Archived News !!!
EANIE BABIES™ IN THE NEWS - APRIL 1999 RECAP
April 30th
... "Ty, the maker of
Beanie Babies plush toys, is suing an Arizona woman who uses the
trademarked name of the enormously popular stuffed dolls in the
address for her Web site." Click here for the rest of the story.
April 29th
...
As you may have noticed, I have posted a NEW
Message Board on our Main Page. This is to allow people to trade
Beanie news/rumors; buy-sell-trade their Beanie-related items,
etc. It is a family-oriented Board, no profanity, etc. allowed.
So....have fun and good luck!
April 27th
... Ty's
(new and improved) Talk Cyberboard has reopened with the
following categories: Daily Tymes, Bright Ideas, Grins &
Gripes, and Mixed Bag. Click here to check it out!.
April 26th
... The World's Most Famous Collection of Ty Beanie
Babies!
The auction (at Auction Universe and White's
Guide to Collecting Figures
continues until May 2nd on the collection of Beanie Babies owned
by Les and Sue Fox. All proceeds go to charities. They were on
display at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. (These are the
original Beanie Babies that appeared in the Beanie Baby
Handbook). Click here to read more and
view the pics!!! (Note: It takes a while to load, but well worth
it!)
April 24th
... "Spangle", the
Beanie Baby, was announced by Ty today - "The Grand
Finale" to the April announcements! However, Spangle is NOT
an American exclusive. So, the total = 13 new Attic Treasures; 5
new Beanie Buddies; and 15 new Beanie Babies! COOL!
April 23rd
...
A new announcement by Ty today - we hoped (knew) it was coming,
right? Princess, the Beanie Buddy!!!!!! (All profits of Ty from
this collectible will be donated to the DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
MEMORIAL FUND!)
April 22nd
...
Ty.com introduces one new Beanie Baby - Wiser, today ... and
three new Attic Treasures - Catrina, Rosalie, and Salty.
April 21st
... Another announcement by Ty
today: Two new Attic Treasures, Breezy and Fairbanks; and one new
Beanie Baby, Silver - the grey tabby!
April 20th
... More new annoucements by
Ty.com today!!! Beanie Baby - Amber (the gold tabby); and 4 new
Attic Treasures - Azure, Brisbane, Lawrence, and Malcolm.
April 19th
... Two more additions to the Ty
family today !!!! Almond, the Beanie Baby - and Hope, the Beanie
Buddy! (Now we know why the confusion with Pecan's picture last
week!!!)
April 17th
... Cool!!!
Another announcement by Ty today - two new Beanies Babies -
Cheeks, the baboon, and Osito, the Mexican bear (wonder if that
is an exclusive!) ---- Also announced - one new Attic Treasure -
Susannah.
April 16th
... Two new announcements by
Ty.com today!!! Jabber, the Beanie Buddy
April 14th
...
Another new
announcement
today by Ty.com !!!! Introduced are: Attic Treasure
"Allura"; Beanie Babies "Knuckles" (pig) and
"Swirly" (snail).
April 13th
...
Ty officially retired Princess, the Beanie Baby,
today. (Just wondering ... hmmm ... Is Princess, the Beanie
Buddy, getting ready for a debut????)
April 12th
... Ty.com has re-introduced "Paul" the Walrus
today, and announces the Attic Treasure "William".
April 11th
...
"Schweetheart", the Orangutan, has been announced on Ty.com. The picture of
"Paul", the Walrus, has been removed from the final
list. Wonder why? You can view a picture of Schweetheart and the final list (so far) by viewing it here.
April 9th
... Added to the list on Ty's site today
is Beanie Baby "Paul", the Walrus - Beanie Buddy "Millennium" - ; and
Attic Treasure "Rafaella".
April 8th
... Ty announces 3 NEW Beanie Babies today -
coming soon: Eucalyptus (koala); Neon (seahorse); and Pecan (gold
bear). You can check out the pictures at Ty NEWSFLASH.
April 1st
...
Ty officially announces Fuzz, the Beanie Buddy,
today!!!
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