LOGAN (Australia)

Arrival Date: 1/20/21

Size: 14"

Year: 2020

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: Lovely Bears 

Cost: About $99 shipped from Australia (Retail $62.95)

Thoughts: Oh, Logan. What a year it's been. Logan was one of my three big faves from the 2020 catalog. It was Rea, Logan and Carousel. Logan was supposed to be out in the 2nd quarter, which means April, May, June. It's been too long to talk exact time frames, but I saw him release in the UK. And waited. And waited. And waited. Almost all of the releases have been good. The UK gets something, then not too much later, we get it. But there were a handful of Q2 bears that did not make it out in the US. We were not told. I'm not the only one who waited to see their names on arrival lists. I believe I have watched Logan release in the UK three separate times now. Not once here in the US. I asked about him on Facebook repeatedly and it took months before I finally got an answer, which was something about having to close a manufacturer. (I think.) But that doesn't explain why the UK got him three times to our zero. During his second UK release, I asked a pretty big name UK retailer for info on shipping to the US. I know they do it. I've seen them do it for others on my FB groups. And they sell to the US on ebay. So what did they do? Ignored me. Completely. I forced myself to be patient and keep trying to get answers. Then finally I heard about the manufacturer being closed and decided it was time to commit to importing. I still planned on getting him from my stockist, since I was fine with having two, but I needed this bear in my life and the delays were just unacceptable at this point. So I went with Lovely Bears in Australia, because they have photos of all their different bears right on their website. Everything went very smoothly. He disappeared in tracking from the 8th until a few days ago, but he got her safely today. As for Logan himself, I adore him. His dark purple parts are nice and soft and I love the gray, too. He's not very tightly stuffed, so he's wonderfully squishy and cuddly. I'm always a fan of the oversized feet, too. If you like Wren, you'll like Logan. So now he's here and I'm just awaiting my stockist getting her shipment in so I can pick out his twin. Worth waiting for? Absolutely. Definitely one of my favorites from the year. But was the wait utterly ridiculous and likely unnecessary? Also absolutely.