ANNIVERSARY BAMBOOZLE

Arrival Date: 7/23/20

Size: 13"ish

Year: 2020 Best Friends Club

Edition Size: 600 (Mine is #328.)

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $88 ($98 retail)

Thoughts: It took forever for the US to get Baby Bam, as he's called, due to covid-related bullshit. We're still horrifically behind. But things from Q2 are finally starting to seep in. A list of collectors' names was sent to CB Direct after a lot of us (including many essential workers) missed out on him, because they put him on sale during a show that we worked during. (Not the best idea. And they're doing it again in August.) However, in even more bullshit, they did a random draw instead of addressing the list of names they ASKED to be sent. Which pretty much completely sucks. I was however lucky enough to get chosen so I was able to purchase Bam and he arrived today, three days later than he should have, because the mail also sucks right now. Ugh. Let's just say everything sucks right now. Except little Bam. He's adorable.

JUSTINE

Arrival Date: 7/19/20

Size: 15"

Year: 2018 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 600

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $66

Thoughts: I never planned on buying Justine. I mean, let's face it, I tend to like more colorful bears. Her stock picture was particularly unflattering, too. So when I saw this adorable one on ebay from an American seller, I was surprised by how much I liked her. I ended up winning and she was a surprise early delivery today! She's very squishy and more lightly-stuffed than some of my others. Kind of like Stuart, Sharon and Ainsley, who I think she'll fit in well with. I just need to make some space on that shelf for her.

MOSEY (Rehomed)

Arrival Date: 7/15/20 (Rehomed 5/2023)

Size: 13" (ish)

Year: 2018

Edition Size: 1390

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: All Nations Trading (local stockist)

Cost: $60.95

Thoughts: I was shopping in Hendersonville today when Mom and I passed a store and I stopped in my tracks, because I saw the white year bear staring at me from the window. I went inside and it sells mostly Native American goods, but also CBs! My very first time seeing CBs in a STORE! I thought I wasn't going to get anyone. I had most of them, aside from the bigger ones I have no space for. But then I saw Mosey back behind the register a bit. I was like "Oh! Mosey!" The lady said he was the last one and he was holding some random fake flowers. I looked him over and decided to adopt him. I've always liked him, but never hunted him down. He's wayyyyyyyyy bigger than he looks. I should have taken a profile shot, but his body is almost as thick as it is wide. He's quite cylindrical, aside from the limbs. So cute!