Great selection of board games - we bought one used and saved 30% which is very generous!…read more Friendly owner and great space! Hope it continues to remain open and be a great resource for the community.

Been in business over 25 years. Great selection. Lovely people. Very good toys. They deserve our…read moresupport. An important Saranac Lake store. They do gift wrap.

Classic independent bookstore and we need a bunch more of them. The shop is quite large despite…read morebeing only as wide as the storefont, packed with shelves of new books, paper, greeting cards, pens and more. A pleasant browse, and some interesting titles for sure! [Review 1599 of 2024 - 513 in New York - 22622 overall]

Small but great selection. My daughter was excited to find several classics that our larger…read moreindependently owned bookstore often does not have in stock. Staff were friendly and they even had a small sale section for Black Friday.

Great selection of records, best in the area for sure. Memorabilia and collectibles as well. Timmy…read morewas knowledgeable, we really enjoyed talking to him. If you are in the area, you have to stop by!

This place is great! My six year old loves unicorns and went nuts. Definitely check it out if…read moreyou're in town. There's stuff for all ages here. My wife is still in there shopping. Lol.

I have been a toy manufacturer and retailer since the 1970s (retired now), and an expert in play…read morebehavior and psychology and toy safety. As far as I know, Turnertoys is the only truly full line toy store in Vermont. They have a full range of selections from the mass-market popular toys (Legos, Playmobil, Thomas trains) to the latest ingenious specialty toys, brainteasers, and board games. They even have a fairly full line of old-fashion hobby supply, including model kits (including the original Guillow balsa airplane models), balsa wood, tools, glue, CO2 rockets, too much to mention. The store is large enough to allow a neat, orderly layout, so it is easy to see what they have. It really helps that Peter, the owner, and his staff are experts on everything they sell, and can answer questions intelligently. There is even room for a large activities room, where the store hosts play events for kids every week. The kids can try new toys, improve their art skills, and just have group fun. It reminds me of a miniature FAO Schwarz, staffed by the owner and his friends and family. Definitely worth a trip to Essex.

I was a little late ordering a birthday present for my nephew (bad auntie!) and didn't have time to…read morepurchase, wrap, and mail a present to him in Vermont from where I live. I ordered online from Turner Toys and added a note asking if they might be able to giftwrap the toys, not even knowing if they offered giftwrapping on shipping orders. Not only did they wrap the gifts, but they did such a beautiful job and even sent me a photo! Thank you so much, Turner Toys! I'll definitely be back for future gifts :)

Friendly,kind and welcoming. I love this place. On my first…read morevisit I bought the advent calendar and outfit. I then placed an order for another Little house outfit and the school desk. I just placed an order for the Nellie doll and school supplies for the desk. I am excited to receive my order. I highly recommend The Queens Treasures

I can not express how disappointed I am with the lack of customer service and quality with The…read moreQueen's Treasures Laura Ingalls Wilder doll. She was purchased 18 months ago, her BLUE her eyes have turned purple. I called the shop and spoke to Jessica. Explained my situation and concerns. While doing so I could hear the owner screaming overtop of her about color is perception. I said ok, let me send you some photos next to Mary. We have the ENTIRE collection, purchased directly from them. This was my response via email. "I showed these pictures to the owner of the company. She is aware that there are customers who think the eyes look purple. The company did a lot of research regarding color perception and found that some people are seeing blue, and some see purple. It's all a matter of personal perception." So I called back and stated that this was unacceptable. And the owner again was screaming over poor Jessica. This will be our last purchase @thequeenstreasures.

I honestly don't remember how I first found out about them, but Maple Landmark Woodcraft's…read moreNameTrains have been a staple for my family's next generation for the past 16 years. High-quality lasting construction, sturdy magnets that allow long trains to be pulled, bright colors that don't bleach in sunlight---coupled (pun intended) with standardized tracks and connectors that interoperate with each other and other wooden train sets allows for any permutations of possible track canvases to build

LOVE my name tag. Jill was very responsive via email and I was able to make a payment with a card…read morevia phone. Thankful for their beautiful work! The only thing that would make this perfect: a way to order and pay directly on the website.

My husband and I visited the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory for our first Wedding Anniversary and it…read morewas an absolute blast. The tour was very punny and informative on how their plushies are made. We bought a Christmas ornament and a Oh So Soft Dino that we take with us on our travels now. The products are a bit expensive but to me it was well worth it.

Shelburne, VT - I didn't come here with high expectations, thinking it would just be a supersized…read moreteddy bear store and a fun kiddy activity, but this actually turned out to be one of my favorite places we visited in Vermont. Yes, there is a giant store full of their own branded teddy bears and other stuffed animals, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the sweet factory tour. It's only $5 for adults and is free for kids, and lasts about 20 minutes. You get to see every step of the teddy bear making process - I don't know how I thought stuffed animals were made but turns out it's still a largely handcrafted process, which is quite poignant in this age of mechanized mass production. Along the way you are shown special edition bears and stuffies, prototypes being considered for future release, and the bear hospital. The VT Teddy Bear Co provides a lifetime guarantee on their products, and some of the bears awaiting treatment at the hospital looked like they've suffered massively unfortunate fates at the hands of serial killers or arsonists. Yet the hospital will take them in and fix them! Or send you a close replacement if the bear is beyond repair or the exact one isn't available anymore. I didn't come with the intention of buying anything at all (preferring vintage-style bears myself) but the bear workshop was too cute to pass up, there was no line/crowd (it was a weekday during the school year), and this seemed like a memorable souvenir for our kid for this trip. The elderly lady who helped him make the bear was a darling. There are a few picnic tables outside, so we ate a snack before going on our merry way.