Build A Bear Workshop

Staff is kind, place is crowded and I honestly have no idea how Build A Bear is a public ally traded company– if it wasn’t for the gift cards we wouldn’t have gone.

This build a bear has been around at least since I was in high school. I remember going to build a bear in late elementary school one or two times with a friend for her birthday. I had a friend that worked here starting in high school and transferred to another one when she went to college. She enjoyed working with the company, and while she liked both she always said she missed her home store here cause the team they had at the time she was there was awesome.
This is one of the better build a bear’s we’ve been too, and I think there has only ever been one experience in all the times I’ve been; I think 3 times in the last 4 or 5 years; that I wasn’t really happy with but I think it was that it was close to opening and they were still not quite ready for customers yet cause someone had been running late.
This last experience we were very pleased, we had someone helping us or offering to help us pretty much every step of the way. We had a 5 $ off coupon from a mailer that we had gotten from being signed up for their paw for points club. Even with that we still ended up spending close to 30 $ … which truth be told is expensive for a stuffed animal with a fancy outfit. Which is the biggest reason I can’t ever give build a bear a 5 star rating.

We come here a few times a month to build animals and we always have fun. The teenage clerks could be a bit perkier, but maybe they are just tired of all the little kids. Who knows. I have been to a birthday party here that was well organized and fun. Just going on our own always yields a new friend with a birth certificate and a box house to carry it home in. Make sure to sign up to receive free coupons when you are creating your birth certificate. The coupons are good and will keep you coming back.
After you pick your floppy friend, you go to the stuffing station. Once your new friend is sewn up, you can «bathe» and brush it, dress it and go on your way. The clothing options for these furry friends are a hoot to browse through.