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I would have to agree with Aleta and Alison....Shuco! And of course Bing . Although I have neither in my collection I hope one day I'll be able to adopt one of each....at least!
Judi: of course it is ok to buy yourself a Christmas present! I do it every year for my birthday and Christmas....the trouble I always open them early!
GUND!!! Gotta Getta I just love their floppy bodies, they're so easy to pose ~ and HUG!!!! Ages ago I had their Honey Bear. She was lost over time and after some tracking on Ebay, I managed to get a mint condition replica, but it wasn't my Honey Bear, so I haven't tried to replace any childhood bears since.
I do have their Millenium Bear, Bubbles, though. He's brought me so much joy over the years. I think their squishy/huggable bodies had a huge influence on me when I created my first larger, huggable, squishable bear pattern.