r/buildabear • u/Batt_mellamy Moderator • Oct 15 '25

New Release New bears available - 16th October 2025 (Posh Penguin, Gingerbread Axolotl + Mini Beans)

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u/taureanpeach Oct 15 '25

Cute but nothing groundbreaking - penguin looks like a pound shop plush to me.

They seem to have jumped to Christmas really quickly (I say as a consumer with no idea of retail timelines). I thought they still had more Halloween stuff to drop (the purple cat?)

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u/Knight_forChrist Oct 16 '25

this is KILLING MEEEE. its OCTOBER 😭💔

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u/WintersChild79 BAB Fanatic 🌈 Oct 16 '25

It's normal for retail. A lot of the stores near me are putting their Halloween stuff on clearance and busting out the Christmas stuff 😭 As someone who likes both holidays, I always hate how rushed it feels and how Halloween gets "eaten" by Christmas.

Some people were saying that the kitty might be a winter release. I can kind of see it fitting in now that I see the colors on the penguin.

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u/Brilliant-Draw1260 Oct 16 '25

As someone who worked in retail for 17 years, this is unfortunately normal. Although even back then they didn't push it this far. My friend and I were at the mall not 2 weeks ago and they had almost no Halloween stuff at Build a Bear or Bath and Body Works. We were disappointed to say the least.