Toys R US is now Toys Were Us

[ORDER_66]

 

[MikelArteta]

Still a Toys R Us kid.

aint going anywhere in canada, canadian stores actually make money

 

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

Just like Blockbuster, they did this to themselves. They saw the wave coming and thought they were such a staple that they could continue doing what they were doing. Everything was moving online and much cheaper and these mfs were out here asking $50 for an action figure


Adapt or die out here in these skreets

 

[Geode]

The Christmas toy catalogue. I would sit there and just check off all the things I wanted every year.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

 

[ORDER_66]

Ultimate MK3 $70 plus TAX... man they was buggin back then...

 

[Lord_nikon]

shyt is like a nationwide toy story with all the kids in the world turned into adults, but yeah most kids don't play with toys these.

 

[The_Sheff]

Just like Blockbuster, they did this to themselves. They saw the wave coming and thought they were such a staple that they could continue doing what they were doing. Everything was moving online and much cheaper and these mfs were out here asking $50 for an action figure


Adapt or die out here in these skreets

Actually Bain Capital did it to them, same company that killed KB Toys. These private equity firms swoop in just to suck out all the remaining money out of a company before liquidating it.

 

[Ol’Otis]

They closed ours down over a decade ago, but we still went over to Bloomington, Springfield, or Champaign, to get our fix in.

Just last month, we took our son there to reward him. Now, they're shutting all of them down

It ain’t right breh

 

[El Guapo]

RIP to the breh Geoffrey Giraffe

 

[diggy]

Ain't shyt left, but last time I went in there it looked like a Radio Shack or Best Buy. It was mostly electronics (cell phones, tablets, etc)/gaming with scattered in toys.

 

[IShotTheSheriff]

People want experiences now not possessions. Kids included. It's not just that that they could cost cut and shave their margins to remain profitable.

What was the last toy that was a hot commodity that WASN'T a video game?

I'm sad to see it go, but that's just the lay of the land now.

Fidget Spinners. Lol.

Things are changing though.

 

[Lord_nikon]

all my toy stores are gone now =

 

[Buckeye Fever]

It ain’t right breh

Walmart and Target just feel so impersonal

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Sooo... What them deals looking like?

No sales yet.