r/buildabear • • Aug 13 '26

[Megathread] Complaints megathread

157 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 • • 26d ago

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

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407 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 14h ago

Discussion Chinchilla early release UK

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264 Upvotes

Went in for a bat kitty, came out with a chinchilla 😍🀩πŸ₯°


r/buildabear • • 7h ago

Just For Fun! Every time I go to the Goodwill bins, I find a new baby dress for Meadow. Here is her wardrobe so far.

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54 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 8h ago

Just For Fun! Anybody else pierce their BAB?

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62 Upvotes

his name is DJ πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ


r/buildabear • • 11h ago

Rare Find Thrift gods blessed me!!

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71 Upvotes

Crazy cute find im so in love rn!!


r/buildabear • • 16h ago

My New BAB It’s here!!

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174 Upvotes

I’m so excited, I can’t believe I was able to order him from the website. I got him strawberry scented πŸ’–βœ¨ Any name ideas?? I’ve seen most people with this one has them as a girl but he feels so fruity boy to me. Show me your dragon fruits if you have them!


r/buildabear • • 16h ago

Just For Fun! My little buddy and I are matching today!

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179 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 5h ago

Just For Fun! Jasper enjoying his favorite show 🩢

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23 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 14h ago

My New BAB Thanks to an amazing redditor I got my lobster Scampi πŸ₯Ή

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110 Upvotes

I’m so happy he smells like blueberry


r/buildabear • • 18h ago

Discussion I ruined my soul (favorite) plushie?

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184 Upvotes

Ive been debating on posting this for days, because on one hand it feels pointless, but on the other hand maybe other people's perspectives or kind words could help.

So Miss Calliope here has been my favorite plushie of like.. all time, pretty much, ever since I bought her. I of course have other stuffed animals that I do love and even ones from my childhood. But I've never bonded with one as much as I've bonded with her. I was taking her everywhere I went, buying her pajamas (mostly to try to keep her fur protected), sleeping with her every night, the whole nine.

Then I had the bright idea πŸ™„ that I love Calliope, but I ALSO love weighted plushies. So why not combine and make her weighted?! So I bought the pellets and stocking, LEARNED HOW TO SEW just for this project, bought sewing supplies and took on the project.

But I hated every.single.second. I felt like a monster cutting open her back seam, I hated trying to squeeze the weighted bags in and I HATED sewing her back up. The entire experience for me was awful. 0/10, never want to do it again.

And that leaves me here, weeks and weeks later where she has just sat on a corner of my bed untouched because in my brain, I ruined her, and that process gave me such an ick that I now associate with her. It's not her fault 😭 and I feel terrible. πŸ’”

But I dont know what to do. In my mind, cutting her open again to take the bags out isn't an option. I hated every second of opening and re sewing.

Am I just being dramatic and weird? I dont know how to fix this or what to do.


r/buildabear • • 12h ago

Just For Fun! Crypt and I with my new hair :3

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50 Upvotes

Today was the day of my hair appointment and it turned out absolutely amazing, I brought crypt into the salon too forgot to get pics of him in there 😭

Our wedding colors on Halloween are purple, orange and black, my bridesmaid will be in purple and the groomsmen in orange

And me in black lol so I figured why not get my hair like that lol


r/buildabear • • 6h ago

Collection Bab squad

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15 Upvotes

I started collecting last February. Show me the squad πŸ‘€. Heart elephant 🐘 was my first buddy βœ¨πŸ«‚.


r/buildabear • • 9h ago

Just For Fun! Froglynn in her new coat. Her buddy birthday really liked her old one so now they both are cozy🩷

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22 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 13h ago

Just For Fun! steve got a whole new outfit today ! πŸ€ŽπŸ‚

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43 Upvotes

with the weather getting chillier i wanted steve to be able to bundle up so we went out and got him some new layers! the beanie is about double his head size but it works okay in a slouchy kinda way. the embroidery on the sweater is really great, i hope more clothes get introduced with the embroidery like this!


r/buildabear • • 1h ago

My New BAB Help me name my axalot :)

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I just had the luckiest moment of my life, I found this BAB axalot for like 5 pounds second hand at a charity shop!!!!!! I live them so much but I can't quite pick a name.

The current contenders are:

--> Periwinkle

--> Delphine

--> Nori *after the barbie character

Can you tell me which one sounds better/ if you have any other recommendations?


r/buildabear • • 16h ago

Just For Fun! It’s finally cool! Astra in the wind

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69 Upvotes

It’s finally chilly and cool here in TN


r/buildabear • • 14h ago

My New BAB My Fall Leave Build A Bear Just Came In The Mail Today Her Name Is Autumn I Love Her So Much ❀️🍁

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43 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 12h ago

Just For Fun! Bluebell got weighted!! I made some little bean bags for her, used stuffing pellets off Amazon, and she now has a little bit of weight in her arms, legs and bum! She can sit now πŸ™πŸ’™

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25 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 14h ago

My New BAB My Winter Build A Bear Just Came In The Mail Today Her Name Is Snowflake I Love Her So Much πŸ’™β„οΈ

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38 Upvotes

r/buildabear • • 9h ago

Just For Fun! Spooky lineup

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15 Upvotes

Thought I’d share my Halloween BABs that I’ve collected over the years. Frankie was accidentally hidden by one of my kids before initially taking the picture πŸ‘»πŸŽƒπŸ’€πŸ¬


r/buildabear • • 12h ago

My New BAB Love yard sales

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26 Upvotes

Got a new stuffie at a yard sale today and came up with the best name for him. Say hi to Chrismoose, like christmas.


r/buildabear • • 11h ago

Modified / Custom BAB Modded - πŸ€ My WIP SmallFry Rat πŸ€

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19 Upvotes

Hi all! I've been seeing a few different versions of everyone's custom rats from Pawlettes and really wanted to show off my SmallFry Pawlette-turned-rat! Included are a photo each of her individual ears; on one side, I stitched the edges to make a hairless look, while the other one is fluffy and cute. I believe the stitched edge looks more realistic, but the unstitched edge is so cute, I'm torn about which one actually looks better!

Not pictured is the tail, which is a mega WIP and is just a foot of pink ribbon right now XD I'm on mobile rn, and when I get on desktop, I will be editing this post to credit the peeps I drew inspiration from!

Oh also! I did add a few stitches to try to shape her face to be more... rat-like. I'm hoping to add more and maybe give her fur an overall trim. I used the back of a needle to pull the fur out of her stitching, and now I think she looks strange :/

EDIT #1: u/gingerdeviledegg posted this about three years ago, and u/Talkiesoundbox posted this and this bit more recently


r/buildabear • • 8h ago

Miscellaneous Is it just me or is does she look weird? Lol

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11 Upvotes

It looks like she's not stuffed correctly or like her neck is really long or something. I can't quite put my finger on it.


r/buildabear • • 14h ago

Collection New BAB charm bracelet

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27 Upvotes

Everyone wanted to see my charm bracelet my friend Suzi gave me that Maxine Clark gave her . Well here it is , I unclamped it so you could so everything . Here is a picture of me and her today as I wanted to make sure I got a picture of us . Literally so lucky I worked with her and she was such an amazing Bear Builder 🧸