Ty Inc. (Illinois, USA) 2000 Chocolate the Moose Beanie Buddy (Larger than a Beanie Baby)

"Chocolate" the moose Beanie Buddy has a solid brown body, floppy orange antlers, glossy brown and red plastic eyes, and soft plastic nostrils.  Chocolate was introduced on January 4, 2000 and retired on October 27, 2000.  Chocolate rests on its back haunches, is filled with polyester fiber and P.E. pellets in a cloth bag, and measures 12" long, 6" wide, and is 10" tall.  The swing tag is attached and is in good condition.  The cloth tush tag is in good condition and the moose is in pristine condition, with no flaws.   The Poem Inside the Swing Tag Chocolate the BEANIE BABY was the last of the Original Nine to be retired ! About Beanie Babies and Buddies Beanie Babies are a line of PVC pellet-filled toys created by Ty Warner in 1991, reached their peak in popularity in mid-1990s, and ceased operations in December 1999.  Due to popular demand, Ty Inc. restarted in 2000 with a Beanie Baby named "The Beginning."  The nine original Beanie Babies released in 1994: Legs the Frog Squealer th