Watching your child pick out a bear is like watching House Hunters. How? Build-A-Bear is like House Hunters for three reasons: the least desirable option is picked, there's edited info, and the audience is hooked.
You Picked What??? Once you see all of the options, you're confident you know the one they'll pick. Build-A-Bear had a Hello Kitty bear, a My Little Pony, a Minnie Mouse, the list of perfect options for her goes on. What does she pick? The white bear with hearts & peace signs that wasn't even on our radar.
What? Why? I've perfected my House Hunters guessing. If the most logical choice is #2, I know that won't be picked. If #3 seems absolutely insane, that'll be the one the hunters purchase. I'm sure it's all in the editing. HGTV editors are cutting out the scene of the couple gushing about the house reminds them of Grandma's house or how they could imagine spending the rest of their lives there.
So what's up with Build-A-Bear? Why does the birthday girl pick the bear that seems the least likely? An unknown factor (well, forgotten factor) was that the last time we went to Build-A-Bear, Harper made an almost identical bear. This is the HGTV editing, but done by my overly-stretched mom-brain. She picked the bear that reminded her of the bear she loved (and then totally forgot about).
Let's Try This Again I don't doubt my real estate wisdom when watching House Hunters. Even if my choice doesn't match the new homeowners, I picked the best choice based on the information provided by the show. Perhaps it's a ploy to get me to keep watching...producers hoping that I'll improve my accuracy. Who knows...maybe that's what my daughter is doing. She's picking the worst bear (in my opinion) so that I'll keep bringing her back until she picks a good one.
It's all a good ploy on her part. After seeing how happy the day made her and how sweetly she cares for the bear, maybe I will bring her back sooner rather than later...right after I'm done watching House Hunters.
