Toy Store Survey Responses

Thanks to everyone who filled out our toy store survey.
I loved hearing some of the great memories and your feedback was great.
Some of the responses really brought back memories for me too - here is one of my favourites:

Question: What was your favourite toy or toy store as a child?
Answer: Consumers distributing - i would go to the store/warehouse and look through one of their brochures that was chained to a table and pick out 'construx' (it was awesome...kinda like lego but not quite as popular)

We did choose a winner (random entry draw) and congratulations to the Huston Family!

We used many of your ideas when we did a mini reno and expanded our store area so that is easy to find toys in areas "Infant Toddler - Toys and Loots" for example. We hope you get a chance to visit and watch our youtube channel for a new toy store video soon.

Here are some of the great responses from the survey.

Question: What was your favourite toy store or toy as a child?
Answers: Many said Toys R Us for their huge variety

• I loved my barbies because I could play with them anytime and anywhere and let my imagination go!
• Simpson's (the christmas window display)
• Barbie dream house. It was a beautiful 3 story doll house with an elevator. I loved to put my dolls in it and ride them to the 3rd floor..
• The Toy Shoppe in London. Ontario. Dolls, dolls, dolls!
• Liddicoat's in Palo Alto. They had the best Matchbook cars, and Airfix figures.
• woolworth's on lakeshore they had toys and clothes and a little diner to get something to eat. they always had new toys out
• There was a small locally owned store (I can't remember the name) but I loved it because there were toys out of packages so you could try them and touch and play. It's hard to be a kid in a toy store and not be able to try stuff out!
• Loved walking down the toy aisle with my grandma at the old Woolworth's.
• FAO Schwarz - it was big and had every toy you could imagine
• Cabbage patch doll....loved the smell.
• The game Trouble...that popping dice.
• Sears - I loved lookinh through the Christmas Wish catalogue.
• I don't think we had a toy store when I was growing up. I remember having to go to the Bay / Eatons or Woolworth for toy shopping. I just love toys, so being surrounded by them regardless of where I was made the trip fantastic.
• Cabbage patch kid. It looked just like me! :)
• The Sears Christmas wish catalogue as we could see all the new cool toys. We didn't go to a toy store. Also we loved getting toys from Canadian Tire as they gave us money back and we asked all our relatives for their Canadian Tire money so we could get a new toboggan or bike accessories every year.

Thanks again to everyone that responded!

Carol Cusson aka the loot lady