This store makes me crazy. OK, call me a grinch -- What beef could I possibly have with a place where happy kiddies and can make their own cute little stuffed animal friend?
Well, since you asked: the throngs of people stuffed into a space the size of a bathroom stall. The rampant consumerism and ridiculously high prices. The fact that the entire "build" concept takes about 30 seconds of a machine blowing stuffing into a pre-fabbed bear body. The rest (chooing the outfits, accessories, etc.) can be done with just anout ANY stuffed animal or doll. And then there's all of those kids screaming. I don't DO screaming. The 2 stars are for those poor friendly folks doomed to working here.
I start twitching just walking by the place. Baiscally, for me, build a bear equals hell on earth.
Still, LOTS of people LOVE Build-a-Bear. Your mileage may vary. But just don't say I didn't warn you.