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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #90 on: March 16, 2018, 06:27:19 PM »
....I wanna buy the giraffe costume from my store. That is what I want. I'd totally want the giant display Calico Critters but don't have room. And I hope the retro Tamagotchis go on sale. I have superior ones (Connection v1-v4.5) but want a retro one just for my collection.
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #91 on: March 17, 2018, 06:10:49 PM »
Went to mine this afternoon and it looked like business as usual. No signs or crowds, and shelves were full. They even scanned my rewards card at checkout.

 Though there wasn't any liquidation sales, they did have BOGO 40% off on pony stuff under $17 (little signs all over the pony section). Or so I thought. The checkout didn't ring it up. I brought it up and after checking the cashier just took 20% off everything (incl. an item not covered by the sale).    :)

 As for what I got: Was not expecting to suddenly see these there (there were only 3. They had to have just got them in as I was there a couple weeks ago):

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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #92 on: March 17, 2018, 06:30:08 PM »
Supposedly thr 35th anniversary ponies aren't a part of the sale so if you got them at BOGO 40%, you're lucky.
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #93 on: March 17, 2018, 06:36:02 PM »
I didn't get them for that. Just 20% off (the signs did say ALL MLP's under $17).
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #94 on: March 18, 2018, 08:09:28 AM »
I didn't get them for that. Just 20% off (the signs did say ALL MLP's under $17).

LUCKY!  The sale is actually on Hasbro MLP not the Bridge Direct re-releases so YAY for the nice store employee!
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #95 on: March 18, 2018, 10:10:40 PM »
The local store is going to start their liquidation on Thursday. They don't know how the sales will go since the prices will be done by a third party company. The TCG and gift cards have already been pulled by vendors.

The stuff that was already on sale (in the Easter ad) had a noticeable dent in stock. It's crazy how busy they were.

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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #96 on: March 20, 2018, 10:34:40 AM »
Meh. TRU was always too expensive here. There are local toy stores that need the American competition gone so I won't shed a tear should they disappear here, too.

I am just sad for all the workers losing their jobs.

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« Reply #97 on: March 20, 2018, 04:48:15 PM »
KB Toys intends to make a US comeback in TRU's wake, by December.
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #99 on: March 21, 2018, 09:41:09 PM »
Ugh, what a time to be a poor college student! I probably won't even bother going to my local store. I'd rather miss the crowds, anyway.

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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #100 on: March 22, 2018, 07:13:41 AM »


I am just sad for all the workers losing their jobs.

This for me too. It is great that some of the US staff may be rescued by KB, but I worry about the 3000 in the UK who will lose their jobs. They probably have families and it's not like our benefit system is particularly reassuring at the moment, with huge delays in Universal Credit rollout leaving some families without any money or rent support for weeks and weeks...

And in the UK it's not just TRU. New Look is also cutting some stores, Claire's is in trouble and so is Maplin. Prezzo has made some cutbacks as well. Brexit plus the drop in interest in shopping in stores has had a ruthless effect on the economy and I think the snow was just the final straw.

A lot of people likely to be without work in the not so distant future :(
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #101 on: March 22, 2018, 07:39:22 AM »
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Went to my Toys R Us for the last time (probably) on Tuesday! The sale for ours isn't starting until today though.. so I'm hoping I can go sometime for the sale! Here's what our pony section looked like at the time!
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Didn't really buy pony toys there but I found a bon bon at target!
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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #102 on: March 22, 2018, 09:24:37 AM »
I was hoping to hit up my TRU on Saturday.  I wonder if there will be anything left by then...

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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #103 on: March 22, 2018, 09:27:47 AM »
I think im going to try to hit up my TRU after work, hopefully everything isnt taken by then. Hoping for some MLP and dolls.

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Re: Toys R Us closures incoming
« Reply #104 on: March 22, 2018, 09:43:16 AM »
My TRU is staying open for the foreseeable future. The manager said that stores will start their liquidation sales on 3/23 instead of today  (3/22).
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