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Every stuffed animal repair shop we hold

1 of the 117, with a phone number where they publish one. One has a website that looks untouched for years, so ring before you plan anything around anybody.

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If it cannot waitHas said it will consider a rush 1They said it, not us. Each row quotes the words, because a bedtime deadline and an insurance claim are not the same promise.

What it needsMending and seams 9 Full restoration 3 Cleaning on its own 15 Restuffing 4 Eyes and noses 2 Joints 1 Fur restoration 3 Smell and sanitising 12 Fire, flood and smoke 11 Memory bears 1

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NYC Lovey Repair
A mother-and-daughter stuffed animal repair service in New York, whose six-year-old president once said the business would run until she was a grown-up. Their work is lovely and their last post is from February 2013, announcing a brief hiatus until spring.
New York
Said closedno reopening date givenread off their site yesterday
Keeps it looking its age
If it cannot wait “lovies in dire need”
Their site

How this list was built

Every entry was read off the business's own public pages. 1 of the 1 looks untouched for years: a copyright several years old, a shop promising to reopen on a date that has passed, a page booked through a year that is over. We do not name which, because we have not asked any of them and being publicly guessed at is not something you should take from a stranger.

That rate depends on how you look. Businesses found by search alone are flagged at 38%; those found through trade lists and associations, 18%. Search rewards an old site with old links, so a list built only from search carries twice as many ghosts as one built from the trade itself.