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Deb has been supported in her endeavour by her husband, who often goes hunting around different stores with her to find new items. Deb says one of the questions people ask her most frequently is what’s going to happen to her collection when she’s gone. As of February this year, her collection stood at a whopping 23,623! But it’s possible she’s got her hands on even more in the months since.

Deb’s collection has become so much more than just having the items, she says she’s collecting memories. Winnie the Pooh is a classic children's character who has become a beloved icon worldwide. Created by author A.A. Milne, the character first appeared in the book "Winnie-the-Pooh" in 1926, and has since appeared in numerous stories, films, TV shows, and other media. Pooh is a friendly, lovable bear who lives in the Hundred Acre Wood along with his friends Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo, and Owl. He is known for his love of honey, his simplistic yet wise outlook on life, and his unwavering loyalty to his friends. Winnie the Pooh's stories are timeless classics that have captured the hearts of generations of children and adults alike. The character has become a cultural icon, representing childhood innocence, wonder, and imagination. With his gentle humour and timeless wisdom, Winnie the Pooh continues to inspire and delight people around the world. But it wasn’t until six months later when the phone was gone that she suddenly felt like she just HAD to have it. She told us: “There have been plenty of people along the way that say things like ‘why do you do this? And why do you collect toys? And isn't that too much? And what are you gonna do with these? And you know, isn't this too much money?’ If there are duplicates, Deb will replace the one she already has with the item donated to her, and donate or sell the older one.She said: “My father worked second shift and so he would come home around 10 in the evening. I knew when he was coming home, apparently, and so I would always get up and tell my mom I had to go potty so I’d be up to see him. As I was going to put my hand into the box he went ‘grr’. And so, I got really scared of what was in the box. He pulled out the plush Winnie the Pooh, and he gave it to me. And, well, the rest is history.” I had a habit of sleeping on him when I was little so he’s kind of squished, and you wouldn’t recognize him without his red shirt on, but I love him and he’s still with us.” But with more than 23,000 unique items in her collection, Deb had to come up with a good system to catalogue everything. It took her nine years to finally get her hands on it but once she did, she also fulfilled her dream of playing Winnie the Pooh at Sears.

There have been many Pooh costumes over the years, with characters in Disneyland and other places, but it was the 1980s version that had been used in the Sears department store children’s department that she had her heart set on. That same year, Hallmark released a new set of Winnie the Pooh ornaments, and Deb found herself desperate to have them. But when giving them up, they’d much rather pass the stuff on to Deb – someone who will truly appreciate the items, and as she says, “keep their memories safe for them too”. Deb says that her collection is constantly growing as about once a month, other collectors who are ready to leave their items behind will pass them on to her.Before I knew it, I was collecting Winnie the Pooh again, it kind of just happened by accident,” Deb said. She explained that when she goes to “the big honeypot in the sky” she’ll be donating the entire collection to a museum in Canada to honour the character’s roots.