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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Hands up how many people were surprised with the chaos at the Build a Bear outlets yesterday?
Was it chaos or human nature?
The price of one of their bears is apparently £50, yesterday you could get one for the price of the age of a child.
Now I've walked past their outlets many times & seen more staff than customers inside
If people wanted a bear that badly why not pay the full price?
Human nature, greed - you tell me
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I find it baffling that people would queue up with kids that young to save a few quid on a teddy bear.
Queuing with a child under 5 for any decent length of time surely isn’t worth it. Can’t be a good experience for the kid.
Certainly wouldn’t do it with ours |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Or people who don't have a lot of money and saw it as an opportunity to get something really nice for their kid? "
I totally understand that point of view, but I think that would totally be offset by the drama the whole event caused.
Reminds me of the drama Black Friday brings |
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"I find it baffling that people would queue up with kids that young to save a few quid on a teddy bear.
Queuing with a child under 5 for any decent length of time surely isn’t worth it. Can’t be a good experience for the kid.
Certainly wouldn’t do it with ours "
thats what i thought. Why would you take kids to a situation like that |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Or people who don't have a lot of money and saw it as an opportunity to get something really nice for their kid? "
There are plenty of shops which sell bears for a fraction of the price
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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That shop is ridiculously over priced. Then more so with the added accessories they talk you into buying.
If you're on a low income or have more then one kid who's always wanted a build a bear, then yesterday prices was a god send to most families. |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
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I didn't know about that but if I'd of been in mk (nearest one) and seen that was going on of course I would of got one so long as the queue wasn't hours long. £50 on a teddy bear....fuck that! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I didn't know about that but if I'd of been in mk (nearest one) and seen that was going on of course I would of got one so long as the queue wasn't hours long. £50 on a teddy bear....fuck that!"
This does bring in the debate - do I need it or do I want it because it's cheap?
I never buy into sales, Black Friday, etc. When I need, say a TV I just buy one because lets face it, there are no real sales. Just shops selling off old stock!
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
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"I didn't know about that but if I'd of been in mk (nearest one) and seen that was going on of course I would of got one so long as the queue wasn't hours long. £50 on a teddy bear....fuck that!
This does bring in the debate - do I need it or do I want it because it's cheap?
I never buy into sales, Black Friday, etc. When I need, say a TV I just buy one because lets face it, there are no real sales. Just shops selling off old stock!
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Well in my case my daughter theoretically would love a build a bear so yes it's a want, one I would be happy to indulge her in to...if she was 5!!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Get one of the unicorns. Get it stuffed then get straight out. Unicorns dont need to wear all the extra outfits and gubbins then its nowhere near £50.  "
Not unless you want a unicorn that farts glitter dust |
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