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The head of Build-a-Bear Workshop is apologizing after a special “pay your age” sale drew “extreme crowds” to malls and shopping centers, forcing the company to close lines during the promotion and turn away customers across the U.S, Canada and the U.K. “There was really no way for us to have estimated those crowds,” CEO Sharon Price John said Friday on the “Today” show. “We were fully stocked, fully staffed. If I could do it over though — if there was a way to extend the day to just make sure we service everyone, I would have loved to have seen everyone get a bear.” The popular kids’ toy store on Thursday offered customers the chance to pay their age for any stuffable animal. But after kids and adults flocked to their local workshops in hopes of getting a customizable animal for cheap, Build-a-Bear said local authorities asked it to shut down lines and stop accepting new customers over safety concerns.