G1 plush question edit: mystery solved!

[dragonlady]

Today I noticed the my G1 Hasbro Softie Blossom does NOT have a Hasbro tag! What's really odd is that it looks like she never had one but she has this large care/materials tag. All the others have the regular Hasbro Softie tag. She looks just like the Blossoms on ebay but they all had the Hasbro tag too. Anyone else have any ideas?

[starrynights]

Maybe it was cut off real neatly?

[dragonlady]

That's what I though initially but there's no sign of it at all.

Here's what her tag looks like:
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[JanuaryJoy]

My first thought is that the paper on her missing Hasbro tag gradually deteriorated, and through time and play, simply ripped clean off at the base. I think I've owned a couple newer plush toys which had that quality issue. However, her existing tag appears to be in reasonable condition, so I'm skeptical... Who knows, perhaps it's actually a factory error?

[Leikin]

I have one like that as well! But with Moondancer.  I have two plush Moondancers, one with the small Hasbro tag, and one with only the big, non hasbro, tag (and no sign  of it ever beeing another tag there either.
The texture of the tags are very different. The hasbro tag is soft and smooth, like fabric, and the big tag is hard and rough, and feels more like plastic/paper.  The only other difference I can see is the rope (or what do you call it?) on her back, but that could be because one is more worn outand that the mane on one goes all the way down to it, while on the other it ends further up. . Otherwise they look identical to me.

Hope the link works for you.
http://snupp.it/KeEuS4

[dragonlady]

The link didn't work but thank you:) Blossom's tag's texture is the same as your Moondancer's so at least I know she wasn't a fluke! Were the plushes ever a mail order? Maybe a store vs MO thing?

Post Merge: February 25, 2021, 04:07:51 AM

Mystery solved! Someone on Facebook let me know that the plushes sold in Canada had that type of tag instead of the Hasbro one.

[Leikin]

Mystery solved! Someone on Facebook let me know that the plushes sold in Canada had that type of tag instead of the Hasbro one.

Oh, great to know! Thanks for sharing!