blog archives - 2009
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Dec
Give and let give
Categories: General
Two things happened this past week that reminded me why this is called the season of giving. First, on Friday we asked our customers to help us collect as many toys as possible for a Boston-area event called Christmas in the City. The response was overwhelming, and according to an email we received, our truck… read more!
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18
Dec
1000 toys in 1 day?
Categories: Local: Boston
We just got an email: “I’m involved in helping a 100% volunteer run Boston-based charity that hosts an event (www.christmasinthecity.org) for 3000 homeless children and hands out toys to an additional 4000-5000 children. The demand this year was overwhelming and we may come up 1000-1500 toys short. I’m calling area toy stores to see if… read more!
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17
Dec
Playmobil update
Categories: Toys
First of all, thank you. We’ve had a huge show of support, and it’s really made us feel a whole lot better about this situation. In four years of blogging, I’ve only called a company on the carpet one other time, and it was when an Amtrak conductor insisted I cover up while breastfeeding on… read more!
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15
Dec
Playmobil: the grinch who stole Christmas (or at least the Pyramids)
Categories: Toys
An Open Letter to Playmobil: Dear Playmobil, As soon as we saw your new Pyramid at Toy Fair, we were enchanted. We gave it top billing during our 31 Days of Giveaways in July. A full page in our annual catalog. We assembled it here in our office for the photo shoot (note to Santa:… read more!
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4
Dec
Team Works
Categories: Local: Boston
It’s not an easy thing to open a store, whether it’s your first, your fourth or your four-hundredth. There’s so much that goes into it, from design to construction to ordering fixtures and merchandise to receiving that merchandise and putting it on the fixtures. There are so many details to remember. Getting it done with… read more!
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30
Nov
Holiday Giveaways # 17 – Star Wars Force Trainer
Categories: Toys
Rumors were flying at Toy Fair. There was a new toy that used the power of your brain waves to make an object move. Awesome. I had to try it. I hunted down the Uncle Milton booth and got on line. Sadly, the Force was not with me and although people before and after me… read more!
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30
Nov
RunMyErrand.com is cool beans
Categories: Local: Boston
As busy parents of three, we need all the help we can get. It seems like there are never enough hours in the day to hit everything on the to-do list. An extra pair of hands can go a long way, but most of the time, we’re opting for babysitting so we can get all… read more!
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28
Nov
Holiday Giveaways # 16 – Deluxe Grocery Cart
Categories: Toys
Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. We brought the Melissa & Doug Grocery Cart to Cape Cod with us this summer to photograph it for our catalog. Mira was a willing model, but the first few shots were a little stiff and we were trying to get her to loosen up. Suddenly,… read more!
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27
Nov
Holiday Giveaways # 15 – Kettler Happy Navigator
Categories: Active Toys, Toys
Riding a tricycle is blessedly straightforward. Sit, pedal, go. But riding a tricycle also has a number of benefits for children, both expected and unexpected. Expected: tricycles help kids develop their gross motor skills.Frequent riding makes them stronger and more coordinated. The more time kids spend riding a trike, the better their foundation for learning… read more!
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25
Nov
Holiday Giveaways # 14 – Bananagrams
Categories: Games
I’m not much of a banana person. I don’t like bananas au natural. I don’t like banana bread – not even when my friend Dustin makes it, though it is reportedly amazing. I don’t like banana in my smoothies. I don’t like slices of banana in my cereal. Elvis’s preferred combination of peanut butter and… read more!
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