# Where to get rid of Beanie Babies? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 12, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437 "2006-09-12T17:03:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/21 "2006-09-12T21:16:32Z")
[QUOTE=dahfisheroo] Kalhoun- [http://www.anysoldier.com/WhereToSend/](http://www.anysoldier.com/WhereToSend/) The soldiers that have requested them pass them out on patrols. There is a search feature, type in “beanie babies” or “toys.” Get a flat rate box from the post office for free, pack it full, I think it costs 7.70 to ship to Iraq/Afghanistan. You can email me if you have any questions about the operation or how to ship. [/QUOTE] Dropping them on our enemies. I like that! I suppose employing Michael Jackson’s Invincible album in the same way would be a violation of Geneva protocols. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/22 "2006-09-12T21:21:02Z")
If there are any cat Beanies you could send them to me to add to my collection. ::hangs head in shame:: ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/23 "2006-09-12T21:23:45Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] If there are any cat Beanies you could send them to me to add to my collection. ::hangs head in shame:: [/QUOTE] Nothing shameful about that. They _are_ cute little toys. The only shameful thing was the “tulipmania”-like market that went on in “collectable” Beanies. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/24 "2006-09-12T21:30:33Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] If there are any cat Beanies you could send them to me to add to my collection. ::hangs head in shame:: [/QUOTE] My in-laws are seriously cat people, but if there are any left (or duplicates that will go homeless) I shall forward them to you. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/25 "2006-09-13T01:47:21Z")
Damn. Someone beat me to the cats. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/26 "2006-09-13T06:34:29Z")
Artificial market. I said it then. People would not believe me. Now, the prices plumet and I can achieve my dream. Do you have a radar (black bat with red eyes)? I want one to hang upside down from my ceiling with my other toy bats. Other than that, I like the idea of sending them to soldiers. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/27 "2006-09-13T11:52:00Z")
Nuke 'em from orbit - its the only way to be sure (It is amazing how handy that phrase is) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/28 "2006-09-13T12:25:29Z")
You can send them the same place the Dutch sent their tulips in 1637. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437/29 "2006-09-13T12:26:21Z")
Okay…I talked to the in-laws and they’re stoked on the “send 'em to the soldiers” idea. We’re going to make a party of it! Rock ‘n’ roll, adult beverages, everyone on my living room floor packing boxes (we’re guessing 15 packages), complete with notes and treats for the G.I.s. I think we may have transformed “Girl’s Night Out” from an evening of drunken debauchery to one of charitable productivity! Thanks for the tips and links! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-rid-of-beanie-babies/372437.md?page=1)