Build A Bear

You know you are officially old when you go from being the Duke of Villa 221 and Automatic Slims to being the duke of Build a Bear and Home Depot.
My kid got a gift card to this place so we made the trek to Pembroke lakes mall build her a bear. The premise is great as your kid picks an animal, then the builders proceed to help the kid stuff the doll, add options such as a heartbeat and the ability to talk, pick an outfit, and then issue a birth certificate with the doll’s new name.
This is pretty cool especially if you have a gift card as every option you order adds to the price. Although the dolls start at $ 20, he total bill for «Pamela the Panda» and clothes ended up being over $ 100! Once you check out they offer you $ 30 in gift cards for $ 15 so of course my wife had to participate in this great «deal».
These guys aren’t dumb as if you have additional gift cards you’ll come back. We of course did and spent another fortune on a wardrobe for Pamela (suckers!). I can only imagine how much I’ll have to shell out for my daughter’s real wardrobe when she’s a teenager…
Anyway this is definitely a good place to take a kid for a special occasion considering the prices, but our kid is definitely happy with her special friend. They also have birthday parties here but I will certainly avoid like the plague since I don’t want to be buying all of my kids buds their own special friends…