G. Whillikers Toys & Books

Great selection of specialty toys. Inviting environment for the kids. Love that they also stock educational materials.

LOVE! We loved this store. Lots of brands we would look to purchase online, decent prices and they had some unique stuff that tempted us too. There is a few homeschool/​supplement workbooks in the back which was a wonderful surprise to this homeschool momma. We picked up some extra grammar practices books.

I was visiting in Warrenton when I stopped by on a whim. I am a behavior therapist who works with adults with autism, so I was keeping an eye out for some sensory toys/​items to add to my collection. To my enjoyment, I found that there were quite a few products that were targeted or easily adapted for kids with autism (although, expectedly few that were appropriate for the particular adults I work with). I left with a few little «fidget» toys that I did not already have and that were fairly inexpensive. Glad I stopped by!

Great selection of quality toys, wonderfully helpful staff, and extremely reasonable prices (go ahead and price-​check Amazon, G. Whillikers will be competitive)!

My family has shopped in this store for years and we’ve always been big fans and big supporters of local businesses. A recent experience has left me sadly disappointed with the level of customer service. The incident involved a small toy received as a gift (less than $ 7). My son already had the toy and we attempted to exchange it for a different one. The manager was called over and very rudely told me that I could not exchange the toy for something of the same price, even though the toy still had it’s tag. She referenced the return policy which was conveniently placed behind displays on the counter so no one could see it. I don’t mind paying a little more to support a local business but her lack of customer service skills and complete rudeness left me very disappointed and unsure that I will shop there again. Not sure what happened to the «customer comes first» philosophy but if G. Whillikers does’t improve their customer service training, I’m afraid the business will not be there much longer.

G. Whillikers tempted me in one day — the attraction was a wave of nostalgia — you don’t see to many dedicated Toy Stores these days.
The place is loaded with toys! It reminded me of the late 1960s/​early 1970s when we as little kids would eagerly look forward to receiving the full color JCPenney and Sears Christmas catalogs — which we’d look through over and over again — focusing on the toys section!
Lots of trains, models, and all sorts of fun toys! I think you’ll find something appropriate for everyone here!

Great wood toys and unique items that are usually only available online or in stores closer to DC. Love that they don’t have too much stero-​typical girl and boy toys and that the toys are developmentally appropriate for many ages. It’s also very nice that there are several play spaces for the kids to play while I browse.