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Vermont Teddy Bear

Brand website

The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. was founded in 1981 by John Sortino, initially selling handcrafted teddy bears from a cart in Burlington, Vermont. The company gained prominence with its "Bear-Gram" concept, allowing customers to send teddy bears as unique gifts by mail. Over the years, Vermont Teddy Bear has grown to become one of the largest producers of teddy bears by mail order and internet, handcrafting nearly 500,000 bears annually. The company prides itself on creating personalized gifts for various occasions, emphasizing a "creative alternative to sending flowers."

Vermont Teddy Bears are primarily manufactured at their factory located in Shelburne, Vermont. This domestic production is a key aspect of their brand identity, with the company emphasizing the handcrafted nature of their bears. While some materials, like certain types of fur and outfit components, may be sourced internationally, the core processes of cutting, sewing, stuffing, and stitching their classic teddy bears are done in their Vermont facility. This commitment to domestic manufacturing allows them to maintain quality control and a distinct "Made in Vermont" appeal.

What this brand makes (from our catalog)

Based on the live listings we currently show for Vermont Teddy Bear. Category labels follow how we group those listings on our site - they are not a full picture of everything the company sells.

  • Teddy Bears

Teddy Bears

80 active listings from Vermont Teddy Bear in this grouping.

Manufacturing & sourcing transparency

35 of 80 listings here include a U.S. state in the manufacturing location field; others leave that field blank in our data.

Recorded manufacturing state in these listings: Vermont.

Catalog signals (data-only)

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  • Active catalog size: 80 listings (same filters as the paginated list below).
  • This hub spans 1 distinct assigned product category on our site taxonomy.
  • Most common product tags in these listings: Blue. (Tags are catalog data, not editorial claims.)
  • 0 of 80 listings include at least one product option on file.

How to shop Vermont Teddy Bear

  • Effective prices among the listings highlighted above run about $68.00–$650.00 (sale price when set, otherwise list price).
  • Use the grouped sections above to shop by the site categories these SKUs are filed under for Vermont Teddy Bear.
  • When variants exist, open the listing on the merchant site for full option selectors; cards here stay focused on category, price, and origin.

Full catalog: Vermont Teddy Bear

Every product here is one we currently attribute to this brand, with the same sort controls as above. Each card repeats the category and origin details we have on file for that listing.