Bear Care

SQUISHED BEAR? Well if you was travelin' to the USA on a slow boat from China, packed in with billions & billions of other bears, you'd be a little squished too! So here is what THE HEAD BEANS SAYS TO DO........

1.Unbox your little guy.

2.Pull his ears up and press his nose down hard, flat against his chin. J. B.'s designer has meant the face to be able to be shaped...long and thin, fat and wide...Whatever expression you want..but the weight of the "Bean" filling compresses their little faces too much. So take the face and sqwoosh it around to form the shape you like...just as if it was made out of clay.

3.BRUSH his fur...The weight of the beans also compresses our "Distressed Antique Style Fur". All you have to do is get a regular hairbrush (or a dog brush works great) and brush his (or her) fur in the opposite direction from which it "grows". This will give you a fluffy little animal. OR BLOW...our experts tell us that 3 minutes of blow drying with a hair dryer on hot is worth 10 minutes of brushing.

4.Work the beans around in his arms and legs. If you want an elbow joint, force the beans out of the elbow so it can bend. You can then pose him in all different positions.

5.Joints, if any of the joints are tight, it is because we double reinforce them...hold at the joint and move them and they'll loosen up.

6.Archive Series - Twisted Arms? Just twist em back!

7.Mustiness...remember that trip? Any mustiness will air out in a day or two...this comes from being shipped in water tight containers where no air can circulate.

8.Eyes - some customers don't like not seeing the eyes and don't like the hair over them. They prefer the more toy-like wide eye plush look. While we prefer the hair over the eyes sleepy look...So: Just rub your fingers around the eyeball and that will clear the hair off the eye or take a nail scissors and trim the hair around the eyes to your liking. This is true for any excess hair you don't like...around the nose, mouth, muzzle etc.

9.EXCEPTION! DO NOT brush your chenille bears. They will lose their curly appearance and thus be very sad little bears and then the head bean would be very disappointed in you!

10.Enjoy them!

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BEAR BUYERS ANONYMOUS

12-STEP PROGRAM

1. When leaving home, never admit to anyone, including yourself, that maybe you just might end up at a bear show.
2. Rearrange all your bears at home so there is no room to slip another bear in unnoticed.
3. Always wear clothing with pockets when leaving home in case you should end up at a bear show so you'll have a place to keep your hands at all times.
4. Never, never, never obey the request of a vender to "feel free to pick them up and hug them."
5. Never make eye contact with a bear.
6. Try to always take your spouse with you if you cannot resist going to a bear show.  This sometimes works as a last resort, especially if they're cheap.
7. Never subscribe to a bear magazine.  They may look innocent, but they're dynamite.
8. Dieting to save the money to satisfy your habit doesn't work.  You end up buying twice as many.
9. Don't dress poorly in hopes that the vendor won't trust your check or credit card.  They know bear people are all honest.
10. Prayer doesn't work.  God loves bears too.
11. Promise yourself that you will look at every bear before buying.  This may slow you down a bit.
12. If all the above fails, buy the nearest bear and "hug it to death."

By Bill Sneeringer

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