And McD’s mini versions in Happy Meals. A grown-a** woman in our community would buy those meals in multiples just for the toy. She was first in line when the next new one hit. Just nuts.
My great aunt had all of the beanies! I don’t think she had any illusions about them being a gold mine though, she just liked collecting them because they were small and cute. And she liked giving away her duplicates to her grand kids — a group which my siblings and I were included as honorary members because her sister, my grandmother, was gone before I was born, and auntie took it upon herself to make sure that we had a grandma in our lives. One of the sweetest people I have ever known.
Did he also collect those little stuffed animal "Collectibles!" toys popular in the early 90's?
Beanie babies!
Yes! Thank you. Neighbor was big on collecting them. My children may have had one or two, but we didn't have money to waste.
People were counting on their retirement when those went into "collectible" status. Mass produced fads. 🙁
Just another manifestation of the circus part of bread and circus. Imbeciles,all
And McD’s mini versions in Happy Meals. A grown-a** woman in our community would buy those meals in multiples just for the toy. She was first in line when the next new one hit. Just nuts.
My mother thought her collection would bring her riches! They did not😉
My great aunt had all of the beanies! I don’t think she had any illusions about them being a gold mine though, she just liked collecting them because they were small and cute. And she liked giving away her duplicates to her grand kids — a group which my siblings and I were included as honorary members because her sister, my grandmother, was gone before I was born, and auntie took it upon herself to make sure that we had a grandma in our lives. One of the sweetest people I have ever known.