"We sell a lot of crafts from Melissa & Doug."

— Cindy Nelson, owner, J Skylark Colo., Duluth, Minn., September 2006

 

"California Creations winding toys."

—Michelle Beyer, owner, Creative Kids, Rochester, Minn., December 2006

 

"These large magic online marketers just sell any trick to any person with a credit card. In my store, I demonstrate the tricks and talk with the customer, and match them with tricks they can do. This way they don't fail. They are encouraged and they come back for more."

—Larry Kahlow, Eagle Magic and Joke Store, Minneapolis, Minn., December 2005

www.eaglemagicstore.com

 

"We have only one piece left [of Quadrilla]."

—Barbara Anderson-Sannes, co-owner, The Essence of Nonsense, Saint Paul, Minn., August 2006

www.itsimplyworks.com/essenceofnonsense

 

"Plan Toys dollhouses are our best sellers. They are popular because the design makes it so that more than one child can play with it at a time."

—Dan Marshall, co-owner, Peapods Natural Toys & Baby Care, St. Paul, Minn., August 2006

 

"Ryan's Room is the strongest [dollhouse seller] because people like the sturdiness and the creativeness that they and they're children can have designing it."

—Steve Nordhus, owner, ABC & Toy Zone, Rochester, Minn., August 2006

www.abctoyzone.com

 

"Scavenger Hunt is a great travel game that is hot. It's a great game."

—Kari Thomas, owners, Little Learner, Lakeville, Minn., July 2006

www.littlelearneronline.com

 

"Tinker Toys are a staple at our store."

—Mary Eversman, manager, Lark Toys, Kellogg, Minn., August 2006

www.larktoys.com