YUMMY (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 6/28/17 (Rehomed 9/3/17)

Size: 16"

Year: 2016

Designer: Heather Lyell

Purchased From: Bears Against MS

Cost: $63.95 (Retail $84.95)

Thoughts: I was going to buy a completely different bear this week, but Yummy appeared as the daily special and I had to have her instead. Scrummy's happy to have his twin back. It's always amazing to me how different each bear is. Scrummy has a wider happy face, while Yummy's is more drawn and serious-looking. I picked this particular Yummy because she has a lot of pink on her and she does not disappoint. Her back is even more pink. I ended up rehoming Yummy because I felt it wasn't fair how much more I loved Scrummy. She's gone to live with the same nice lady as Sergio.

LUDO

Arrival Date: 6/23/17

Size: 11.5"

Year: 2009

Edition Size: 2218

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $15 (Retail $38.95)

Thoughts: Ludo's been on my low-key want list for ages. I passed him up a few times on ebay, but never tried to win until this auction turned up. I got him for $14 and some change! And then twenty-some dollar shipping, but still. He arrived today, after having the same delivery difficulty as Bristle. I'm anxious now about the Global Shipping Program, but I hope to get some answers on the problems soon. I'm not planning on importing anyone else anytime soon, except for one from Charlie Bears Direct, which uses FedEx. Ludo is a cute little bear, one of the smallest in my collection. I think he'll look great sitting with Dolce.

BRISTLE

Arrival Date: 6/20/17

Size: 8"

Year: 2016 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 1100

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $55

Thoughts: I have wanted this guy for months, but he was QVC UK only and the only seller with one on ebay was from Australia. I'm not importing anything from that far! There's another I want that's also QVC UK only, so I was low-key trying to save up to have a friend order both at once and then ship them to me, but I kept getting distracted with other purchases. Then a couple Bristles turned up on ebay and I managed to win this one! He is so super cute. He's a petite little guy. Only Mix and Dolce are this small in my hug. He's got nice girth though for a little guy and he's very huggable.