Why a Toy Shop?
My Wooden Toys came
about as we tried to find good quality toys for our daugter that would really
invite play as well as have some educational value; academic, creative, imaginative
or otherwise. We were quite disspointed with what was available to us. We lived
in Holland and the UK for a couple of years and toys that are so readily accessible
in Europe, were unavailable or unaffordable here.
Affordable toyshops,
in our experience, stock mostly low-quality plastic toys that look really attractive
to small children, but that they will only play with once or twice. We spend a
lot of time online, finding toys that would attract our daughter, as well as stimulate
her mind, imagination and creativity. We found shopping online a much easier experience
and avoided the grab and run senario which we experienced in many toyshops. (What
on earth did we buy this for?)
Wooden Toys are Affordable!
Converting these efforts into the online shop My Wooden Toys was a natural progression.
We discovered that quality wooden toys did not have to be more expensive than
the alternative and that, in fact, we could easily compete with big chainstores,
in price. We may not always buy for the same low rates as big chain stores, but
we get close: we do not use agents, but buy directly from importers, in bulk,
and, more importantly, we have much lower running costs. We do not have to pay
staff and shareholders, rent for shopspace and so on; and can afford to work on
much lower profit margins, therefore competing and often beating the prices of
these stores.
What to Stock?
When we choose toys we think
about our daughter and all the children we have worked with in a professional
setting, with main considerations attraction, quality, material (wood, natural)
and educational value. We try to stock toys in all price ranges but always of
high quality. If we don't like the quality of a toy when it arrives we will not
put it in the shop. We keep a display model of most toys and Hannah tests these extensively, putting them through
their paces as only a 5 year old can. (Hannah is now 15 and still testing and advising.)
A User Friendly Website
In designing My Wooden Toys we have tried to make the shopping and checkout experience
as quick and easy as possible.
You do not need a membership to shop
here. You don't at physical shops, so why should you online?
Payment is very
simple, just follow the checkout steps. The idea of online shopping is to save
you time, so you will not be asked to complete ridiculously long forms.
All
is done on a secure server so it is virtually impossible for your e-mail address
to be scooped up by a third party that wants to spam you. We don't spam.
Remember, if you get stuck email us
and we will be only to happy to help.
Enjoy your time at My Wooden Toys
We hope you find what you are looking for.
All the best Douglas, Margriet
and Hannah.
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