Happy Birthday BuckleyBoo
OMG!!!! We did it, or I should say Emily did almost all of it. We have made it to our first birthday. In our family, birthdays are a really big deal so you can expect a celebration each year as our way of saying thank you for your recent patronage, support, and simply kind, thoughtful and sometimes hilarious emails regarding the Buckleyboo addition to your family.
It is only 1 year since Emily and I took our idea (17 inch cat, dog, bear) to Las Vegas for its debut at a major convention where companies spend thousands on displays and promotions- our booth was homemade tablecloths, suitcases with sheets over them so we could stand the BuckleyBoos up, a candy bowl with tootsie rolls which nobody liked, lots of enthusiasm, anxiety, and not much knowledge about how to produce an item and then distribute it. What we did have was confidence that we had created a toy that toddlers would love and parents would recognize as a great addition to helping their child move along the developmental continuum while having soft, cuddly fun.
The first 2 days we got some really important visitors from the toy industry who liked our product, shoppers and children who were thrilled (1 child cried all night in her hotel room until she could come back and play some more). On the 3rd day, Emily and I actually stood in the middle of our booth looking goofishly at each other and saying ok, so we have a toy company- now what? Our good fortune increased as all kinds of vendors who warehouse, ship, package, account for, and charge greatly to do all the things we did not even know about came to greet us and sway us to engage their services. We listened and we learned; we made a few mistakes, not too many and not too costly.
We have had the help of some simply marvelous people who believe in our goal- to bring a great product to the market place. Many of them have worked out of kindness, for which we are forever grateful, and many of them have networked for us in ways we could never have done ourselves. For those few people who we have paid to work for us, the designer, prototype guy, manufacturing liason, accountant, OMG!!!!!! They have been creative, patient and kind and done so much more than we had ever contracted for-thank you.
The new toys are on the shelf and our creative wheels are spinning- we have some great new ideas for the 1st Buckleyboo Generation so stay tuned- we are having so much fun bringing joy to your children.
Dr. Jane
It is only 1 year since Emily and I took our idea (17 inch cat, dog, bear) to Las Vegas for its debut at a major convention where companies spend thousands on displays and promotions- our booth was homemade tablecloths, suitcases with sheets over them so we could stand the BuckleyBoos up, a candy bowl with tootsie rolls which nobody liked, lots of enthusiasm, anxiety, and not much knowledge about how to produce an item and then distribute it. What we did have was confidence that we had created a toy that toddlers would love and parents would recognize as a great addition to helping their child move along the developmental continuum while having soft, cuddly fun.
The first 2 days we got some really important visitors from the toy industry who liked our product, shoppers and children who were thrilled (1 child cried all night in her hotel room until she could come back and play some more). On the 3rd day, Emily and I actually stood in the middle of our booth looking goofishly at each other and saying ok, so we have a toy company- now what? Our good fortune increased as all kinds of vendors who warehouse, ship, package, account for, and charge greatly to do all the things we did not even know about came to greet us and sway us to engage their services. We listened and we learned; we made a few mistakes, not too many and not too costly.
We have had the help of some simply marvelous people who believe in our goal- to bring a great product to the market place. Many of them have worked out of kindness, for which we are forever grateful, and many of them have networked for us in ways we could never have done ourselves. For those few people who we have paid to work for us, the designer, prototype guy, manufacturing liason, accountant, OMG!!!!!! They have been creative, patient and kind and done so much more than we had ever contracted for-thank you.
The new toys are on the shelf and our creative wheels are spinning- we have some great new ideas for the 1st Buckleyboo Generation so stay tuned- we are having so much fun bringing joy to your children.
Dr. Jane
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