On 4/5/2006, thebeanienews.com reported the odor that the M.C. Beanie Buddies have. It smells like a really strong body odor or like metal, oil and fuels found in a mechanics shop or garage. It seems that others have noticed the odor as well.

To remove the odor, place your M.C. Beanie Buddy in a garbage can sized clear plastic bag or container filled with balled up newspapers, then seal the container or bag. I did this without covering the tag, because i did not want to seal in the odor that the tag has already absorbed. Use a clear bag and make sure the beanie is visible so you don't throw it away by accident.

You will need to keep is this way for several weeks and then do it again with a new container or bag and more newspaper. You can hang it perhaps in an out of the way open area. After this process has been done twice or more, The odor will have subsided.

Next you might put the tag protector in place then let the beanie get lots of fresh air. If the bear is indoors, DO NOT PLACE IT NEXT TO OTHER BEANIES! They will take on the foul odor. You can take a wire hanger, and bend both sides inward. Place the waist of the beanie inside with the arms hanging over the wires. This will form a kind of belt around the beanie with the hanger having a hook in the back so you can hang this smelly bear somewhere without having it mixing odors with the other beanies. Over time, hopefully the smell will subside.

The toys mentioned in the April 4th, 2006 report below, had no recourse but to be returned for a refund or to be disposed of. They were reported in the news for their toxic odors.



Notes From The Cyberboard:

M C Buddy
Has anyone else noticed an odor from their M. C. Buddy. Everytime I walked into my computer room there was an odor that I couldn't figure out where it was coming from and the only thing new I added was the MC Buddy. I picked it up and it was coming from it.

If you have, did you find anything to get rid of the odor?
teddybear23

THANK YOU teddybear2- I thought that it was just my imagination. I have had mine sitting in my room for about three weeks now and he certainly does give off an odor. In fact, if the smell doesn't soon go away he is going to need to find another room to occupy. I had asked another poster if her buddy "smelled" and she said she hadn't noticed. I think that perhaps it may be the dye-that is just my guess.

I even bought him/her a real nice Happy Mother's Day sweater to wear but like I said-it may need to re-locate!

orangeicecream

Re:M C Buddy
Yes it something in the material kind of an odor like you would smell in an automotive garage.

It is really bad. I just set him outside, hopefully the smell will go away some.

teddybear23

Yes mine has a bad odor as well I thought it was just mine as I bought it secondary. Glad to know I am not the only one.
rosebowl

My MC Buddy smells the same way. TY had another buddy years ago that had the same smell it was the 1st Birthday Buddy. The smell never did go out. I remember when they arrived at the Hallmark store and were opened up. It smelled like an auto shop. It has to be in the dye they use. I have set mine out side to see if the smell goes away. If any one has any ideas on how to get rid of the smell please post it. Emily :)
EmsKids5

Re:Re:Re:M C Buddy RETURN TO MBNA
We returned ours to MBNA they said they would replace them. We tried for over a week and couldn't get the smell out. Haven't received the replacements yet!!!
Mlaz

I never noticed any smell but it could be because I use gauze bags filled with cloves as seats for my beanies and buddies. In fact they are used to repel insects wherever I store or display my collection. Now that the MC buddy is out of the his case I can notice a faint smell other then that of cloves. Does anyone know if the source of the smell will have any effect on the storage life of the material?
Just wondering*
riski

Re:Re:Re:M C Buddy
As of a few minutes ago, my MC Buddy is sitting in a large brown paper bag and next to him is a container of baking soda. I think some years back someone suggested this to get the smoke smell out of beanies. I don't know if this will work on dye. To begin with----LIFE has been ultra busy here----we have WEDDINGS going on this year. Two MCBuddy's arrived and sat in their boxes awhile. Then I mailed one off to a friend, I put the other one in a spare room in a corner. I did NOT think my MCBuddy smelled---a friend had asked me this question. Hubby and I BOTH sniffed the little fellow this morning and yes, he smelled a little (nose pressed to the fur). However, I placed him on the diningroom table as I am cleaning the spare room--wrong choice--- now the whole dining room smells. Oh, joy!
1966065

Re:M C Buddy. Yes,. mine smells really strong. I mentioned this when I first got mine. I did not get any replies or feedback so I asumed that mine was the only one that smelled. I have had mine a long time and he is still as strong as when I first got him. I sprayed Febreze and everything and it did not help.
ptamom

Re:Re:M C Buddy. thanks ptamom.......
I was wondering if maybe Febreeze would take the smell away. I just went out and got mine from sitting outside and now I think it smells worse.

If anyone out there finds something that will get rid of that odor, please let us know.

Thought about putting him a tight container with something that smells good and maybe that would work. Not sure, don't want to ruin him.
teddybear23

MINE ALSO SMELLED OF A FOUL ODOR AND STILL DOES
I thought that when since i purchased the MC Buddy Secondary as well that it came from a smell in the home. but then I for some reason decided not to contact the seller because I had my mom smell it and think I was over-reacting and that there was no smell at all. So I left it at that and put it in a storage bucket with the other beanies i have. I think the odor either spread to the other beanies in teh bucket or the smell is mostly gone. I wonder if the differ nose colors have anything to do with this foul odor. I was sent a Brown Nose MC Beanie Buddy from the seller.. I think this was before they noticed a nose variation beteween the 2 buddies.
NEWCOLORMEFRANKENTEDDY

maybe the box got wet when it was shipped?
Trackerrules

Re:M C Buddy
That is not good! I don't have one but I have used a product called zero odor that I ordered online. You could try that. Just search for zero odor it comes in a white spray bottle and works wonderfully on odors. It almost sounds like some chemical was exposed to all those buddies in the shipping.
catlady9

Having worked many years with materials-
I strongly believe that the odor is being caused by the dye used on the fabric. There are way too many that have the odor for the odor to come from something in the "shipping process" as previously posted. I spent many years working in sewing factories and we sometimes had a particular color that had a very strong odor like "garage chemicals"
orangeicecream

Beanies In The News:

Update: Boca father upset daughter can't collect beanie babies for Iraqi children
...the Crowell's haven't given up the beanie baby project. They handed out letters to parents outside of the school and left a box outside their Boca home for donations of beanie babies.

"We've collected a couple hundred at this point," Crowell said.

The father and daughter will continue to collect beanie babies for a few weeks, then they will hand deliver the gifts to an air force base in Panama City.

Nicol Jenkins can be reached at njenkins@bocanews.com or 561-549-0844.

RACCOON RESCUE TEAM
"Their best chance is with mom. We're poor substitutes," said Sue Campbell, Wildlife Center supervisor at the Monterey County SPCA and baby-sitter-in-chief for two teeny Beanie-Baby-size raccoons who have been living at the center for the past two weeks.

Operation Beanie Babies
"Over an eight-month period, Soldiers began collecting stuffed animals, or Beanie Babies. What began as a small collection grew as the mail continued to flow."

"Out of the hundreds of schools in the area, the Soldiers of the 142nd CSB visited a total of six primary public schools to include one at the kindergarten level."

ANTIQUE ESTATES AUCTION
"...Tent & sleeping bags, Beanie babies, Iron bird bath, 3 tier moon stand & more."