Emotionally Unavailable Plush™
Six bears. Six red flags. The dating disasters you should have spotted — now immortalized in plush, complete with a 🚩 embroidered on every bum. Collectible. Giftable. Devastatingly relatable.
Be first to shop when bears arrive. No spam. No love bombing. Just bears.
Hover each bear to reveal their signature 🚩 on the bum. These are the ones you should have swiped left on — now you can finally collect them.
You were obsessed… until you weren't. One "nom nom nom" during dinner and suddenly your soul left your body. You can't explain it, but you can't unsee it either. The Ick strikes fast—and lasts forever.
🚩 Red Flag
The one who got away. Frank's the guy holding a fish in every dating app photo. And you still asked yourself... why do they always have a fish? Says he's a keeper—but you should've swiped left.
🚩 Red Flag
Not a date. Not a friend. Definitely not committed. Steve's been around for months but won't define a thing. Is it love? Is it vibes? It's mostly confusion.
🚩 Red Flag
He said it never happened—while it was happening. Gus made you doubt your memory, your instincts, and your screenshots. Nothing's ever his fault. (And yes, he liked her pic.)
🚩 Red Flag
He's got green flags for days, golden retriever energy, and texts back faster than your bestie. Your mom loves him. But your heart? Just ain't feelin' it. You've just crossed into … The Friend Zone, Fred.
🚩 Red Flag
You got played by a playlist. He loved you before he knew your last name. Louis came in fast—flowers, playlists, good morning texts. Then he disappeared without a trace. Romantic? Yes. Reliable? Absolutely not.
🚩 Red FlagAll six characters. All three sizes. Every single one with a 🚩 embroidered on the bum — no exceptions.
The miniature menace. Clip him to your bag, your keys, your rearview mirror. A constant, adorable reminder of the one who gave you the ick — wherever you go.
The main character. Big enough to display, weighted with beans for that satisfying squish, and packed in the same iconic dating app box you see on every first match.
The statement piece. Twelve inches of emotional unavailability, weighted with beans, impossible to ignore — just like the actual red flag it represents. Go big or go home.
"The only thing that comes in a box that won't disappoint you."
All sizes. All six characters. All shipping with a bio card, a dating app box, and a 🚩 embroidered right on the bum.
4" and 7" are the core lineup — grab the full set of six, or gift one to the friend who knows exactly which bear they need.
Get Early AccessIt's not a defect. It's the whole point. Every Bad Date Bear has a 🚩 embroidered right on their bum — the universal symbol for exactly the kind of person they represent.
Dating app UI. Chat bubble text exchange. Bio card included. Gift-ready right out of the box — no wrapping required.
Every Bad Date Bear ships with a bio card styled like a Tinder profile — name, headline, bio, and the verdict stamped right on it. Plus a 🚩 embroidered on the bum, just to be thorough.
Each bear's packaging plays out the actual text thread. You know exactly what you're dealing with before you open the box.
Each Bad Date Bear ships with its own bio card — styled like a Tinder profile, packed with details, and stamped with one big SWIPE LEFT.
Name. Headline. Bio. The verdict — stamped right on the card.
The bio card documents everything: the red flags, the behavior, the specific things you can't unsee. It's the plush toy equivalent of screenshotting the conversation and sending it to your group chat.
Get Early AccessBecause 'I'm sorry your date was terrible' is both a feeling and a gift.
The ick arrived. It was uninvited. It brought luggage. The Ick bear understands.
Months in. No label. Mostly confusion. Send Steve. She'll know exactly why.
He loved her before he knew her last name. Then vanished. Send Louis.
He made her doubt her screenshots. Gus is the bear for that.
Skip the obligatory dinner. Send something emotionally unavailable.
Distribute bears based on everyone's most recent dating disaster. The bears self-assign.
You survived. This is your trophy.
A separate mystery box series with 6 different characters — distinct from Series 1. You don't know which bear you're getting until you open it.
Same 🚩 on the bum. A whole new set of red flags inside.
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Plus: bad date stories, dating memes, and the occasional 'are you okay?' from us.
Bears arriving summer 2026. No spam, ever.
Modern dating is a shared experience. Share yours — it might just become the next bear.
Survived a date with a major red flag? We want the whole story. The best ones get shared (anonymously, always) — because your pain deserves an audience.
Every Bad Date Bear started as a real red flag. Got an archetype we haven't made yet? Submit your idea. If it becomes a bear, you get the first one — no strings attached. (Unlike Steve.)
The Bad Date Bears exist because bad dates are a collective experience — and collective experiences deserve to be named, documented, and put on a bio card.
This is a community about trusting your gut, laughing at the wreckage, and knowing that the ick is valid.
You survived. They were the red flag. Welcome to the pack. 🐾
The Bad Date Bears™ started in a group chat. Someone survived a truly legendary bad date — the kind that ends with a request to split the check and a completely unexplained ick. Someone else said: "This is literally a bear. Someone needs to make that bear."
So Thinking Cap LLC did.
The Bad Date Bears is a line of plush toys based on real red flags — the dating archetypes everyone recognizes, nobody wants, and apparently everybody needs to own. Each one comes with a bio card styled like a Tinder profile — name, headline, bio, and one big SWIPE LEFT. And every single one has a 🚩 embroidered on their bum.
These are not mean-spirited toys. They are validation toys. The physical manifestation of your group chat going "WAIT HE WHAT."
Welcome to the pack →We've got answers. (Unlike Steve, who never commits to anything.)
The Bad Date Bears™ is a line of emotionally unavailable plush toys from Thinking Cap LLC. Series 1 has six bears: The Ick, Frank the Fish, Situationship Steve, Gaslight Gus, Friend Zone Fred, and Love Bomber Louis.
Every Bad Date Bear has a 🚩 embroidered on their backside. It's the brand signature — a little permanent reminder of exactly what kind of person you're dealing with.
The best part. Each bear's bio card is styled like a Tinder profile — name, headline, bio, and a big SWIPE LEFT. It documents their specific red flag behavior in the brand's voice.
Series 1 bears come in three sizes: 4" clip-on, 7" plushie with beans, and 12" plushie with beans. Every size includes the dating app packaging, the bio card, and the 🚩 on the bum — because red flags don't scale down.
A separate mystery box series with 6 different characters — distinct from Series 1. You don't know which bear you're getting until you open it. Same 🚩 on the bum. Different disaster inside.
Yes. Every bear arrives in dating app-inspired packaging with bio card included. No additional wrapping needed (but we fully support going all out).
Yes. Events, gifting campaigns, bachelorette parties, office vibes — email hello@baddatebears.com for wholesale pricing.
Yes and we want you to. Use the Suggest a Bear form above, or DM us on Instagram. If it becomes a bear, you get the first one — red flag bum and all.
Media inquiries, gifting requests, and collab ideas — we're in. Reach us at hello@baddatebears.com
Press assets, product samples, and brand story available on request. We respond fast — unlike Situationship Steve.
Content creators — we'd love to send you the bear that matches your most recent dating disaster. DM us on Instagram.
Boutiques, gift shops, event companies — we do bulk. Email hello@baddatebears.com with your details.