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Build-A-Bear Workshop Partners With Limited Too, Offers `Tween Girls' Beary Unforgettable Trip!


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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002

Build-A-Bear Workshop Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) is an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals. Build-A-Bear is the largest of the create-your-own animal chains with the other companies in the business consisting of regional and/or locally-owned (R), Where Best Friends Are Made(TM), really knows how to cele-bear-ate birthday parties! They are now offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for `tween tween  
n.
A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old.



[Blend of teen1 and between.]
 girls' (ages 7 to 14) as part of the "Win Your Wish" Birthday Bash Contest to commemorate Limited Too's(R) sixteenth birthday. From November 4 through December 1, 2002, young girls will have the opportunity to enter the contest and win one of 15 dazzling grand prizes, including a trip to Build-A-Bear Workshop in DOWNTOWN DISNEY Downtown Disney is the name of two outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complexes located at two Disney resorts:
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(R) District!

"Build-A-Bear Workshop is proud to join the Limited Too in celebrating their sixteenth birthday by offering a truly unique experience for girls," says Maxine Clark, Build-A-Bear Workshop Chief Executive Bear. "Our company is always looking for Looking for

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 new ways to help our Guests make their dreams come true, and the `Win Your Wish' Birthday Bash Contest is one more way we can achieve this goal."

As one of 15 sponsors in the "Win Your Wish" contest, Build-A-Bear Workshop will provide a prize package that includes the star treatment! The contestant who chooses Build-A-Bear Workshop's "wish" and wins will receive a three-day, two-night trip to Build-A-Bear Workshop in DOWNTOWN DISNEY(R) District along with nine friends (plus two parents/legal guardians). In addition to being pampered pam·per  
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1. To treat with excessive indulgence: pampered their child.

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 with make-overs, the lucky winner and her friends will enjoy their own Build-A-Party(R) at Build-A-Bear Workshop featuring a special guest appearance with Columbia Records For the Columbia Records label which was a unit of EMI, see .

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 recording artist, PLAY! The trip will be documented by video and given to the winner to ensure that she and her friends remember every detail of this special occasion. Finally, when the winning girl arrives home, her bedroom will receive a make-over to ensure she lives like a star! The prize package is valued at approximately $30,000.

"We think girls will have a difficult time picking their favorite wish from so many unique and fun choices, including Build-A-Bear Workshop's fun-filled trip," said Scott M. Bracale, Limited Too Executive Vice President of Marketing, Catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C.  and Web. "We're excited that Build-A-Bear Workshop is part of our contest and know that the lucky winner of their grand prize will enjoy the time spent with their friends."

To enter the contest, girls ages 7-14 must complete a "Win Your Wish" entry form, selecting one of 15 wishes and describing in 25 words or less why they have chosen this wish. Official entry forms will be available at participating Limited Too stores starting November 4, 2002. Entry forms will also be inside the November issue of Limited Too Catazines, and must be completed and returned via mail post-marked or to a local Limited Too store by December 1, 2002. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest.

About Build-A-Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear Workshop is an interactive, entertainment retailer that invites Guests to create their own customized stuffed animals
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A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the
. The company is proud to be a part of the Teddy Bear Centennial(TM) celebrating 100 years of this endearing en·dear·ing  
adj.
Inspiring affection or warm sympathy: the endearing charm of a little child.



en·dear
 huggable friend. Build-A-Bear Workshop currently operates more than 100 stores nationwide. For more information visit the company's award-winning Web site at www.buildabear.com.

About Limited Too

Limited Too is a rapidly growing specialty retailer for active, fashion-aware 'tween girls (ages 7 to 14). The company sells apparel, swimwear, sleepwear, underwear, footwear, lifestyle and personal care products. Limited Too currently operates 497 stores in 46 states and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla.  and publishes a catalog coinciding with key 'tween shopping times throughout the year. Limited Too also conducts e-commerce on its Web site, http://www.limitedtoo.com. Limited Too is owned and operated by Too, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:TOO).
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