Toys ‘R’ Us has declared bankruptcy
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Yeah, I remember this shyt...
I don't know why people are complaining about this. Do you know how much space stacking all those big ass cartridges would take up. Back then nobody had games just laying out. Service Merchandise (how many of yall remember that) had a similar system for their games, KB Toys kept them locked up in a case behind the counter or in the back room, and Wal-Mart kept everything locked up in cages. At least at Toys R Us you could see the front and back of the game case on that card. At the other stores you couldn't see anything. On reddit an old manager said they actually had to cut up the box of one of the Atari or Nintendo games to do that.
TransJenner
Banned
My Walmart use to hide there games behind glass with a cheap lock , I use to steal games everyday
Got caught one day never did it again
1-8-7-Skillz
Superstar
Damn Toys R Us was the goat store of my childhood 
I still remember goin through the gba games, picking one and then seeing the employees bring me a copy from the back room
I still remember goin through the gba games, picking one and then seeing the employees bring me a copy from the back room
Yeah, I remember this shyt...
They did this into the 360 era? For some reason I thought it stopped by the dreamcast era
I loved it personally though
richaveli83
Veteran
I'll always be a Toys R Us kid.
Kingshango
Veteran
Getting birthday and Christmas gifts from Toys R Us was the greatest feeling as a child. Sad to see it go.
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All Star
Enjoy retirement Geoffrey
Maybe I'm wrong, but I can't think of any nationwide toy stores that are still around. I'm not talking about stores like Wal-Mart or Target with a toy aisle, I mean full-fledged toy stores.
There was something special about going to Toys R Us (sidenote, I'm going to miss that Toys R Us smell), Kay-Bee Toys, or K&K, and seeing/copping the new G.I. Joes, Transformers, Hot Wheels, candy, or video games.
As a parent, I'm glad that Amazon can save me a few bucks on my kid's toys, but I'm sad that he'll miss a lot of the joy & magic of being able to experience that special part of childhood known as the toy store visit.
Goodbye, Geoffrey (& toy stores as a whole). You will be missed.
There was something special about going to Toys R Us (sidenote, I'm going to miss that Toys R Us smell), Kay-Bee Toys, or K&K, and seeing/copping the new G.I. Joes, Transformers, Hot Wheels, candy, or video games.
As a parent, I'm glad that Amazon can save me a few bucks on my kid's toys, but I'm sad that he'll miss a lot of the joy & magic of being able to experience that special part of childhood known as the toy store visit.
Goodbye, Geoffrey (& toy stores as a whole). You will be missed.
I usually don't care about things like this, but this is legitimately sad.