Where's Bernie is baaaaaack...[Polish in 2013; distributed early 5/13]

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The disastrous Bernie Gnome promotion is returning. I, for one, am flabbergasted.

 

It will feature the Polish Sausage this year.

[captainluigi]

How many will end up in the trunk of a Toyota?

[jjkoestler]

Yikes. When is this train wreck happening?

[Lilrebel724]

When they did it last year they had people watching to make sure you only took one. It was done in the Miller Park parking lot so they could monitor it.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Good point; I didn't realize that was two seasons ago. I thought it was last year. I completely missed that they did this last season. Must because it went a lot better.

[madgrad]

Yeah it's a pattern...this years Polish was last years S'N'P bobble...last years Chorizo gnome was the year priors S'N'P bobble...so next year will be "Where's Hot Dog" since he's the S'N'P bobble this year.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Just did a quick scan of eBay and saw a Bernie recently sold for $99 and a Chorizo for $129. Crazy. I'm a bobble nut, but I don't have these so I think I'll just steer clear of it all.

[Bikeage77]

I got the Bernie the first year, and skipped out on Chorizo last year since I know that once you get one sausage yer basically committed to all 5. However, I'm gonna get one tomorrow, and I even convinced my wife (who LOATHES most of the Brewers related memorabilia crap I love) to join. So I might be able to do a trade for a Chorizo and become committed. Either that, or sell em both and put em towards my Hank Aaron Rookie (which I'll be getting at the National with Credit Card points and selling off all my useless CDs)

[TURBO]

I'd be semi-interested in a polish.

 

If anyone gets an extra polish and wants to trade it for bobbles, let me know.

[madgrad]

I don't think the Polish is going to be for a couple of days yet.

[Bikeage77]

I woke up early, checked twitter and saw nothing. I'll keep my eye on things. Just hope it happens either tomorrow morning or next week. Really don't want this to fall this weekend.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Where do you even check? I'm off work tomorrow but won't bother doing this on the weekend.

[Lilrebel724]

Where do you even check? I'm off work tomorrow but won't bother doing this on the weekend.

Basically last year you had to wait until the Brewers announced it was happening right now. On a side note: if I miss this event for whatever reason I will be looking to buy one if someone gets extras.

[mtrebs]

I'm going to be out of the country on vacation for the next 10 days. If anyone gets an extra Polish I'd like to buy one!

[PrinceEatMeat]

How did this all work last year? I didn't really pay attention to it. Did they just start giving them out at a certain time at Miller Park until they ran out? And was it without any notice and they just announced it one morning?

[pepsimax23]

any idea when this begins?

[Lilrebel724]

How did this all work last year? I didn't really pay attention to it. Did they just start giving them out at a certain time at Miller Park until they ran out? And was it without any notice and they just announced it one morning?

Exactly right on both. No warning beforehand. Just a "we found Chorizo! He's at Miller Park! Come get it!"

[Moose]

According to Twitter this is the morning- pictures showed a number of people at Miller Park getting Polishes

[Lilrebel724]

Yea. Today was the day. They were gone in an hour and a half.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Heard the staff prevented some people from taking 10-20. So that's good to hear.

[gypcasino]

A friend of mine got one. She said it was more of a cheap hard plastic than the rubber material they've used in the past and that several already had the paint flaking off. She also said that while people weren't hoarding them she did see some going around and stealing the game tickets out of the attached pouch on multiple figures.

[TURBO]

Anyone have a photo of what they look like?

[gypcasino]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/gypcasino/IMG_0513.jpeg

[hawing]

I'd consider a Polish, since I think there is some Polish in the S.O.'s background. But with it being all in Milwaukee with very little advance word (and I understand why each is the case), we in Madison have essentially no chance. Plus we already have tickets to the Dodgers' series. Oh well.

[BradWI]

Brewers tweeted that they have some for sale at the team store so if you want one, you can avoid the high eBay prices.