Beanie Babies

Pros: lots of fun
Cons: i slipped

I used to have one of those daschund beanie babies until I left it out one night. Why did I have one of them? I honestly don't know, I think it was a present or something, who cares.

One night I took about three beanie babies (all presents)...

Pros: Fun little critters
Cons: Pricing got out of hand when the adults got involved.

As a kid during the 60's growing up in a college town I remember the freshman beenies. Year after year we would go to the football games and collect them when they were thrown away. I knew then that the beenies were worth no money but we collected them...

Pros: inexpensive retail, soft, cuddly, portable
Cons: Addictive, sometimes hard to find, expensive secondary prices

My addiction~yes ADDICTION started very innocently on a trip to the mall. It was the beginning of December, 1997. I was looking for a stocking stuffer for my husband who is IMPOSSIBLE to buy for.

I walked by a Hallmark and right at...

Pros: very collectable
Cons: gets very expensive

I have been a Ty beanie collector for years. These toys were meant to be a cheap toy for kids.Unfortunately this is not the case.These toys are so fun to collect that adults have taken to them more than the kids.The kids these toys were meant for have...

Pros: cute
Cons: just the crazy prices some people ask for them

I did'nt think to much about collecting beanies until the sports bammers came out awhile ago..My sisters collected a lot of them for my niece and nephew and i thought it was crazy the prices some people were asking for them..

I have found...

Pros: Variety of Animals
Cons: Gotten way too expensive

I never really wanted to get involved in this stuffed craze, but found myself involved due to my nine-year-old daughter. Ty's concept of little furry critters has taken hold of the nation, as well as my household as well. One of the greatest things...

Pros: Cute, high quality.
Cons: Secondary market is nuts!

Like many other people who didn't collect beanies, I only wanted to get Princess in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales. Once I had that beautiful purple bear in my house, I decided I just HAD to get Halo and then I'd be done. Ya right. That was the start...

Pros: soft and cuddly
Cons: can be addictive

Beanie Babies have taken over toy stores all over the world!! They are cute little critters of all sorts. There are sheep, dogs, cats, birds, cows, pigs, bulls, and many many more!!

My daughter loves collecting them. She has some that are...

Pros: Inexpensive. Well made stuffed animal
Cons: sometimes hard to find, Not enough shipped from TY to meet demand

As a child growing up with a single mother and a dead beat dad who took off and did pay child support, we did not have alot of extra money for collectables. So I never had a huge collection of anything. As I grew up I got a good job and began to make a...

Pros: That are adorable little bags of beans
Cons: can be addicting to some people

I never really did get caught up in the Beanie Baby craze even though I have a few friends who did. But now I have to come out of the "closet" and admit that I do have a few Ty Beanies that I got for special and sentimental reasons.

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Pros: very cute and original
Cons: hard to find, pricey at times

I first learned of Beanie Babies when I received one as a valentine's gift. It was a little dog and I thought it was very cute. I received a few more beanies and soon my interest was sparked in them. They are very cute and the price isn't bad if you...

Pros: Cute & Educational
Cons: Addictive

As a close to retirement, mature woman, collecting beanie babies is rather daffy. They are cute, but what is one to do with little creatures all over the house? It all started with the Princess bear. Along with the hype, death of Diana and marketing...

Pros: cute, durable, loveable, easy to mail
Cons: adults who make it hard for a kid to have one

There are so many first times in our lives, but the first time you get a beanie baby will be the start of an addiction that could last a life time.

For a small piece of plush fabric and a few "beans" these critters sure...

Pros: I think kids like them
Cons: People go nuts

I know this opinion will not be well liked but sometimes, you just have
to tell it like it is. I feel sorry for people that doesn't have better
things to do than collect beanie baby's. My gosh people get a life,don't you see who really wins....

Pros: They're cute an all.
Cons: Bad investment.

History: Exactly what your investment will one day be.

I'm a collector. I have football cards, baseball cards, expensive model cars (the metal ones) and even a real one (1968 Pontiac GTO convertible with his/hers tranny - stock), even a couple...