How do I get my teddy bear back?

If you are the original owner of a teddy bear (i.e. the person who first registered the teddy on this website) you can at any time update the status of your bear to show that you want your teddy home. You can also leave a message to future recipients of the bear saying where you would like the bear returned to. Click on the "edit my bear" link under the "My Favourites" box on the right-hand side (only the original owner can see this link, and only when they are logged in).

To protect your privacy, we suggest that when you specify a return address, you provide a public address (e.g. a school or business address) rather than a private residential address. It is then up to the future recipients to try and get the bear home. Clearly, if the bear is a long way from home, the likelihood of teddy returning home is smaller than if teddy is still doing the rounds between your friends and family. However, the theory goes that everyone knows everyone else through a chain of less than six people (see the six degrees of separation theory on Wikipedia). So who knows! Maybe teddy will eventually turn up at your home from wherever they find themselves!