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Barling Bears Barling Bears
Nr. Maidstone, Kent
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Hi everyone, bear_flower

Well, I have had a rather "unusual" request and, for one moment, thought it was April 1st!! (April Fools Day in our part of the world!!).

Someone from the Far East made enquiries about one of my bears which is quite large and heavy, and when I looked into the cost of sending it to them, it proved too expensive.

Their request then was .........    wait for it ............    could I please completely UN-STUFF the bear!!!!!!!!!!!   Then, I could send it to them as it would be cheaper and they would then re-stuff it over there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   bear_cry  bear_wacko  bear_cry   bear_wacko  bear_cry  bear_wacko  Errrrrrrrrmmmm  .....    no comment!   

So I was wondering whether anyone had ever had this sort of request before?  Is it something that does happen???  Needless to say, I declined!!!!! 

Hugs

Marilyn bear_flower

TamiL Dolls N Dreams
Aurora, Colorado
Posts: 6,454

LOL that is a good one! hahahaha

Swan Valley Bears Swan Valley Bears
Penn Valley, CA
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That's hilarious ! ! !  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

DebbieD Posts: 3,540

bear_cry   No!!!   Was that a joke??  If so I totally missed it.  Someone explain it to me..

rkr4cds Creative Design Studio (RKR4CDS)
suburban Chicago
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Imagine!!??

Someone who thinks that (any)one can just push the stuffing back in and get the same bear!!

Laura Lynn Teddy Bear Academy
Nicholasville, KY
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Now THAT's a new one  :crackup:

Barling Bears Barling Bears
Nr. Maidstone, Kent
Posts: 1,524
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DebbieD wrote:

bear_cry   No!!!   Was that a joke??  If so I totally missed it.  Someone explain it to me..

Hi Debbie, bear_flower

No, you haven't missed anything, there's nothing to explain - It was not a joke - they were quite serious.  Someone did say to me that maybe the person wanted to use the bear for the pattern, but either way, there is no way I would pull a bear apart especially when I have taken hours to get it right in the first place!   bear_cry  I just wanted to know if anyone had come across this before! 

Hugs

Marilyn bear_flower

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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patsylakebears Patsy Lake Bears
Sydney
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doodlebears Doodlebears
UK
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Well I've heard of flat pack furniture before but never a flat packed bears.  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

Daft person, shows they don't know a thing about artist bears doesn't it!

Yep, maybe they were after your pattern...I would have said no as well..what ever next.  bear_grin  bear_grin  bear_grin  bear_grin

Hugs, Jane.  bear_thumb  bear_flower  bear_thumb

BootButtonBears BootButtonBears
Adelaide
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Dear me, the poor bear wouldn't know what was up, one minute stuffed, then unstuffed, then stuffed again.  Poor little soul.  I am glad you said no.  I imagine if you had done it and they pushed a bit of stuffing in at the other end in 30 seconds, then you would get an email saying that it doesn't look like the original bear!!!!

Yvonne Bebbin Bears
Buckinghamshire
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Oh dear Marilyn.....well you know the saying..."there's nought as queer as folk"...obviously not a true collector!!!! :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup: No never had a request like that!!!  bear_grin  bear_grin

Hugs Yvonne  bear_flower

Michelle Helen Chaska, Minnesota
Posts: 2,897

Marilyn: Sounds like this person is three sandwiches short for a picnic!

Jodi Falk Bears by Jodi
Gahanna , Ohio USA
Posts: 3,463

PaintedPixelsEI31.jpgOh BOY !!!! :crackup:  thats a new one on me too bear_wacko  bear_wacko  bear_wacko But the first thing that did pop into my mind is they were after the pattern like someone else said. Boy they have no idea how hard it is to stuff a bear correctly, takes a while to be good at it . But that is funny though on the lighter side.

valewoodbears Valewood Bears
Yorkshire
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Unbelievably cheeky!! I never head of that before  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:

Pauline

Dilu Posts: 8,574

Well, the paranoid in me thinks maybe it was so the bear would be easier to examine, take apart and copy in a sweat shop.

Okok.....I said I tended toward paranoia.....




hmmmmm

dilu

Judi Luxembears
Luxemburg, Wisconsin
Posts: 7,379
rkr4cds wrote:

Imagine!!??

Someone who thinks that (any)one can just push the stuffing back in and get the same bear!!

I agree! bear_wacko  bear_wacko  bear_wacko

Jack&Lilia Jack & Lilia
Gloucestershire
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Oh my word whatever next!!!!!  :crackup:  Good job we can chuckle at some people sometimes  :crackup:

matilda Matilda Huggington-beare
WA
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:crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup: Good one, you had me going there for a moment. and it's not even April! :crackup:  :crackup:  :crackup:
Wendy

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