An organization I belong to raffles a BAB every year, and we make a very tidy profit, for the little work that's done (roughly $500 after expenses).

Then we found out that, if you contact BAB beforehand, and tell them that you're doing it for a charity, what the charity is, etc, you get the bear for free. I think you still have to buy the clothes, though, but I'm not sure. I've won the bear twice, but the second time, I gave it to a child who was there.

The last time I was on their website (quite a while ago), they said that they make greek letter t-shirts & polos by request. I do know that they have some fun ecards, if you want to send one to a child.

I have the Bearamy that I won, and a midnight blue ice skating bear that I was given. The midnight blue bear is beautiful!

I love my Build a Bear! I got the pink poodle, and dressed it in a pleated jean skirt and a cute white top, with the white with silver sparkles Sketchers. I want to make another one but they are kinda pricey.

I have seen the beast; its name is The Melting Pot. Not only overpriced, but pretentious as well.

Aside from the initial price of the bear I find the clothing price to be affordable. When my sister got her bear she was in elem. school and enjoyed saving her money to buy a new t-shirt. Def. one of the great things about BAB!

Okay, I read the second sentence before I read the first, and I was like, how can KR think Build-a-Bear is pretentious?! :eek: Like it's been said, READING IS FUNDAMENTAL.

I saw a girly Red Sox bear for sale on the site. Maybe if I'm good...?

I was supposed to have lunch a few weeks ago with the woman who started build a bear...but I didn't have enough time before I had to go to Newport

I saw her on an Oprah episode awhile back, and I thought it was so cute that her title is Chief Executive Bear.