r/buildabear • • Aug 13 '26

[Megathread] Complaints megathread

159 Upvotes

Please use this space to complain/vent about all things orders/resellers (no names!!). etc. Keep it friendly with each other in this space!

We will be removing posts best suited for this megathread going forward as complaints have been taking up a very large space on this subreddit recently (rightfully so, this drop was messy!).


r/buildabear • • 29d ago

New Release New bear available - 22 September 2026 (Nine-tailed Kitsune / Purple Kitsune)

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407 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 4h ago

Discussion Rest in peace to my Harley Davidson jacket

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132 Upvotes

Why pleather WHYYYYYYY I've been gentle with it it's been on my papa bear for years but it just doesn't want to survive


r/buildabear • • 7h ago

Just For Fun! Party hat on da spider

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182 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 1h ago

Discussion What do you think of the mellow moodies

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r/buildabear • • 1h ago

Modified / Custom BAB First time meeting my coworkers, Baz is along for the summit.

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I work at a totally remote company but we have a summit every year so people can meet and see each other. I've been too sick to come to any of them since I started three years ago. So while I see them online, I've not met any of them in person until today. They all loved Baz though. πŸ₯° We have two days of the summit to go!


r/buildabear • • 7h ago

Just For Fun! Mini moth friends

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69 Upvotes

Mort and Zoe


r/buildabear • • 5h ago

My New BAB My first ever BAB Rodrick

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35 Upvotes

Rodrick Heffley my son

I wanna get Zombie Pompompurin and Ice cream Pompompurin andddd lobster


r/buildabear • • 5h ago

Inquiry When will this cutie restock?

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30 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 6h ago

Just For Fun! Recent Thrift Finds!

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31 Upvotes

My two new BAB finds from my local Savers! I haven’t been in a while, so I was THRILLED to find some these two! They cleaned up super nice! 😊 welcome home you two! 2️⃣


r/buildabear • • 8h ago

My New BAB Finally have a BAB that can use this hat... Meet Shnizwizzle the Surf Sloth

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30 Upvotes

First off... Thank you VERY much Zyklek for posting pics of your baby and convincing me to finally get mine!!! πŸ₯°

I found this BAB sloth on eBay new and unstuffed and I found this outfit and hat at Goodwill for $1 for the whole outfit. I finally have a BAB that can wear this hat without having to cut ear holes into it to fit onto my other BABs.

This guy is SUPER soft and photos of him do not do him justice... much cuter in person. I love that his claws are very soft and not that hard, rough kind of felt like the werewolves have. I stuffed him myself and added a beating heart into him and was able to close him up with his original string (I got to feel like a bear builder for once).

Love my little Shnizwizzle!!! πŸŒŠπŸ„πŸ¦₯πŸ–οΈπŸŒŠ


r/buildabear • • 7h ago

Just For Fun! Ayla and Chloe got some new clothes!

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27 Upvotes

I got like 10 pieces of baby clothes for Β£2 in a charity shop today! Although I am modifying some of them to fit better and add tail holes lol

What do you guys think of the fits shown above?


r/buildabear • • 11h ago

My New BAB FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LLAMA! πŸ˜πŸŽ„πŸŽπŸ””

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49 Upvotes

Alright ya'll, my Fa La Llamas got here today, and I promised someone on my last post about the Llamas that Id tell them what they feel like; so first off;

Cute. As. CRAP!!! 😁 😊😍 OHMEGOSH, the baby! I've never seen a cuter mini bean! Secondly, they are both soo fluffy and soft, definitely not sherpa (I know they didn't look sherpa, but just to clarify πŸ˜…) they both feel like Happy Hugs Teddy, a classic BAB. The only thing I was worried about was the fabric on the regular size Llama, but it's actually quite the opposite! The big Llama hooves are soft like the bottom of Teddy or Pawlette's feet, and the baby Llama has the 'hard' fabric hooves, same material as the Dia De Los Muertos Bear/Cat BAB.

Sorry, I'm not good with describing material or fabrics much, but I do hope most/lot of you guys understand what I'm sayin. πŸ˜…πŸ˜

I hope this helps anyone/everyone who was debating getting the Llama/s. They are adorable, and first time ever, I'm in love with a mini bean! πŸ˜πŸ˜ŠπŸ¦™πŸ¦™πŸ€πŸ””

If ya'll have any other questions, please ask, I'll do my best to answer. 😊


r/buildabear • • 15h ago

Just For Fun! Hi Everyone! 🦞❀️

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100 Upvotes

My Lobster Bubbles wanted to say hi πŸ‘‹ πŸ’™


r/buildabear • • 6h ago

Discussion I just ordered Hoppy Swirls, !TOADally teal, and TOADally tie-dye froggies! :3

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18 Upvotes

I was browsing eBay and found some frogs! :3 I got Hoppy Swirls, TOADally teal, and TOADally tie-dye! They should arrive soon. :D I'm so happy and excited! :3 This is my first-ever eBay order. I'm not sure which froggy will get which outfit.


r/buildabear • • 7h ago

My New BAB Can anyone guess what show and character my new furry friend is?

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24 Upvotes

Hat finally came so here’s my new friend! Who do you think he is? ❀️


r/buildabear • • 3h ago

Inquiry Is build a bear releasing more jumbos for the holiday season?

11 Upvotes

Build a Bear needs to release more jumbos (I want to see a giant pug) for the holidays. I’m sick and tired of seeing the same exact ones and I’m not a huge fan of the grinch


r/buildabear • • 10h ago

Inquiry How to Safely Wash the Cuddly Lamb?

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29 Upvotes

She is currently unstuffed. Can I gently wash the skin in the sink? I've never washed this fur type before. Thanks.


r/buildabear • • 2h ago

Deals / Coupons For anyone to use!

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7 Upvotes

Just show me whatever friend/items you get :3

…I’m still broke like last post.


r/buildabear • • 13h ago

My New BAB Did I score?

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47 Upvotes

Found this at goodwill with an old variation of scrubs!!! Give some name suggestions!!!


r/buildabear • • 4h ago

ID Help Frustrated - Possible 2011 re-release of V1 Vanilla Fudge Bunny? AUS production

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10 Upvotes

I'm still gently combing out her fur so excuse the slight curl and clump. Her seam is open as I just replaced her stuffing, heart, and inserted a scent.

The barcode with the white back is hers. Blue back is my lamb's.

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SO. I purchased this V1 on ebay (aus buyer from an aus seller) and she has inconsistencies with a standard v1.

There is another user on here with a v1 like mine. I cannot date my v1 as she doesn't have her tush tag. Her yellow label is on her hip, not her thigh, which is consistent with the other bunny that was dated (on her tush tag) to 2011. 2005 V1's have their yellow labels sewn into the seam of their thigh, and it should be visible when viewed from the back and not the side.

There are very few remains of my bunny's tush tag left. I cannot identify if there was an additional overlapping date of production label originally sewn onto her. The 2011 V1 from the other user's post had a production date label.

I paid a standard collector price for this bunny and will be incredibly upset if she is a rerelease from 2011. I am aware the australian bears sometimes have production differences compared to American productions but this feels off.

Her internal barcode matches a pre-2010/2009 hangtag though, as I'm fairly sure dark blue hang tags were switched over in 2009/2010 and my 2012 lamb had a dark blue barcode from a dark blue hangtag.

I have no other ways to date her. Visually, she matches the 2011 example. It would suck if she's a rerelease because I bought her with the intention of her matching my birth year, plus I no longer have the funds to spend on a 2005.

Any help?


r/buildabear • • 11h ago

Just For Fun! Dress up for fun!

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29 Upvotes

Feeling frustrated with college at the moment so I decided to dress up the monkeys for fall! I love older clothing. I had the cheetah pajama set since a kid and found the robe online and decided to find George (brown monkey) a vintage robe from himself!


r/buildabear • • 11h ago

Just For Fun! Bigwig's Halloween costume is almost set πŸ¬πŸŽƒ

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30 Upvotes

He's a big, brave lion! 🦁 I think I'll put a Lion King quote on a onesie I have to go with this mane.

I was hoping to be able to get the Scar Bucket from McDonald's, but my McDonald's didn't have any of those ones unfortunately. That's ok, I don't mind 101 Dalmatians, too. I felt silly enough as a full adult getting a happy meal πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

We're gonna be spending the Halloween weekend with my mom and giving out candy on Halloween day. What's everyone else planning for the holiday? Spooky? Cozy? Gotta have lots of candy! 🍬🍬🍬 Have a wonderful day!


r/buildabear • • 4h ago

Inquiry Birthday Bear

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My son’s bday is at the end of October . I’ve had an account on build a bear since last year (in which I apparently accidentally put his birth month as November- I just now realized this). We’ve never claimed a birthday bear before. It says online you have to enter in their birth day BEFORE their birth month begins and then you get an email on the first of the month with some sort of offer to get the birthday bear for the month of their birthday. I just changed his birth month to October (since this is the month of his birth), but according to what the website says I wouldn’t be able to claim birthday bear until next calendar year. I’m bummed and my son is bummed bc we were going to take him on his actual bday (he’s turning 3). If I were to go to a store with my son, give them my account #/email addresss to my BAB account, and provide my son’s birth certificate for proof of bday - do you think they would allow us to get the birthday bear? Or do they require you to show them an email offer for the birthday bear? Thanks in advance!


r/buildabear • • 10h ago

Inquiry Silly Goose

12 Upvotes

Does anyone know if Silly Goose will be back in stock? I missed him πŸ˜”