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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Fucked by bears.

Cuddly bears have teeth
David Lazarus
Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Anyone who's ever visited a Build-A-Bear Workshop in malls nationwide knows what a clever concept it is: Kids construct and customize their own teddy bears, and can even receive a birth certificate once their furry friend is finished.

It's this last part, though, that caused Los Altos resident Teresa Kersten to do a double take when she stopped by a Build-A-Bear outlet in Santa Clara the other day.

In other words, the system requires children to uncheck the boxes to opt out from receiving unsolicited offers (if they even know what opting out means).