Goodbye, Toys R Us? * UPDATE: Toys R Us is preparing to liquidate its U.S. operations, sources say*

less diverse????
i think we getting more lazy and complacent

 

whoa whoa whoa

where is this paradise? and why haven't I been there as a child?

 

NY>>>>

 

The giant T-Rex they had was awesome.

 

is this the ones at times square? if so, many times. used to skip school and go here in junior high

 

Yeah that was the Times Square Toys R Us

 

We went to NYC in Jan. 2016 and the Times Square Toys R' Us had closed just a month before. We were more heartbroken than our 7 year old daughter!

 

They really should have done more marketing. I kinda forgot that there was one in town but now I want to go. Oh well... will be checking for da sales

 

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/15/news/companies/toys-r-us-closing-blame/index.html

they are saying the debt killed them, so much debt they couldnt run the stores correctly.

 

The parents could keep tablets and phones out of the kids’ hands and just give them physical toys. I know that’s easier said than done, especially since tablets keep kids quiet on flights and restaurants.

 

Ehh, it depends. There's a bunch of different "genres" of toy youtube vids (I'm the parent of a 5 year old, so I'm pretty much an expert).

There's the unboxing videos where it's exactly what it sounds like, someone unboxing a toy and showing what it comes with, how it comes out of the box, etc. Then there's the play videos, which TBH, remind me of puppet shows. Often times they'll have a storyline and script, so to me, it's basically the reality TV version of a puppet show, if that makes any sense.

 

Toy's R Us were done in by there own poor management. They were saddled with incredible debt even back in the early 00s when Amazon was still a fledgling operation.

Their debt problems got worse over the years & they were ever able to reinvest in their stores to make for a better shopping experience. They tried compensating for their debt issues by pricing their goods a little higher than what other stores charged.

I remember my son used to be into action figures that were normally $5.99 or $6.99 but they would be $8.99 or $9.99 at TRUS... I'd get a Star Wars Lego set at the Lego store for $69.99 & TRUS would have it for $77.99...

 

It's a lot of 25-40 year olds in here acting like they didn't used to burn every free hour on a TV going through Madden, or Golden Eye, Or NBA street Jamz, or....

 

Not when we were 4. I had boxes and boxes of toy soldiers, action figures, and legos. Even when I had video games I still played with my toys.

 

I’m just here for the going out of business sales.

 

Forbes

How it all started.

Then other retailers started to eat into their profit margins during the holidays by selling more toys (Walmart, Target, JCPenney, etc.) Not just Amazon being the sole reason.

 

My son is a little over 1 and just a couple months ago I was telling my wife can't wait when he's a little bigger to take him to toys r us to pick out a toy when he gets good grades etc...

I got my PS2 at the times square toys r us. I remember they were still out of stock in a lot of stores...remember calling them and they said they couldn't tell me if there was any avaiable. Took the train from Queens and when I got there they had piles of them ....then had to beg my dad to get me a memory card bc I didn't have enough money saved up ...he did....like 3 months later

 

Went today.... Sales were trash $1 - $5 max on about 20% of the store.

Very disappointed.

I have a 2 y/o and one on the way and my new go-to store for him is Barnes and Noble and Earthbound.

Both have educational toys and cool little toys that hold his attention.

 

are they gonna totally liquidate? would love to buy display cases and stuff for the house

 

Same lol

 

Word, gimme a Nintendo switch on the low low. I wanna grow up, I ain't no Toys R Us kid

 

I'm going to swan dive into the HotWheels bin and do snow angels in that *****.

 

I was gonna check out for switch deals but I know damn well there’s never deals on nintendo stuff.

 

Y’all think they’ll have discounts on PS4 Pro or Xbox one X!?