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Jonathan Jeter posted a reply on Re: Has anybody tried creating a "playable gift...
Thursday, Jan 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Said: At our gift shop at The Children's Museum of Manhattan, the store is a small area located in the lobby. Exploring the idea of a "playable" gift shop sounds like a great concept. Currently, all of our merchandise is displayed on sh...
Leslie LeVan posted a reply on Re: Has anybody tried creating a "playable gift...
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Said: At the Scott Family Amazeum our store always has demos out on the floor for children and adults to try. We have 3 demo areas right now that are set-up. Additionally we have a drawer full of products that if people want to see/try that p...
Holly Dalferes posted a reply on Re: Has anybody tried creating a "playable gift...
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Said: Our Museum Store at LCM is set up as a place for play. Items are out on low shelves and the guidance is that anything that is open or out of the box is free for exploration. Stock is kept in drawers or on high shelves for ea...
Amelia Reising posted a new Topic
Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Has anybody tried creating a "playable gift shop"?
We have a gift shop in our lobby and often find torn open packages, sets with pieces missing, books with ripped pages, etc. This is just kind of a part of having a museum shop full of things for kids, when parents' attention is turned towards the check-in desk. But it does result in a fairly significant amount of "shrink" every year.
Something I've been thinking about is the concept of a "playable gift shop". I don't know if, aside from Lego stores, I've seen anything quite like w...
Something I've been thinking about is the concept of a "playable gift shop". I don't know if, aside from Lego stores, I've seen anything quite like w...
Lisa Clements posted a reply on Re: Collecting children's year of birth for com...
Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Said: Gathering personal info about children under the age of 12 is fraught - make sure you are COPPA compliant if you are storing it in your database.
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