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The bear, wrapped in a white straitjacket with a red heart on the front, comes with commitment papers and is meant to convey out-of-control love, the company says.
"We recognize that this is a sensitive, human issue and sincerely apologize if we have offended anyone," the company said in a statement. "That was certainly not our intent. This bear was created in the spirit of Valentine's Day, and as with all of our bears, it was designed to be a light-hearted depiction of the sentiment of love."
Vermont Teddy pulled it off the market because mental health advocates consider the bear "a tasteless use of marketing that stigmatizes persons with mental illness."
"A straitjacket is not a symbol that we want to associate with sales of a teddy bear for loved ones over Valentine's Day," Goessel said. "And the use of commitment papers, legal documents committing an individual to involuntary treatment, is not something to be taken casually."
He asked that the 15-inch bear, which sells for about $70, be pulled from the company's shelves
Now if your lucky you can find one on Ebay from 100-1000+$. People just need to lighten up. Its just a silly old bear...
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