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Introductions, retirements, comings and goings at the Ty Store, exclusive Beanies and much more. A complete record of what has been going on for Beanies this year at Ty.

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30th December, 2003 New Releases - Punxsatawney Phil 2004, Lefty and Righty 2004, Corsage the Bear, Chopstix the Monkey, Killarney the Bear and Demure the Dog.
26th December, 2003 Retirements: Tommy, Chilin, Cornbread, Rudy, Decade, Snowdrift, 2003 Holiday Bear and 2003 Signature Bear
15th  December, 2003 The grande finale! The last decade in the set, Brown Decade is introduced at the Ty Store.
8th  December, 2003 Tidings the Mouse at the Ty Store is retired.
1st December, 2003 The final Beanie Baby of the Month in the first set, Tinsel the dog is introduced.
26th November, 2003 December introductions - Kissy, Valentine, Sonnet and Secret.
25th November, 2003 Tidings (a mouse) is introduced at the Ty Store.
25th November, 2003 Retirements: July 2003, Fizz, Toast, Bubbly, Hamlet and Toboggan.
13th November, 2003 Bearon ,celebrating 100 years of flight is introduced - in either red or brown.
13th November, 2003 Ty Store exclusive Tom-e is retired.
7th November, 2003 A new Beanie Baby is introduced. An eBay/Ty Mastercard exclusive - Bidder.
7th November, 2003 Aussiebear, Kiwiana, Coreana, Singabear and Wirabear are retired.
4th November, 2003 Tom-e the Turkey now available at the Ty Store.
4th November, 2003 New Beanie Baby of the Month - Comet the Bear.
4th November, 2003 Beanie Baby of the Month Popcorn is retired.
30th October, 2003 Quivers and Tricky are retired.
28th October, 2003 New introductions: Fins the Seal, Mukluk the Husky, Toboggan the Penguin and Star the Bear.
24th October, 2003 Star exclusive to Hallmark and Ideations stores is introduced.
8th October, 2003 Tabs, Snocap, Bonzer and Nutty are retired.
7th October, 2003 Bat-e introduced at the Ty Store.
1st October, 2003 Green Decade is added to the Decade collection.
1st October, 2003 Cure the Beanie Baby is announced, all profit going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
1st October, 2003 BBOC Clubby VI set and 4 Decade Jingles available to members.
30th September, 2003 New Beanie Baby of the Month - Popcorn the Bear.
30th September, 2003 New Jingle Beanies : 2002 Holiday Teddy (in the original green and also red), Herald, Chillin, Flaky, Holiday Teddy 2002, Rudy  and Jangle (a cat in a christmas hat).
30th September, 2003 New introductions Chillin a Snowman, Rudy a Reindeer, Snowdrift a Polar Bear and 2003 Holiday Teddy.
29th September, 2003 New Cracker Barrel exclusive Cornbread is introduced.
22nd September, 2003 UK Exclusive Sparks is announced on the Ty Site.
11th September, 2003 New beanie for Patriot Day, Valor the Eagle introduced at the Ty Store.
8th September, 2003 Amigo retires.
8th September, 2003 News from the NEC Birmingham Show: several old friends were available to order (Premier, William, Fizz and Toast). Also introduced Sparks (UK Exclusive Bear) and new Jingle Beanies.
5th September, 2003 June 2003, Fidget, Sampson and L'Amore are retired today.
29th August, 2003 Beanie Baby of the Month for September - Kippy the dog is introduced
27th August, 2003 September introductions: Hamlet (a pig), Sherwood (a pot-bellied bear), Tanlges (a cat), Mandy (a
panda) and Tommy (a turkey) also new Color Me Beanies a cat, a dog, a unicorn and a pot bellied bear.
18th August, 2003 MC Beanie III is introduced.
17th August, 2003 MC Beanie II is retired.
9th August, 2003 The summer trade show exclusives Fizz, Bubbly and Toast get their introduction on the Ty Site.
8th August, 2003 Retirements: Baby Boy, Baby Girl and Lightning
7th August, 2003 Mastercard Beanie Anniversary Edition2 is introduced on the Ty Site.
6th August, 2003 Mastercard Beanie II (Anniversary Edition) is retired.
1st August, 2003 Hot Pink Decade, Beanie Baby of the Month, is Retired.
1st August 2003 Orange Decade appears on the current Beanies list
31st July, 2003 Khufu the Camel is the Beanie Baby of the month for August.
29th July , 2003 Beanie Baby Retirements: Mother, April, May, Pappa, Smartest, Color Me Bunnie and Nibblies.
27th July, 2003 New releases for August receive their Web debut, welcome: Quivers, Tricky, Orion and Bonzer
25th July, 2003 UK Exclusive Premier (Portsmouth FC Beanie) introduced at the Ty Website.
16th July, 2003 UK/German Exclusive William introduced at the Ty Website.
15th July, 2003 New at the Ty Store - Amigo.
7th July, 2003 Newsflash! US Exclusive - charity bear - Ronnie.
1st July, 2003 New Canadian Exclusive introduced - True the Bear.
1st July, 2003 New Beanie Baby of the Month for July is Decade, hot pink!
1st July, 2003 New at the Ty Store - White the Bear.
30th June, 2003 New introductions for July on the Ty Website: L'Amore the poodle, Rumba the Tiger, Frosty the Bull, Blessed the Bear, Fidget the Dog and Signature Bear 2003
21st June, 2003 Retired: Ty Store Exclusive, Blue the Bear.
16th June, 2003 New at the Ty Store - Blue the Bear.
13th June, 2003 Retired: UK Hero, Australian Hero and Bloom.
9th June, 2003 Retired, the US Exclusives Red and Red, White & Blue.
2nd June, 2003 Introduced, the new June Beanie Baby of the Month - a Gorilla named Virunga.
May 30, 2003 Retirements - March 2003, Dublin, Smitten and Dippy. Also Blue Decade.
May 30, 2003 Introduced - Muddy the Dog, Fancy the Cat, July 2003, Sherbet (new colours), Colosso and Lumberjack. Also Royal Blue Decade.
May 28, 2003 Australian Hero Sold Out!
May 27, 2003 Australian flagged version of HERO (USO) bear available at Ty Store
May 15, 2003 Dad-e 2003 retires
May 13, 2003 Dad-e 2003 now available at the Ty Store.
May 4, 2003 Dusty the Chicago Cubs Bear, introduced and retired. Given away free at a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field today.
April 30, 2003 Duck-e retires.
April 29, 2003 The new beanies introduced in the Ty magazine receive their internet debut today, welcome Sunray, Tubbo, Bloom, Red, Bo, June 2003 and Red, White and Blue.
April 28, 2003 IMPORTANT - THERE IS A RUMOUR CURRENTLY GOING AROUND THE INTERNET THAT BEANBAG & COLLECTABLES MAGAZINE (THE UK BEANIE COLLECTORS MAGAZINE) IS CEASING PUBLICATION. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE IT ON THE BEST AUTHORITY - STRAIGHT FROM THE EDITOR!
April 28, 2003 Released today: the new Asia-Pacific exclusives - Aussiebear, Singabear, Kiwiana, Ai, Coreana and Wirabear. These bears differ only in the flags they wear on their chests.
April 28, 2003 Retirements: Eggs III, January 2003, February 2003 and Pegasus
April 26, 2003 New releases for May: Dusty - Cub game exclusive, Sunray - Manta Ray, Tubbo - hippo, Bloom - bear with flowers, Red White Blue - bear,  Bo - dog, Red - pot belly bear, June Birthday - bear, Dad-e 2003
April 18, 2003 Mom-e is retired.
April 14, 2003 New at the Ty Store, Mom-e 2003.
April 11, 2003 A new bear honouring the armed forces, Hero, is introduced on the Ty website. Hero will be available in two versions - one British, one American. 
April 9, 2003 Yours Truly the Hallmark Gold Crown Beanie is retired.
March 31, 2003 Retirements: Wattlie and Sakura II
March 31, 2003 New Releases: Smartest the Owl, May 2003, Pappa the Bear, Wish the Star-Fish, Spport the Dog and Filly the Horse. 
March 27, 2003 Retirements: December 2002, Twitterbug, Hodge Podge and Glider
March 24, 2003 New Ty Store exclusive, Duck-e.
March 19, 2003 Coming soon from the Ty ... Peace Bear.
March 17, 2003 Luck-e is retired.
March 14, 2003 Introducing.,.. Decade. Even though he's been around for a while Decade receives his official introduction on the Ty site.
March 3, 2003 The next Beanie Baby of the month, a cat named Cappuccino is introduced.
February 28, 2003 New Beanie Babies are announced: Frisco the Cat, Nutty the Squirrel, Zeus the Mother, Mother the Bear and April 2003 the Birthday Bear
February 24, 2003 Tooter, Woody, Rusty and Bandito are retired today.
February 17, 2003 Luck-e now available at the Ty Store.
February 14, 2003 Kiss-e the Bear is retired.
February 12, 2003 Punxatawn-e Phil is retired.
February 10, 2003 Now available at the Ty Store, 2003 Product Catalogue.
February 4, 2003 Kanata, the Canadian exclusive Beanie Baby is retired.
February 3, 2003 The next Beanie Baby of the month, Buttercream (a rabbit) is introduced.
January 30, 2003 Introductions for February: March 2003, Nibblies the Bunny, Lullaby the Lamb, Dippie the Bunny, Color Me Bunny, Eggs III the Bear and March 2003. Also released new Basket Beanies: Chickie the Chick, Hippie the Bunny, Eggs II the Bear and Eggs III the Bear.
January 13, 2003 Kiss-e the Bear is now available from the Ty Store.
January 10, 2003 Herschel the Cracker Barrel Beanie is retired.
January 9, 2003 Flaky and Charmer are retired.
January 6, 2003 Introduced on the Ty website Punxsutawn-e Phil. Available on the Ty website.
January 3, 2003 Rose, Thistle and Daffodil (the UK Flower Trio) are retired.
January 3, 2003 The next Beanie Baby of the month, Dreamer (a purple bear) is introduced.
January 2, 2003 Cand-e is retired
 
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