I just left a home that has at least 50 bears, maybe more. No, not real bears, stuffed bears of all varieties- from Boyd’s to Gund, my dear mother at one time, bought it. She has since stopped her bear collecting obsession, but it has left me a fan of the little critters.
The site I am reviewing, BearToday.com, is one place my mother would go nuts over. With a huge selection of bears, from Winnie The Pooh to Steiff, if you are looking for a gift idea this may be the place to shop.

The Bear Today Shop focuses mainly on classic baby and child gifts. Although the Winnie the Pooh section is the most popular, they also have a selection of “giftware” such as trinket boxes from Gund, Sesame Street characters, posters, even stationary. If you are a parent the Sesame Street section provides a few games for the kids, a word search, crossword and wallpapers and screensavers to save to the computer.

The site is easy to navigate, giving the top pages and assorted products in a list format. The visual issue I had with the site-and it may be the laptop I am on, but the horizontal scroll bar shows in Firefox. I overlooked this since it may be caused by an image being too large or CSS positioning not being correct. I wouldn’t let this stop you from checking out the bears-the prices are comparable to retail stores. However, the second and final issue I have with the site- they only accept PayPal as a payment method. While this wouldn’t be an issue if I wanted to order since I do have PayPal- others may find this confusing. You have to remember you can always use your credit card or checking account even if you don’t have a PayPal account- this is one item the site needs to let potential customers know-so they don’t click away.

Overall I enjoyed browsing through the products and choosing which bears I would like. It’s a great place to buy that special baby shower gift, or a gift for yourself.