Arrival Date: 3/20/23
Size: 12"
Year: 2022
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $65.95
Thoughts: And here's Shrub. I love this stripy little grump face. I originally preferred Shrub, then switched to Sapling after getting my first pick, but now in person, it's back to Shrub. They're both adorable so it's the barest of differences.
Arrival Date: 3/20/23
Size: 12"
Year: 2022
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $65.95
Thoughts: I liked these cute little bears in plant hats, but didn't preorder them, figuring they'd be pretty accessible. I was a little regretful as I watched all my favorites for Shrub, the other one in the pair, be selected. I did get my first choice on Sapling here though! I loved this one from the start. She's got a cute tiny face.
Arrival Date: 3/10/23
Size: 21"
Year: 2022
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $90.95
Thoughts: Big, beautiful, green Wizard! I don't have any bears in this lovely teal color except for Smudge's green smudges. Wizard is very tall, but he's thin, so it was easy for me to find him a place in my display. He's also quite soft and cuddly.
Arrival Date: 3/10/23
Size: 15"
Year: 2022
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $90.95
Thoughts: Edgar! I loved him from the catalogue and he's super adorable in person. It was tough picking one out because there were two I kept going back and forth between. This guy with the dark patch on his face won. Edgar is a woolly mammoth, though he has no tusks. But then CBs aren't known for accuracy. He's got long, soft fur and he's very cuddly. Well worth waiting for!
Arrival Date: 3/9/23
Size: 14"
Year: 2022
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $86.95)
Thoughts: San Diego is a kinkajou, though he doesn't look quite like one. The ears they got right, but a kinkajou has much larger eyes and a lighter nose that blends more with the muzzle fur. These are typical CB changes made to real animals to make them "cuter." I was lucky to get him, as my stockist only got this one in. He's still very cute, despite the inaccuracies. I love his curled tail!
Arrival Date: 3/9/23
Size: 13.5"
Year: 2022
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $104.95
Thoughts: Also a silvery tyber plush is little Greg. He's the third in the trio that also includes Zach and Knox. He's just as cuddly and adorable as they are!
Arrival Date: 3/9/23
Size: 16.5"
Year: 2022
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $136.95
Thoughts: The silver fox companion to red fox Journey is finally here. Like Journey, he's luxurious tyber plush, so he's incredibly soft. He's gorgeous.
Arrival Date: 3/9/23
Size: 19"
Year: 2022
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $132.95
Thoughts: Oh, how beautiful! I was actually prepared for poor Toffee to be my least wow factor from this delivery of four, but I was way wrong. He jumped out instantly. The rich colors of his fur are glorious, and he has the sweetest expression. I'm such a sucker for wide-set eyes and he's got the best pair. He's as cuddly as the others in this style set (Cotton Candy, Soda Pop, Cheese Whizz, and Shoofly Pie). Definitely highly recommend this bear!
Arrival Date: 2/25/23
Size: 14"
Year: 2022
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: QVC
Cost: $77
Thoughts: Grin was another I liked in the catalogue. That one had this big blue nose. Mine's is pretty big and I like the patterning on his face, so I'm keeping him. He's a skinnier bunny with enormous feet and long, floppy ears. Very cute. And he sits really nicely with my jester mohair Harley, who's a similar pink to Grin's collar and hat.
Arrival Date: 2/25/23
Size: 14"
Year: 2022
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: QVC
Cost: $67
Thoughts: I liked Mr. Twist (and Artful Dodger, the rabbit in this same fabric) in the catalogue, but I simply had too many preorders in quarter 4. I opted to wait and see if I liked them when they came out. CB Direct had them in, but both of them are extremely varied. Any color of that fabric can end up on the face, so it's red, purple, gold, or the light sandy color. There were definitely some that I saw that I didn't like, so I opted to wait, because CB Direct returns are pretty horrible. Then they popped up on QVC. Mr. Twist was the only tempting one there at first, so I ordered two of him. I'm likely going to do the same with Dodger when I get more money. With QVC's easy returns, it's simple to drop the second one at the post office. He was cute, too, but I prefer the red face to the gold and sand one the second bear had. Mr. Twist is, like many of Charlie's bears, a bit bigger than you assume him to be. You'd think I'd learn by now, but I'm surprised every time that they're so large. He's a really great value for the price, I love the fabric, and he seems quite cuddly.
