Toys R Us - serious trouble

I, and other smart dudes on here, could have feasibly written that BBC article 4 years ago.

If I worked in retail instead of banking, I could have turned Toys R us around without a shadow of a doubt.
When the website was rebuilt 5 years ago, they must have paid a 14 year old kid they found online, 8 bucks an hour to build and design it.

Popped in mine tonight, to see what was left. Just dolls, Paige zombies, one zombie Wyatt, NS Bayley, 'Taker and Reigns - the latter still at full price, four or five of WM Beefcake, a couple of Steph and Mick BP's, a solitary Corey Graves, and of course, the eternally peg-warming, Harlem Heat, and Magnum TA. Was hoping to finally grab a NS Vince, but typically, when I actually want one, it's gone. Closing down posters, literally, all over the shop, shelves stripped... a sad sight, tbh.

I've got a spare Vince for you mate if you want it.

Toys R Us in Livingston was one of the branches on the iriginal list of stores to close and as it got nearer to closing down, they gave out vouchers for each sale. These vouchers were for £10 off any ourchase over £20. Not bad, as I got Jack Gallacher from another store using that. Got a Freddo for 16p or something to take it over the £19.99 mark 😆
Also, the prices at Livingston got reduced even further: Action figures went to 40% off. They only had a Charlotte doll and a few NS Vince’s.

Toys R Us at Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh suddenly closed down on 26th Feb with just a weeks notice given. That was just small store that was always stocked with the usual older figures stuck at full price: Harlem Heat, Magnum TA, The Nasty Boys, IRS and NS Helmsley. They got Elite 56 in, but they went before I could grab Gallows and Anderson and they had plenty of the BP series with GM Foley. Never anything worth buying towards the end, so I don’t know if they gave away those vouchers.

Edinburgh Craigleith store had a few fashion dolls and action figure dolls as well as that GM Foley series of battle packs and a few sets of blue Hart Foundation BPs. There was a NS basic Big Cass and a Corey Graves and the dregs of Elite 56 in a couple of AJ’s.
What made me laugh was when I walked in and the PA was playing their advert that was suggesting that we sign up to their Gold Card! Those cards were useless anyway.

Does anyone know if TRU are honouring the vouchers given out by the first ones to close down?

I have 3 vouchers from Bradford when I bought from their closing down sale that are £10 off when you spend £20, but they are only valid at Leeds TRU in March

As this store is now closing too are they accepting these vouchers?

The email I have says that gift cards would be honoured until 18th March but doesn't mention vouchers specifically but I would have thought so?

Yep, I saw the 11th bandied about elsewhere as well. I will miss my TRU visits but it is the 4-5 thousand odd job losses that are the worst part, and it will impact more than those directly employed by TRU. In these days of zero hour contracts, and my own place of work Asda attempting to change existing contracted hours, these are tough times to find employment with enough guaranteed hours.

It's game over now, according to this story.

www.thesun.co.uk/money/5806736/toys-r-us-to-shut-all-100-stores-after-failing-to-find-buyer-with-loss-of-3000-jobs/

I was last in my local TRU a few weeks back, I picked up Gallows, Anderson & AJ. I don't plan on going back again as it hurts seeing them close. I've collected allsorts from TRU over the decades - Ghostbusters, Superheros, Ninja Turtles & then WWF Hasbros.

Just 10%, but that is everything. Adds up with the weekly grocery shop. I find them fine to work for, but other people's mileage may vary.