Crackerjack For Good Toys

What a great little find.
This a great old-​fashioned toy shop — the sort you can spend hours in looking at all the stuff wishing you were a kid again. The thing I like about this place is they’re always getting new stuff in and its not the regular stuff you get in the big stores.
Service is always really good — helpful but not pushy.
And the best thing for me is that they wrap for free and do really nice cards that arent expensive so the whole present thing becomes really easy.

I think CrackerJacks is superb for kids.
Upon entry to this small boutique
I was immediately assailed by the nostalgic sights of sylvanian families,
large old school doll houses and ride-​on cars.
Wooden animals, boardgames, blow-​up animal toys,
miniature ride-​on cars, spy kits, kiddy tool kits, clocks and nano blocks.
You will find a great variety of wares here.
The staff here are also exceptionally lovely,
and I felt well looked after as I plodded my way around their store.
A traditional toy shop at it’s best,
I recommend coming here for any gift woes or dilemas.

Crackerjack unfortunately reminds me a little of a poor man’s Presents of Mind. It’s a toy shop that, unlike Presents of Mind, is specifically targeted at children. However, there are games for adults at Crackerjack, too — board games (I bought a copy of Balderdash here), card games and building sets for adult fetishists (e.g. build-​your-​own toy planes, cars, trains etc).
The limited adult toy selection isn’t my issue. This store markets itself for the 0 – 10 age bracket, after all. My biggest issue is the price. Crackerjack is certainly a store for the richer parent who wants their children to have fluffy toys that cost twice the price of even a normal gift shop. You can get tiny teddy dolls for around $ 9, but this will be the cheapest thing you find here.
There are a lot of unique, hand-​made-​looking toys here, but I wonder what child would be fascinated enough by a wooden monkey with wire legs to justify spending such outrageous prices. I imagine the label here is what is important. Crackerjack has recently stocked a brand of wooden toy animals called «Anamalz» and perhaps this carries a prestige with it I’m unaware of.
Then again, if you have money to burn and decide your one-​year old’s toy ride-​on car simply must have replica Mercedes Benz wheel trims, come here.