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Posted by Blinky the Shark on 12/01/07 19:21
Ben C wrote:
> On 2007-12-01, Dylan Parry <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote:
>> Ed Mullen wrote:
>>
>>>>> U$240 for a 10" teddy bear?!!! Jaysus! And why would one fill a teddy
>>>>> bear with steel shot?
>>>>
>>>> Sounds about right for a hand-made teddy, tbh.
>>>
>>> http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/getpersonal.html
>>>
>>
>> There's a hell of a difference between a hand-made teddy that has been
>> produced in a limited run by a single individual, and a mass-produced
>> personalised bear. The same way that if you went to a furniture store
>> and bought a chest of drawers, you'd get them at a fraction of the price
>> that you would if you had a carpenter hand-make them.
>
> Yes but who wants a $240 teddy bear? For that kind of money you could
> buy a real bear.
But the upkeep would be significantly more.
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