I’ve lost count how many weeks we’ve been in lockdown now. The only problem with being at home is that I keep coming across new additions to my collection!
One of my latest additions that has just arrived is a UK exclusive Beanie Baby called Mystery.
Mystery is a turquoise Loch Ness Monster that was exclusive to the UK. She has little black button eyes and a white belly. On her side is the Scottish flag, embroidered in blue with a white cross.
Mystery was only ever available with a UK 13th generation hang tag. These were slightly different than a 13th generation USA tag in that they only say “ORIGINAL BEANIES” instead of “ORIGINAL BEANIE BABIES”. However, both tags featured the holographic star to the left of the lettering.
Inside Mystery’s hang tag, her Birthday is on 22nd June 2004 and her poem reads as follows:
My size and shape a secret so old
Generations of tales greatly told
Any ripples or shadows you see
Just think aloud that it could be me!
I’ve been wanting this Beanie Baby for a little while now, so I’m glad to finally have her in my collection!
Here’s she is pictured from another angle. Isn’t she adorable?!
There are two other Loch Ness Monster Beanie Babies similar in appearance to Mystery. There are two versions of NESS-e (pictured below right), a retail version and an Inverness Centre exclusive version (there were also key clips of both versions of NESS-e) and Enigma (below left), another Inverness Centre exclusive.
Have you spotted any of these cute little Loch Ness Monsters before? Do you have them in your collection?