March 1 - 31, 2007 Ty News

Saturday, March 31

... New April Beanie Babies - Birthdays
Daniel of Beanie Universe writes

Here are the Birthday's of the latest Beanies!

Barley-September 25, 2006
Cornstalk-November 10, 2006
Dear Dad-June 23, 2006
Dear Grandpa-June 26, 2006
My Dad-June 17, 2006
Reefs-June 2, 2006
Sandals-May 30, 2006
Scholar-March 11, 2006
Slapshot-October 27, 2006
Soybean-January 3, 2007

... Thanks for sharing, Daniel!

Friday, March 30

... Ty Newsflash - April Releases
Today Ty has announced the new releases for April - 16 Beanie Babies, 4 Beanie Buddies, and 3 Ty Classics. Click on the links below to view.

Beanie Babies:
My Dad; Scholar; Slapshot
Barley; Soybean; Cornstalk
Docks (Key-clip); Sunrise (Key-clip; Sandals
Reefs; Happy Birthday (red); Happy Birthday (blue)
Yam Yam, Gully/Gimmy, Ruddle, Pi (Boblins)
Doodle's note: Interesting! These four styles of Boblins are listed on Ty's website as Canada/UK/Australia/New Zealand Exclusives. The Boblins website states "Ty is set to launch Boblins Beanies in Australia, Canada, Spain, Portugal, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland." (See March 27th news below)

Beanie Buddies:
Sunburst; Docks
Webley; Garfield

Ty Classics:
Fiddles; Muffet; Grad

... Ty Newsflash - Retirement
Ty retires the BBOC Exclusive 'Clubby VII' today. Click here to view the announcement.

... Ty Newsflash - Hallmark Exclusives
Ty introduces two new Hallmark Gold Crown Store Exclusive Beanie Babies today ... 'Dear Dad' and 'Dear Grandpa'.
Click here to view the announcement

Tuesday, March 27

... Ty Boblins - Beanie Exclusives!
Coming soon! Ty 'Boblins' ... These Beanie Baby Exclusives are TOO cute! If you wish to take a peek at them, you can view them on the Boblins website by clicking here. The Boblins website states: TY is set to launch Boblins Beanies in Australia, Canada, Spain, Portugal, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland in March 2007. Yam Yam, Pinny, Pi and Ruddle will be the first 4 to launch.

Note: Who are the Boblins? They are kind, loving, mischievous characters who live in a land called Rainbow's End. Each of the seven Boblins represent one of the seven colors of the rainbow, and possess the characteristics / mood associated with their color.
Bodkin - Blue
Onny - orange
Yam Yam - yellow
Gully - green
Pi - violet
Pinny - Indigo
Ruddle - red

You can visit http://www.boblins.com to learn more about these cute characters

... Thanks to Susan for sharing this info with us!

Added Note: Susan writes on 3/28 ... Hi Doodle, I forgot to mention, I first saw these Ty Boblins on Cindys Beans website! I then did further research that I shared with you. They are too cute, don't you think? Have a great day!!! ~Susan

... Ty Newsflash - March Retirements
Today Ty has retired seven Beanie Babies, two Beanie Buddies, and six Basket Beanies. Click on the links below to view individually.

Beanie Babies:
New Year 2007, 2006 Signature Bear
Skis, Twirls
Allegro, Cool Chick (purse)
Elfis (Learning Express Exclusive)

Beanie Buddies:
Fitz, Floxy

Basket Beanies:
Bobsy, Hobsy, Topsy
Pipsy, Flipsy, Mipsy

Sunday, March 25

... Limited Edition NY Yankees Beanie Buddy
On March 6th we posted exclusive news, shared by Amy B, of the upcoming NY Yankees Beanie Buddy give-away. The promo schedule states this Exclusive Buddy will be presented on September 1, 2007, when the NY Yankees play the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium. (See news below)

Today Amy updates us that a photo has now been posted of this Buddy ... it IS a beautiful bear.
(... Thanks for sharing this news, Amy)

Limited Edition Ty Beanie Buddy ® Day

Saturday, September 1 (when they play against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium)
Presented by Adidas
First 18,000 fans 14 and under
Click here to visit the NY Yankees website promotion schedule

Saturday, March 24

... CHERISH Update
Sue Owen kindly shares the following ...

Just a note to invite you to visit the CHERISH website from today until the end of March.

We are supporting Cancer Research UK's official event: 'Britain's Biggest Breakfast' by holding the 4th
CHERISH Global Breakfast

There are special breakfast-themed Beanie Hampers for sale as well as lots of articles and photographs about breakfast.

We'd love you to come along and join us from wherever you live - and you don't even need to travel - just sit in your computer chair and settle down to drop crumbs in your keyboard while you munch your breakfast and look at the CHERISH breakfast offerings at the same time!

If you have anything to contribute to the event, be it a donation, a purchase, an article, photo, recipe, quiz, etc - please do get in touch with me.

Let's try to make this an even better event than last year!
All proceeds will go to Cancer Research UK
looking forward to 'seeing' you there - from 10am UK time onwards
Saturday March 24th until late in the month!
Best breakfast wishes,
Sue
http://www.cherishonline.co.uk/

Friday, March 23

... Ty Newsflash - Who's That Girl?
Today Ty has officially introduced 'Ty Girlz'. A link to the interactive Ty Girlz website replaces the big Ty heart on the Ty homepage. Just click on the link and "meet the girlz', 'take a tour', enjoy 'games', and much more. Some of the links are currently inactive, including a note from the Girlz' stating "We'll be ready soon, we've got to finish our homework first."
Click here to visit the Ty Girlz official website

Harrod's (UK)official launch of Ty Girlz is tomorrow, March 24th. Click here to visit the Harrods website and view the Ty Girlz

Thursday, March 22

... Ty Newsflash
Today Ty introduces a new Ty Store Exclusive ... 'Mom 2007'. This pink bear holds a white heart with "Love to Mom" written on it ... a special bear for a special Mom.
(Last year, Ty introduced the Ty Store Exclusive 'Mom 2006' on March 29th; it retired on April 18th.)
Click here to view the announcement

... Ssshhhh
It's been very quiet over the last few days in TY-land. The end of March is quickly approaching - Ty will soon be announcing the retirement of several products. And of course new April releases will follow shortly after that. We'll surely keep you posted as soon as news happens!

In the meantime, Spring has finally arrived - hopefully you live in an area where you can get out and enjoy some nice weather !

Saturday, March 17

St. Patrick's Day!

... 'April Fool' Beanie Baby - Photos
Marilyn kindly shares photos of the Ty Store Exclusive Beanie Baby 'April Fool'. The photos include a front and back view, the tissue paper that accompanied this Beanie, and the hang tag. 'April Fool' was introduced by Ty on February 26th.
Click here to view the photos

... 'Lot's O'Luck' Beanie Baby - Photos
If you are a BBOM member, the March 2007 BBOM Beanie Baby 'Lot's O'Luck' should be arriving in your mailbox soon. Marilyn has kindly shared some great photos of this St. Patrick's Day bear she has just received.
Click here to view the photos

... Ty Sponsors Danco Racing
Our congratulations to David Daniels (Ms. Janie's son)! ... Ty is the new sponsor for Danco Racing. David has won four championships, two second place finishes, and a rookie of the year title. To read more about it, click here.

Friday, March 16

... Beanie Universe Update
Daniel of Beanie Universe writes:

Hi Doodle! A quick update:
All of the Clues in the Beanie Universe 1 Year Anniversary Contest have been posted! Once viewers find all 5 they can NOW send in their answers! Starting today and all the way up to Saturday at 11:00 PM Eastern Time answers can be submitted to Daniel@BeanieUniverse.com. Prize winners will be announced Sunday.

Also, the Beanie News at 7 will being having a special broadcast on Saturday the 17th, our anniversary! We had planned to have a lot more broadcasts during my break but I had computer problems. Now they are fixed and we are back and ready for some fun. This broadcast will be like none other because it will have a live audience and a lot more! Please let your viewers know that we got a whole new look, coming tomorrow
Thanks!
Daniel
Beanie Universe

... New 'Ask Ty' Q & A
A new 'Ask Ty' question and answer has been posted on Ty's website:
Q: What would you like to find in the pot at the end of the rainbow? (submitted by dietpop)
A: This is an easy question . . . . A Pot of GOLD !
Click here to visit 'Ask Ty'

Wednesday, March 14

... Federer Pays a "Bear"-y Important Visit
The Tennisnews.com website reports:

Roger Federer's campaign at the 2007 Pacific Life Open may have been cut unexpectedly short, but tennis' top ambassador made sure his stay in Indian Wells included a visit with the tournament's ball kids.
Following his second round doubles match Tuesday, which he and compatriot Yves Allegro narrowly lost in the Match Tie-break, the ATP World No. 1 and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador greeted the ball kids who had purchased Feder-bear Beanie Babies.

Federer, who was a ball kid at his hometown tournament in Basel, posed for pictures and collected the more than eighty Feder-bears to take back to his hotel room, promising the ball kids he would return all of them with his autograph.

The Feder-bear Beanie Baby® is a plush take-home likeness of the Swiss, aimed at raising funds for Assisting Children Everywhere Program (ACE), the global partnership between the ATP and UNICEF whose objective is to ensure the health, education and protection of children around the world.

The Feder-bear has been in hot demand at the year's first ATP Masters Series event, with more than 1500 purchased. Since going on sale on the official Ty Web site last December, tens of thousands have shipped to destinations worldwide.

Click here to read the article

Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11

... CHERISH News
Sue Owen shares the following:

Hi, I would like to invite you to the CHERISH Global Breakfast 2007. This is taking place on Saturday 24th March and continuing until the end of the month. As usual it is in support of Cancer Research UK's Britain's Biggest Breakfast.

There will be fun and games - all related to breakfast - taking place on the CHERISH website at www.cherishonline.co.uk

In addition there will be special CHERISH breakfast packages available for sale; some through the website and some through eBay under seller ID sue_owen

There will be 48 of one style of package and 12 of another and there are some early photos on the CHERISH website to whet your appetite! The theme is: 'simply delicious; naturally healthy'

More details about how to order will be posted on the website nearer to the date.

As always, any breakfast recipes and photos of Beanies enjoying breakfast around the world are welcome and will be posted on the website. This is always a popular and fun event and thanks to the amazing goodwill and generosity of those who have contributed towards the packages, this year's main package remains at the same price as the last two years while containing even more than ever before!

Special thanks go to Jennifer aka Pattibuddy for designing and knitting 60 gorgeous CHERISH breakfast sweaters in an array of Spring colours, each sporting a coffee cup with the CHERISH collect for life logo steaming out of the top!

Looking forward to seeing you at the CHERISH website on Saturday 24th March!
Best wishes,
Sue

... News from Beanie Universe
Daniel writes:

Hi Doodle! I am back for Spring Break and was wondering if you could let your viewers know that we will have our first special broadcast tomorrow, Sunday the 11th. Starting on Monday we will also be having a contest that beanie fans can find out about on our web site. The contest will run till our 1 Year Anniversary on Saturday the 17th! the prizes are great and the excitement is huge!

Thanks! Daniel
www.beanieuniverse.com

Friday, March 9

... The World's Billionaires
Forbes Magazine has listed the ranking of the world's richest people. The listings include rank, name, home country or state, age (where known), wealth (in billions of dollars), and source of money. Check out Ty Warner, tied in 177th position ...
177. Ty Warner, Illinois, 63, $4.5, Beanie Babies
AP via Yahoo! News ... List of the world's billionaires

Tuesday, March 6

... New York Yankees Exclusive Buddy!
Thanks to one of our readers, Amy B., who shares the following:

Hi Doodle; I enjoy your site every morning and couldn't wait to share something new with you. Guess what?! The New York Yankees website has finally posted their promotion schedule. (I've been checking it every day for several weeks!) I'm SOOO excited as there WILL be another Exclusive Beanie Buddy this year at one of their games. It doesn't give the Buddy name (of course) and neither is there a photo, but it states:

Limited Edition
Ty Beanie Buddy ® Day

Saturday, September 1 (when they play against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium)

Presented by Adidas
First 18,000 fans 14 and under

Click here to visit the NY Yankees website promotion schedule

... New Releases - Photos
Marilyn kindly shares a variety of photos of new March Ty releases. The new patterned Beanie Babies are definitely eye-catching - check out the "Aquatic quartet". Click on each of the links below to view.

'My Mom' Beanie Baby and Beanie Buddy
'Sunnie' Beanie Baby (blue and purple versions)
'Docks', 'Palms', 'Sunburst', and 'Sunrise' Beanie Babies

Note: Marilyn also shares that 'Sunnie' has the "same name & style number ... "but each color has its own poem ... the first two lines different, but the last two lines the same."

Friday, March 2

... Ty Beanies Tracker Update
If you haven't ordered the "Ty Beanies Tracker" book and wish to do so, or if you would like the update booklet, all the information can be found on the main page of this site. KarenBrit has informed us that the new update booklet (through 1/30/07) is now available (while supplies last). The link is also listed below. (Feel free to write Karen with any questions you may have.)
2007 Updates

... Thanks for sharing this info, Karen ... and a job well done!

... Addie's Attic
Dan from California shares news you may want to take note of ...
Addie's Attic begins "Extended Maintenance starting at 11:00 PM EST on Friday, Mar 2, 2007. Addie's Attic will be shut down for maintenance, but will return by Monday morning (sooner if possible)."
http://www.addiesattic.com