RUMMY

Arrival Date: 10/31/24

Size: 13.5"

Year: 2024 

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Plumo

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $133

Thoughts: Rummy is a bear I almost was going to cancel. There's something about his set of bears from this year's collection that doesn't translate as well into physical form. Like a lot of them look goofy. He's got crooked ears, which doesn't really bother me, but a lot of them have misshapen, wrinkled or badly cut eye whites. But I did end up liking this particular one and he's burgundy tyber, which I'm a bit of a sucker for. I didn't take a photo of it, but he's got a weirdly long neck. He needs that bow there just to look normal. He's cute and I don't regret getting him, but definitely be picky if you want a bear from his set. 

ATLAS

Arrival Date: 10/31/24

Size: 15.5"

Year: 2023

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $126

Thoughts: Atlas is from the prehistoric Bearhouse collection of 2023. He's enormous! I was definitely not expecting him to be as big as he is. He's got unusual fur, which I like. He's supposed to be an Atlas bear, but that basically looked like a regular brown bear. This Atlas to me looks like a megatherium, a type of extinct giant ground sloth. 

One thing that bears don't have are long, thick tails. Atlas has a huge tail. 

He's very cute with his smiling face and teeny tiny ears. I love him and I've always liked megatherium, so that's what he is to me. 

ASTRO

Arrival Date: 10/25/24

Size: 13"

Year: 2024 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $119

Thoughts: I have some bright CBs, including Neverland who was my most recent entry before this, but Astro outshines them all. She's an incredibly vibrant pink! She pairs with Sirius, who was a bright yet darker blue. They're both tyber so they're small but extremely cuddly. 

NEVERLAND

Arrival Date: 10/20/24

Size: 17"

Year: 2024 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $161

Thoughts: I loved bright Neverland when they first got her in the UK, so of course I had to order her when she came available here. Mine is a little bit off. Her eyes are wide, which I favor, and a teense crooked. Her nose is a little lopsided. But her colors are stunning, she's incredibly tyber soft, and I just love her. Sometimes the flawed ones are meant for you. 

 

GISBURN

Arrival Date: 10/20/24

Size: 13"

Year: 2024 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $131

Thoughts: I was obsessed with this guy right before the hurricane, but I couldn't afford him. I was certainly right to be obsessed. He's my favorite of my new arrivals. After Helene, I saw that he and Neverland were now on the CB Direct site and I learned that I could buy them using my Affirm card. Heh heh. Probably something I would have been better off not knowing! But work was kicking my butt and I earned a treat or two. Gisburn is super soft, though not tyber, and he's small but not too small. I swear he's plumo, though the site doesn't say and I'm too lazy to go look at his tag. He's wonderful though. 

DIBBINSDALE

Arrival Date: 10/16/24

Size: 14"

Year: 2024

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: Artisanal Bears by Old Griz

Cost: $154

Thoughts: I wanted just the right Dibbinsdale. In other words, the crankiest one I could find. Waiting paid off and this guy arrived home about a week ago. He's smaller than I expected (the high price comes from the tyber fur), but what a grouch. I love him. 

WATER DRAGON

Arrival Date: 10/?/24

Size: 16.5"

Year: 2024 Best Friends Club Exclusive

Designer: Isabelle Lee 

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $200

Thoughts: Water Dragon was shipped right before hurricane Helene and was one of the first things to arrive when USPS started functioning again. Unfortunately, I can't remember the exact day! I have to admit, I haven't bonded with him at all yet. It was a stressful time, but also, I would have preferred a darker blue dragon and I just don't like the color on his toes. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to bond with him, so he may only be here for a temporary stay. 

STARDUST

Arrival Date: 9/13/24

Size: 11"

Year: 2024

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $63

Thoughts: Stardust is the companion to Starburst, who's got longer fur in bright red and yellow. Stardust is green, yellow, pink and purple in delightful neon shades. He's teeny tiny, but boy, does he stick out on the shelf! 

PAPRIKA

Arrival Date: 9/13/24

Size: 13"

Year: 2024

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $70)

Thoughts: Oh, what a little sweetheart. I knew I needed Paprika when I saw him, because he reminds me of two of my earliest bears: Allsorts and Penny Chew. Well, not so much Penny, as she has gray, but definitely Allsorts, and for me, those two are a package deal, as they came from the same stockist. Paprika has this sad little face and his head is angled forward a bit. You just want to comfort him. He also has a big white belly that sticks out, so he's quite cuddly, even though he's little. He has very soft fur and I definitely recommend him.  

TREE ELF

Arrival Date: 8/29/24

Size: 12"

Year: 2024 Cuddle Time Exclusive

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $99 (Retail $119)

Thoughts: The greener partner of Meadow Troll, Tree Elf was a must have for me! I love the leaf detailing on his paw pads, his leaf tie, and his scraggly little longer bits of fur. He's adorable.