camped out collectors, at the ready with their relentless shopping baskets or carts.
 

There was a McDonalds Happy Meal campaign Teenie Beanie Babies” , and were offered for 4 years every spring.
Ironically the creator of the cool critters was not one for interviews and kept people happy and his beanies at the forefront.

You need to do some serious research on the Beanies character, colors, what was limited in production, make sure not knock-off and on and on…
Truly a fad that still exists today and a part of toy history…betcha you take a peek at your beanies
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