"Puffer the puffin" - Beanie Baby
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A Beanie Baby is a popular stuffed animal, made by Ty Warner Inc.,
which was later renamed as Ty Inc. in late 1993.
Each toy has an inner "posable lining" and is stuffed with plastic
pellets (or "beans") rather than conventional stuffing, giving Beanie
Babies a flexible feel.
The original nine Beanie Babies launched in 1993 were Legs the Frog,
Squealer the Pig, Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale,
Chocolate the Moose, Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear (later
renamed "Cubbie"), and Pinchers the Lobster (with some tag errors with
"Punchers").
Ty, Inc. stopped producing the product in 1999; but consumer demand led
them to reconsider.
In 2000, a Beanie Baby named "The Beginning" was introduced to remind
people of the 'Beanie Babies' comeback.
Beanie Babies are still popular child's and collectors plush toys.
Various styles are still introduced, produced, THEN RETIRED, for
COLLECTORS of ALL AGES, today!
Since the beginning, Beanie Babies have included two tags for
identification: a heart-shaped "swing tag" at the top, and a fabric
"tush tag" at the bottom.
Both tags have been redesigned completely over time; thus adding to the
ability to date the products.
Between 1994 and 1996, the swing tags had "To" and "From" blanks in
them for use as gifts.
Starting in early 1996, the tags included four-line poems related to
the Beanie Baby, and a date of birth for the toy.
It was not uncommon for Beanie Babies to be accidentally shipped out
with incorrect or misspelled tags, which sometimes increased the toy's
value.
On occasion, the poems, birth dates and even the names have been
changed on certain Beanie Babies.
Puffer's "SWING" tag reads:
What in the world does a puffin do?
We're sure that you would like to know too
We asked Puffer how she spends her days
Before she answered, she flew away!
We also have A VERY LIMITED -
INDONESIAN made "Puffer"
Special Beanie Babies were made for the United Kingdom and some
European Countries. They were produced in a Factory in Indonesia.
An additional "tush" placed tag, states the "Made in Indonesia".
The beanies themselves were a bit more "plump" in appearance.
PRICE for these "Puffers", Item Number 295-Indo, is $13.99each!
Some of our collectors are collecting these additional tags. Call OR
email if you are looking for particular beanies to fill in your
collection. We have certain Beanies available from the Indonesian
production.
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ALL OF OUR TY PRODUCTS ARE BRAND NEW & AUTHENTIC!!!
Location: Ty area Ty Bin#, Flr 102
