Build-a-Bear

Located in the middle otay ranch town center (the mall). This location is not usually too busy from what I can tell.
So you choose an animal or character, bring it to get stuffed with cotton, then head over to pick out an outfit for your new fluffy friend.
There’s a pretty decent selection of characters, and it coincides with what’s popular at the time, like what’s playing at the theaters. It’s a pretty fun experience for kids, as they are involved in the whole process. There is also a big selection of outfits to choose from.
It’s pretty affordable for the most part, but it can add up depending on how much extras you get.
For the most part, the employees here were all friendly and helpful.

Went here today and it was my first time going to build a bear workshop in years but I heard about the new Pikachu plush for sale and couldn’t resist! My boyfriend bought me it for $ 25 and we got a black skull shirt and cute converse shoes for my plush. The workers are pretty nice too. I’m super happy with my new Pikachu plushie.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve stepped into a Build-​a-​Bear and will admit to purchasing something for myself at least once from a Build-​a-​Bear store. ^_^
My boyfriend and I were just walking around trying to kill some time and we walked in here because he knows my not so secret love for fuzzy, fluffy, cute things. He told me to pick something out and get what I wanted for it. I was trying to get him to say «yes» to a Toothless plushy, but we agreed on getting a green zombie bear (both were awesome, but I love the color green). After making our decision we discovered that there were no more zombie bears in the barrel. One of the ladies working here was nice enough to look and see if there were any left. She let us know that the one already stuffed was their last one in stock. She helped us put a recording into the bear (which we needed some more help than others to record what we needed) and we proceeded to make a birth certificate for the little guy.
Throughout our experience we were helped by really nice and fun individuals. The person at the register also looked up my information and found an account I created a few years ago.
This location is very organized and easy to maneuver. The people that work here are super nice and very helpful. I would recommend bringing the kids and having a little fun for yourself.

Came to build a bear because my daughter wanted a new bear. This is located inside the Otay Ranch mall.
We stood outside a few minutes before they opened. We were greeted Hi by the nice employee. My daughter picked Snoopy’s girlfriend, Fefe. It was either get a bear or get a haircut, so she wanted a bear. After she picked her Fefe bear, the nice employee filled up her bear with cotton. He told her to pick a heart, make a wish and drop it in the bear. After he was done filling it in with cotton, he sewed it up and gave it to my daughter. He then told her to give it a bath which was only pretend. The bath was located right next to the machine. Hubby went to go pay for it and the final step was to make a birth certificate for Fefe. Daddy helped her out.
This place was filled with kids under 8 years old and parents standing by. This place is a great place to take your little ones. It was a great experience for my daughter. She has been here a few times before and loves it.

While the hubby was at the apple store My daughter wanted to go to build a bear. She made a hello kitty for $ 23. The people that work there are very friendly. One of the ladies Saw my daughters ripped nemo and asked if we wanted her to fix him. She did and now it looks like new! We left very happy! I love this build a bear we will definitely be back :)

Shopping with the wife at the Otay Ranch Mall we decide to go to the Build-​a-​Bear workshop. My younger sister just had a baby boy a couple of weeks earlier so we were looking to get something for him. I have never been in a Build-​a-​Bear so I had no idea what to expect.
As soon as we walk in, we meet a young man named Donald. At first we thought the kid was too energenic to the point that he could of been on crack. The kid was nice though and just into the product he was selling. After a while we were totally digging his energy. Crack or no crack.
We ended up with a basic dark brown bear and added a couple things. First was a Padre shirt and next a sound maker that played «Take me out to the ballgame». Total the bear was under $ 25 which I thought was a bargain.
The nice touches were the little heart that you put into the bear. They also can stuff the bear to your liking. We ended up making the bear we were buying as soft as possible by not filling him up too full. After we made a birth certificate for the bear. We named him Buddy.
The one part that was kind of funny was that you could give your newborn bear a shower. The shower was really a fake sink that made shower sounds but no water. I gave the bear a fake shower and felt a little weird about it. My wife thought it was cute.
All in all, the best stuffed animal buying experience ever. I was really happy with the whole thing. I would definitely come here again and buy another bear for a loved one. They also have birthday parties here. Pretty cool.

Sephora usually pisses me off. So on the way back, empty-​handed, from Sephora at Otay Ranch Mall, I passed by Build-​A-​Bear and realized you could buy more than just teddy bears there. You can get Shrek (not that you’d want one), Hello Kitty, and… wait for it…(gasp!)…TURTLES. Okay, so I’m sure only I would react so obsessively over turtles, but coming home with my new turtle son (whose name is Tristan, btw), was a happy day. Oh yes, I know I must’ve been quite amusing to the teenager who filled my Build-​a-​Turtle with his fluffy stuffing. I’m sure she was laughing to herself as I started gushing over what outfit I would choose for him. But you can’t front on my turtle’s steez! He’s got that Kanye West hiphop prep stylee going on, complete with wannabe Build-​a-​Bear Timberland boots and a blue SD cap on his little head. Mine, all mine!