Hello there Everyone! Cy Bear back again - with latest updates on the Tiger Front.
The Orange Tigers - Puppet and Toy - posted about two weeks ago, reached Brooklyn, New York safely - within the stated deadline: that doesn't always happen these days, I fear . From the photograph you'll see that the Toy Tiger was being inspected with interest when that picture was taken:
As the Tiger Toy travelled in the same package as did our Orange Tiger Arm Puppet, we assume that too was approved of, and that the family are now all settling in well and getting to know each other. Isobel and I are very grateful for the speedy response to the request for this news and wish everyone a really happy life together going forward
While the Tigers travelled quickly to Brooklyn, once dispatched from our local Post Office, Isobel quickly finished off the Tiger Who Lost His Stripes Arm Puppet that our new San Diego-based friend, MrsML had ordered be sent to her best friend's 7 year old grand daughter, MsC living in another part of New York. That package departed last Wednesday afternoon, and having just checked with Royal Mail Tracking Service Isobel finds that it has left the UK on its way to America, but so far the United States Postal Service hasn't yet received it officially. Some journeys, even to the same postal City can take longer than others - and in the case of as big a City as New York, may even take longer still (depending on which airline handles the package, and which airport the package lands). Anyway, we know it's still travelling - and looked like this before being wrapped up and packed into its Royal Mail plastic Air Mail envelope.
It was just before this Tiger Arm Puppet was wrapped up that Isobel noticed that it didn't have the usual black yarn embroidery around his orange nose. So, before the final wrapping took place (but after this photo was taken) that the missing facial feature was added. When this Arm Puppet arrives in Sunnyside, New York (isn't that a nice sounding address?) she will therefore look complete, rather than how the photograph shows her.
While still on the subject of our 2020 Saga about our Tiger Arm Puppets, Isobel finally received a refund for one Arm Puppet who got lost in transit during his journey to Medina, Ohio in May this year. This Tiger was dispatched from our local Post Office together with another one headed for Raleigh, North Carolina. We had assumed both reached their destinations as usual, but at the end of July, the customer wanting her Tiger Puppet to go to Medina wrote to us (just in time, fortunately) to ask what had happened to it. She had wanted her grand daughter to receive it for her birthday, but it hadn't arrived. Isobel learned about this about five days before the deadline for her to make a successful claim against Royal Mail for non-delivery of goods. When we heard from MrsSG (the Ohio buyer) Isobel naturally refunded her in full - and set about claiming for the lack of service (which is why we ALWAYS send all Coldham Cuddlies via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed For service)! What with Covid19 and the usual checks that take place on such occasions, we finally got our payment - IN FULL - at the end of this week. Next job for Isobel is to pay that cheque into the Cuddlies' Bank account in Sutton in Ashfield (which will happen either Monday or Tuesday of this week).
So, that is all for this week My Friends. England is going into "full" Covid19 lock down as of Thursday next week, which is almost as severe as it was earlier this year. Whatever happens, Isobel will still be able to visit TeamACE up the road, and do her shopping. She is currently busy with three Tigers, two of them Toys, and one further Arm Puppet - all destined for Mt Shasta, California. The Toys are are being made like the New York Orange Tiger Toy, but made in another Plush fabric - I'll show you those, when they're completed - as Isobel goes along. Also things are moving on the UK Department of International Trade Export assistance front that I told you about earlier this year, so she will be kept busy, whatever else happens.
I'll be back again, next week - meanwhile you all keep safe, my Friends: wherever you happen to be.
Your Friend,
Cy Bear.
