Mother Hubbard Bears
Brighton · East Sussex · 35 years
Established 1991 in Woodingdean, Brighton. A teddy bear hospital on site alongside a shop and memory bears: new eyes to see with, a new nose to smell with, a new mouth to smile with, and arms reattached so they can hug you again.
Getting hold of them
- 07432 715920
- mother.hubbard174@gmail.com
- Their own site
- You can walk in at 174 Warren Road, Woodingdean, Brighton, BN2 6DD, England
When they are open
- Monday
- 12:30pm to 5:30pm
- Tuesday
- 12:30pm to 5:30pm
- Wednesday
- 12:30pm to 5:30pm
- Thursday
- 12:30pm to 5:30pm
- Friday
- 12:30pm to 5:30pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
As published by the business on Apple Maps. Ring before travelling.
Email is the way in. They do not take cold calls.
If it gets lost
Not stated
This is a blank on their page, not an answer from them. We have never asked anybody in this trade the question. Of the 185 businesses we have read, 4 have written anything down about losing an item: 2 say it is insured, 2 say the risk is yours. The other 181 are silent, and silence is not a policy either way.
If you would rather not have to phrase it
“Before I send it, can I ask what happens if it gets lost or damaged while it’s with you? I’m not trying to catch you out, it just can’t be replaced. Whatever the answer is, could you put it in an email so I’ve got it in writing?”
“No, we don’t cover it” is a fine answer to get. It tells you to insure the post yourself for the full amount, both ways.
If it is lost or damaged
Their website does not say what happens if your item is lost or damaged while they have it.
Ask before you post anything you could not replace. Only four of the businesses we hold publish an answer to this.
What they take on
- Full restoration and rebuilds
- Mending and seams
- Restuffing
- Cleaning on its own
- Fur restoration, de-matting and pile lifting
- Eyes and noses
- Joints
- Memory bears from clothing
Works in mohair.
What they won’t do
The part every other directory leaves out. None of this is a criticism. It is how you avoid three wasted weeks.
- Doesn't say whether they take work by post
Getting it there
- Doesn't say whether they take work by post
- You can bring it in
Money
- Quotes from photographs, for a fee
Anything else they say
- Tagged as a US business by the crawler, on a .com domain with a Brighton address and a UK mobile.