People Waiting in Line Up to Seven Hours to Purchase Olympic Mascot
Shoppers in Beijing are in something of an Olympic competition of their own. Only it's not a medal they're after, it's a cuddly panda.
Like an in-demand toy causing holiday mayhem, the line to enter the Olympics store stretched around the International Broadcast Center in Beijing on Saturday, with patrons hoping to purchase the plush Bing Dwen Dwen, the official mascot of the 2022 Winter Games."I didn't watch the watch when I arrived because the line was so long that I thought it would be pretty depressing to know how long I have been here," one shopper said while still standing in line.at the 2022 Winter Games.
While athletes who reach the medal podium get their panda handed to them, shoppers have struggled to get their hands on one as demand has been far greater than supply. Some have even
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