BUILD-A-BEAR CLOSES LINES AT ‘PAY YOUR AGE’ SALE

Build-a-Bear’s one-day sale was so successful it was shut down — in some places, just hours after it began Thursday. Patrons were invited to walk in and pick out a plush toy for the cost of their child’s age, but some were turned away because of longer-than-expected crowds. “Per local authorities, we cannot accept additional guests at our locations due to crowd safety concerns,” the company said in a tweet.