It was so wonderful, in fact, that we kept the poor clerk there a half-hour past closing time. He was too polite to say anything until we headed for the exit, at which time we also realized the woman in the store who had been offering suggestions probably was his wife/girlfriend/whatever who was trying to move things along, and not just a chatty fellow shopper.
Anyway, the store was filled with those awesome, high-quality toys from Germany and France, and let me tell you, they're not afraid to include that quality in the price tag. There was a toy car that had an actual working hydrogen cell in it, and the box proudly proclaimed it to be the world's smallest hydrogen-powered car. The clerk noted that most people who bought that particular item were middle-aged men, and it wasn't likely those cars were going to any kids.
I did find a couple of interesting items from one toy company, though. Well, not exactly the toys themselves, but the packaging.
As far as I could tell, this is made by a Thai company. I just found the description "Ethnic Family" amusing.
This one, however, caused me to do a double-take EVERY SINGLE TIME I saw the box. Maybe it's just me. But at a quick glance, what does it look like is going on to you? No? OK, it's just me.
Carry on.
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