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Every stuffed animal repair shop we hold

4 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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How you hand it overIn person By mail

If it cannot waitHas said it will consider a rush 4They 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

Showing 4 of 117. Clear

1 of 4 have an address on a public map. 3 work by post, or from home with nothing published. Show both countries

Green Hook Studio
A fibre artist in Cincinnati running a stuffed animal hospital alongside making and selling her own. The clearest published price list of any US repairer here, and a same-day appointment for local people whose child cannot sleep without the toy.
Cincinnati
Said openquoted about 2 weeks thenread off their site yesterday
If it cannot wait “local clients who can't sleep without their friend”
Their site
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
The Doll Cradle
A long-running doll hospital in the Kansas City area that also repairs stuffed animals of any size, including deep cleaning, sanitising, and replacing old stuffing with new hypoallergenic fiberfill. Repairs are booked by phone, take at least 60 to 90 days and sometimes more than a year, and they do not touch mechanical or electrical parts.
Shawnee
Said openquoted about 2 months thenread off their site yesterday
3 out of 5 on Yelp, 16 reviews · Open 6 days a week
If it cannot wait “Rush services come with an additional charge.”
10910 Johnson Dr, Shawnee, KS 66203(913) 631-1900 sales@dollcradle.com
Build-A-Bear Bear Hospital
Every Build-A-Bear store runs a Bear Hospital: stitching, restuffing, a brush and a clean bill of health, free, in about five minutes while you wait. There is one catch and it is a big one. They only take Build-A-Bear bears.
Said openquoted about a week thenread off their site yesterday
Aims for as-new
If it cannot wait “it never leaves your hands for more than a few minutes”
No mail-free route stated

How this list was built

Every entry was read off the business's own public pages. 1 of the 4 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.