Retailer Quotes


Want to know what more than 800 retailers have told TDmonthly about their best-selling products? Here's what toy-store owners in Florida.htm had to say:
"A dish with a spoon … by Star Electronics. It does well."—Mary Dondero, owner, Cheshire Cat Fine Toys, Fort Myers, Fla., December 2005 "Top That! Publishing — its a little company — and we do the 'How to Draw 101 Funny People' and '101 Manga Characters.'"—Jan Adamson, owner, Annie's Toy Chest, Cocoa, Fla., Winter 2005 www.anniestoychest.com "Jelly Cat is one of our best sellers for girls."—Jerri Daniel, manager, Olivia & Co., Ocala, Fla., October 2006 www.oliviaandco.com "Our business is largely dollhouses and miniatures. We have about an equal number of adult and children collectors...they start at around six or seven years old and go to 90."—Ralph Page, owner, The Toy Box, Cocoa, Fla., October 2006 "Gund, Berenguer and North American Bear — they all have dolls and plush suitable for infants."—Mickey Lawson, owner, Day Dreams, Kissimmee, Fla., December 2006 "Harry Potter, of course. Do very well. There's a series of books, The Everything Kids Guides to Weather, Mythology, etc. Don't know who makes those. They're pretty popular."—Josh Geoghagan, sales associate, Fairy Tales, Winter Park, Fla., December 2005 "If you can't play with them, you can't sell them. We're not Target that just buys every name brand. Do they spend more money on the box than the product? Instructions too long? Game board not sturdy? Look at the toys, assess the quality."—Fred Gross, owner, Multi Kids Toys Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., November 2006 "Robert Tonner's always fantastic. As long as he's been making them. We've been selling dolls for 15 to 20 years."—Janet Kysia, manager, A Pink Princess, Boynton Beach, Fla., November 2005 www.apinkprincess.com "One word: Webkinz."—Margie Gold, president, Toy Time, Orlando, Fla., January 2007 "Outset Media has one called Things. This is a game sort of like trivia, where you answer questions such as, 'What things would you not have or do in your backyard?' It is lots of fun."—Peter Schwlurf, owner, Mr. Toad's Toy Company, Naples, Fla., December 2006 www.mrtoadstoyco.com "We sold a lot of high-ticket items. We weren't prepared for that."—Hassan Derazi, owner, Leaping Toys, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., February 2006

Want to know what more than 800 retailers have told TDmonthly about their best-selling products? Here's what toy-store owners in Florida.htm had to say: