Why shop for Ty products with us?

There are plenty of places to buy a plush toy, so it is a fair question: why here?

We're locally family owned and run.

Beanie Boos Australia is a specialist. Ty is not a shelf we carry alongside a thousand other things; it is what we do. We range across all four lines, Beanie Boos, Beanie Babies, Beanie Bellies and Beanie Bouncers, in the regular sizes, the larges and the bag clips, and we keep the new releases coming. When Ty adds a character, our job is to have it before your collector asks for it, and our Fresh Arrivals section exists because they always ask.

Depth is the practical difference. A department store might carry a dozen Boos. When your eight year old needs Petal specifically, not Savanna, not Mocha, Petal, a dozen does not help. Specialists solve the Petal problem.

We are also collectors' people rather than just sellers. We track the birthdays, we know which characters are moving, and we write about the range every week on this blog, from capybara guides to which cat suits a kid you barely know. If you are stuck on a gift, ask us. Recommending the right one is the favourite part of this job.

The practical bits are looked after too. Standard shipping is free on orders of $150 and over, Click and Collect is available if you would rather pick up, and gift cards solve the relative who insists on choosing nothing. Everything we sell is genuine Ty, bought through proper channels, which matters more than people realise in a world where marketplaces are awash with lookalikes. A fake plush is not a bargain when it is on a two year old's pillow.

Mostly, though, it comes down to this: we are Australian retailers who love this range, serving customers who love it more. Some of our shoppers are five. Some collected Beanie Babies in 1997 and never really stopped. All of them get the same care.

Have a look around, and if you cannot find the character you are after, ask. Hunting them down is what we are here for.