The name Teddy bear originates from Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt. When he went hunting with his friends, they hunted down a bear and encouraged Roosevelt to shoot it. Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear (what a guy!) and this became big news! He wasn’t only the president; he was a big name in the hunting [...]
We love your feedback! Every week we receive the most beautiful messages from happy customers. Telling us how our Tambo Teddies and other products have delighted both the giver and the recipient. We regularly receive cards in the mail, emails and messages on Facebook. Receiving such positive and individual responses from our customers is [...]
We stumbled across this poem on a site, Power Poetry. The world’s first and largest mobile poetry community for youth. It is a one-of-a-kind place where youth can be heard. This beautiful poem was penned by a poet identified as NIFAH357. The poet says, 'I love hello kitty, the colour blue, I'm outspoken, I [...]
At Tambo Teddies we are always looking for great photos and content to share with you all. Sometimes we come across fabulous images that you either send us or tag us in social media, which always inspire us. So we decided it was time for a competition to gather more great photos of Tambo [...]
Tambo Teddies iconic Stockmen bears dressed in their original Oz gear have been around as nearly as long as Tambo Teddies itself. Not long after the bears had hit the market it was suggested that the teddy bears needed dressing, and so Mr & Mrs Stockman and their mate Little Aussie Ringer were born. [...]
It's amazing to think we have owned this little business for FIVE years. It just seems like yesterday we were wondering what we had done ! The years may have flown past but they have been action packed and we have achieved so much. We decided to reflect on our five favourite things about [...]
Since the beginning, Tambo Teddies have been created from the best Australian woollen sheepskins, they were even stuffed with wool in the early days. But despite being an Australian made, quality sheepskin product Tambo Teddies was denied the right to use the Australian Woolmark. The body responsible for the promotion of wool in the [...]
Mary Sutherland was one of the three ladies who founded the Tambo Teddies business and brand. Her partners, Helen Sargood and Charm Ryrie left the business after several years, and Mary’s passion drove its success for twenty-one years until she decided it was time to retire . Mary passed the baton on by selling [...]
Recently Outback Queensland Tourism Association wrote a lovely blog on us, '25 Reasons to love Tambo Teddies' to celebrate our twenty-fifth anniversary. This blog got us thinking and we decided we need to challenge ourselves to gather together 25 reasons to more love our bears. The first five are from the heart 1. Tambo [...]
Charm Ryrie was one of the driving forces behind Tambo Teddies, there from the beginning her determination saw this little business establish and succeed. Incubated at a government workshop, Charm’s idea of making sheepskin teddy bears got only few votes and many just laughed and said it couldn’t work. Well, this was just a [...]
