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Valentina Milan, Italy
Posts: 38

Hello everybody!
I'm new here. I'm happy to have found this place where to share my love for teddies.
I'm a teddy bear collector.
I hope this is the right category where to post this.

I'll be in London at the end of the month, will you suggest me some bear shops? I collect artists bears, LE and ooak.


Thanks so much!

bear_grin

Valentina

SueAnn Past Time Bears
Double Oak, Texas
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A big welcome to Teddy Talk, Valentina!  So glad you joined our bear family . . . we love to hear from collectors!  Looking forward to hearing about your hug.  You might want to post in the New Members category, also.

rowarrior The Littlest Thistle
Glasgow
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Hi, welcome to the site  bear_original

Gemma82 Wakefield
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There's Hamleys which has steiff and other manufactured bears plus artist bears.  It was a shock to see bears double the price I paid for one directly from the artist though!

Valentina Milan, Italy
Posts: 38

Dear all

thanks for yor warm welcome! I'll post in New Member section too.
Gemma, thanks for the advice. I know prices would be higher. That's way I've never bought a bear from a shop, always from artists.  bear_tongue

suejennings TeddyBuys
Kent
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Hi Valentina

I love your avatar.  It is absolutely charming.  I don't know of anywhere in London other than Hamleys, but if you get the chance to go outside London, the Bears of Witney  shop in Witney is a must see.  They have a website:

www.teddybears.co.uk/

Regards

Sue

Valentina Milan, Italy
Posts: 38

Dear Sue
Thanks. I know Witney shop, I'm in contact with them. Unfortunately they are about 1 hour and 15 min far away from London. I'll be in the city just for a couple of days, for work and I don't think I'll have much time going around...  bear_sad
Anyway I have to visit Witney ones, it looks like the collectors dream shop  bear_shocked

Best

V.

Carolyn Green Draffin Bears
Auckland New Zealand
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Dear Valentina, bear_flower

Welcome to Teddy talk ~ your Avatar bear photo is so sweet.

Hope that you enjoy it here.

Hugs
Carolyn
:hug:

ThomasAdam Thomas Adam
Southampton
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Valentina wrote:

Dear Sue
Thanks. I know Witney shop, I'm in contact with them. Unfortunately they are about 1 hour and 15 min far away from London. I'll be in the city just for a couple of days, for work and I don't think I'll have much time going around...  :(
Anyway I have to visit Witney ones, it looks like the collectors dream shop  :o

Aww -- you can't not to go Witney -- it's teddy bear heaven!  It's such a wonderful place!  I try and go at least once a year, and the highlight for me (other than Aloysius, and Alfonzo of course) is the fact that the museum in the shop has a black memorial Steiff teddy bear for the Titanic.  I've loved that teddy since I first saw him, and wish I could hold him.  But he's very old, and prefers to sit behind the glass.  In the dark.   :)

It's a great place -- very famous, and has to be worth a visit.

But since you likely can't leave the confines of London, I can help you a bit.  Hamleys has already been mentioned (ugh -- not the same anymore).  There used to be a teddy bear shop near Mayfield, but sure if it is there now, and there's a few teddy bear artists stools in Covent Garden market usually.  Well-worth a look there.  :)

-- Thomas

Valentina Milan, Italy
Posts: 38

Hi Thomas, thanks for your info!
I'll go to Covent Garden for sure, as I'll stay in Piccadilly.

I know I can't miss to go to Witney's! I saw some pics and it's so cool! I'm trying to have a tight schedule for those days, so maybe I could have some time to go out of London.
I travel a lot, so maybe it'll be for the next time.

:hug:

Dreli-Bears Dreli-Bears
Salzburg
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Ti auguro buon divertimento a Londra e tanti tanti tanti nuovi orsetti per venire a casa con te!!!!

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