Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Soften Your Checks With Cuddly Teddy Bears

By Alan Plastin


It's easy to love the soft, cuddly little warm body of the teddy bear. Remember as a child how you used to hug it and hold onto it at night-or maybe even throughout the day? Now, you can bring back a remnant of your childhood and revisit that time with your own finances when you carry teddy bear themed personal checks.

Today, the teddy bear might be a classic by everyone's standards. He really didn't get his start until the start of the 20th century, however, when he was created and then named after then President Theodore Roosevelt.

So how did the dearly loved little guy get his name from one of the much-loved presidents in the history of our country?

The story goes that President Roosevelt and the governor of Mississippi were bear hunting in Mississippi in 1902 when some of the attendants clubbed an American Black Bear and tied him to a tree. They tried to get the president to kill him but he wouldn't, thinking that it wouldn't be very sportsman like. He did, however, think that the bear should be put down humanely. As a result of the incident, a political cartoon was drawn for the Washington Post at the time.

The cartoon was seen by a toy developer who was making a bear at the time. He stuffed it and put it in his shop window with a little sign that said "Teddy's bear." One was sent to the president as well. Manufacturers everywhere were making the "Roosevelt Bears" by 1906. They were hugely popular and even the president wanted one for his mascot in his reelection.

At first, the bears resembled real bear. Over time, however, they became more cuddly looking and cartoonish in nature. These days they're softer and plusher. The teddy bear has become an icon and symbol for childhood and has been celebrated in film, song, dance, commercials, and cartoons. You can find them made out of everything from porcelain to paper mache.

There are a few different Teddy Bear check designs to pick from. Each one is cuter than the last. While you might not be able to hug them, they're still awfully cuddly looking! Most of them have rotating images, too, so that every check image is different from the last.

If the high prices of checks stopped you from buying designer images in the past then you'll be happy to know that now when you purchase them from a highly regarded online dealer you can save as much as 50% off the price of your new checks.

You will have a lot of designs to choose from, in addition to coordinating accessories. Not only will you be able to pick from lots of great looking designer check series, you'll have coordinating address labels, contact cards, and leather checkbook covers that you can buy at an extra cost to go along with your new checks as well.




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