Inside the Vermont Teddy Bear factory in Shelburne

The iconic company has started making bunnies, foxes, koala bears, elephants and other animals. Next year it’s making a sloth. But Vermont Teddy Bear still puts the bears out front.

[hollyridgley]

I have slept with a teddy bear my whole childhood. My mom got it for me from a charity shop when I was a baby.. I love that teddy bear so much. And it is from Vermont teddy bear company. I loved watching them get made..

[jewelrybobo]

Very impressed that the CEO is keeping the tradition alive!! He’s been giving back to the community, as the American Heart Bear gives profit proceeds back to the American Heart Association ❤️🧸 Can’t wait to visit the factory in person!

[nancyhsu]

A fun job! If it were practical, I'd move to Vermont just to work there. The CEO looks like a great boss to work for!

[LisaBerry-ebdj]

They used to use recycled Ben and Jerry’s Vanilla Containers for the movable joints. I worked in the Factory that made them

[robchan]

These are great bears, but they really didnt need to zoom in so close on this dudes face.

[grandfatherrabbit]

Just letting you know [from a previous employee who worked in all of the departments; excluding the call center] - all of the teddy bears, clothing and accessories, pajamagrams etc - are all made cheaply in China. None of the Vermont Teddybears are made in Vermont or America. I was a tour guide, worked in the retail, back in the art and embroidery department, pajamagrams returns and the preprocessing [fulfillment] area [the factory] for many years. We had to peel all of the 'made in China' stickers off of everything. Each bear you buy, costs about two to five bucks, each made in china.

The bear tour you are given, is a staged area. Sure you see ladies and men sewing the bears; but these so-called bears are not completed [they are just redoing the same pattern over and over again]. So yeah, it's a shady-assed business. Use your head people; on average, for example; each major holiday The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. needs to ship out twenty-five-thousand bears [Mothers Day; their biggest seller] each day on that one three-month-block-season [in order to get all of the pre-ordered Mothers Day Teddy Bears shipped on time]. When you make an order online or over the phone; a factory in China is working on the bear's outfit, shoes, etc [bear too] for you. Only the chocolate bear food is made in Burlington, VT [ingredients, not from Vermont either].

Those handful of sewing machines you see on the tour, are only three to four people [who only 'work' off and on during the public store tour-guide hours] - that's it... So yeah, the only sewing machines on the factories premises is what you see in the tour.

[lalababy]

Omg !! I love Teddy bears .I heard about this place from Taylor's grand adventures. Hes from vermont and told me a out it. Great video

[freakshowartz]

I find it amazing that they use plastic for stuffing, personally.

[sunflowercherries]

I was so happy when they came out with the Rainbow Pride Bear. Currently saving my money for one :)

[thegamingdeerfox]

I have a teddy bear. I just noticed its painful for them to exist

[thomasplouffe]

i remember going to one of those when i was no more then four or five, i still own my bear

[midbay]

yummy micro plastic bear, perfect for my newborn

[stuffedanimalsdancing]

That's Great!
I love this!  Oh man do we love stuffed animals too!  Wow!  They are so soft and cuddly!  Perfect!  Stuffed Animals Dancing!

[cowgirl]

I got my worlds softest teddy bear named teddy bear back from Vermont teddy bear on Wednesday she came by ups because I live in Texas I had to send her back to Vermont teddy bear factory 🏭 because her back got injured and they stitched her back up and sent her back home where she belongs she looks great 😊 I’m going to give her lots of snuggles 🥰 it took them awhile to fix her because it was so close to Christmas 🎄 when I sent her they did a great job with stitching her back up my mom had to call them because the first lost my teddy bear 🧸 my mom made sure they found it and fix her and they sent her home they told me next time before I sent her out I should call them first and make sure that they are not to busy to fix her I guess I will call them first next time I want to send her in to get fixed but she looks great and I’m glad she made it home okay

[finforrester]

7 million per week. 7 million *52 That’s like 5% of the population

[CoopyKat]

I was impressed with this process until they announced the price. $600 for a Christmas bear. How many Americans can afford that? To have a business that only appeals to the rich is why our country has headed in the wrong direction for a time!

[eileenstehr]

I bet these workers “ work differently” when the TV Cameras aren’t there!!

[ahmatoutman]

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[Sasha]

I want my teddy bear to be cremated with me when I die 🤗🐻

[frankl]

Over priced crap, seriously. My wife has been collecting for more 20 years and started out when this company was good but as of late I have found the quality vs price to pail in comparison to what is coming out of China. The shipping is atrocious, as of late they have been shipped in the box they come in without a protective box. The customer service is apathetic at best. I tried to a cancel an order 10 minutes after making it but all they could say was “Too bad”. I can’t wait until the company finally get shipped to China, the quality will go up, the price will go down, and if Amazon handles it they will come undamaged.