The reliable low-cost gift: why Beanie Boos work for almost any occasion

Everyone needs a dependable gift at the ten to fifteen dollar mark. Birthday party season makes that painfully clear. If your child gets invited to eight parties a term, you need something that arrives well received, does not break in a week, and does not require you to know the birthday child's shoe size or current favourite show.

Beanie Boos have quietly become that gift, and we watch it happen at the checkout every week.

We appreciate value and Ty products offer this - quality collectible and huggable gifts for prices more people can afford. They are a gift of sparkles and joy for a low cost price.

They work for the classic occasions: birthday parties, Christmas stockings, Easter baskets that need something other than chocolate. They also work for the less obvious ones. A Boo turns up in a lot of get well soon parcels, because a soft toy with enormous eyes does something a card cannot. New big brother or big sister gifts are another favourite, a small present for the older child when everyone else is fussing over the baby.

Picking one is half the fun. Match the animal to the child (the dinosaur kid, the cat kid, the unicorn kid, you know who they are) or go with a licensed character like Bluey for a safe bet with younger children. If you truly cannot decide, our gift cards hand the decision to the person with the strongest opinion: the recipient.

Everything we sell is genuine Ty, brand new, at recommended retail price. Free shipping applies on orders over $150, which happens faster than you would think when the party invitations pile up.