Pink Ribbon Teddybears

So we're nearing the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I'm very upset. Reason for being upset is forthcoming, but don't worry, it's not because I, or someone I know, has breast cancer. My reason for being upset is much more shallow.

I'm all for charities as much as the next person and yes breast cancer is a big deal - however I'm more likely to donate to any cause if there is something in it for me. I actually tried to Yahoo! search "What do you call someone who only donates to charities when they get something out of it?" but apparently there's no such word to describe the kind of person I am :S. Another example: I love the Girl Guides cookies (not the crappy minty ones but the good vanilla and fudge ones). I will pay the ridiculously overpriced amount for girl guide cookies not because I'm all that concerned for the cause (what do they raise money for anyways?) but because the cookies are so damn good! Let's just say that I'm a good Samaritan when it's convenient for me.

So anyways, Sears has been selling for the past whatever years these cute little teddy bears for $10 with proceeds going to breast cancer. I bought one in 2003 because I thought it was cute and have been getting them ever since. Each of them as the year stitched on one paw and the pink ribbon on the other.

I'm upset because I have 7 teddybears in my collection and now Sears has decided to stop making them. No more cute little teddy bears with pink ribbons. Instead they have a gigantic teddy bear (well bigger than my teddy bears) with a gold ribbon for Childhood Cancer. Oh come on! I can't start a whole new collection now! I didn't even check the price - I just left the Childhood Teddy behind and went home.

 To honour the end of an era, I decided to host a little mini-shoot with my teddybears. The collection unfortunately won't be getting any bigger than this.

2003, 2004, and 2005

2008 - He's the cutest with his little grey hoodie :)

The whole gang

And this is how my teddybears are usually kept - jumbled up in a sea of misfits which includes Toro (pronounced Tor-RUU) from Portugal, the Honeynut Cheerio bee and the A&W bear.

Yes I'll admit that this is a pretty lame blog. The only thing sadder is the fact that I took a lot more pictures than I actually ended up posting. I had the bears arranged in so many different poses. I probably shouldn't admit to this eh? Oh well! I'll redeem myself next time.

So how is this for random? From math to teddybears! For the record, if anyone doesn't get my sense of humour, I'm really not such a jerk. I do (and have) support(ed) causes when gifts and/or perks aren't involved - sometimes ;). I'm just sad that Sears has stopped the Breast Cancer Awareness teddybears.