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My Funniest Toy Store StoriesTales From the Front Line, Told by YouDo you have an even funnier or more touching story you'd like to share with TDmonthly Magazine? Email us … or just add your comments to the bottom of the page! Here are this month’s toy store stories, told by retailers just like you:  Don’t Let Me Out!By Patricia Fiedler, owner of Child's Play/Green Frog Toys, Portland, Ore. While driving in the town’s parade one year, you can imagine our embarrassment when we were stopped by one of the parade officials. He informed us that an 11-year-old boy was locked in our toy store. The boy had wandered into our store unnoticed while we were blowing up balloons and preparing our parade entry.  Switching TracksBy Jennifer Wyatt, marketing coordinator of Totally Thomas Toy Depot, San Diego, Calif. One little boy came in, super happy and excited because he was going to buy some Thomas trains. But the next second, he burst into tears because he only had enough money for one, and couldn't decide because he liked them all! It was an instant personality change! Classic.  CommittedBy Fred Rosenberg, owner of On the Park, Kingwood, Texas It’s often difficult to get kids to leave our store. One day, a little 3-year-old girl refused to leave the store. Her grandmother said, “I can’t get her out!” Then she had an idea. She went over to the area where the little girl was playing and said, “I’m going across the street to get some ice cream!” The little girl looked up at her and said, “Let me know when you get back.” Almost every day, something like that happens. High Expectations By Patricia Fiedler, owner of Child's Play/Green Frog Toys, Portland, Ore. A customer returned a star-shaped bubble wand because she couldn't make star-shaped bubbles; she could only make round bubbles. Add your stories in the comments below … or email them to us. If we choose your story, we’ll publish a link to your store’s website, too! Catalog Request Form Read what more than 400 retailers have told TDmonthly about toys since 2005 in Toy-Store Owners Talk to TDmonthly.  Writer's Bio: ALISON MAREK is a writer/artist/filmmaker whose work has been published by Fairchild Publications and DC Comics (Piranha Press), among others. Her short films have played in festivals around the world and have been broadcast on Showtime and other cable networks. She recently completed a short comedy sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, titled "The Three-Body Solution." For the past four years, Alison has been documenting the specialty toy industry with a series of articles and videos for TDmonthly Magazine. Read more articles by this author
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