THREE BEARS GENERAL STORE Pigeon Forge TN

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Just an FYI- Per converstaion with staff, the bears at Three Bears General Store were rescued from a kill farm. The species shown in the video has a life expectancy of 20-24 years. This bear just celebrated its 27th birthday.

[@kinsley7777]

good to know … I couldn’t really make out the “features” of the enclosure, but I don’t think that Fish and Game would let them be abused in any way … that’s a comfort 🤗

[@noraodle7478]

Thank you for clarifying this because until now, I was planning to avoid 3 Bears. Also, you said they gave big boy shirts - do you know what sizes they go up to?

[@kinsley7777]

@@noraodle7478 yeah, that bothered me, too … I’m sure that there’s an agency appointed to prevent animal cruelty, tho’ … it’s nice that it’s a rescue bear 🐻 💖

[@marywalton3998]

Thank you for clarifying where the Bears have come from originally. I have avoided that shop due to the shop having beers on the premises. I believe PETA brought this shop to my attention and I believe they were trying to rescue the Bears. I just hope that the berries are treated well.

[@marywalton3998]

Sorry for the spelling errors in my post and I was dictating

[@WilliamLDavis-tm1ct]

Hey Eric! Whether you are by yourself, with Brittany, or with the whole family ... EVERY thing you create for "us" to view is always incredible ... ALWAYS! Thank you for this great talent you have and for the generosity of you and your family for sharing a part of your lives with "us" ... your viewers.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thanks so much William and thank you for the continued support

[@marcboulanger4300]

Three Bears never gets boring, a must stop every trip. Thanks

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Marc, they have everything so its a one stop shop

[@taradalmatianshaver6828]

This store immediately became our favorite souvenir store several years ago! We stop almost every time we visit! Thank you for sharing out our favorite souvenir store! They have everything!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

They really do have everything! Thanks for watching Tara

[@vickieengland7947]

Of the three bears spent many hours in there every time we come to pigeon Forge. Thanks for sharing.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Vickie its a great place, thanks so much for watching

[@chrisfoster6272]

My family loves that store! Never miss going in there when in the mountains! Thanks for the tour!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Chris it was great

[@KicknItCountryVlogs]

Three Bears is a must every time we're in Pigeon Forge. We love this store! Stay safe y'all 💙🙏

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why! They have everything there. Thanks for watching

[@scottshaver5495]

Three bears is definitely one of favorite stores in pigeon Forge. Thanks smf awesome review. Hope on one of are Gatlinburg trips we get to meet u and ur family, I definitely enjoy watching ur videos. From Kentucky ✝️

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Im sure we will sometime :) Thanks so much Scott

[@ms.tep_]

Always enjoy Three Bears! Cool timelapse shirt! 💞

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks Tawna

[@teresachilders3117]

This is our favorite place to shop in Pigeon Forge! We usually go more than once each trip!! Thanks for sharing!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It would take more then one day to see it all lol thanks for watching

[@lindakurman8642]

Wow what a place. And never been in it. Gotta go! Love places like that thanks Eric

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

This was our first time! I (Brittany) still haven't been lol

[@lindakurman8642]

Ohoh Brit is gonna go crazy lol

[@bobelot6302]

I remember traveling from Alcoa through Townsend as a child, excited by the "see the live bears" signs all along the route back in the day. Thanx for this Eric!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

LOVE IT!! Thanks for watching Bob

[@louiserogers352]

My favorite store that I visit every vacation!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Louise they have great stuff

[@heathermanning5368]

Thanks for Sharing!! 🩵😎

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Heather

[@lynnjefferson222]

This store is ALWAYS on my 'must go there' list! Best fudge in the Smokies!!!! It has something for everyone.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It had been a long time since visiting this place. They literally have everything.

[@vegasstoker9647]

That's an awesome place. The Bears aren't very active but still fun to see.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching

[@jkiddddddd]

We love it there...one of the only places we have to stop at when we are in town!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

KIDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!

[@traceypendergrast6899]

We love this store our favorite when we come

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why it was great. Thanks for watching Tracey

[@traceypendergrast6899]

@@SmokyMountainFamily your welcome love yalls channel

[@dpmart3275]

Eric another 👍 always stop in there everytime a lot of memories there

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why DP its a great place

[@olafpamela]

This store is huge 😮 so much time can be spent looking at everything. 😊 My niece enjoyed playing in the arcade 👍 I'm with your family on decorating for Christmas 🎄after Halloween 🎃😅 Thanks for sharing 🤗❤️

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thats the best time to decorate Pamela we wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks for watching Pamela

[@annettefromwisconsin3366]

Great video!! Three bears is my favorite store! Someday I need to actually feed the bears!

[@ms.tep_]

Hello! @Annette from Wisconsin

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Annette its a great one! Thanks for watching

[@TnCouponer]

Great job on the video.. Looks like so much too do.. Wow!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

You could literally spend the day in there lol thanks for watching guys

[@TheNDTShow]

Great information on those bears 🐻 27 birthday wow great tour of this awesome huge store I visit it every time I in town lol funny you mention day after Halloween for Christmas because I take skeleton down in one hand and Christmas lights go up in the other lol always enjoy this store

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That's the only way to do it NDT!

[@kimwhite9574]

I love that place! The variety is awesome and they have some of the cutest stuff. Oh, and their fudge is awesome!!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Spot on Kim thanks for watching

[@kde2610]

As always, great job Eric!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thank you

[@dhigdon0629]

We Love Three Bears.

[@mommat9085]

Love that store when I do get to go my fav place to look round lol. Great video. Glad you done this video made me want some goodies lol. Hey. Take care. Big thumbs up nice shirt.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why lol thanks so much for watching

[@deatra-happypagirl4063]

Love shopping here. This is a must stop location when visiting the Smokies. Thanks for the great content Eric.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why its a great place. Thanks for watching

[@southernafclothing798]

Dat airbrush 👕 tho 🔥 Great video once again by the SMF

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks so much for watching

[@southernafclothing798]

@@SmokyMountainFamily well we just can't help ourselves

[@jjsadventures]

We love Three Bears. My close friend is the manager of the Pandora section

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s awesome! They have a lot of good people

[@kathyg1346]

That fudge 😍 I’ll be stopping in for a smoky mountain Pandora charm… didn’t know they existed! Thanks for another great review!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Such a great family owned spot. Thanks so much for watching.

[@derekk6906]

Another surprise is the Moon Pie General Store just up the parkway from Three Bears. Moon Pie General store is HUGE!! It is much larger than what it appears on the outside with a large downstairs also, with so many unique gifts and books. For those Yankees like myself, the Moon Pie and RC Cola is a Southern Tradition, still made at the Chattanooga Bakery.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That on our list to visit soon! Thanks for watching Derek

[@beachbum-mk1cu]

We love visiting the bears 🐻 there and their fudge

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Eric loved the fudge. Thanks so much for watching

[@Wanda-dh6gn]

Love shopping here

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Wanda its a one stop shop, thanks for watching

[@frankcastle3971]

One of our favorite stores to shop at while we are here on vacation. I love how it's family owned and operated because most of the time these mom and pop stores sell out to big corporate and it's not the same. I think when we went with the kids we walked around for like 3 hours looking at everything than picking up some gifts here and there.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see how this place was huge. Thanks for watching Frank

[@teresacantrell7400]

This is my favorite store!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Teresa it was a great one

[@sharisquatch8838]

My favorite store in Pigeon Forge!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why, you can spend the day here. Thanks for watching

[@harold1316]

We will definitely go there on our next trip. Thanks 😊

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Harold

[@tomsweet1669]

We love that store, I can’t keep lesley out of their Christmas section. Great store great vid Eric.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

LOL I can see why she likes it its a great section

[@robertclem3325]

Love this place

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We did too Robert! Thanks for watching

[@DantheMountainMan]

Love shopping at the Three Bears Store. Have not seen the bears yet, but I have been there a few times.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thats cool Dan thanks for watching

[@YOUandMaine]

You do a great job making videos.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@YOUandMaine]

@@SmokyMountainFamily You're welcome. I found you thru the Tampa Bay Aerial video.

[@lydiarando7010]

Love that place and stop in every time I visit the Smokies❤. How long have the bears been there ??

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Im not real sure Lydia I know they were rescue animals that aged out of the circus and set to be killed one of them is one of the oldest of its kind

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

I've never been there ...Very cool!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Hussey!!!

[@carlavision6143]

Eric, really enjoyed your video! My Christmas 🎄 stays up all year round. That place looks so cool! That fudge looked so yummy and delicious!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Eric would have the xmas stuff up all year too Carla. Thanks so much for watching

[@carlavision6143]

@@SmokyMountainFamily you're welcome!

[@evdallas123]

I love that place I don't go anywhere else

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why, its a one stop shop for sure. Thanks for watching

[@pamelabarbee2487]

Been coming to this store as long as it's been here. We always stop every time we're in PF, even if we don't buy anything, just to look around at everything.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why Pamela its a great one, thanks for watching

[@kinsley7777]

oh, my ! … I’m gonna put new shelf paper in my pantry, lose 10 pounds {to make room for lots of fudge}, warm up my Amex, and S H O P 🤗 thank YOU for this great tour …

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

LOL thats a great plan! Thanks for watching Karen

[@kinsley7777]

@@SmokyMountainFamily hahaha … EA sent me … I’m in Cali, but born and raised in New England {yeah, I know … damned Yankee lol} I hope to get out that way soon, tho’ take care

[@dannythecamper4186]

Good video, that was a big store 😊

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Danny and that it was

[@SmokiesPlus]

The hat is dope. We're going to hit that VR together one day. :D This video was so enjoyable.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks Bob

[@stevesmith-sp8xv]

We have to stop every trip. Sometimes 2 times. They really do have everything.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can see why, its a great place. Thanks so much for watching Steve

[@chasebriscoefan14]

I remember going there once

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thats cool thanks so much for watching

[@thejtshow8539]

There fudge is very good I tried it before and it was very good.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Eric thought so too, Thanks for watching

[@bubbascruise]

A little known hack about this place if you eat at sawyers breakfast. They will give you a free small slice of fudge ( choc or pb) when you show them your receipt. So I always wondered if it was owned by the same people.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thats great info to have!! Thanks for watching

[@christinecampbell2525]

Do you guys know what kind of weather keeps you from being able to feed the bears?

[@dennisjackson6693]

you know Teresa can spend 2 hrs in there easily she loves it

[@ms.tep_]

Hello! @Dennis Jackson and Miss Teresa

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

LOL well it is a big store Dennis....

[@chistinecox368]

Feel So Sorry for the Bears,No Grass or Trees ever in their lives 😢, Shame on Pigeon Forge.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

These are rescue bears, they were used in the circus and were going to be killed after they aged out

[@lovemelissa8811]

Do you guys live in Gatlinburg???

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

WE live in the area :)

[@kimberlybuck2813]

Could someone in a wheelchair get to get everything in the 3 bears?

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

From what I could tell, yes. They have an elevator in the middle of the store. Thanks so much for watching!

[@jeremycaraway950]

I remember when it burned down years ago

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Oh wow! Thanks for watching Jeremy