Arrival Date: 9/28/20
Size: 12"
Year: 2020 15th Anniversary Collection
Edition Size: 600
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $89.95
Thoughts: Shades is another bear that I have the original of, so again, had to have the mini version. I actually prefer this style of eyes. I don't care much for the earlier bears that were designed to look a bit cross-eyed like the big Shades was.
Arrival Date: 9/28/20
Size: 12"
Year: 2020 15th Anniversary Collection
Edition Size: 600
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $89.95
Thoughts: I have the original Graeme. He was actually the second Charlie Bear to ever catch my eye back before I started collecting them. So I absolutely had to have his mini self.
Arrival Date: 9/28/20
Size: 21"
Year: 2020
Edition Size: 600 (Mine is #86.)
Designer: Alison Mills
Features: Jointed horns
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $146.95
Thoughts: I love this guy. He looks like something out of an 80s fantasy movie. Keys is very tall at 21", but he's so thin that he doesn't take up a lot of space. His horns are actually poseable. They rotate! He's soft, too, so he is cuddly, although not as much as others. The oddest thing about him is that all those gold spots are raised bumps. It feels a little weird when you hold him!
Arrival Date: 9/28/20
Size: 19"
Year: 2020
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $118.95
Thoughts: Cotton Candy finally gets her sister home. And their brother is not far behind.
Arrival Date: 9/10/20
Size: 18"
Year: 2020
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: Razberry Threads
Cost: $110
Thoughts: Peach was not on my radar at first. Her partner Strudel is the one that immediately got pre-ordered. But Peach came out first and people's pictures and descriptions slowly won me over. Not enough to pre-order one though, because I knew I'd be bottom of the pile. Razberry Threads is a local stockist in downtown Asheville at the Grove Arcade, which is a moderately upscale mall in an elegant old building. I've been wanting to go for ages, but when they posted pictures of Peach, I finally made plans to do so. I don't like how they have the bears arranged. All of them are above your head unless you're super tall and some are behind the counter. So bonding with them is basically impossible. But I knew who I wanted and pulled her down from her spot beside Danuta. Peach doesn't have what I'd call long pile fur, but it's not short either. Medium pile? I guess? She's very soft and cuddly, and she's quite lightweight for her size. Mine's a little bit disgruntled-looking, probably because she was stuck on a high shelf away from potential adopters. Heh.
Arrival Date: 8/31/20
Size: 13"
Year: 2020 Secret Collection
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: QVC
Cost: $96
Thoughts: I fell for Bambino as soon as I saw his stock pic. I had him on pre-order, but the wait has been ridiculous. First, CB Direct got him and then more recently, QVC, but not stockists. After ordering Nick, I finally caved and gave in to my Bambino need. He's like Moppet (same size even) and Dimples. They're super soft and super cuddly. I hardly have any black bears, so he's a welcome addition to the hug.
Arrival Date: 8/26/20
Size: 19"
Year: 2020
Edition Size: 3000
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Features: Plumo
Purchased From: QVC
Cost: $126
Thoughts: Rachel is very similar to Nick and she came out a bit ago. I thought she was interesting, but it was only when I started seeing people's Nicks that these two caught my attention more. I decided to try Nick first, because someone had just shared a picture of the cutest one. I'm still not sure I want Rachel. She's a maybe. I don't always need to have the matching bears, even if I really the one of the pair that I have. Nick though. I was hoping for a face like the one I fell for and boy, did I get it! I think mine might even be cuter than that one with his giant "love me" eyes. His feathery fur is softer than I expected. Definitely softer than past feathery bears I've had. He's so nice and squishy, too! He's much lighter than I expected a 19" bear to be and he's not so heavily stuffed, so he's squishy and cuddly.
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Size: 18"
Year: 2020 Secret Collection
Edition Size: 900
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $100.95
Thoughts: Dilbert is one I wasn't completely convinced I wanted, but I put myself on the pre-order list anyway. A lot of the earlier ones were too light. Then I started seeing people in the US who supported QVC and CB Direct instead of stockists (stockists always get the shaft and get things last, which sucks) getting theirs with darker faces. So I had hope that when he finally made it to my stockist that there would be a good one for me. And there was. Dilbert is actually a slate blue. I was never sure if he was blue or gray. He's a bit skinnier. Kinda reminds me of the Magical Snugglies, but not quite that lanky. He's got a squishy tum so I think he'll be nice and cuddly.
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Size: 11"
Year: 2020 Secret Collection
Edition Size: 600
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: CB Direct
Cost: $90
Thoughts: Kuma is one of my favorite bears. He's sat on my bed ever since I got him years ago. So when I saw one of the 15th anniversary bears was him, I had to have him. He's been through quite a lot, since he was shipped on August 4th and only just arrived today. Poor little guy! He's adorable, although I honestly wish they'd stuck with the simple plain black eyes. That would have made him look more similar. But he's still adorable!
