The girl gave me good luck when opening the pokemon cards -- they also have final fantasy, yu gi…read moreoh, and other playing cards too

I've been coming here for years grabbing up collectables and never once felt uncomfortable window…read moreshopping or otherwise. It's run by the sweetest people you'd ever like to meet and their prices are VERY competitive with even the biggest online dealers. In fact, I'm headed there today for some marvel legends!

I'm visiting from Los Angeles with my little boy and wow we wish we had a place like this. Packed…read morewith so much stuff and the staff is so great and friendly. We got Chucky and terminator figures and made our day a fun one. Thanks Toy Tokyo! Hope we come back again.

a lot of gunpla to choose from and more stuff on the ground floor the employes were nice and like…read moreyeah

I have never visited this store in person. I discovered it on Instagram when I fell through a…read morerabbit hole. The aesthetic of the shop and the product offering (great fifty items, a lot of local products, fun greeting cards, plants!) is what drew me to follow them. Having a "Visit Ridgewood Day" and and shop and Stay Forever was on my to-do list this spring, but now we're all grounded. I was so happy to see that the owners took a creative way to drum up some business during a very uncertain time but selling all types of care packages. I decided to buy a surprise box for my friend, and she loved it. It included a candle and a gorgeous spring green journal. I ended up buying three more boxes for my friends' children; I cannot wait to see the pics of their loot from Stay Forever. I will definitely be visiting this local women-owned business when things get better.

Cute standard gift shop with fun selection of many of the kinds of things featured in most local…read moregift shops. Plenty of fun unique things here as well. Definitely worth a visit if in the area. Enjoyed their Ridgewood-specific items! Didn't love that a few different items didn't have prices, don't really ever see that. And wish they offered printed receipts, not all customers are open to providing email or phone. But alas if not, to display the prices on a customer-facing device while ringing things up, prior to payment. But if a customer is unclear, they can certainly ask the staff! Just would generally say that those things combined create an issue it's not really typical to have to navigate nowadays.

Coming from SoCal I've been on the hunt for toy shops here in New York. Came upon this one after a…read morelittle search on Yelp and glad I came. It's a super fun shop with a nice array of vintage and some new scattered in there. I've been back multiple times now. Be sure to check the museum portion!

This memorabilia shop truly does bring back a lot of childhood nostalgic TV/Movies memories. The…read moremost iconic poster on the wall filled with late 80's early 90's Cartoons from back in the day (Muppet Babies, Care Bear, Duck-Tales...etc), really brighten up my day. The shop also has a lot of cool retro game gadgets and trinkets from our younger years, even have Gameboy/Saga consoles with popular games for sale. The owners behind the counter was really friendly and greeted guests as they walk in. Owners do welcome ideas about items customers are searching for from their collection of from other online sources. There's even a 80's inspired living room setup with preserved decor from that era, even down to the television set. As cliche as it sounds~this was truly a walk down memory lane.

I wandered into this store after a dinner next door. The store is a good size, really open. The…read morestaff are super friendly and helpful. They were able to make great recommendations based on preferences and age. There's an area in the back for people to play games. The prices are decent, and the selection seems very good. Lots of different board games and word games. A really nice store in this neighborhood!

Awful and INHUMANE customer service. And apparently it comes FROM THE TOP…read more Forget courtesy, apparently being treated like a human being is too much to ask. Imagine driving 45 min to pick up an order. This after having to call because their website was broken and not allowing pickup orders. This was after originally posting for help on the discord. Finally you arrive but slip prior to coming in (to be clear not in front of this store) and find you are bleeding. Your partner asks if the have a first aid kit and what should be a simple yes/no answer turns into bumbling words which seems like a long way to not help. Some bumbling about maybe having a bandaid without any offer to give that. And then you're told "you can just go to the pharmacy down the street." Okay, you then go up and ask for the restroom, hoping to clean off the wound and use some tissue to stop bleeding. Same person "Oh, well- we don't have our restroom open right now." My response : "so you have no restroom open and no first aid kit so are completely unprepared for if someone gets hurt in your store?" The response: "Look dude what do you want me to say - we don't have stuff for cleaning wounds, our bathroom isn't prepared, we're busy blah blah blah" At this point, I become hyper aware I'm the only black person in the store. Does that factor in- I don't know. All I know is I was being treated awfully and the rare times that happens, I start searching for why in my mind. It's obvious at this point this person is just trying to shoo me off. Eventually, I blurt out "Fine, I have a pickup order. I just want my order. " "Oh, fine." And I say "I don't want help from you though, can I get help from someone else?" I then turn to a female employee because 1) I'm a woman and at this point are getting all the signs this person does not give a eff about actually providing any help to me. The female employee comes over and is smiling apparently ready to help and maybe diffuse the situation. The individual then goes "No, I'm the owner. And I'll just refund your owner" "I don't want a refund, I just drove 45 min to get here. I just don't want your help. You've started this off mean and awful." "I don't want your money. Look, just I'm giving your a refund. Is this your order?" He then shoves the three items I purchased at me and goes "I'll give your a refund." I protest - I don't want a refund. I'm not trying to get one over on the store. What I wanted was to be treated like a human being instead of an annoyance, especially when I am in pain and trying to stop bleeding. What I want is an apology or at the least, to be helped from someone else who won't brush me off both as a customer and person in need of help. What I walked away with is knowledge that the owner of the institution is a tactless person lacking of empathy and apparently the ability to have basic things prepared at his own store like a bathroom, first aid kit, or even a clean piece of tissue. Picture included as proof of purchase I was at the store

As a soon to be dad, I love that Mini Jake has important items babies need to eat, sleep, and…read moretravel, but also cute additional stuff for playtime. Their section with strollers is helpful to compare and test different strollers and car seats, which is great to get a first hand experience of any stroller research done online. A kind gentleman named Dave was there during my visit and he patiently answered all my questions. (Thanks Dave!). Having found the stroller I needed for the baby, I found some cool adorable art books I never knew existed. It's nice to come here for baby basics and then leave with new ideas.

Awesome little gem in Brooklyn for the young ones in your life. Prices are reasonable and sales…read moreitems abound. Quite large for a neighborhood style store. Staff is very friendly and helpful. They have additional clothe sizes up to 6 in the back if mecessary for certain items. Gift wrapping and gift receipts are no problem!

I'm not really sure why they are called a toy store on yelp. It was more like a mom and pop…read moregamestore. No one asked us if we needed help or anything. Everything was incased or behind the counter. We had to look at everything very closely because the prices were small. I appreciate what they are trying to do at this location. The old school games were pretty cool. I just didn't like the lack of communication we received. I was very turned off with the setup of the location. They had other items besides video games like overpriced amazon fire sticks. They had an uncleaned ps1 for sale. I'm not sure why some items were so dirty. Wouldn't you wanna clean up an item before selling it?

know the owners for years always helpful. prices has been fair and respects you more then game stopread more

They're conveniently located on 1st Ave with clear frontage and lines of sight for many blocks…read morethanks to the particularly wide 1st Ave service road. Owner Carole is often working inside with 1 rotating staff member, mostly organizing the shelves. The selection is very much Melissa & Doug's active catalog and Hatley branded footwares along with a smattering of other goods like Mad Libs, some trinkets, and . Pricing is an issue as obviously all customers know Amazon and online retainers of preference (eCommerce offers tons of membership, loyalty and affiliate shopping, wider selection, Walmart offers next day delivery free to metro NYC, etc.) thus seeing the prices like Melissa & Doug's Frozen Treats for $34 here vs $19 online or Wooden Sushi set for $26 vs $15 online are a problem. Likely customers are from nearby StuyTown or working at the many local medical institutions and businesses in Kips Bay thus of normal incomes thus likely to do as such. The staff visibily disprefer children play for beyond 30mins else they'll actively suggest one leave. It's likely to quell previous problem situations and to maintain an open floor space devoid of children. It's good thus for a quick blow through without the kids to get ideas then to move onto better priced retailers as most customers seen while there seemingly came in to spectate then cruise out without purchase. There're event spaces in the rear, namely a doored room of about 80 ft2 and the front area which can be closed to retail and converted to a large sitting area where the kids playareas are easily moved and removed. Posted are a schedule of events along with flyer advertising from area children's-related businesses.

Wonderful kids store! They have a huge variety of toys, clothes and shoes! Staff was super friendly…read moreand helpful. Offered free holiday wrapping. All and all, a big win!