Arrival Date: 9/12/26
Size: 12"
Year: 2026
Designer: Charlie
Purchased From: Charlie Bears
Cost: $35 with club coupon (Retail $60)
Thoughts: I always liked these little face bears but I never bought one. I wanted to use my club coupon but Cuddle Cub Grumble weed was too cheap on his own, so I added Fir to my order. He's little and cute and I've always been a sucker for the green bears. I'm interested in his friend Maple but I want to see his colors in real photos.
Arrival Date: 9/3/26
Size: 19"
Year: 2026 Julien Macdonald Signature Collection
Designer: Julien Macdonald
Purchased From: Charlie Bears
Cost: $228
Thoughts: I knew this red dragon was coming, but I wasn't sure I was going to want him. I had one of the Macdonald cats and ended up selling her because I hated getting poked by the plastic whiskers.
But then I saw this face and those cool hands and feet. I knew I wanted him. I was pleasantly surprised he didn't cost a lot more! He's huge and very soft with a lot of different materials.
I may or may not also have been influenced by a fellow collector saying she would never "invite" this into her home, acting like he was a devil. He's clearly a dragon! He's an unusual design but certainly not evil-looking. People are so weird. But reactions like that amp up appeal for me. Give me the misfit characters. They are welcome here.
Arrival Date: 8/10/26
Size: 13"
Year: 2026
Designer: Isabelle Lee
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $132.50)
Thoughts: I really debated who to get with my rewards points and Strawberry won out over Lunnet. Someday, Lunnet. I love Mint Humbug and he made it to my maybe list, but Strawberry didn't. Yet I adored her real life pics and this one made it home with me. So it's very likely I'll end up with Mint, too! She's teeny and soft and I love her colors.
Arrival Date: 8/7/26
Size: 19"
Year: 2026
Designer: Alison Mills
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $214.95
Thoughts: Mountain Troll was my first new arrival in this apartment. She's quite large but also the most wobble-jointed standing character I own, so she's got her own spot on our miscellaneous rolling drawers by the patio door next to four of my bear bookcases. She seems stable here. She's very cute!
Arrival Date: 7/2/26
Size: 13"
Year: 2026
Designer: Ali Montgomery
Purchased From: BAMS
Cost: $299.95
Thoughts: This pic is a placeholder for Jinzi. He was my final arrival in my old apartment and I plopped him up here in the new one, and then had to focus on moving, so he was put in an inaccessible place without pics being taken. Eventually, all the boxes blocking these shelves will be emptied and I'll be able to get to him. He's really neat though.
