"You guys really took it to the next level for us retailers!! I loved it, I can’t say it enough!"
— Jamie Burchfield, Munchkin Field, Canton, NC, Sept. 2009
"I wanted to thank you for inviting me to the webinar last night. I found it extremely informational and a great opportunity to personally meet a few manufacturers. Thanks to the webinar we are in the process of connecting with a few of the manufactures who also attended. Is this something that you do on a regular basis?"
— Nathan King, Kingdom of Toys, Furlong, PA, Jan. 2010
"The webinar allowed you to see products described by people who either developed or sell them. Toy Shows can be a little overwhelming. We already stock a lot of stuffed animals and I'm sure that I would have just walked past
Zoocchini at a trade show, but the webinar gave me a good look at the products and I realized they would be a nice addition to our inventory. I have attended a number of webinars and I can honestly say that
the features you had were the best that I've seen. ... I hope that you plan to do this again. It's
great for buyers and sellers alike!"
— Jacquelyn Holl, My Toy Smart, Oyster Bay, NY, Oct. 2009
"This is the first time I've ever taken the time to participate in a webinar, and I can't tell you how many of these I've been invited to attend. ... The overall collection
introduced new lines to me, I like the aspect of it being a specialty collection. I think any questions that could have been addressed were answered. ...
Everybody here is just so excited that Poopsie's has an opportunity that they didn't know they had. ... Just
leave my login the same for the next one.
— Su Landen, Poopsie's, Galena, IL, Sept. 2009
"As a new store, it was great for me because
I saw products that I'd never heard of ... and that I never would have seen unless I happened to cross them. The only one I had heard of [out of nine vendors] was
Chickin Feed because it was on some TV show — everything else was new."
— Shelley Dickson, The Teachers' Workroom, Lexington, KY,
Oct. 2009"So I
ended up ordering from 5 different companies [out of nine]. ... Without the
TDmonthly Trade Show Webinar, I would not have ordered from any of these companies because I would not have heard of them since most of them are relatively new. ... At the end of all this ordering,
I am getting a large part of my holiday store stocking finished from your awesome Virtual Trade Show. The best part is that I am stocking the store with
items that are fresh and new and not going to be found in any of the other four toy stores that I know of in Baltimore. ... Thank you for providing such a wonderful opportunity. I am very much
looking forward to the next Trade Show that I can do without having to travel anywhere!"
— Driana Kai, Amazing Spiral: Books, Comics, Toys & More, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 2009"Thank you for hosting a wonderful webinar today. I enjoyed participating in this unique event and have placed orders today with some of the companies that were featured. This is a great way for retailers to learn about new companies and their products. I look forward to participating in your next webinar."
— Jennifer Shuman, 1 Smart Noodle, Oct. 2009
"I liked the Trade Show — it's new and I can see it getting more and more important.
Lowers my carbon footprint, too!"
— John MacDougall, The Golden Apple Learning Store, Pleasanton, CA, Sept. 2009"I thought it was great, well done. I'm really glad that I got involved. ... By all means,
I'd like to do it more than once a month. I wrote down three of the vendors [out of nine] I'd like to buy from."
— Kimberly Harris, Minky Monkey Toys, Mammoth Lakes, CA, Sept. 2009Manufacturers: To discuss your company's participation in an upcoming Retailer Buying Tour, please email
tamara (at) toydirectory.com.
Retailers: For a list of upcoming Tour dates, please email
tamara (at) toydirectory.com.
