Boing! Toy Shop,

667 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02130

"Boing is my very favorite toy store in all the Boston area! I have been buying presents there for my grandkids for the past 19 years. The staff always make helpful suggestions and are consistently pleasant and polite. I couldn’t recommend Boing more highly!"

"Went recently with my daughter. I noticed other customers being asked if they needed help, no one asked me. I wasn’t offended by this as it’s the busy holiday season. However when it was time to pay for my items things got weirder. After the person in front of me paid, the staff person left the cash register for no particular reason and just left me standing there. So I put my item on the counter until I can get someone’s attention. When the next employee came to the register she immediately starts to help the person BEHIND me. It was the customer behind the who had to point out that I was waiting in front of her. For the record I am a Latina woman and everyone in that store (except an Indian customer and her child) were white. So there you have it, the JP “progressives.” Still, despite this unsavory experience giving the store 3 stars instead of the minimum because I like to support smalls business and toy stores are so rare these days. Do better!"

"Add this to a number of previous wonderful shopping experiences here at Boing! The selection, the wrapping(!), the warmth of the folks at the store. Makes this particular Christmas particularly joyful for us, our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren—21 people in all. Been shopping here since the day Boing! opened."

"My family really enjoys this toy store. It's a small shop, but they offer a great selection of toys and games. The staff is friendly and helpful when it comes to recommending age-appropriate games. We're lucky to have this wonderful small business in our neighborhood."

"I love supporting local companies, and especially when they are as friendly and flexible and community oriented as Boing. I don’t have kids but try to stop in every time I walk by. Inevitably, I always find something to purchase for either a Friends kid or sometimes even for myself. Today’s little treasures. P"