Posted by Ed Mullen on 12/02/07 03:12

Dylan Parry 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.
>

I know, but, geez, it's a frickin' Teddy Bear! I can afford a $250 bear
but one reason I can is that I have bought $70 bears instead. And they
are very nice bears!

Hey, look, I buy BMWs and Infinitis too when I could buy Buicks or
Chevys. I guess bears aren't as important to me as cars. ;-)

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