To want dd's teddy back?

[MissingTeddy]

We gave dd(8)’s favourite teddy (her constant companion for 5 years) to John Lewis’ Teddy Bear Repair & Refresh service before Christmas to be cleaned and mended.

It’s been lost while in their care (or technically the care of Johnson's dry cleaning and/or the courier and/or the repair centre, who are all involved with the service).

She’s been asking almost daily when her bear is coming home and I haven’t yet told her it's lost.

The exact bear isn’t available new or secondhand anywhere online.

I’m sharing in the hope that someone might recognise it, have one tucked away, or know where I might find an identical replacement.

I’ll post a photo below. Any help hugely appreciated 💛

Wanted an AIBU to get more traffic so: AIBU to think the £35 compensation the dry cleaning company has offered isn't going to cut it with my dd and I somehow need to find an identical bear?

Now wish I'd just taken it to our local Repair Cafe who would have mended it while I waited!

Sorry if this has been mentioned already (I haven’t read the whole thread), but maybe you could reach out to the manufacturer and explain what happened? They might have a few lying around. I saw this article about them: https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18436596.mochdre-based-teddy-company-reveals-supplied-hundreds-bears-killing-eve/

They’re called Be My Bear (same as the Amazon seller).

I have a pro version of an AI and I asked it to help me find a bear the same as your daughter’s OP. This is what it has suggested. But basically it says your best bet is to email the manufacturer which is a family business. The AI text has provided their email address in the detail below:

The Bear’s Identity
• Brand: Be My Bear (a company based in Mochdre, North Wales).
• Model Name: The 8" Pink Angel Bear (often sold as the "Killing Eve" bear).
• Distinctive Features: Pink fur with blue/turquoise glittery paws (soles of feet), inner ears, and nose.
• The "Killing Eve" Connection: This specific bear was featured in Killing Eve (Series 3, Episode 3), where the character Villanelle records a voice message into it. Be My Bear sold it as an official kit called the "Killing Eve Princess Teddy Bear," which is why the Amazon listing looks the way it does.
Why it's hard to find
Because it was a TV tie-in from a few years ago (around 2020), the specific "Killing Eve" boxed kits are likely sold out. However, the bear inside the box is the "Angel" model (or sometimes referred to as the "Pink Sparkle" bear in their older catalogue).

Best Strategy to Find One
1. Contact the Manufacturer Directly (Highest Probability)
Since "Be My Bear" is a UK-based family business (not a faceless global corporation), they are the best hope. They might have:

• An old "Angel" bear skin left in their warehouse that isn't listed on the website.
• A "returns" pile or a display model.
• Knowledge of which current bear is the closest match (e.g., they currently sell a "Katie Kitty" with the same blue glitter eyes, so they still use those materials).
You can suggest she email them with this info:

"I am looking for the 8-inch Pink Angel Bear (the one with the blue glitter paws used in the Killing Eve kit). My daughter's was lost by a dry cleaner and she is devastated. Do you have any old stock of this specific bear skin, even unboxed?"

• Website: bemybear.com
• Email: [email protected] (or via their contact form).

2. Specific Search Terms for eBay/Vinted
Sellers on second-hand sites often don't know the "Killing Eve" connection. She should search for the visuals rather than the name:
• "Be My Bear" pink blue paws
• "Be My Bear" pink glitter
• "Be My Bear" Angel
• Pink teddy bear blue sparkly feet

3. "Make Your Own" Bear Shops
Since "Be My Bear" supplies wholesale to many small "stuff a bear" shops, holiday parks, and party planners across the UK, a small local retailer might still have this skin in stock.

• She could try posting on Facebook groups for "bear making supplies" or "wholesale soft toys" asking if anyone has the "Be My Bear Pink Angel 8 inch skin".

Apologies if it’s already been mentioned (I’ve not read whole thread) but have you gone on Facebook groups for toy searching; I think there’s one called little blue cup which searches for specific toys etc. Hope you manage to find one!

Is this the same

https://www.euncfgvhh.top/ProductDetail.aspx?iid=88089206&pr=42.88

https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18436596.mochdre-based-teddy-company-reveals-supplied-hundreds-bears-killing-eve/

Have you contact the company directly? Maybe they could send one out?

I’ve been reading about some weight loss patches and I wondered if anyone has had any success with weight loss patches I can’t remember the full name of them but it started with Trim it might have been Trimstay or something similar to that. Thanks hope you can help.

Mine used to growl when you tilted him forward. His growl has lost its mojo over the years and now sounds like a burp.

while you wait for one to appear on e bay go on one of the photoshop pages and get pictures of teddy having a great time on holiday or doing stuff with see ya soon messages on them . oh! and one day you'll both look back on this time and smile x

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/7657083108-bear-factory-2001-fluffy-teddy-bear

Looks a little worse for wear, but thinks it's the same.

that's a cat

https://ebay.us/m/kSHod0

closest i could find with image search using your image , you can also purchase voice box recorders separately from searching plus build a bear outfits to make the bear look mostly the same?

I hope you get a solution soon , my children all have a bear too and would be distraught without their little friend 😞

sending luck your way 🤞🏻

@MissingTeddyjust bumping this in case you haven’t seen it!

I dragged a copy of the bear into Google images, and it brought up lots of images.
You could check them out, and see whether anything suitable.
Good luck

Well done! 😃 💪🏻

Ask for the courier contact details and ring them yourself.
All parcels are scanned and are on their system so they will know the last location and the name of the driver if it was in a van.

You're better off going direct as otherwise you are relying on a 3rd party to follow-up which many CS staff simply can't be arsed to do.

ebay.us/m/REz0v2

https://www.bemybear.com/build-your-own-bear?p=6 this is the company that makes them. So reach out and ask them to help you find the right one?

But yeah £35 from JL is a piss take

@MissingTeddy https://ebay.us/m/3j1uwG this one is very similar (although not the same make unfortunately)

Is this the same one OP? It looks like it’s in new condition

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/257292449518?_trkparms=itmf%3D1%26aid%3D1110006%26rkt%3D12%26mech%3D1%26algv%3DSimPLMWebV1WithAuctionUnification%26pmt%3D1%26amclksrc%3DITM%26sd%3D226871500884%26sid%3DAQALAAAAEK4OEXlmfSGBtTSCKum4Sqk%3D%26itm%3D257292449518%26noa%3D0%26plcampt%3D0%3A156276666015%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26brand%3DBear+Factory%26asc%3D20221018081743%26ao%3D1%26rk%3D1%26pid%3D101429%26b%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26lsid%3D3%26meid%3Dbffcb9e6ce4d47f8b166aeea1f788d18%26pg%3D2332490&_trksid=p2332490.c101429.m2460&itmprp=cksum%3A257292449518bffcb9e6ce4d47f8b166aeea1f788d18%7Cenc%3AAQALAAABEFwzW2P6tFIWR87pz1OxhPqyJTs1StEzNqloDHNOK5rPpgigeSwTBCpnTO504j%252FpSJmWRFuPFl5XIJ95147f179%252BKPYpdGWUJ4cA%252Bb3Qpq07IxbGx4ssnxMYU7308jnf8QhhIOvTCGHij1JBhgkEPkN54C%252BxFokJCSLoFDPcKhXQywoal4taimi2WKM8pkuyw9BFKdzKvD9WmkqWGgxKP%252FNFCAPZ16xBWEnSkk%252BB2hWe1ao9YBCI22gfkP3mnHeLMCOV2CztpHAG74uDAGdRSsfVnQCNoT9Ru0pjYUf1tZh4t3e2Wt9Hu2VGLVpV8LCPuXOhtvxstHduI47EG%252F8G0o9mbnM21HawUf7v2wJvFD8L%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2332490&itmmeta=01KHC6F0QGXX4XNPA61DRJ4HN6

Link on my post above looks really long for some reason but here’s a screenshot

Someone else should post another link to one of the wrong Build a Bears, there've only been about 30 far.

I would be heartbroken as would my child! How do they just lose it?

I've still got my Teddy and I'm 70 next birthday.

At least someone broke up the monotony with a random question about weight loss patches a page or so back… 🙈🤣😭

Look up The Toy Project in Archway, London. They are amazing, wonderful people and may have one of these bears you could buy. You might have to call them or message on Instagram but I am a long time customer of theirs and I’m sure that if they can help you they will!