Bits & pieces of information for collectors of Boyd's Bears and Friends
August 1999 Archived Information
(8/31/99) Boyds in Print Again!! - Yes, Boyds is featured in yet another edition of a magazine! Figurines and Collectibles (Oct. 99) features the Purrstones on page 14. All six are pictured along with a description of each. (8/31/99) Another Boyds Exclusive from J.T. Webb!! - J.T. WEBB (800-558-9322) - (avail. October 99) "Sunny Buzzbee" 10" rust bear w/black stripes, black velour hat w/3 sunflowers, antennae, LE 3,600 ... $24.99Visit J.T. Webb - Click here (8/31/99) Boyds Bears N' Buddies Receives Two More Awards!!
1) The Hitbox Weekly Review Award:(8/29/99) Pic of CA Boyds Niagara!! - Many thanks to Shirley Deatcher for sending a picture of Niagara (exclusive from Centre Gift Shoppe, Niagara Falls, Ontario - LE 3600). She is 8" and has the Canada label as well as the Boyds Bear Wear label on her back. 1-800-822-6668
The Bear Necessities - Society & Culture
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(8/26/99)
FETA sells for $227 on eBay!!
- Boyds Mouse FETA, Retired, HTF ... sold on 08/25/99 for $227.50. Feta is valued at $47.00 according to the 1999 CVG. Click here (8/26/99) Live QVC shows in November! - There will be one (maybe two) live shows during Gary's QVC Winter mini-series ... every Saturday in November and the first Saturday in December. Call 1-800-600-9900 at the end of Sept or beginning of Oct for more information." (8/25/99) Bit of info on the Fall GCC event! - Sally has some information at Webspresso - a BNB associate site. Click Here to read! (8/25/99) QVC Le Bearmoge replacement arriving! - Brigitte posted on our bulletin board that she received her little bear replacement for Le Bearmoge from QVC yesterday. He was packed twice in a plastic bag and then put in a box with popcorn styrofoam. He arrived in great shape. (8/24/99) Boomer Beanbauer - JoAnn and her daughter Caitlin sent this picture for us to enjoy!
Check it out here! (8/23/99) Tami's FABULOUS Report and PIX - Go over to Webspresso (a BnB Associate Site) to view Tami's FABULOUS Report and PIX from yesterday's signing in Utah. Looks like she had a lot of fun, and The Head Bean is looking grrrreat!
Tami's Report at Webspresso (8/23/99) UPDATE - JC Penney's Exclusive - Many thanks to Debbie R. for sending this info:
You will be able to order J C Von Fuzzner beginning Sat, Aug 28Th, 1999 (BUT NOT BEFORE THIS DATE!)
order# J P 973-2025 A $35.00
weight 1.4 lbs
Per the J C Penneys at Bowling Green KY (8/21/99) Reminder about Canadian Exclusives! - Call Art House toll free at 1-800-638-5889 for Starry, the OFFICIAL BOYDS CANADIAN MILLENNIUM BEAR coming this fall! This "new Art House exclusive" will be limited to 3,600 pieces worldwide. She is an 8" Antique Beige Jointed Bear, Dressed in a True Canadian Red Overall. Each Bear will be accompanied by a hand numbered Certificate of Authenticity and Hologram Seal. A portion of proceeds will be donated to A Canadian Charity Organization. Also available are the Xmas Peace Bear, Xmas Moma & Baby Bear Pin, Stanley The Stick Handler and many more! Click here to visit Art House (8/22/99) JC Penney's Exclusive - Michelle D. sent us a picture of JC Von Fuzzner.
Click here to see JC!
Thanks Michelle! (8/20/99) Picture of Mr. Barnum! - Thanks to Melissa for sending the following info:
I just picked up the new GCC fall exclusive Mr. Barnum last night. He's a keeper for sure. Here's a link to a photo of him.
Click here! Call our sponsor stores to get yours!
Dreams & Rainbows - 520-757-7141 SOLD OUT
Dolls Gifts & More - 800-396-5923 (8/18/99) News from Harry Croft Added! - Check out all the news Harry sent us: Proffitt's New Plush Exclusive, Lord & Taylor's Exclusive Becky - Cancelled, The Internet Millennium WORD SEARCH Contest and more.
Harry page - click here (8/19/99) JC Penney's Exclusive - There is talk on our bulletin board about a new JC Penney's bear that is exclusive to them ... JC Von Fuzzner. $35.00
If there aren't any in your area, perhaps give Penney's a call to see if he can be ordered thru the catalog. It will not be available until their Christmas catalog comes out though. This bear looks like Klaus except he is wearing burgundy instead of blue. (8/16/99) Color Picture of the anniversary Edition Matthew Bear Added! - Boyds sent me a color picture of the Boyds Fall Event pieces: Matthew and the Wuzzie Pin - Saturday Oct. 16, 1999.
Click here to see Matthew and the Wuzzie Pin (8/16/99) Great News on the broken QVC Bearmoge-Born to shop! - CherylStG just posted on our Bulletin Board: " Just got a CALL from Boyds about the little bears inside the LeBearmoge Born to Shop boxes. I was told that they have reordered them and it will take about 3 weeks to get them in but they WILL BE REPLACED!!!!!!!!
So if you have not let either QVC or Boyds know of your displeasure over the chips/breakage of the little bear, tell them NOW so you can get a replacement." (8/13/99) Reminder about Canadian Exclusives! - Call Sparx toll free at 1-877-263-2327 for CB "The Skater, coming Soon! This "new sparx exclusive" comes with numbered tag, certificate, and Canadian Hand made Hockey Stick with the BOYDS NAME on the shaft. Also available are:
Christmas Peace Bear New FOLKSTONE for $20.99 us, and Moma with Baby Bearstone Pin $4.60, reserve your three new Canadian Exclusive pieces today. RETIRED AND SELLING FAST soon to be off the shelves "jingle moose" retired in 1996 priced at only $20.99 US DOLLARS! (8/13/99) Another retirement! - Winnie Wuzzwhite (yellow romper) was retired! (8/13/99) More news on the broken QVC Bearmoge-Born to shop! - Collectors that emailed QVC are receiving emails from them. The emails say that they will forward emails to the appropriated department, would pay the postage to return the bearmogue, and credit accounts for $10.00 for any inconvenience this transaction may have caused folks!! (8/12/99) Another Elder-Beerman exclusive! - Julie just added a picture of another EB exclusive, Hannah, to the Bear Museum, our associate site. She is on sale for 25% off!! You can call EB and have her sent .....1-800-233-7626.
Check out the EB Exclusives at the Bear Museum here! (8/12/99) The Boyds Collection Announces Creation of United Kingdom Sales Subsidiary - New Operation Instrumental in Boyds' European Growth Initiatives GETTYSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1999--The Boyds Collection, Ltd. (NYSE: FOB - news) today announced that it has created its first overseas sales subsidiary, The Boyds Collection, Ltd. U.K., which will directly manage the sale and distribution of Boyds' products in the United Kingdom. The subsidiary will focus on the expansion of Boyds' existing business in the U.K. as well as serve as a platform for the ongoing development of Boyds' product sales throughout the European market.
Read Article here (8/12/99) The Boyds Collection Names Diane Combes Executive Vice President - GETTYSBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 11, 1999--The Boyds Collection, Ltd. (NYSE: FOB - news) today announced the appointment of Diane J. Combes, a highly experienced consumer products sales and merchandising executive, as Executive Vice President. In this capacity, Ms. Combes will manage all sales, marketing and merchandising functions for Boyds. Ms. Combes will assume this newly created position in early September.
Read Article here (8/12/99) Reports available now on the QVC Boyds Shows from August 7th - Good news for those who may have missed the QVC show - ANN NONIMOUS has done another great job covering the highlights of the show! Our Associate Site, Webspresso, has the details!
QVC Boyds Info by Ann Nonimous
(8/12/99) Problem with all the broken QVC Bearmoge-Born to shop! - Important News! If you have a broken little bear, call Boyds and ask for the QVC department. Tell them why you are calling and leave your name, address and telephone number and they are going to try to replace the little bear. Also, Brigitte posted on our BB that she received this email message from QVC:
"I do apologize for the difficulty you have experienced with Item C63347, the Boyds Born to Shop LeBearmoge Porcelain Box. I have requested a partial replacement of the mini bear from our warehouse, if this item is available you will be receiving it in about two weeks, if they are unable to provide this partial replacement you will be notified by mail." (8/11/99) Picture of Boyds Pendant! - The premiere issue of the new Bearwear Jewelry line by Boyd's Bears was available to purchase last Sat during the Boyds QVC show. The first item in the line is Millicent the Millenium Angel Pendant with 24" Chain. Item Number J82353 ...QVC Price $49.50. Thanks to Susan we have a picture to see what it looks like.
Click here to see it. (8/9/99) BnB Poet live on QVC! - Ilona read a poem online to Gary and Mary Beth during the QVC Boyds Plush Show Sat. They were so impressed with it that Gary asked Ilona to mail it to him so he could have it printed in the FoB Inquirer (newspaper).
Read it yourself here! (8/9/99) QVC's Born to Shop Le Bearmogues arriving CHIPPED! - These are arriving chipped under the hat in the back of the tiny bear! The Bearmoge itself is perfect. Can't get a replacement since it sold out on QVC on Sat. (8/9/99) Fall '99 store and catalog exclusives!! - Suzieqqqz' list of Fall '99 store and catalog exclusives is online now. Make sure you see what is available this Fall!
Click here to go there (8/9/99) SPARX WANTS YOU TO WIN!! - One lucky boyds lover will win cb "the skater"!! It's easy to enter ... just visit our web site ( Click here ) and email us with the answer to this easy question.
WHAT IS CB GOAL THIS YEAR?? (8/8/99) Picture of the anniversary Edition Matthew Bear - Available at the Boyds Fall Event - Saturday oct 16, 1999. (This is the bear that Gary gave to Marie Osmond on the QVC Boyds August 7th show.)
Click here to see Matthew (8/7/99) Boyds Quilts added to Boyds Art Attack! - Look at all of them here: Boyds Art Attack (8/7/99) Picture Highlights from our July Archives! - Check out our July Archives (at the bottom of the page) to see the following:
* STARRY - the Official Boyds Canadian MILLENIUM Bear from ART HOUSE
* Fall 1999 POG Exclusive: The Singer
* Daphne, Elder-Beerman Exclusive, at Bear Museum
* Many of the QVC Boyds Bears from the August 7th show. (8/6/99) BnB Contests still going on! - Please help me welcome our newest sponsors:
John from Doolittles, Ltd.
Carla from Something Unique
We are so fortunate to have such wonderful sponsors and I am delighted to have John and Carla join us at BnB!
To celebrate we have two new contests for you to enter! Click here to go to these Contests (8/6/99) Boyds Millicent Angel Sterling Pendant! - From the premiere issue in the new Bearwear Jewelry line by Boyd's Bears comes Millicent the Millenium Angel Pendant with 24" Chain. Item Number J82353 ...QVC Price $49.50
In the summer 1999 Harry Crofts' BEAR TALES & TRAILS..he reported in the Rosemont report of the chat (page 26) that one of the new lines that Boyds would be introducing would be sterling silver jewelry....earrings, charms, and chains... and they were on display. I would assume that QVC is getting the launch of these items. Janice Read the full description - click here (8/6/99) Free Boyds Pin from Teddy Bear And Friends! - For renewers (and maybe new subscribers?) of "Teddy Bear and Friends" magazine they're giving away a Boyds pin. Josselyn wrote to me to tell me that she only got it because she asked if there were any promotions. I looked it up in "oPINions" and it's the Figurine and Collectible subscribers pin. Some people might want to know so they can ask for it when renewing. Thanks for this tip, Josselyn (8/5/99) Boyds FREE Ad Boards a HIT! - Since the response to Wilson's WANTS & WISHES Wall was so terrific, I have opened up the FOR SALE Plush & Resin boards. All ads are now on the appropriate boards ... check your for sale ads to make sure I transferred them properly.
Click here for the Boyds FREE Ad Boards (8/5/99) Pictures of QVC Brewster & Nancy D. Bearington! - Many thanks to Laura K., who posted on our Bulletin Board that she put up links for pictures of Brewster McRooster and Nancy. Click here to see Brewster
Click here to see Nancy (8/4/99) New Boyds Exclusives for Fall 99 from San Francisco Music Box! - Take a look at the Fall line from SFMB Co ... 13 new items are available. See the pictures!
Click here to see them! (8/4/99) New FREE Boyds Ads! - I have received so many requests to change our classified ads system to one that scrolls. I asked you here to tell me what you wanted too. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of it ... so I have made a FREE Boyds Ads page. I plan to have 3 Boyds AD boards:
Rocky's Resin Resale Room
Primrose's Plush Purchase Page
Wilson's 'Wants & Wishes' Wall Only Wilson's 'Wants & Wishes' Wall is ready to use. I thought we would test it out before I go ahead and make the others. Check it out and let me know what you think. If this is what you asked me for and you like it, I will add the other boards soon. (8/4/99) New Boyds Wagon! - Check out the new Boyds Wagon at Michelle's Gifts website. That's Doolittle Buckshot riding shotgun.
Take a look ... click here! (8/4/99) One QVC item # for ordering all Dollstones! - If you want to order more than 1 dollstone from the Aug. 7th QVC show, use item #C67474. You can usually save some on shipping on each dollstone ordered after the 1st one. All 5 are available under this one item number. (8/3/99) More QVC item #'s! - Here are more items for this Sat's Boyds show on QVC:
C63345 porcelian doll "Amy with Edwin"
C63348 wee folkstone LE (available in stores now)
C63347 Born to Shop bearmoge - premiere edition (8/2/99) Picture of Mary & Marjorie Set of 2 Plush Bears, QVC Exclusive, at Bear Museum! - Julie just posted a wonderful picture of Mary & Marjorie at the Bear Museum, our Associate Site. See Mary & Marjorie - Click Here (8/2/99) You can order the Dollstones now! - Thanks to B.J. for her newsflash on our bulletin board, we know that you can now order the Premiere Dollstones from QVC (8/2/99) Pictures of QVC Chester Purrstone PE and Annie Fuzzybuns cat! - Andrea posted that she got these & put up photo links for these on our Bulletin Board. She says that Annie looks nothing like a typical boyds cat. Click here to see Chester
Click here to see Annie (8/1/99) QVC Show Item # List! - We have a list of all the item #'s we know of so far for the QVC Shows on August 7th, 1999
Click here
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