Westside News - Local merchants, including Unique Gift Boutique, Lift Bridge Kids and The Bunny Patch, were dealing with the Beanie Baby craze. Many had to limit quantities that could be purchased at one time in order to keep some in stock as collectors went from
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Volunteers help parcel out a nation’s gratitude
Los Angeles Times - Into the boxes went candy, DVDs, hand sanitizer, energy drinks, magazines, suntan lotion, foot powder, Girl Scout cookies, decks of cards, socks, even a Beanie Baby or Mr. Potato Head all to be sent as care packages to U.S. troops in combat zones
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Sentinel & Enterprise - Also on sale will be stuffed animals, baked goods, candy, beanie babies, plants and more. Bring your bathing suit and go on the waterslide; there will also be a moon walk, softball games and much more. The event will be held rain or shine.

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A virtual crossbreed
Beaufort Gazette - Beanie Babies, meet your match. Webkinz are a new breed. Webkinz are soft, stuffed animals that are slightly larger than Beanie Babies. Their “fur” or “skin” is similar to what the real animal would look like. Plush frogs, Dalmatians, pink ponies and

KYW News radio - Some simple steps include avoiding clutter in the child s room. For instance those beanie babies clustered in your child s room are collecting dust. Also instead of carpet use wood or laminate with small area rugs, another good way to cut down

Webkinz: Secret codes give these hot new toys alter egos online
Rapid City Journal - Play always reflects the culture, he said. It s a social experience like Beanie Babies, but a global experience with the Internet. It allows the child to have very distinct play experiences that use different parts of the brain. Beatrice

WOM, Social Media Help Webkinz Sell by the Millions
MarketingVOX - Webkinz, toys described as Beanie Babies on steroids, are following in the footsteps of some fo the great word-of-mouth marketing success stories as they take playgrounds by storm, acccording to AdAge. The stuffed animals connect young kids to the