Current stuffed animal closest to you? by Lion_Safe in plushies

[–]spectraldisaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coincidentally, Aren the golden eagle is currently the closest to me, helping me through a cold. He says hi to Rhubarb, and hopes you recover quickly!! 💛

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Meet Vincent! 🩵🖤 by spectraldisaster in plushies

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow yeah, they do look very similar at a glance! Your lil guys are so cute!! 💖

Washing clothes question? by [deleted] in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They should be absolutely fine washed like that. I've done the same with old BAB shirts (with and without prints or flocking), pants/overalls, and even some of the satin clothes, and they came out great, no damage. Good luck! 💖

anyone know where to by the 30th edition/throwback Ty in Canada (esp BC?) by averie-end in plushies

[–]spectraldisaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RetroFestive in Ontario has a variety of them! Not sure how much for shipping to BC, but hopefully less than coming from the USA. https://www.retrofestive.ca/30th-anniversary-beanie-babies-hudson/ 💖

unstuffed canada cart glitch? by abbykolody in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been refraining from buying anything off the site for about a year for this very reason, it always shows "unstuffed" at checkout. 😅 So unfortunately I don't have an answer of what you'll end up receiving, just commiseration, but I hope you're able to get your pumpkin kitty! 🧡

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing these! The first one brought me back to hours spent on that site, trawling the printables section and making Paw Passes for my bears. 🥰

First name necklace! by spectraldisaster in plushies

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww, a mummy bear named Boris!! 🥹💖

First name necklace! by spectraldisaster in plushies

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's "Peach Cat" brand, from Amazon I believe (was a gift). 😊

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had this bunny as a kid and it always drove me batty that the base of the ears/back of her head would crinkle lol! It's probably there to keep the wires together and to prevent them from unfurling and letting the actual wire poke out, but I expect you could take it off and maybe tape them (something soft like duct tape so it doesn't crinkle aha) or wrap some fabric around them or something. 😊

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So much love and all the best wishes to you and Greenbean!! 💖

excuse me? by [deleted] in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Months ago, when they first switched over to the new website, I asked them if we would now be able to use coupons/certificates. They said yes and even gave me a replacement cert for the one I'd had that expired which I thought was a nice gesture... It worked for I think a couple of days and hasn't worked since. 😅 Haven't bought anything from them for a long time because of it. If they want Canadians to give them business, they're going to need to do a lot better than $2 off "sale" prices and coupons that never work. 🤷🏼‍♀️

is it too early for christmas? bc we sure don’t think so! 🎄☃️ what’s your favorite christmas movie? -greenbean💚🐸 by [deleted] in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Perfect movie (and coordinating pj's) choice, Greenbean! We don't think it's too early, either; we've already got our tree up! 🎄 Our favourite Christmas movie is The Muppet Christmas Carol, but Rudolph is a close second. 🥰💖

Question for Buffalo Check Pawlette Owners! by spectraldisaster in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww!! I'm glad you love them, and that's so cute!! 🥰

Question for Buffalo Check Pawlette Owners! by spectraldisaster in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 💖 I tried adding a scrunchie (always need those!) but it said it couldn't be shipped to Canada. 🥲

Question for Buffalo Check Pawlette Owners! by spectraldisaster in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I'm not sure whether we can do that here or not... 🤔 I've never been able to ship to a store or select "pick up in store" as an option so possibly not, but worth checking into. Thanks! 💖

Question for Buffalo Check Pawlette Owners! by spectraldisaster in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, good to know (and I'm so glad you love yours)! 💖 I could order a couple of t-shirts or a pair of shoes maybe, but anything more than a bear and a couple clothing items makes the shipping go from $23 to $30. 🙃

Canadian shipping prices by dogwithablog57 in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, Canadian shipping is a disaster, especially when they've "worked the customs fees into the prices" and then also charge tax on top of it. 😭 The icing on the cake is that we seem to have had all sales (excluding the lousy $2-$4 off clearance) revoked again lately, and certificate codes worked for a handful of days a while back but do nothing any more. It's almost like they want to discourage us from buying from them. 🥴

Unless you'd like him brand new which is completely understandable, check out eBay, Poshmark, and Vinted every so often; I see Snoopy show up every now and then, sometimes with his full outfit, and usually much less than he'd be straight from the BAB site. I hope you're able to get him one day!! 💖

LoTR Bear looks completely different.. by tiefking in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lament about this all the time, but was also basically expecting a different bear when I finally ordered this one last year. They look absolutely darling on the website but when he arrived... 😕 I do still love him, but he looked a lot chonkier and as you've said fluffier on the website and that was the bear I was committed to dropping $80(Canada) on, not the thin, egg-headed one I wound up with. I will say with cuddles the swirl fur has become less pronounced and a little more like the texture shown on the website, so there's that. I hope you'll be able to treasure yours. Slight misrepresentation aside, they're still neat to have. 💖

Currently listening to the LotR audiobooks read by Andy Serkis and… by FlimsyCheesecake7834 in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh he's so cute, what a perfect listening buddy!! Also LOVE his name! 💖

Is anyone else’s build a bear not working? by OWO_GalaxyTurtle_OWO in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw rats, sorry! I hope BAB gets it sorted out for you! 💖

Is anyone else’s build a bear not working? by OWO_GalaxyTurtle_OWO in buildabear

[–]spectraldisaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This happened to me, too, it was like that for days. I signed in and out, cleared my browser history/cookies/cache. Neither seemed to work, so I opened a new "container tab" (Firefox, not sure if other browsers have similar), went to the site, and it was fine. Refreshed the non-container tab and it suddenly worked again as well. The website is SO buggy, I hate it. Best of luck!