Toys Etc 19494 7th Avenue Northeast, Poulsbo, WA 98370

"Stopped here after a bad experience at the other toy store in town. Staff was very nice and joked with us and was very polite to both me and my child. I don’t know what the others were complaining about but my child is respectful, quiet and polite and was treated as such. Store is full of great stuff, very high quality toys and very diverse selection. This is reminiscent of the way good toy stores used to be. I recommend it!"

"STAFF ABUSIVE TOWARD CHILDREN. When my 3 year old and I entered the store, we were asked what we were looking for. I said we were Christmas shopping. There was a small table with a stool next to a tower of cars. My son immediately was drawn to the cars and put a few on the table to look at them. I was looking around the store at things I could buy my son and also for anything that might delight my husband. The woman working, went over and started snatching the cars from the table my child was at. He had placed six cars on the table top. I came back over and told my son to help put the cars back and that he could only look at one at a time. I sat in the adult chair at the table and asked him which car he liked the best. (I was going to buy him one along with a Playmobil Pirates set.) The woman came back and asked if we were ready to leave. She had a horrible attitude and said that children are not welcome AT HER TOY STORE. I cannot imagine a worse attitude for retail, let alone being a toy store so unwelcoming and rude to children. We left immediately without purchasing what we had planned to buy and as I was buckling my son into his car seat, the woman (she was older with a bad blonde dye job) had the audacity to stand at the door of the shop scowling. Never again."

"I should have know after checking out some of the reviews. With staff that don’t want kids touching the TOYS and being rude to the paying adults/parents, I cannot support this store. What a terrible experience for something that was supposed to be fun. I wanted my nephew to pick something out for himself, but alas, it seems at least one of the employees here needs training in how to interact with families."

"Worst experience in retail ever. The most unwelcoming and rude staff I have ever encountered. Came in to shop for Christmas gifts for family and made to feel unwelcome, woman working was increasingly rude, condescending and unpleasant until I left. I refuse to support this business. Consumer beware."

"This is a toy store for adults and by adults I mean boomers. Heaven forbid if you bring a child in here and they actually want to touch the toys before you purchase them. Read the responses from the owner and you'll see they claim it's because kids are "rough" with the toys. I was told to pick up my child and carry them around so they "didn't touch and damage anything". Also there was a strong odor of cigarette smoke at the entrance."