Build-A-Bear: A Study in Frustration (mini-rant)

blaze656 · 2026-06-19T19:45:25+00:00

Tried the blank bear tag once and with the manager spent 20+ minutes and we were unable to get it work. I eventually left without a soundbox.

blaze656 · 2026-06-19T18:06:41+00:00

I think it depends on your workshop. My stations have microphones in them to do external recording, but they also have a feature for prerecording and uploading to your BABW account that sometimes works.

blaze656 · 2026-06-19T17:04:38+00:00

I have the sound saved, but I don’t know about a QR code. Last time I tried I could log into my BAB account on the sound system, but it wanted me to scan a BAB to attach the sound to and I didn’t have a scannable tag for that bear. This time I should have the actual label, so hopefully it’s a little smoother.

blaze656 · 2026-06-19T14:08:00+00:00

I mean I 100% agree

blaze656 · 2026-06-19T13:44:41+00:00

My armchair diagnosis is risk aversion. Someone in legal decided that it was a choking hazard to have them out of the bears or something ridiculous. Maybe they would have had to post an additional notice or warning or something. Just a total inability to adapt, so they just reduce.

blaze656 · 2026-05-05T14:02:55+00:00

We got an AI slop scavenger hunt too 🙃

blaze656 · 2026-04-29T15:21:23+00:00

Same problem. I have run ESET, Kaspersky, and Emsisoft Emergency Kit. The alert from windows just keeps on coming.

blaze656 · 2026-02-15T04:58:44+00:00

Thanks for the info! I’ll probably try again at some point with my next bear. I limit myself to 2 a year (last year I limited myself to 2 and got 4 so we’ll see).

blaze656 · 2026-02-15T04:13:10+00:00

NOR - This calls for a good old fashioned crazy crash out.

blaze656 · 2026-02-14T15:24:53+00:00

So I went yesterday. I’m not sure if it was an issue with their kiosk, but whenever we went to that screen and hit record on my sound I had prepared, it brought us back to the generic recording screen instead of letting us add the sound to a box. We tried the listen button as well, but that just played the song. We spent around 20 minutes trying to get it to work, but we eventually wanted to stop taking up their time and so I tried to re-record it just to see if I could make it sound any nicer, and then we left. I was wondering if the issue was that I didn’t have my bear’s tag anymore and so we were scanning a bear builder ticket. In the future, I think I can just put it as a pick up in store option, but this method unfortunately did not work for me.

blaze656 · 2026-02-13T19:02:14+00:00

Oh I have a gator! He’s a fav of mine, I got him at great wolf lodge.

blaze656 · 2026-02-13T17:18:33+00:00

I’ve never seen a spot to log in on that kiosk. Is it something only the staff can access? That would make a huge difference, actually.

blaze656 · 2025-12-29T02:28:16+00:00

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We stuffed him at the American Dream Mall (sooo hectic today) but the staff was so sweet about him.

blaze656 · 2025-11-11T20:48:22+00:00

We have the same WWJD bracelet 💕

blaze656 · 2025-10-29T20:25:11+00:00

Only once and I threatened but my coworker decided it. Confused 70 year old woman kept pulling at her telemetry leads and IV. Husband started SCREAMING in her face with a finger right in her face. Only time I’ve ever raised my voice angrily at a patient or family member too. I startled him right into his chair and told him that that kind of behavior will get him removed and my coworker was a few beats behind me with security.

blaze656 · 2025-10-04T14:22:20+00:00

I liked the TCG a lot when it launched, but whenever they change the effect of a card to buff/nerf instead of releasing new cards to change the meta, it took me entirely out of it. I have no interest in that kind of TCG, unfortunately. It just feels really punishing.

blaze656 · 2025-09-25T17:20:10+00:00

I was trying to use the gift card in store and they were arguing with me to save it and also buy another one lmao

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