Crowdfunding Support Alone Won’t Save Clayton Toy Store

CrowdtiltDespite customer efforts that kept LagoonaMagoo Toys from defaulting on a bank loan last month, owners need to increase sales to stay in business long term.

Last month community support prevented two popular St. Louis area toy stores from closingshop as originally planned–but the company still has challenges ahead, according to a recent KMOX report.

Happy Up, Inc., the owners of LagoonaMagoo Toys in downtown Clayton and Once Upon a Toy in Edwardsville, Ill., announced they’d be closing because they couldn’t pay off a bank loan. A Save the Toy Store effort on Facebook and Crowdtilt fundraiser raised more than $82,000 and kept both stores open.

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Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025

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Number of Filings131Prior 126 +4.0%
Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%
This YTDYear priorChange
Filings 131 126 +4.0%
Target raise $3.40B $3.54B -3.9%

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