Took my son to get a bear for giving up the pacifier. We were helped my Juan who made the whole experience really great for my son. He was very friendly and very animated with him. My son had a great time and loves his new bear! Staff overall was very friendly and helpful. read more

This location has a wide variety of stuffed animals to choose from choose your next new buddy from Build-A-Bear. The only problem coming to the store is you'll end up buying clothes and shoes and all kinds of things for your stuffed animal service is pretty good. They need more people to help with the stuffing of the animals. The value is kind of pricey when you need to buy all of the accessories that comes with your stuffed buddy. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

Cutest displays so you can see how they look before you get them stuffed up. I was greeted upon entry and the workers seemed welcoming to everyone. read more

I always went to Build a Bear when I was a kid, and this was very nostalgic going back! I took my girlfriend here for a date, and we customized bears for each other. It was a fast and easy process, and you first start by picking your animal! We chose a brown and purple cow, haha. We then went to get accessories and clothes for our cows; I luckily found a 49ers shirt for my little guy. Go, Niners! My favorite part was making voice memo buttons for our cows. If you squeeze its hand, there's a voice memo message. The next step was to fill our cows with stuffing. We did a ritual for putting in the cow's heart (satin heart tag thing). The gal working was very conversational, and we talked about bowling with her. Overall, it was a memorable experience, but we will not return for a while, just because we don't need to! You can't really complain about the price here because you are customizing your own bear, and there's no place like Build-A-Bear! read more

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We got the dollar bear for our baby's first birthday. It was so fun for us and she enjoyed it too. They have a birthday bundle so our bread didn't have to come home naked we paid 29 dollars for a skirt, shirt, birthday hat, and our voice recording telling her happy birthday. You can get the bear for her age alone. We could have paid 1 dollar. The employees feeling the bear are so sweet and they make it really special. Such a good memory read more

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First time for my daughter on her birthday she thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. It's a bit pricey when you add it all up but seeing her happy was worth every penny. The staff was friendly and helpful, the only downside was the machine stuffer was out so they had to stuff by hand but they were offering already-made ones which kind of took from the experience. read more

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This place annoyed me. They had about 6 or 7 employees. Very crowded. Only one person working the stuffing station so that was almost a 20-25 minute line. My son did a voice recording from his phone and they lady told him it would be ok. We couldn't test it there because of the noise. When we listened in the car, all we heard was background noise and the employee talking. When I called customer service, they said "oh sorry. You can bring it back....." AT MY OWN EXPENSE. No. This is ridiculous. If she would have said that the recorder was not isolated and back up noise would be louder that the recording, we would have used the websites. Absurd way to screw over customers read more

They do not know how to handle stock. I ordered online to pick up but said that they did not have any. I got a refund but they need to do better on keeping stock for online orders. read more

Went in here, was greeted. Very nice staff and they asked if I needed anything. They were around and answered all my questions. Didn't feel pressured to buy anything or uncomfortable. They even kept me updated on their incoming plushies. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

The staff was really friendly i went for a simple re stuff for mine quick and easy they sew your bear up as ur doing your birth certificate so it wasn't to much waiting. Shoutout to the young worker that helped me today! She was lovely. read more

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I have been to this location several times and would normally give it a 4* rating, but this review is specifically for a visit in December for my daughter's birthday which was made very special by a teammate named Tabitha. My daughter had a few BAB gift cards so she was able to get several characters during the visit, and even with a busy store, Tabitha took the time to make the visit special for my daughter and had her grinning from ear to ear. At a time when many people do not seem to care about putting in 100% effort at their jobs, Tabitha put in 1000% effort and made my daughter feel like a princess during the visit. Thank you Tabitha for the awesome experience and for giving my daughter a memory that she will remember for a long time to come! read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

Most horrible experience ever. Jocelyn the supposed assistant manager that was the worthless in every way helping us and removing a priced item in front of us as we made our purchase and didn't honor the special 2 for 45 for the specific items we chose after instructed by them mis charged us and then said oops like very unprofessional and and childish the worst customer service horrible. read more

This is what it looked like when my 5 year old son took his doll out of the box when we got home from build a bear in cerritos mall read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

It's hard for me to review this build a bear. I adored the OG build a bear at downtown Disney. It was huge and impressive. I'm glad this location exists. It is pretty small in comparison. But, the bears and experience are still good. read more

This past weekend my daughter celebrated her 6th birthday. She wanted a party at Build-A-Bear. I booked the party online on March 1 for the Cerritos location. On Tuesday leading up to the event, I called BAB to make sure everything was in place for the party. The lady over the phone stated she didn't see my reservation and couldn't help me. She told me to call customer service and said they closed at 9pm. I called no answer. I attempted to call BAB Cerritos several times after and no one picked up the phone. BAB Cerritos did not try to fix the problem or even offer me an alternative. I will never step foot in a place who's job is to make children smile when their employees cannot even handle a mix up on their part. Now Nat at BAB Del Amo, her team saved the day. They accommodated me and serviced my 14 children. Nat stayed after her shift after hearing my situation and handled my daughter's party with grace and ease. I am truly greatful for BAB Del Amo. Thank you :) read more

From my past two experiences, a year apart I would rate this particular build a bear workshop a 5! Located inside Los Cerritos Mall, closer to the mall entrance by Macy's. This build a bear is nice and clean, the lighting is bright and very inviting for children and adults. The line for stuffing and filling the animals can get quite long and the wait takes a while because each customer gets to pick songs, add a heartbeat etc to their bear at an additional charge. There are 2 workers max to fill the bear depending on how busy they are. Each time I've been here, the bear stuffer was very nice and kind to my daughter. They're very enthusiastic and caring towards kids. Unlike another build a bear I've been to. Afterwards, you can choose clothes and accessories for your plush, head to the station to name it and receive a printed birth certificate and head over to the cashier to check out. Tip: Sign up online at the Build a bear website and when it's your child's birthday month, you go in stores to get their specific "birthday bear" and pay the age your child is turning. Eg $3 for 3 years old. Clothing and accessories are extra. read more

Omg this place was well stocked! They had items that the build a bear locations around Los Angeles didn't have! I was looking for Harry Potter items and had to drive out of my way all the way to Cerritos from West LA to find them. The employees here are helpful and sweet. read more

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Many of us remember getting our first teddy bear as a child. Maybe it was handed down from one generation to another or quite possibly, purchased from a retail store. No matter how that teddy bear became a part of your childhood, it was probably very special to you. Nowadays, people have an opportunity to jazz up that teddy bear and give it more of a unique appearance. Build A Bear Workshop has been around for a while now. You pick the outer portion of the toy and take it over to the machine to get it stuffed. You pump your foot up and down to make it nice and plump. They'll have you say some kind words and some other cutesy stuff before shoving a heart inside of the toy. After that, it's sewn up and given to the lucky recipient. At this point, you can add clothing accessories to spruce up your creation. Now you've got your personalized little creature! Well, I didn't know that they also host parties at all of their locations. So we called their toll free number and booked a birthday party for my niece. Each child would be able to pick a teddy bear up to a certain price point and add one outfit to make it super cute. I really liked the whole setup for the party. There's a large whiteboard in the back of the store where they write a birthday message for the birthday boy or girl. Kids play games with the host and have fun on a little scavenger hunt. It's also great because not only does the birthday kid get a teddy bear but so do all of their guests! The children really enjoyed this opportunity to take part in the festivities. It should be noted that food is not allowed in the store so you'll have to enjoy cake and ice cream at a different location. We had cake and ice cream at a nearby restaurant so it worked out well for us. The party was a success thanks to how well they managed the store. Even though other customers were coming in while the party is going on, they kept the kids focused and together. For the price of the party, I'd say that it's well worth it for kids to come here for a memorable experience. All of the kids were happy and definitely appreciated the opportunity to celebrate their friend's birthday at such a fun location. read more

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Terrrrrrible service. Theres at least 4 workers and 1 stuffer. Incredibly inefficient and parents just want to leave. It takes about 1 hour and I only had 3 people in front of me. I asked if they can add a fluffer but no. I asked if we can skip the "voice recording part" and go straight to the fluffing but no. Only 1 line. They want to run a terrible business. I will never come here again. They clearly don't know how to run an efficient business read more

Nayla was amazing! She was attentive and understood exactly what we needed went above and beyond for sure! Definitely needs some recognition from Management about what a great job she did!! Keep it up Nayla read more

They open at 10am and came it was 1030am and it wasent open two girls inside was just talking and talking and didn't open. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

Not the best experience we went to get my sons first birthday bear and they pressure you so much to add more item to the bear and when they feel they aren't getting their way they start being rude and the vibe just turns ackward read more

Jocelyn and Mahkki? (I'm not too sure on her name) were very sweet and friendly. They made our Gender reveal Bear and made the experience super easy and Comfortable. read more

So all Build-a-Bear Workshops are mostly set up the same way and have a pretty simple layout. What makes this specific store 5 stars is the customer service. I have been to the one at the Del Amo mall and had less then stellar service. The Cerritos one is a different story. Usually it is packed here on the weekends especially during the holidays. They do try to make the lines go fast though and they always seem to have a smile on. We came here since my son wanted a chase one for Christmas. The girl who helped us stuff our animal was super friendly and made it such an enjoyable experience for all of us especially my son. She was really interacting with my son and everyone who I seen that went before us. It's because of her that this store received a high review. I feel like you need friendly and happy staff especially if you are working with mostly kids all day and she made sure to do all of that. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Stuffing Chase - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

So me and my friend had went to the mall for are birthdays so we went in to the build a bear workshop to get the birthday bears so we get them and I tell them my age and my friend tells hers and then the lady that was going to stuff are bears was standing there and there was a lady behind her goes up to her and tells her that I'm older then I said I was, which I'm not it is only because I'm tall that's why she said that and let me say that the lady that told her that was ready being mean to us so that lady goes up to another lady so that lady comes up to us and ask for are ID so I told her we don't have are ID we are not in school and she keeps asking and I'm like we don't have it so she walks way and we go up to pay we pay and then I look and she Charged me more then it was Is it supposed to be and on the tag of my bear they put the age they thought I was on top of the age I told them I was and this was on a Friday around 3 so I wouldn't go on that day for that Rude service. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - As you can see they put a different age on the top that I told them that i was - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

We recently celebrated my daughter's birthday at this location. Emily & Isabella were such great party hosts. My daughter ad her friends had a fantastic time and they keep talking about the experience. I can't recommend this birthday experience enough. Every kid went home with a stuffed animal and made so many memories. read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop is just a fun experience for our child and ourselves. Starting with selecting your stuffed character, to the stuffing process which is a wonderful way to bring the stuffed animals to "life" and being able to generate a personalized birth certificate just makes Build-A-Bear Workshop exciting. We had a great time with the staff member and our child was in Cloud 9 throughout the entire visit. The prices are on par with any experience based purchase, our bear had a base price and with all the add-ons and clothing came out to about $36. Considering that the stuffed animal was custom made by my daughter, I found the price to be well justified. I'm not one that minds visiting Build-A-Bear Workshop periodically with our small one. She seems to have always enjoyed her visit and the fact that they are consistently updating their selection of stuffed animals makes every visit a new experience. read more

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It's my daughter's birthday today and wanted to take her here but I couldn't find it. I walked inside the mall twice and couldn't find it. Tried calling them but it was just a bunch of recordings. Such a disappointment! If you own a business, you should be able to answer the phone to speak directly with the customer! read more

I have been to build-a-bear before and loved everything about it, but this location wasn't the same. They had very limited options on the clothes and accessories. The wait time was very long because there was only two people working, i waited almost 20 minutes for my bear to be stuffed. Other than that customer service was great and i'm pleased with my purchase. read more

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Waiting to get stuffing is always a miserable line. Currently in line for 45+ minutes.... completely by design, so my kid can run around the store and buy some more over prized garbage. This place is the absolute worst. They have 2 people at the door greeting customers, but a lone person working the stuff machine?! This is worse than Disneyland because I don't get to go on a ride at the end of this line, but my bank account is awfully similar to going to Disneyland. read more

Came on a random weekday and was greeted very nicely by the staff. We were helped by Gisselle who was very sweet and informative! She walked me through every step of even though I was def out of the normal age range of wanting a build a bear LOL. She made my inner child so happy by treating me with kindness and providing such a wonderful experience. She also helped me make a Tik tok while doing the cute little thing with the heart. I left with a huge smile on my face thanks to Gisselle! read more

Today, I witnessed this entire team get bullied by a customer, and they all responded with grace and respect. The customer was upset because the team did not drop everything to attend to her and told the manager she was terrible for hiring the crew. The store is rather small so everyone could hear the comotion. I don't see how insults and threatening to call another store to complain helped the customer or what she tried to achieve by bringing race into a children's toy shop but it's so sad to see young people deal with childish adults. It's a stuffed animal shop, people, for goodness sakes.... It's not that serious. Samantha and Meztli were super helpful and didn't deserve to be mistreated. When the manager came out to assist the upset customer, she held her calm and tried to diffuse the situation, but as usual, an unruly customer just wanted to get the last word. If only people would practice patience and kindness, we might not have a labor shortage because I definitely would not put up with that behavior. read more

Customer service was good and the staff made my little man feel so special on his birthday. I will definitely be back, he had his eye on a few more things in the store. read more

We were just walking around the mall and my husband decided to take our son to look around hes about to be 2 years old he instantly liked the frozen collection. He picked the olaf. The store was very well put together clean and tidy looked like only 2 people were working and they handled the rush really well the gentleman stuffing the olaf was very animated and sweet to my little guy and the cashier was very nice by far really good customers that I've received in a long time which is a plus especially when you work with kiddos definitely will be back read more

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I don't quite understand how this company has stayed in business this long with its prices for stuffed animals. However it meant a lot to my son to have his Star Wars bear. The woman that helped us feel was very helpful. And the cashier went above and beyond what was expected. read more

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It was my first time here, I went in to get a bear for my little brother and Emily was very helpful, she walked me through the process of choosing and stuffing the bear and my little brother loved it, great customer service thanks again! read more

This place is fun for kids and big kid at heart to build their friend for life and always cherish there little furry friendsAnd have fun doing with them read more

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Today I took my daughter for her first experience there. She's 8 and got this as a Christmas gift. We waited over 1 1/2 hours to have this bear filled. There were 3 people working, the manager stayed in the back while two girls tried to handle the store. One girl filled, one rang up. There were 13 groups waiting to get filled bears. I watched 8 groups leave the store because the line wasn't moving. I mentioned the inefficiency to the manager. She laughed and said " oh well". I don't think employees understand that these people will never return. I certainly will not. Enough days like this and eventually there is no store/ no jobs. Short sighted manager, considering her advanced age she should have more care, she isn't training younger workers to care either. Avoid ! read more

Today i had the best experience with doing a gender reveal with the employee named Melanie i believe was her name she was super helpful and she even went out of her way to purchase our gender reveal bear i teared up i hope she see's this so i can invite her to my babyshower ITS A GIRL read more

Build-A-Bear Workshop - Toy Stores Near Me - Cerritos, California

Ugh, I definitely feel conflicted about writing this review for the pay your age event they had. It was nice that they had a lot of options stock as some stores sold out of their bear skins but at the same time, the line organization was a bit chaotic and I didn't feel like the staff really tried to clear the lines very fast. I brought my family there at 830am and the line was already out the door on the Dicks side entrance of the mall. The line barely moved for hours. By 950am or so, they already closed the line off and sent folks home with coupons for $15 bears at their next visit. Yay I thought, we made the cut off. The line did not move for hours and when it did, we were seriously moving 5 steps or so. Of course it was a horribly hot day which didn't help either. I guess at some point, the staff was then handing out leave the line then return slips which someone with a megaphone then announced was no longer valid at that point. "I repeat, if you leave your place in line, you will not be able to return to your spot. You are no longer able to return to original place." It didn't apply to me since I never got any slips or anything. A couple hours later, we hear they are trying to clear the dicks sporting goods line because it is still blocking their store. No movement in line for another 4 hours. Finally reached the point where Dick's is and waited another 6 hours. Right when we thought we were almost there because a larger group was let is, the line stopped moving again. The final stretch for us took 5.5 hours. It was 11pm by the time we walked in the store. I guess it would have been worse if they ran out of items to choose from. of course the popular items were sold out but they had almost everything in stock. If I had known it would have taken this long to get a pay your age day bear, I would have NEVER done it. It was definitely a painful experience I will never forget since I had to drag my two little ones with me. Things I felt the store manager should have done: 1) cleared the lines a little more evenly from both ends, Dicks and the Macy's end of the store. 2) the option to pick a skin and stuff it another day should have been giving to the customers in line since the line was so long. *you can pick a skin early and leave or continue to wait and stuff the bear today. 3) they probably should have set a time limit of how long you could be in the store to prevent further delays. Kudos to all the parents that made it out alive that day with a build a bear. Kudos to the workers who had to stay all those hours that day. I wonder if this event will happen again next year lol read more