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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 13:47:51 GMT -5
Yeah, mainly cause it's the closest toy retailer to me for a LOOOOONG TIME
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Post by Mongo Bears on Oct 21, 2014 13:48:01 GMT -5
I love toys r us still. There are a lot of cool toys there other than action figures. I take my kids there just to look around sometimes and we may not buy anything but it's still fun. Shopping for birthday and Christmas presents for other people's kids is more fun at a real toy store
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Post by Hound on Oct 21, 2014 13:59:26 GMT -5
I would be so sad if my tru went out of business
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 14:00:32 GMT -5
I would care. Even tho I used to work there and it was one of the more sh**tty jobs I've had. The one thing that kills me and its unrelated to the topic are the moms and extremist groups that want those Breaking Bad figures taken off the shelves when they have toy guns and hatchets one aisle over. I'll also never forgive Spike Lee and Al Sharpton for the lack of Django figures.
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Post by mankind on Oct 21, 2014 14:09:03 GMT -5
but then where would "a kid could be a kid" ?? wait... it's the last true toy store, I'd be sad lol I think you mean chuck e cheese
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Post by theforce1727 on Oct 21, 2014 14:12:12 GMT -5
It would stink for all the employees but any TRU near me looks on par with the ghettoness that spews out of Walmart. It's a shame what has become of ToysRus and their lack of stock for anything relevant. The only thing worse is the employees lack of knowledge at the store near me.
On a side note, I applied there last winter for a part time overnight stocking position. For seasonal help only. I requested a pay of minimum wage only, nothing more. I received an email telling me I was overqualified. I found that odd. Not sure what grand achievements I have received in the retail world that over qualifies me to stock Barbie dolls overnight at Christmas time for $8 something an hour.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Oct 21, 2014 14:14:56 GMT -5
I'd be pretty upset. But, it would leave this question. Would FAO Shwartz and KB Toys be fare game for reboots to the highest bidder? Toys R Us rocks inly because they are the last Toy Store. I worked for them a few years back, and loved if. But, their buisness model is disgusting. " Buy out all the competition." Yet, monopolizing the toy industry isn't illegal. They are no diffetent than Walmart
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Oct 21, 2014 14:16:21 GMT -5
Meh, I wouldn't really care. I rarely get WWE figures from TRU except for the TRU exclusives....TRU is the last to get everything, at least in my area. Target, Walmart and even Kmart are all on Elite 30. My TRU is stuck loaded with Elite 28 Big Shows.
By the time my TRU gets Elite 29 and 30 the other stores will probably be on to Elite 32/33, if TRU gets them at all. TRU is known to just SKIP entire series'.
So besides the TRU exclusives like Best of PPV....TRU is pretty useless to me for WWE figures.
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Post by #Heel on Oct 21, 2014 14:16:33 GMT -5
Adding to the discussion...
How many of you would be upset because you shop there regularly and how many of you would be upset because of nostalgic reasons?
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Post by Halloween King on Oct 21, 2014 14:16:37 GMT -5
Toys R Us is one of the last remaining things I remember from my childhood that is still around. So I would be crushed if they went out of business. Often times I walk into TRU and I find nothing I want to buy. But it isnt Toys R Us's fault that Mattel made nothing but Cenas. It isnt TRU's fault that Mattel packed 10 Ratmobiles in a case and only 1 Homer in a case of Hotwheels.
Recently I've been going to TRU and leaving not with toys but with baby products.
It's true that often my trips to TRU yield nothing but I still enjoy those trips. Every time I go to TRU it's kind of like stepping into a time machine, for a brief moment in time im reminded of my childhood and I love it.
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Post by rustyy on Oct 21, 2014 14:22:57 GMT -5
With amazon stepping it's game up, probably not.
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Post by Midnight: Dark Knight on Oct 21, 2014 14:28:28 GMT -5
I dont understand why a place of business should go out just because it doesnt have a certain item in stock. Why would they close a huge retailer because the wwe figure section isnt to the best it could be?
I could understand if the overall store was always in shambles or shelves were empty all over, but a 4 foot section of a huge store that isnt stocked to your liking is no reason to close down...
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Post by theforce1727 on Oct 21, 2014 14:34:06 GMT -5
I dont understand why a place of business should go out just because it doesnt have a certain item in stock. Why would they close a huge retailer because the wwe figure section isnt to the best it could be? I could understand if the overall store was always in shambles or shelves were empty all over, but a 4 foot section of a huge store that isnt stocked to your liking is no reason to close down... You haven't seen the TRU near me. It's pretty much what you described lol. It's actually sad though, it's a joint store with Babies R Us and it looks like all the focus goes to that side of the store.
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Post by Chip on Oct 21, 2014 14:35:41 GMT -5
of course i'd care. because i have a soul
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Oct 21, 2014 14:38:29 GMT -5
Sure I would. I've got one in my town that's never too busy, except on Black Friday. I'd love to take advantage of all the stuff they'd put on clearance. Maybe it would be similar to how KB Toys went away and sold everything for pennies.
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Post by jnavo217 on Oct 21, 2014 14:41:00 GMT -5
but then where would "a kid could be a kid" ?? wait... it's the last true toy store, I'd be sad lol I think you mean chuck e cheese You've obv never heard the TRU song lol
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Oct 21, 2014 14:43:43 GMT -5
lol I think you mean chuck e cheese You've obv never heard the TRU song lol That's "I wanna be a Toys R Us Kid"
lol
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Post by JHTB® on Oct 21, 2014 14:48:02 GMT -5
HELL YEAH I would care! TRU is the only place that carries Elites here in Canada!
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Post by mankind on Oct 21, 2014 14:52:36 GMT -5
lol I think you mean chuck e cheese You've obv never heard the TRU song lol no I have but Chuck E cheese has the same slogan if I'm not mistaken
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2014 14:55:22 GMT -5
You've obv never heard the TRU song lol no I have but Chuck E cheese has the same slogan if I'm not mistaken
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