Highly Anticipated “Once Upon a Child” Opens Its Doors
New Fairfield business on Route 46 West sells gently-used children products, including clothes, strollers, books, playhouses and even potties.
It’s not just a store where parents can buy gently-used children’s products, but they can also sell goods there as well. Fairfield’s new “Once Upon a Child” store on Route 46 West opened at 10 a.m. Tuesday to a 65-deep line of parents who said they had been waiting with anticipation. One of the customers was Stephanie Lyons of West Orange, who showed up with her two boys. She said she wanted to shop and then return to sell some clothes and toys. “I've been to a lot of baby stores and this is by far my favorite,” Lyons said. “They are very organized and a lot of other stores don't have this many toys.” The store, located at 137 Rt. 46 West in Fairfield, is co-owned by Verona resident Erin Schmidt and her mother Kim Schmidt. The family also …
