collectible of the day: MINI Plush Bulldog

We have previously featured the two current MINI bulldogs: the Standing Plush Bulldog with Jacket from MINI MotoringGear in the US and the Bulldog Soft Toy from the MINI Lifestyle Shop in Europe.

Today we feature the original MINI Bulldog from the MotoringGear 2003 collection.  The original plush bulldog wears a MINI collar only.  [...]

collectible of the day: Plush MINI

The Plush MINI toy has been available from the MINI USA MotoringGear collection for a long time and are still being offered today.

Available in red and blue, they represent the first-generation R50 MINI Cooper.

The Plush MINI is $25.00 each.

Product number is 802804271148-149

collectible of the day: Bulldog Soft Toy

Back in January we featured the current Standing Plush Bulldog with Jacket from MINI MotoringGear.

The MINI Shop on the MINI international website offers a different Bulldog Soft Toy.  Similar to the US one, this standing bulldog wears a MINI collar and black shirt with the MINI logo on the back.

Bulldog Soft Toy [...]

collectible of the day: Luststoff yo-yo

Previously we featured the Luststoff sports drink and Luststoff lollipop.  Today is another item distributed to promote the launch of the MINI One D model in Germany in June of 2003: the Luststoff yo-yo.

The yellow plastic yo-yo has a black string.  Inside the transparent yo-yo are red LEDs which light up as the [...]

collectible of the day: MINI-Fast Company frisbee

This red plastic frisbee, sponsored by MINI and Fast Company magazine, was included in the registration bag at MINI Takes the States 2008.

collectible of the day: Standing Plush Bulldog with Jacket

The mascot of the MINI since launch has been the bulldog.  And since then, MINI USA has offered a plush bulldog.  The original standing MINI Plush Bulldog wore just a collar with MINI on it.  For a brief time, circa 2004, there was a lying plush bulldog.  The current standing plush bulldog now sports [...]