Advantages: Harmless hobbey
Disadvantages: Can be expensive

...Well, what more can I say. My teddy bear is always there when I need him. Or perhaps I should elaborate a little bit more. You see I do not have just one or two bears. I am afraid to admit, I am a 28 year old Arctophile. Would you like me to explain myself? Arctophilia, you see, is the art of caring for, making and/or collecting teddy bears. Not just any old bear, mind you. Usually we collect and make "collectors bears". It is an ever growing obsession (some might say), that is taking over the world, slowly but surely. Collectors bears are the type of bears that one might see on the high shelves of gift shops, with labels on them that say "not to be used as a toy", or "not for children under 14". Reason being that most collectors bears are not made to the same trading standards as toys. They may have eyes that are made... Read review

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Advantages: Can be a great source of comfort....
Disadvantages: Mohair teds can be very expensive

...It was an ordinary day, I was laying on the sofa trying to pretend that the M.E, wasn’t raging a war when the telephone rang. My friend Joanne screamed down the line at me, 'Louise, I'm in love!!'. I scratched my head a little, Jo had been married to Nick for quite a few years and although I know she loved him dearly, it was unusual for her to declare undying love for him on the phone to me, more often than not, we'd have a good half hour of moaning about how our respective hubbies left the toilet seat up, left sweaty socks draped across the bedroom floor and spent an amazing amount of time propping up the bar of the nearest pub! Jo went on to explain that she had discovered a magazine, and after just a flick through the pages had fallen totally and utterly in love with a whole range of teddy bears. I smirked a lot, thought... Read review

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Advantages: Comfy, Secure,Adorable
Disadvantages: lol

...The Best Soft Toys ever!! From when I was a little kid to the day I have a little kid these soft toys have always been my product of choice!! When I was small I always used to have this small little brown teddy and it cost practically nothing, I named it Eddie and had a special relation with it, later my granddad got me a £2000 teddy from Hemly’s which was huge and so overwhelming that its difficult to describe. Ive always shared special bonds with these unresponsive yet so powerful toys and wish I had some power to just get them to life. My kids now love teddy bears as much or maybe as much as I do and I’ve filled their rooms with bears, I would either recommend Toys-r-us or Hemly’s to purchase this product. Well yes, Hemley’s is a touch expensive but the variety and robustness are proportional, so worry not. Just hugging a teddy can... Read review

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Advantages: Children love the idea of a 'real life' teddy bear
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...Yet another fantastic book by the award winning writer and illustrator of children's picture books, it's certainly no surprise that over 4 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide and that they have been translated in to more than 20 languages! ********************************************************************** The story ********************************************************************** The story is told through the eyes of a young boy. One day, with a whooshing sound then a plop, a bounce and a kind of squeak a teddy bear landed in the boy's sister's playpen!! At first he thinks it's just a toy teddy bear until it grabs Sophie's drink and biscuit.............how amazing would that be for an adult, never mind a child!! Anyway when the bear climbs out of the playpen the little boy hides him amongst his... Read review

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Advantages: It's Cuddly and Chocolate.
Disadvantages: NONE its CHOCOLATE!!!

...my eye and what this review is about was TA DAH... A chocolate scented teddy bear.... This gorgeous dark brown squidgy teddy is soft and cuddly. He is 24cm tall (around 9 1/2" )and smells of CHOCOLATE! Yes, I couldn't believe it either but he really smells absolutely scrumptious. He has a ribbon round his neck in brown chiffon, his paws and feet are dark brown felt and embroidered on his left foot is a steaming cup of hot chocolate (I just can't stop sniffing this bear!) He smells just like the best chocolate...not sickly, but sweet, and not too overpowering. He has black button eyes held very firmly in place and his nose is the same colour as his fur, which is quite long, not shaven, like some teddies. It feels a bit like chenille. His ears are set to the side of his head, not right on top like some bears I have seen, and he feels... Read review

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