Love Letters
« Previous EntriesReilly, Sisters and Bears…oh, my!
Monday, June 30th, 2008Carol M. from West Gardiner, Maine contacted us recently to share a terrific poem with us her 10-year-old daughter, Reilly, wrote, as well as a picture of her three daughters posing with their Vermont Teddy Bears. Many thanks to Carol, Reilly, Erynne and Kelsey! Here’s Reilly’s poem:
My mom got my Vermont Teddy Bear in a [...]
Bears of Hope
Thursday, May 8th, 2008I am a 14 month breast cancer survivor and was one of the recipients of the Stowe Bear of Hope during the Stowe Weekend of Hope. I just wanted to thank your company for being so generous and caring. I had been to the Teddy Bear Factory about 10 years ago when I was on [...]
Sending Bear Hugs
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Many thanks to Theresa Strunk from Smiths, AL for sharing her Bear experience with us:
“I ordered the bear for a friend/co-worker’s daughter. Her mother told me that the very day it arrived they had taken Carly outside in her wheelchair for some fresh air and sunshine. (She was hit by a car and broke her [...]
Bears in the Service
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008“What a wonderful product you have. Since I discovered VTB I have probably purchased a half a dozen or so. I’m currently stationed in the Middle East Iraq/Kuwait and I send them home to my nieces and sisters back in the States. Thank you again for having such a product that brings smiles to those given [...]
Here comes Yuki Cottontail
Monday, March 24th, 2008You may remember Yuki, the 2-year old American Eskimo, from a posting in December 2007. With the help of mother/daughter duo Kerri and Arianna King, she celebrated Easter this year in grand style. Thanks again to Kerri and Arianna for sharing these fun photos with us!
Nice Work, Bear Shop Crew!
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008I just wanted to write as a follow up to our visit yesterday. We are BIG Vermont teddy bear fans (I personally have over 30 of your 15 inch bears) and my older son has eight total bears. Our baby turned one yesterday and we knew where we wanted to spend our time, at the [...]
Great Customer Service: Way to Be Bear!
Monday, December 10th, 2007Pam Jay and Amy Caldwell in the Contact Center did a fantastic job assisting this customer whose Bear had gone astray. Below is the e-mail the customer (now newly engaged) sent us following his experience.
Dear Vermont Teddy Bear,
I recently purchased a Holiday Hunk Bear to help me with a very important task. [...]
“The Party Bear” Celebrates Red Sox Victories!
Friday, October 26th, 2007E-mail Subject: for the Red Sox fans at the VTBC
Sent: Friday, October 26
My husband and I are proud caretakers of one of your Vermont Teddy Bears. We named him “The Party Bear” because he loves to party! This week is a special time for him because he is celebrating the Red Sox being [...]
Life with Love Bandit
Friday, October 19th, 2007Anonymous postcard received on October 15:
To whom it may concern:
Since the arrival of the Bandit Bear, my life has been chaos.
He ate all of the cabbage, stole my left shoe & tied my curtains in knots..
He plays the trumpet at 3:36am every day & sings horribly. He has stuffed mittens into the [...]
My Friend Flickr
Friday, August 24th, 2007Some folks write about their bears, and others post pics of their family’s Vermont Teddy Bear experiences. Here’s a recent photoalbum from Flickr user Stephen Clark showing his kids having fun at the Factory.
Looks like the crew had a nice, sunny day for their Vermont Teddy Bear Factory visit. Thanks to Stephen Clark for sharing [...]