Build-A-Bear shutters ‘Pay Your Age’ event after chaos ensues

Toy maker Build-A-Bear has been forced to shut down its one-day ‘Pay Your Age’ event due to crowd safety concerns.
The one-day deal, which was announced earlier this week, let guests pay their current age in dollars (or pounds at UK locations) for any of its make-your-own stuffed animals. The event was created to promote the store’s new ‘Count Your Candles’ program, which lets kids 14 and under pay their age for Build-A-Bear’s Birthday Treat Bear - which norma