Aug 24, 2013
At 99, Brookline Toy Store Owner Says the Kids Keep Her GoingBy Brock ParkerBostonGlobe.com

Brookline, MA – The price of the penny candy is up to 10 cents, but not much else has changed at the small toy shop Ethel Weiss has been running near Brookline’s Coolidge Corner for 74 years.

Instead of video games, children looking for toys in Irving’s Toy & Card Shop will find what Weiss calls old-fashioned toys such as Slinkys, Silly Putty, wood paddle ball, green army men, and finger traps.

Weiss would know a thing or two about old-fashioned toys.

Read complete article »


Tags:


Social Connections


📣 Meet our speakers! 📣The Garden Center Show, presented by Lawn & Garden Retailer, is excited to announce our Keynote Speakers! 📣 Michelle Sherrier: Owner of MC Design Academy and host of The Retail Whore Podcast📣 Tim Quebedeaux: Owner of RetailKPI and Service Provider for The Garden Center GroupBe sure to check them out, along with our full, FREE conference schedule for The Garden Center Show, Aug. 6-7 in Rosemont, IL.🔗 Register for FREE: LGRMag.com/GCSRegister🌐 Learn more: www.gardencentershow.com🚌 Bus tour info: lgrmag.com/LGRBusTour#GCS24 #GardenCenterShow #GardenEvents #InPersonEvent #Networking #RetailStrategies #SpecialtyRetailers #GardenCenter #Conference #speaker #keynotespeaker ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
Gift Shop Plus Winter 2024
Get one year of Gift Shop Plus in both print and digital editions for just $16.

Interested in reading the print edition of Gift Shop Plus?

Subscribe Today »

website development by deyo designs