Well, heres something else for the rumor mill:

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Beanies maker to stop production Dec. 31
Associated Press December 10, 1999

WESTMONT -- New Year's Eve will be the last day of production for Beanie Babies, the maker of the popular stuffed critters says.

Westmont-based Ty Inc. broke the news with a cryptic announcement on its Web site Thursday, saying only that production will stop Dec. 31 and warehouses will be cleared of surplus.

The company hinted at the move with a similar Web site announcement last August that said it would "retire" all current Beanie Babies at the end of the year. Many collectors and fans were expecting a new line of the toys.

Ty Inc. spokeswoman Anne Nickels said she "had no idea (why)" the cuddly toys will be discontinued, adding that the decision to stop production was made by the firm's owner Ty Warner.

"We're just as much in the dark here as everybody else," she said.

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), December 10, 1999

Answers

-- plonk!

I seem to remember that this decision was made last summer. My mom collects the things and she was quite upset that they were being discontinued. There is not y2k thing here at all!

tim daniels

-- tim daniels (timdaniels@commonsense.com), December 10, 1999.

Now there's something that should start a panic! :)

-- O (O@O.com), December 10, 1999.

What point is there to life now? TEOTWAWKI, come'n get me!

KOOK

-- Y2Kook (y2kook@usa.net), December 10, 1999.

At least they don't need batteries. Ever seen a Furbie whose batteries are nearly exhausted? It's not a pretty sight, lemme tell ya. Imagine the wailing and knashing of teeth should there be a battery shortage...the countless number of Furbies dying across the globe.

Oh, the horror of it all.... ;-)

-- Tim (pixmo@pixelquest.com), December 11, 1999.