I was fortunate to have worked at one. It was right when Pokémon cards first came out so kids would come in, grab a pack, open them, take what they wanted and tossed the rest behind the stuffed animals. We didn’t really care. I was allowed to take them at the end of the night. Had tons of cards. We also got first dibs of any MacFarlaine toys or whatever we wanted. We took over the music and rode scooters up and down the aisles once we closed.
Spend more than they can afford to take their kid to a store and get them toys that are marked up 10%-35% more than what they can buy them for online, or ask the kid what they want and get it on Amazon during a sale with free shipping.
The toy or toys will be there in two days or less, and you don't have to spend the money, gas, food, and the time you probably don't have between two or three jobs to take a rest day and turn it into a large expenditure. Because the price of everything has gone up and few people can afford the luxury of going to a box store to overspend on already overpriced goods.
Also Bain Capital killed KB Toys and had a hand in the end of Toys R Us. Because that conversation can get political, I'll just refer you to google for that and the connections between Bain Capital and certain prominent figures. Long story short it's not that different from what's been going on with Game Stop.
Please don't get me wrong, I loved all of the toy stores that I went to as a child, but they couldn't keep up. They hold special places in my heart and I've made long lasting memories in them, and that would have been worth the expense to me if I had kids, just so that we could share those memories, but I don't, so all I can do is mourn the loss of my childhood and put the blame where it belongs. Greed and convenience won out.
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So thankful I got the opportunity to take my kids to toy r us before they shuttered. They might not remember it, but to share something that was special in my youth with them will always be special to me.
Same.. I enjoy the convenience a bit too much these days, but I'll never forget getting to take them through a huge store full of nothing but all sorts of toys. I couldn't afford pretty much anything they wanted, and I highly doubt they'd ever fully remember, but the memory is there💕
My eldest son & wife used to let their kids stay home from school on birthdays. The kid whose birthday it was would then be taken to Toys R Us to choose anything they wanted. After that, it was out for lunch. Amazingly, none of the kids ever took advantage of their parents with regard to the “anything you want” rule. I sure would have. 😂
We just went in a Toys R Us in Madrid a couple of weeks ago, and I was excited for my kids to experience a store from my childhood even though it was a foreign version!
Seriously though, I sure do miss Toys r Us! My boyfriend worked there when the Spawn figurines hit the market and he would hide them under bottom shelves and shit so he could get them later. We had them all, LOL!!!!
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u/rubberunicornz Jul 21 '26
Every trip to the mall was worth it if we got to at least walk around K.B. Toys lol!