People showed up with stools Sunday to wait overnight in freezing temperatures outside Gongmei Emporium on the
The pandas were sold out Monday at many locations, including at the
Gongmei sold out of
A sign in Gongmei’s window said it had 300 Bing Dwen Dwen figures and buyers were allowed one each. It promised more Tuesday.
In the Houhai neighborhood north of the Chinese capital’s center, a shop hung out a sign before
The Beijing Olympic organizing committee asked souvenir factories to make more, the official
Dong said she and three family members would take turns waiting in line through the night for Gongmei to open Tuesday.
At mid-afternoon, about 40 customers already were in line. Employees with bullhorns urged them not to stay overnight, when temperatures were forecast to fall to minus-6 degrees C (21 degrees F).
Gongmei’s
Wang Qianliang, 60, and his wife, visiting from
“My child really wants to have one,” Wang said.
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