If you are visiting Amsterdam and are looking to purchase souvenirs that qualify for VAT back,…read moreavoid Tinkerbell toys. Before I go into depth as to why, I recommend going to Goochem where the customer service was friendlier, more helpful, and most importantly, a place where you will receive the proper documentation to claim VAT back.   We reached out to Tinkerbell Toys in advance of our trip to ensure that they had the inventory of Ostheimer toys we wanted and would provide the appropriate documents to claim VAT back. They indicated that they did and so we made a trip to the store to purchase a good amount of Ostheimer animals as Christmas gifts for kids. Upon our departure from Amsterdam, we were denied a customs stamp for the purchase from Tinkerbell Toys because the receipt was not itemized with detailed descriptions of the purchased items.   When we returned home, we contacted Tinkerbell toys and spoke with Gerrit, who was surprised we were denied. When he offered no solution, I reiterated my disappointment and displeasure to which he responded with "What do you want me to do?" I replied with a sensible solution: return the tax amount back to us. We felt this was fair since it was the failure on the store's part to follow proper protocol when taking part in the VAT program to provide their foreign customers with the correct documentation for them to receive the money due back to them for the purchases made.   I did not receive a reply for 2 days after being in constant contact with him. After following up, I received the following reply:  "This is the busiest time of the year and our shop is more important  then mails. You act as if I knew that my description on the receipt was not sufficient. That was not the case. I learned that afterwards from the taxfree company. I am very sorry for you but in this case I can not be responsible for you missing the tax refund."   We strongly feel the store is at fault because they failed to adhere to the rules and regulations required of a VAT program vendor. At this point, it is all about the principle of the issue. It is no longer about the getting the money back but with how this situation was handled. Not only did they fail to provide proper itemized receipt for VAT back, they did not take accountability for their error. It has been an extremely unpleasant customer service experience. We only hope that this feedback informs potential patrons and also prompts Tinkerbell Toys to take the corrective action to provide proper receipts with detailed descriptions.

Tinkerbell has excellent items for gifts and educational toys for children. There are many boutique…read moreshops in the neighborhood and Tinkerbell is not to be missed! It is the cutest little toy shop. Everything at Tinkerbell is top notch. It is sort of the anti-mega toy store. The toys at Tinkerbell bring it back to the fundamentals. Use your brain and use your imagination. Many of the toys here are simple and made of blocks or are of the scientific type. Learn to build things and learn how the world works. I bought some art cards, post cards, mini music boxes, and some Amsterdam trinkets (a little wooden clog keychain with my initial). They have all sorts of fun stuff from cake and hamburger jewelry rings to ceiling projection lamps that put the night sky in your bedroom. We were pressed for time but one could easily spend more than a half hour at Tinkerbell browsing. It's sort of magical. And don't forget to take a picture with Tinker Bubbles Beer outside! He gets dressed in different outfits depending on the season and holidays! ***** Tinkerbell heeft uitstekende artikelen voor cadeaus en educatief speelgoed voor kinderen. Er zijn vele boetiekjes in de buurt en Tinkerbell is niet te missen! Het is de schattigste kleine speelgoedwinkel. Alles in Tinkerbell is top. Het is een soort van de anti - mega speelgoedwinkel. Het speelgoed bij Tinkerbell breng het terug naar de fundamenten. Gebruik je hersenen en gebruik je fantasie. Veel van het speelgoed hier zijn eenvoudig en gemaakt van blokken of zijn van de wetenschappelijke aard. Leren om dingen te bouwen en te leren hoe de wereld werkt. Ik kocht een aantal kunstkaarten , ansichtkaarten , mini speeldozen , en sommige Amsterdam snuisterijen ( een kleine houten klomp sleutelhanger met mijn eerste ). Ze hebben allerlei leuke dingen van koek en hamburger sieraden ringen aan het plafond projectielampen dat de nachtelijke hemel in je slaapkamer. We waren voor de tijd ingedrukt , maar men kon gemakkelijk meer dan een half uur door te brengen op Tinkerbell browsen. Het is een soort magisch. En vergeet niet om een foto met Tinker Beer Bubbles buiten te nemen! Hij gekleed in verschillende outfits , afhankelijk van het seizoen en feestdagen!

Was looking for quality toys as gifts and was happy to find a number of cute and unique stuffed…read moreanimals, quality wooden toys and a couple metal toy cars. Has the feel of a family shop and service was friendly. A good independent alternative to Bart Smit with better quality stuff overall.

From the owner: Wij zijn gespecialiseerd in speelgoed voor kinderen van 0 tot 12 jaar.read more

Boo! The Staff here is way over worked and not very helpful…read more To make matters worse, they were not stocked with what we were looking for. The only plus here are the location and how well organized the store is kept. Really, just Meh.

I bought Pokemon booster packs, Fusion strike, Prismatic evolution, Paldea evolved and Surging…read moresparks. The fist 3 booster packs they were resealed, one of them had 2 code cards and one of the code cards was looking so old, destroyed on the sides also some cards were made of plastic. The only booster pack was ok was the Surging sparks the Japanese version. It was the only originally sealed from factory because those booster packs it is impossible to reseal them once opened. Pokemon should have all the boosters this way sealed, all the languages versions, so scammers will stops doing this unpleased thing. The owner of the shop or whoever answered the comment i left in google reviews said they don't do that. Well I clearly see his employees are doing this, and he is not aware or himself is doing it. I don't now win anything by leaving this comment, i just had a huge loss. You might have a nice shop with lot of things but when it comes to TCG you are not taking care of your customers and it is really sad. Thanks to us you can function, keep that in mind, and stop scamming tourists, because i was one of them and i regret not checking this booster packs in the shop, that was also my mistake. Now if people wants to believe me is their choice but i said what i had to say.

So it was a very rainy day in Amsterdam. We decided it made more sense to stay in the hotel for the…read moremorning. Since our two boys (ages 10 & and 12) were with us on this trip we decided to buy a few games to play together. We found The Gamekeeper on yelp. We headed over and wow. We expected a few board games and maybe a set of UNO cards. This play blew our minds. They have a tremendous variety from card games to board games and everything in between at fair prices. Definitely a place you should visit if you ever find yourself in our predicament. We had a great morning playing games and made some great memories in Amsterdam.

Fantasyshop Chimera is full of goodies. Super cute shop with tons of unique little accessories…read more Ideal store to shop for accessories or gifts.

When visiting this shop, the main reason is the upper floor. There they have many oriental goods to…read moresee and buy. I can't tell you howmany things they have but trust me, it's worth a visit! When you're looking for a original present, come see.

I didn't realize Miffy was from the Netherlands until my daughter told be before our trip to…read moreAmsterdam. Lots of Nijntje merch here, and even her own store with a basement area! We stopped by last night before dinner, and managed to buy only one magnet for our fridge (our cat likes to knock them off). The store is so cute, selling stuffed toys, keychains, books, pencil cases, pens, notebooks, all sorts of adorable Miffy merch. Downstairs is a little corner for kids to sit in if they need a break from shopping. The two ladies at the front counter were friendly and managing well considering the crowd of people wanting attention.

How I refrained from buying all lot more than I did, I had to keep in mind that my luggage was only…read moreso big. Miffy all day, every day! Small shop but all the items for sale were so cute! They have a lot of goods geared towards the children aged audience but it makes sense. The staff were super friendly too and spoke English (yes, I am an American). They wrapped my items since I was buying them as gifts and the paper is really cute! Next time I'll make sure I save more space for the bigger items!

This is a wonderful, little toy store that still has that old toy store magic that I remember as a…read morechild. It evokes awe and wonder. It brings back toys of joy to my memory. They have toys, games, funstuff and stuffed animals.The window is busy with toys. The shelves in the store are busy with toys. The counter is awash with toys. The shelves behind the counter are chock full of toys. Everywhere you look, toys. They're mostly for younger kids. I'd say under ten or even younger. It's worth checking out even if for the smile or two that it evokes just by being there.

There was nothing wrong with the store. In fact there were pretty good toys in there. It's just…read morethat an employee was extremely mean to me at the Volendam location for no justifiable reason. I walked out of that store without the squishy I wanted just because of how rude they were. Do better Intertoys.

We bought a playmobil bus from this toy store. It is so packed to the brim of toys and they have…read moreanother floor. I didn't see a lift for people who had prams and the aisles were cramped. It did have a decent collection of playmobil items. Sadly they weren't carrying the airplane we were looking for.

Great toys and stuffed animals. One of the bigger (besides Intertoys) toy stores in Amsterdam. Lots…read moreof wooden toys, costumes, musical toys and puzzles. Easy to find something for everyone.

This is almost perfect. The only thing they are missing is...euhm...don't...really know!…read more Wooden Toy Heaven!! They have so much beautiful wooden toys, I get greedy. Stupid greedy... Best place for kids gifts. Best place for gifts for our house. Knopf im Ohr !! It's the home of Steiff. Yes! The collectible cuddles. Sounds stupid, right? Well. True. And my baby girl has only 3 of them. Mostly looks like they had mud baths.

A fun shop with loads of comic related clothes/costumes. The peeps I was with spent a lot of money…read morehere. It is pricey but the product is great. The staff are friendly and there is a lot of space to explore (Compared to other clothes shops). The location is easy to get to as it is a long a main tram line. Worth a visit!