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MISSING: IKEA Teddy Bears

Posted on August 20, 2009 at 7:27 pm
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missing-ikea-teddy-bearTeddy bears are the quintessential baby gift. Add in a blankie and a pair of booties and who needs anything else?  Noone.  And believe me, NOONE will understand like you do that NOTHING ELSE will suffice when your little one loses his or her favorite teddy bear. You’ll wish you had a spare, or even that you could birth one – whatEVER it takes to soothe the little lost soul.

ikea-teddy-bearsHere are just a few of the desperate pleas we’ve seen and heard about the loss of an IKEA teddie:

We are trying to track down at least the item number for an IKEA teddy from 2005 – A 3-year old who lost her favourite bear – who was bought when she was born – desperately needs your help!!

My son lost his Ikea BLUND Teddy Bear named “BOGO” and we are desparate to get another one for him. BOGO’s twin brother, PEZ really misses him. My son cried every night.

He cried for days and an substitute bears just weren’t the same. I found a replacement bear on ebay. It cost me dearly – it came all the way from Germany but was worth every penny.

My little boy lost his Blund when he left it in the pocket of a plane. He had been with ‘Milkshake’ since he was a baby and for me he was like my third son. I’m gutted at the loss and often think of where he is now and I like to think that he found a new home. But sadly it is more probable that he is now landfill.

Seems more than a few kids have lost their favorite IKEA teddies – whether it be the classic BLUND or the more recent FABLAR BJORN bear, we get lots of notes from people asking if we can identify a stuffed bear from a description (answer: yes, we can), if we have a stockpile of toy bears (sadly, no but eBay usually does) or if we can force the wayward bear to come home (no, we can’t -we’ve tried).  There is no underground railroad for teddy bears.  Sorry.

Try searching eBay for your baby’s bear:

IKEA Blund Teddy Bears on eBay

IKEA FABLER BJORN Bears on eBay

IKEA Teddy Bears on eBay

Good luck, and tell us your stories of losing, finding or otherwise mourning an IKEA teddy bear!

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5 Responses to “MISSING: IKEA Teddy Bears”

  1. Hannah says:

    Hi,

    My 8yr old autistic
    son was given a lemon coloured teddy bear with a pink nose, green trousers and a light blue top when he was born. He has several other teddies but none compare to “Green Teddy” who was sadly lost just over a year ago. We have looked everywhere for him or a “twin” but cannot find one anywhere. I would pay almost any amount to get him back for my son as I know what he means to him – he ustill cries for him now and it breaks my heart.

    If anyone can help with this both my son and I would be extremely greatful.

    Even the pattern for him so I can get another one made – ANYTHING!!!

    Many thanks

    Hannah

  2. Susan says:

    Hi Hannah – I’m sorry to hear about your son’s loss! What a terrible thing.

    If I’m seeing it correctly, I think that the bear you’re looking for is pictured on the top bunk of a bed on page 264 in the 2002 IKEA Catalog. I’m going to try to get it scanned so you can confirm. If I’m correct, the name you’re looking for is DJUNGELORM which was a sort of generic name for IKEA Soft Toys in that year, but it will help you to narrow down results when you go searching. I would set up a search alert on eBay and keep your eyes open on Craigslist and the like.

    Here’s the scanned page in .pdf format – Click to download: http://www.ikeafans.com/2002_IKEA_Catalog_pg_264.pdf

    Hope that helps!

    Susan

  3. Check out our resident photos, we may have what you’re looking for at the teddy bear shelter.

  4. paula says:

    I can’t believe how popular this bear is!! I don’t have any children, but my 11 y/o dog has had his “baby” BLUND bear most of his life. He is soooo attached to it and takes it bed w/him every night (dog people will understand this). Our new puppy “killed” the BLUND bear tonight! Thank God that I was smart and tucked an extra away in the closed all those yrs ago! After this one, I don’t know what we’ll do!

    Anyway, for those who asked…the IKEA # on the tag is 800.373.73 17596 (under the bar code). I hope this is helpful.

    Blessings!

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