Here are some tips to avoid buying counterfeit beanies! First, take a real one with you when you shop. On a fake Beanie, the fabric is usually duller and not as velvety. Second, there is less beans and stuffing inside a fake one. Usually the gold on the hang tag is thicker or is not done well. The stiching is often done poorly, on such things as eyes and ears.
If you have purchased a counterfeit Beanie, you can call Ty's tollfree hotline at (888) 317-5489.
There are many counterfeit's to watch out for. Bronty, Hope, and Signature Bear are three of the many Beanies that have been counterfeited.
Bronty will be rust colored, instead of blue. Plus, it has a lot of mistakes on the hang tag.
Hope is missing a lot of beans, and is smaller than the real one. Plus, it also has mistakes on the hang tag, like the poem.
Signature is a creamy beige, instead of a brownish color. Plus, it has no ribbon, and there are poem and punctuation errors.
These are just a few of the many counterfeit Beanies that circulate. It is important to find out what the mistakes are in some counterfeit Beanies because these are general errors that are found in most or almost all counterfeits.
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