Dumb State perspective on the
Build-a-Bear scandal (and I'm laughing at Keith's Starburst tending joke again).
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Build-a-Bear shuts down single-day 'Pay Your Age' sale: It was so successful, it failed
Build-a-Bear's one day sale was so successful it was shut down — in some places, just hours after it began.
@buildabear:
Per local authorities, we cannot accept additional Guests at our locations due to crowd safety concerns. We have closed lines in our stores. We understand some Guests are disappointed and we will reach out directly as soon as possible.
http://bit.ly/2Jgo6kP
Before the stores even opened in the U.S., the long lines caused the company to put a notice out on social media that it would limit the number of people who could take advantage of the deal due to safety concerns.
When the deal was announced on Monday, parents were overjoyed at the Pay Your Age deal on Thursday, July 12. Walk in and pick out a plush toy for the cost of your child's age.
Except that eager children were turned away.
Livid parents took to social media in the U.S. and the U.K. to rage.
Edit: I can't delete this? That's embarrassing. On an unrelated note, I started
another thread for stuff I find interesting but might not qualify as "interesting news."