Best of Best includes Spalding Sports Balls in line-up!!

WOW, this is exciting. Spalding sports balls are now available from Best of Best. Who else? Link here to see what's going to be available.

Beware the FAKE JAPANESE ERASERS....Yikes!!

BC will never ask you to fax in orders directly to their office. Have you had someone claiming to be BC?
Careful, they are selling FAKE Iwako erasers. BC has the exclusive on Iwako in the United States. Some entities are going to the trouble of importing Iwako into Hong Kong and exporting to the US to get around BC's exclusive. Why take a chance, buy from the company with the largest selection of Japanese erasers in the United States.

Coming Soon from Huggalugs!

Huggalugs is delighted to announce the release of Legruffles™, an innovative new leg hugger. This enchantingly shirred leg warmer with ruffled cuff is THE accessory to add the perfect finishing touch on outfits both dressy and casual. Perfect for everyday wear, dance class and dress-up, what little girl won't love adding these frilly confections to their wardrobe?! Available in 4 luscious colors:

• Smitten Kitten - softest pale pink
• So Pink - vibrant bright pink
• Vanilla Cream - yummy light cream
• Spunky Black - pure black

Soft and breathable, LegRuffles ™ are 75% Cotton, 23% Spandex and 2% Elastane.

The new catalog from Best of Best is now available and there are loads of new items.

Best of Best is a great resource for lots of lines you are buying but no minimums. If you need a copy of the new Best of Best supplement, let your rep know and we will get a copy out to you ASAP. - Kiel

Seattle Gift is coming up In August!!

It is coming again this year, yes, the Seattle Gift Show. We will be in our NEW showroom, 268 in the usual place 6100 4th Ave S. To some the Pacific Market Place; to others Market, and to the rest of us the 6100 Building.

One of the reasons we are staying in the building is we think the retail markets are ready to start turning around and what a great venue to be in as that happens.

Get ready to see what is new with our companies and take some time to enjoy a drink with us in the building.- Kiel

Boom Ball products from Cadaco make Today Show

Click here and move the slider to 2:00 and see what the Boom Ball Slingshot can do. This is the TODAY SHOW.
Cadaco got consumer calls in the first 30 minutes after this segment aired.
Order now and dont have customers leaving your store in tears.

Big Draw will be featured in Cookie Mag....

The #8901 – “Big Draw” Sidewalk Drawing Machine, from Cadaco, will be one of the featured items in the next issue of Cookie Magazine. Check out our homepage to see Big Draw in action.
Lots of moms read this magazine and look for products for there kids that are fun and educational.
Kiel

Boom Ball ... THIS JUST IN!

This Thursday June 11^th during the 8:00 hour the Cadaco “Boom Ball” Sling Shot will be featured on the TODAY SHOW during the Elizabeth Werner segment featuring outdoor toys for this summer.

Our products get great reviews on wtstoyreview.com

Pecoware is having great success with their new Eco-Snooper range of products with loads of media. The company just alerted me to the family resource website, wtstoyreview.com for 2 Eco-Snooper items, the Activity Kit and the Back Packs. While on the site I also found out they the site has reviewed a number of our products listed below.
FlapDoodle from Imagination
Beat the Parents also from Imagination
Down on the Farm Discovery Box from Hape Int.

The reviews are all possitive!! Take a peek!!
Kiel

Rubber Biscuit!!!! but not from the Blues Brothers.

Iwaco Erasers are in full stock. I can't say it enough, order now, order more than you want to! You will sell these bad boys. As Miguel, the president of BC, says " it's money in the bank!"

Japanese erasers are now in full stock. If it is in the catalog or on their website, it is in stock.

Call us.
Kiel

NUCHI Playhouse ships June 15th

We ask ourselves the value of heading to New York for Toy Fair every February. And the answer is at the right. Had I not seen this fantastic cardboard playhouse in person, I would not be as excited as I am now that this American made product will be shipping June 15th.

What I love so much about this playhouse, unlike so many others, is that I can get in it! May sound basic, but most of the other cardboard houses I have seen wont accommodate an adult and what's the fun in that? This Nuchi Branded Playhouse from Little Little Little Toy Company is already a hit with a number of catalogs borrowing the 1 sample we had and using it for their catalog photo shoots. $80.oo retail. Click here to see the sell sheet.

New Beleduc puzzles from Hape now in stock.

The new puzzles are fun! These have been available in Europe for years.
Take a peek and contact us to order.

Bamboo e-Racers have new company, in September anyway, but you need to order them now. Take the same peek and scroll through the pdf to see what is new with Bamboo Collection.

Eco Snoopers from Pecoware.....no, not pink!

Take a peek at the new Eco Snooper line from Pecoware. There is a link on the NEWS page. This range has a look and pallet of colors and textures that is perfect for us here in the NW.
Samples are in the showroom and/or are coming. The look gets a lot of looks in the showroom and the lack of pink means fewer people are going blind than ever before.
Kiel

Baby Legs no longer a local company.

Huggalugs is a great alternative to Baby Legs since the status of that company is in question. As you probably know by now, Huggalugs are made in Australia and their Organics are made in China. Prices are good and they are shipped from near Seattle in Snohomish, Washington. Link to catalog and pricelist information on the CONTACTS page at the bottom.

May Mini show is finished.......

Did it ever start? This was a slow show for us but the buzz around the building was positive. We also met a couple of new customers which is always nice.

Iwako erasers are still steaming along. Our customers have yet to experience the kind of sales volume that other parts of the country are experiencing but everyone that buys these cute little erasers from BC in San Francisco does well with them. BC is still offering FFA at $300!!

Also, had a couple of nice ladies come in yesterday after seeing the great Little Autos from Hape in the lobby display we have. They bought 4 displays for their little gift shop in Eastern Washington. That is the same reaction retailers that carry the Little Autos are getting from their customers.

We have seen a nice bump in sales on the Original Toy Co. Baby Walker wagon since we found out Brio will not be shipping that item. And what a great price, at $28.00!!