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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009(As sent in by Brenda Baitzel - Tuggy the Bear’s “grandma”)
The summer of 2001 we went on vacation to New Hampshire, and for a day trip we drove over to Shelburne, VT specifically to visit the The Vermont Teddy Bear Factory. My daughter was only 7 years old at the time and after taking [...]
VTB Welcomes Donnavventura!
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009On Saturday, October 3rd, Vermont Teddy Bear welcomed the cast and crew from the Italian reality show “Donnavventura” to our Factory. Although much more relaxed that “The Amazing Race,” this show has been described as the Italian equivalent and features six young women traveling to all parts of the globe to visit interesting places.
The [...]
BizRate Circle of Excellence
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009As reported by VTB’s Liz LaVallee: Vermont Teddy Bear has won a 2009 BizRate Circle of Excellence Award, for above average ratings in customer service and customer satisfaction! Over 5,000 retailers were considered. Click here for the entire list of winners: http://www.bizrate.com/boutique/2009circleofexcellence.html.
Thanks, BizRate, and thank you to our wonderful customers!
Welcome Katie
Monday, September 28th, 2009A big Vermont Teddy Bear welcome to our new Traffic Coordinator in our Graphic Design Department - Katie Foerster! Photo (from left to right): Katie, Ted, Victor, & Rebecca.
Intercorporate Bocce Tournament
Monday, September 28th, 2009On Friday, September 25th, under blue skies but somewhat windy and chilly weather, bocce teams from several Vermont companies, including Vermont Teddy Bear, Gardener’s Supply, Small Dog Electronics, My Web Grocer, Hampton Direct, CPA Site Solutions, and UVM, gathered at The Vermont Teddy Bear Company to compete in the 6th annual Intercorporate Bocce Tournement.
The twelve [...]
Meet “Pandy” - One Well-Loved Bear
Thursday, September 24th, 2009We’ve had some great success with our Bucks for Bears program, and are now happily providing a permanent home for some very well-loved Bears - like this little guy named “Pandy.” He was sent to us by Mary Jo Kurtz, along with this touching letter.
“Dearest Friends on The Bear Crew,
I am writing to take advantage [...]
“BUCKS for BEARS”
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Introducing our own version of Cash for Clunkers! Get a $20 credit towards a new Bear purchase.
The government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program may be out of money, but there’s another way to turn something old and worn out into cash toward something brand new. Introducing our “Bucks for Bears” program! Just send us your old, [...]
Where’s Samuel?
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009In celebration of the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s discovery of Vermont’s famous lake - Lake Champlain - we designed a special edition Samuel de Champlain Vermont Teddy Bear and donated it to the Lake Champlain Islands Chamber of Commerce. They’ll be using it in a summer-long fundraising event, giving Sam the Bear an opportunity [...]
Pirate Eye Patches Arrrrrrr a Big Hit
Monday, June 8th, 2009(Submitted by Laura Bushey, Vermont Teddy Bear Company HR Department) “I just wanted to share the news that we donated 665 eye patches to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes for their Kids’ Pirate festival this past weekend (June 6th & 7th). The eye patches were discovered in our inventory and we quickly found [...]
The Power of a Bear Hug
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009Meet our new friend Noah…with his new friend – a yellow Vermont Teddy Bear. Noah is a little boy who recently lost his mom and was alone with her when she passed away unexpectedly. When we heard about Noah’s story, some members of our Bear Crew got together and sent him a yellow Vermont Teddy [...]
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