10 Days to go before Christmas..

Ten days to go before Christmas and The Nursery Shop is a centre of buzzing activity, with even yours truly being released from the back room to help serve customers and replenish the shop floor with toys, gifts and clothes.
I know one lucky boy, or girl, will be receiving one of my favourite toys from the shop. The Pintoy red fire engine has been a long time favourite, especially at Christmas time: A well made traditional wooden fire engine toy.
There always seems to be something more tactile and pleasing about wooden toys.

Christmas Greetings.

Our web guy, yours truly, got himself an early Christmas present. No not one of the great range of toys and gifts from The Nursery Shop but some animation software.

So to all our visitors, customers and friends you may like to visit The Nursery Shop website for a little animation that we hope brings a smile and a little joy.

Abingdons Christmas Extravaganza

This year the turning on of the Christmas lights was on Tuesday 30th November, and the theme was pirates. A good choice by the town as The Nursery Shop has a wide selection of pirate related toys, Christmas gifts and stocking fillers. Such as the Pirate Wibbly Wobbly Acrobat as an ideal stocking filler , the Captain Hook Tell-a-tale puppets and of course a pirate costume for 3 to 6 year olds.

Unfortunately yours truly was overseas for that week and forgot to ask someone to take photos. In loo of a picture of the Abingdon extravaganza I have included a picture I took last night outside the town hall.

By all accounts though it was a huge successful evening and considering the winter weather the people of Abingdon still came out in force to support and join in with the towns celebration.

Now with 18 days until Christmas I'm asking the question if we are going to have a White Christmas?

Ceiling Springers Selling Fast

Yet again, these boingy, bouncy friends have made it into our Christmas Top Ten. Hang from the ceiling and watch your little one giggle with delight as their favourite creature bounces up and down on its spring. With over 25 characters available, it will be hard to choose just one. But at £7.99 each you can afford to buy two! Or three.. or four... See them all HERE

Snow in December.

The temperature is really fulling here in Abingdon, and the outlook is for snow.

It is the time to start wrapping up warm, and nothing says warmth to me than sheepskin and wool. In the immortal line from the film "Jason and the Argonauts", "no man can resist the power of the fleece".

Well at least children can enjoy the power of the fleece too with Celtic sheepskin slippers for children .

Empty Shelves by Christmas

31 days to go and supplier warehouses are running low. Clearly this year the message has to be for shoppers to "buy it when you see it as there are no guarantees we can get it in again before Christmas".
Such toys as the traditional wooden fire engine are down to their last few, with other items now unavailable until next year.
The choice of toys as stocking fillers or children presents for Christmas will not be available for the last minute shopper!!!

Too Cheap!

Heard a story the other day from one of the staff at The Nursery Shop . A customer told her that their prices where too cheap. Not to sound offended she replied that they tend to follow the recommended retail price and besides if they raised the prices then maybe they wouldn't sell so much.
Made me think though. Although I only work on the website I like to keep involved with what is happening in the big picture and when in Oxford I noticed a big chain store selling a similar train set to the wooden train set at a few pounds more.
Think I may have to suggest to The Nursery Shop a price comparison page?

Animal Hoppers

One of the best advantages of being an independent is that The Nursery Shop can get in on new products before the big shops that demand high volumes. One great success this year and seems to be what every child wants as a Christmas present is the animal hopper. A bit like a space hopper but with attitude!!

Christmas 2010

37 Days until Christmas and the children are getting really excited. Not to mention the parents, and not to mention all the staff at The Nursery Shop. Christmas list have been written in their best handwriting and posted in Santa's post box in the shop. The children have also written their lists too..

Already toys are starting to sell out as it is a frantic time for the staff to keep the shelves full and stay in contact with the manufacturers and suppliers to find out what has run out.

All signs are that the traditional quality toys are what is on Santa's list this year.

I have also just started a discussion on our Facebook page for what you favourite 2010 Christmas toy will be.

My favourite is the railway track and train play table . What's yours?

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John Crane has Arrived!

Our long awaited delivery from John Crane has just arrived. Guitars, Xylophones, Teaching Clock, Balance Bikes and many, many more are now back in stock. Check the website to see what's in stock, or give us a call!

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