Olympic mascot is instant sellout in Beijing

(BEIJING) AP -- With the Beijing Winter Olympics underway, customers have been racing to stores to snap up scarce souvenirs, including the particularly popular stuffed versions of Games mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in a winter coat.People showed up with stools Sunday to wait overnight in freezing temperatures outside Gongmei Emporium on the Wangfujing pedestrian mall in central Beijing.Get the latest on how our Texans are doing in the Olympics by signing up for push alerts on the KXAN News App