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    Build-A-Bear Workshop

    4.4 (12 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Per request, the porg from BaB with the pineapple house, Hawaiian shirt, and boater hat
    John O.

    Okay so I'm not one for cute over-priced non-sense. I will say that Build-A-Bear helped my duff this past Christmas. We have a lot of clutter (my biggest complaint at home) and we agreed to limit how many gifts seeing as how we are having issues parting with stuff. We have also agreed to buy tickets to Betletlejuice on Broadway before the show is gone. This plan I came up with has shot me in the foot, as I can't buy several items in the hopes my wife likes it, but instead I have to get a couple of really good to exceptional gifts. This is hard guys! So my wife threw me a life-line and told me "I wanna Porg" but the pie bird they were selling at Williams Sonoma, which (sounds insane) has sold out and will be unavailable until March! The struggle bus has pulled up and I'm first in line. "Well they have Porg's at BaB" she tells me. Okay I'll get the stuffed animal. Damn was it a little pricey, but I had not gotten such a reaction before, so it was worth the money. I didn't get just the Porg (if you are confused and live under a rock, it's a bird-like creature from Star Wars and you need to get out more) but I got the Spongebob Squarepants pineapple house (since her favorite musical was Spongebob) and I got the porg an outfit which was a faux straw-boater hat and Hawaiian shirt with Olaf on it (discounted btw, ftw; oh and she super loves Frozen). The staff were super personable and nice, they asked questions and helped guide me in finding the right accoutrements. The girl at the register was very polite and it was nice having a conversation during a transaction. She even secured the hat to the porg since, well, they don't have ears for the hat to secure to with the bands. Will I be back? Probably not. Will I highly recommend to men struggling to find that perfect gift for the lady who' a bit of a kid at heart. Ummmm.... did you just scroll to the end here? Yes.

    Build A Bear just got in their TMNT stock on Thursday. Already, they were almost out of Leo. Fortunately, I snagged one today.

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    “My son got his customized birthday bear, choose his own music to put inside the bear and a little heart as well as the outfit of his new friend.”

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    Barnes & Noble

    3.1(20 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    The book store, I am NOT an avid paper bound book reader, but i appreciate picking one up from time…read moreto time. For my taste they had plenty of titles organized well by genre. I do also like that they have manga section that myself and my god daughter etc can run thru to get her the next chapter she needs in whatever series. If they don't have it they can order it. The B&N on the South shore near me closed down and it sort of sad to see. I like the smell of brand new books in a bookstore. They have bunch of collectibles, legos, funko pops and other figurearts! The Starbucks we ordered 3 drinks, the did forget the simple syrup in two of them so it's more was definitely straight matcha which is fine, healthier without the sugar haha. It definitely took longer than other locations with no line. The cafe also offers more food the your normal Starbucks as well. Staff was alright, didn't seem the most friendly on our visit.

    Barnes & Nobles right by Northshore Mall in Peabody served as a decent caffeine stop for us!…read moreHaven't been inside this Barnes & Nobles in YEARS but doesn't look like much has changed. It's definitely a more dated store but seemingly had decent inventory of novels + great kid-friendly selection. They have a Starbucks inside, with only two workers but only one person working the front and also making the drinks. Expect a little bit of a wait because of this. We ordered three drinks: one caramel ribbon crunch Frappuccino & two iced matcha lattes w/ strawberry cold foam. Took about 10 min, so definitely longer than your typical stand alone Starbucks. Matcha lattes had no sweetener, though it normally comes w/ simple syrup but no problem, healthier this way anyways haha. My caramel frappe was very sweet + kept leaking out of the cup. Staff was okay, didn't find them to be that friendly. Overall, I can see this being a great spot to sit + read a book as it's pretty quiet in here & has drinks + food too. Just note if you're ordering food/drinks, just keep in mind it might take some time to be ready.

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    Harrison's Comics and Pop Culture

    Harrison's Comics and Pop Culture

    4.1(134 reviews)
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    On every vacation we go to, we always aim to head to local toy shops. So running into this joint…read morethis afternoon in Salem was a dream come true. Walking in, you are bombarded with every toy, comic and collectable imaginable. I was ready to find anything that I can add my to husband's collection. My husband is an avid collector of Transformers. Especially anything that's a Decepticon. I found the display of Blokees. Blokees does an amazing job with their Transformers collection. But my husband has completed a majority of the collections. But I did see Tarn and didn't know if he had it so I grabbed it just in case. I then made my way to some comics right by the Blokees. Unfortunately, I didn't see anything Transformers related. So when this sweet associate was walking past me, I pepped up real quick and asked her. She navigated me to the other side of the store. That's where all the magic was. Figurines, comics and Funko Pops. I weaved through 4 different collections of Transformers Comics and found a couple gems. I'm so excited that all 6 of the comics I got had Decepticons on the covers of them. 5 were Soundwave, my husband's favorite character. They were perfectly packaged with a hard backing to help maintain the integrity of the comic. I checked out with the sweetest employees. They were all so kind and helpful! I did end up not purchasing Tarn since my husband already had it. No pressure about not getting it and the associates were kind and put it away for me. This toy store exceeded my expectations. The employees are so kind. It literally has everything you can think of under one roof. A collectors dream come true. I'm so happy we ran into this toy store! I am excited that I found some treasures for my husband. If only all toy stores could be like this one. I'm sad that my husband couldn't experience this store with me. But if we ever come back to Salem, we will be heading to this store first.

    Since getting involved with playing different TCG's games, I have been coming to Harrison's…read moreconstantly for all my related goods. I have participated in several events that they have hosted and with the massive collection of goods, I always feel like there's something for me to buy! In addition to their selection, the amazing communities, welcoming employees and environment, it is my go to shop! That being said, while I love the store, there is one glaring problem I've been experiencing. The basement, where I usually spend most of my time, has become unbearable! The heat always seems to be on max at all times or the ac isn't ever on and this issue has gotten to the point that I can't spend more than 5 minutes without sweating. Because of that, it loses a star on my review. I hope they can fix this issue especially with summer on its way!

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