Paris Hilton showed up.

⏰ Tue, Dec 16, 2025 @ 6 PM PST
🐟 Published from Seattle, USA
🔨 Built by Chase Burns Broderick

When Paris signs up for a blind-box drop, it’s a signal flare.

It makes sense Paris Hilton has folded herself into the vinyl plush pendant trend. She first entered the minds of many Americans as a fictional character herself, her Clueless (1995)-descended persona always accompanied by a cute purse and a Chihuahua-as-accessory.

What Was the T-Mobile x Baby Three “No Filter” Blind Box Drop?

The T-Mobile x Baby Three “No Filter” drop was a one-day, members-only retail activation that turned a phone store into a blind-box vending machine experience. It ran on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, and cost $25 (tax included) per pull, while supplies lasted. If you visited the event in Times Square, you might’ve ran into Paris Hilton, who wore the exclusive merch while appearing for a fan meet-and-greet.

There were only two locations: the T-Mobile Times Square Signature Store in New York City and the T-Mobile Alderwood Mall Experience Store in the Seattle area (Lynnwood, Washington). Access was gated through the T-Life app (you had to show your “Magenta Pass” to purchase), and each purchase dispensed a surprise No Filter Series plush that comes with a carrier (while supplies last), plus a character lineup that includes two chase variants.

Baby Three is a Dongguan-made blind-box plush brand under Cureplaneta / Da Piaoliang Toy Co., and it’s built less around wardrobe and more around the randomized faceplate. Cureplaneta has routed Baby Three’s Western expansion through UCC Distributing (US/CA/MX/EU) and Kandy Toys (UK), helping push the brand from indie-toy channels into bigger Western retail visibility.

Glass-fronted T-Mobile store in a mall with large Baby Three character decals across the windows and a bright magenta digital display advertising a Samsung Galaxy S25 deal inside. — T-Mobile’s Lynnwood storefront, dressed for the Baby Three “No Filter” drop.

Where I Bought Mine: Alderwood Mall’s T-Mobile Experience Store (Lynnwood, WA)

I bought mine at the T-Mobile Experience Store inside Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, Washington—one of the two locations that hosted the No Filter drop.

Even if you walked up without context, the store told the story. I was surprised to see the windows were covered in Baby Three decals, a life-size bunny figure sat inside as a photo-op, and the center of gravity was a magenta-wrapped vending machine stocked with No Filter boxes, running on a members-only Magenta Pass check through the T-Life app.

Large plush-like Baby Three bunny statue with tall black-and-white ears and a pink bow, displayed inside a T-Mobile store with magenta lighting. — A life-size Baby Three bunny figure posted inside the T-Mobile store.

Printed “All Series” card showing Baby Three No Filter characters (Zing, Luxe, Kikflip, Zumo, Trip, Mofi) and two secret rare silhouettes with odds listed as 1:96 for each. — The checklist card for the No Filter Series—six regular characters plus two secret rares, each shown as 1:96.

A pink T-Mobile vending machine decorated with Baby Three characters, filled with “No Filter” plush blind boxes and a touchscreen that says “Touch to start.” — The drop’s centerpiece: a magenta-wrapped Baby Three “No Filter” vending machine stocked with blind boxes inside the T-Mobile store.

How the Drop Worked (T-Life / Magenta Pass, Vending Machine, While Supplies Last)

T-Mobile ran “No Filter” as a members-only, in-store vending-machine drop. You were told to line up early and be ready to show your Magenta Pass, which you access in the T-Life app (T-Life → Manage tab → Magenta Pass, with an option to add it to your digital wallet).

Once inside, members could buy a Baby Three x T-Mobile blind box only at the two event stores (Times Square in NYC and Alderwood Mall in the Seattle area) for $25 including tax, starting 12/13 at 11:00 AM local time, and it was explicitly “while supplies last” / limited supply. The Lynnwood employees told me some people waited as long as 3 hours to buy products.

🤫 Pro tip: There are still boxes available as of this posting. (And when I went today, there was no line.)

A hand holding a Baby Three x T-Mobile “No Filter” plush blind box in front of a bright pink display and a “No cash accepted” sign. — One pull, one box: Baby Three x T-Mobile “No Filter” in hand.

Close-up of Baby Three character graphics on a bright magenta panel inside a T-Mobile store, showing multiple bunny-eared figures in branded outfits. — The store went full takeover.

My Pulls: Zing, Luxe, and Mofi

I ended up pulling Zing, Luxe, and Mofi—three different reads of the same magenta-based collab uniform. In all of my photos, the faceplates are still covered by the protective plastic film.

Close-up of Baby Three Luxe face with marbled gray eyes, a yellow forehead detail, cheek sparkles, and clear protective plastic film covering the faceplate. — Luxe close-up: marbled gray eyes, cheek sparkles, and the faceplate protective film still on.

Baby Three Luxe plush on a dark surface wearing a hood with white faux fur trim and a red patterned bandana, with one pink ear and one white ear. — Luxe from the No Filter Series: faux-fur hood, red bandana, and mismatched ears (pink + white).

Baby Three Mofi plush with pink fur wearing a red, white, and black cap and a white bandana printed with T logos. — Mofi’s streetwear look: pink fur, color-block cap, and a T-logo bandana from the collab outfit set.

Baby Three Mofi plush inside a clear plastic carrier backpack with bright pink trim on a dark surface. — Mofi sitting inside the clear pink-trim carrier/backpack.

Zing close-up: crying-eye faceplate variant (blue tears) under the protective film.

Baby Three Zing plush with pink fur and tall ears wearing a red-and-black striped outfit and a headwrap-style hat on a dark surface. — Zing in the red-and-black striped look, with pink fur ears and a headwrap-style cap.

FAQ: Baby Three x T-Mobile No Filter Drop

How much was the Baby Three T-Mobile blind box?

$25 (including tax).

Do you have to be a T-Mobile customer to buy it?

Yes — it was a T-Mobile members-only drop (accessed via the T-Life app / Magenta Pass).

Which locations had the drop?

Only two:

Times Square Signature Store (1535 Broadway Ste 0161A, New York, NY 10036)
Alderwood Mall Experience Store (3000 184th Street #522, Lynnwood, WA 98037)

Can you choose the character?

No — it’s a blind box (you’re pulling a surprise character).

Are there secret rares? What are the odds?

Yes — there are two rare chase variants. Odds: the insert card shown in the boxes lists Secret Rare 1 = 1:96 and Secret Rare 2 = 1:96.

Inside the Exclusive Baby Three x T-Mobile Drop in Seattle and NYC