Whoever made those Build-a-Bear shops is just a genius. Every mall I go to, people are carrying around those boxes of bears. It's not enough that people buy them from the Vermont Teddy Bear Co. or win a really huge one at a carnival. No, you can make him yourself, dress him yourself, and give him a name! And it's all legal on paper. He is as legal as your own son or daughter. Just don't be claiming any tax exemptions or anything like that. Here's an idea! Do it at home! You'd probably have more fun than in the machine-created corporate driven store over there in Valley Fair or wherever. Plus, it's probably cheaper.

Okay, fine, the cotton stuffing contraption is kinda innovative. You wouldn't believe the number of times I had to stuff Sylvester the cat with cotton balls.