Sizzle, Smooch, Romance and Kiss Me are all ready for your kiss and cuddles this Valentine’s Day.
These adorable Ty Beanie Baby and Beanie Buddy bears, have arrived in stores and are tipped to be the hottest gift items for your special Valentine.

Each Beanie Baby have their own February birth date, name and poem on a heart shaped ID tag and each Beanie Buddy have their own description on a heart shaped ID tag, making them both simply irresistible!

Available from Granny May’s, What’s New, Cardeaux, Rip It Up and selected toy and gift stores nationally, Beanie Babies are priced at $12.95 and Beanie Buddies $25.95.

Launched in November 2001, Ty Beanie Babies have taken the Australian collector market by storm. Over 60 Beanie Babies are currently available in stores.

The ‘retired’ Beanie Babies are what collectors crave. While no longer in production, ‘retired’ Beanie Babies go onto secondary markets including Internet auction and collector sites. Some Beanie Babies can be sold for thousands of dollars. The highest prices paid by collectors include $US27,000 for ‘America Bear’ and $US50, 000 for ‘Ariel Bear’ wearing autographs from Beanie Babies fans such as Tiger Woods.

Over 5.6 billion hits were recorded on the official www.ty.com website last year. Over 300 collector sites are currently established on the Internet and growing every day, so you would be mad not to join the fun! Visit the website or even start your own to be updated on new Beanie Baby releases, ‘retired’ Beanie Babies, hot news and gossip.

Visit www.ty.com.au for more information.