"I always like to go downstairs at Toy Fair; they always have the new vendors downstairs."

—Kim Smith, owner, Red Wagon, Woodstock, Vt., November 2006

www.redwagontoy.com

 

"One thing we're lucky for, we're probably an hour's drive from any large store."

—Jane Christopherson, owner, Once Upon A Time, Stowe, Vt., October 2003

 

"Pirates for boys — I've seen that come back in the last couple of years … perhaps because of movies."

—Stuart Wilkins, manager, Vermont Toy & Hobby, Essex Junction, Vt., January 2007

www.vermonttoyandhobby.com

 

"The company [Schleich] produces some quality stuff and I think that is why it selling so well — they are coming out with more and different things."

—Karen Williams-Fox, Woodbury Mountain Toys, Montpelier, Vt., July 2006