Build-A-Bear Employee Would Not Call Teen’s Toy ‘Charlie Kirk’
A teenager in Tukwila, Washington, claimed a Build-A-Bear employee refused to print the name of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on her teddy bear’s birth certificate. The incident occurred on September 26th at the South Center Mall, where 16-year-old Evie McCormick was making the bear with a friend. After finishing, she mentioned that the […]
Build-A-Bear Workshop worker denies teenager’s request to name stuffed animal after Charlie Kirk, according to report
A teenage girl at a Build-A-Bear workshop in Washington State faced disappointment when store staff refused her request to name her newly created teddy bear after Charlie Kirk, a slain conservative activist. The outing started off as a fun trip to South Center Mall near Seattle for 16-year-old Evie McCormick and her friend, but things […]
Build-A-Bear and Warren Buffett’s ‘Squishmallows’ maker square off in court
Howard Buffett explains how his childhood experiences influenced him to become a philanthropist. A battle for stuffed animals is being fought in court. Squishmallow maker Jazzwares, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, sued rival Bill-A-Bear on Monday, accusing it of plagiarizing its designs. Build-A-Bear fired back with its own lawsuit the same day. Warren Buffett […]
Warren Buffett’s Squishmallows sues Build-A-Bear over ‘knockoff’ toy line
Warren Buffett is trying Build-A-Bear. Jazzwares, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned maker of the popular Squishmallows stuffed animal, sued Bill-A-Bear Workshop on Monday, giving it a new name. Skoosherz plush line “Counterfeit products” that infringe on intellectual property rights. Not to be outdone, Bill-A-Bear filed its own lawsuit against Jazzwear on Monday, alleging that Scooshers is based […]