A few months ago, I had been spending a lot of my time out in my warehouse, signing newly retired Fairies…and there are quite a few of them. At least it seemed that way since it was pretty darn cold out there at that time of the year!

As I often do when I am at a Signing Event, I have this curious tendency to look at the Limited Edition number of many of the Fairies & Santa’s that I am signing. What surprised me was how many low numbers I have been signing…

#130 of 3,500 for the Della Robbia Fairy, Med. (51-56438)
#3 of 500 for the Lemon Drop Fairy, Lg. (51-61652)
#40 of 1,000 for Mr. Easter Bunny Fairy, Sm. (51-75620-LAV)
#6 of 2,500 for the Della Robbia Fairy, Lg. (51-56440)
#1 of 1,500 for the Christmas Ornament Fairy, Med. (51-56456-PUR)
#38 of 1,500 for the Christmas Tree Fairy, Lg. and (51-56452)
#’s 1, 2 and 4 of 1000 of the Christmas Ornament Fairy, Lg! (51-56458-PUR)

I was telling my warehouse shipping & receiving manager that this seemed odd to me, especially since many of these newly retired Fairies were originally introduced 2 or even 3 years ago. As it turns out, as shipments from the factory come in weekly, oftentimes, the earliest shipments are the ones farthest back on the shelves, especially since we start getting a seasons first shipments up to 9 months in advance. Thus, many of the lower Limited Edition numbers that come in first get pushed to the back, while the most recent shipments are pulled to fill orders.

I’d like to see more of the lower numbers get to the retailers, so we are now improving how we manage our inventory…but in the meantime, don’t be surprised if you find a retired Fairy or two at your favorite retailers with a very low number! You can also go the PRODUCTS tab and then to the RETIRED COLLECTIBLES tab of the website to see all of my Fairies that have made it to retirement.

Since the summer tradeshows are going on in June & July, let your favorite retailer know now which Retired Fairies you are interested in so they can reserve them for you before they are completely gone!