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- ↑ "Douglas to Debut Tatty Teddy in U.S. – License! Global". licensemag.com.
- ↑ "Carte Blache Me to You page". Carteblanchegreetings.com. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ↑ Creative Connexions Me to You page Archived 14 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ Some FAQs about the bears Archived 5 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
