The Rise And Fall Of Toys R Us

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  • čas přidán 15. 03. 2018
  • Toys R Us is closing its doors for good. The toy emporium that Charles P. Lazarus envisioned has been reduced to dusty floors and empty shelves.
    Much has been said about the demise of the toy empire, which announced its plan to liquidate. There have been fingers pointed at corporate raiders, Amazon and big-box stores. All contributed to its undoing.
    Ultimately, though, Toys R Us' collapse is a story of loyalty run dry. The store in its early days fostered devotion from customers and toymakers. In the end, it lost hold on both.
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  • @weirdbox1004
    @weirdbox1004 Před 6 lety +1393

    now the founder recently passed away. rip

  • @alicebrooks3377
    @alicebrooks3377 Před 6 lety +1669

    FIRST BLOCKBUSTER, THEN TOYS "R" US?!? GOODBYE MY WHOLE CHILDHOOD

    • @angelita5103
      @angelita5103 Před 6 lety +63

      Alice Brooks next stop target

    • @aawajan8746
      @aawajan8746 Před 6 lety +7

      Alice Brooks SAME

    • @Justin-Hill-1987
      @Justin-Hill-1987 Před 6 lety +44

      Blockbuster still has stores in Alaska, where they have poor online infrastructure.

    • @pspwilliams
      @pspwilliams Před 6 lety +2

      Right

    • @chargermaster586
      @chargermaster586 Před 6 lety +31

      Alice Brooks You know they are doing worse then Sears if they close all of there stores before Sears.

  • @MrFree2BeMe1
    @MrFree2BeMe1 Před 5 lety +631

    Now kids play with Cellphones and Computers, i saw more collectors in Toys R Us then kids! man i miss the good old days!

    • @macarioramirez4162
      @macarioramirez4162 Před 5 lety +4

      Me too

    • @ChefBuckeye
      @ChefBuckeye Před 5 lety +4

      Same here.

    • @AlexTorres-eg1un
      @AlexTorres-eg1un Před 5 lety +9

      Agreed and blockbuster!!!!

    • @savannahcanfield7134
      @savannahcanfield7134 Před 5 lety +10

      I know, I remember when I got a tiny claw machine when I was little (I know I’m a weird kid) and I was the happiest kid on earth! Every time we were near toys r us i would beg to go lol, really sad they shut down 😭

    • @contentdeleted9557
      @contentdeleted9557 Před 5 lety +1

      I have 3 phones

  • @justinnelson515
    @justinnelson515 Před 5 lety +592

    R.I.P toys R us we will miss you!

  • @agoraphobicadam1171
    @agoraphobicadam1171 Před 6 lety +151

    When I was a young man I worked at Toys R Us while going to tech school.After a little over twenty years working at another career and becoming partially disabled I could not do my career anymore.I went back to Toys R Us and with my disabilities they hired me and I worked there for three years before becoming fully disabled.I want to thank Toys R Us for working with me during a rough part of my life.They were very kind and patient with me.I want to thank John and Mike (sorry they may not want there last names on here) for helping me and I wish them the best in their future endeavors. They were a "TRU" (Toys R Us) Family.

    • @reverseratiomaster2463
      @reverseratiomaster2463 Před 6 lety +4

      Wow 👏👏👏

    • @celluswasgaming2k345
      @celluswasgaming2k345 Před 6 lety +1

      Hearts out 😔

    • @woooshwooosh2867
      @woooshwooosh2867 Před 6 lety +1

      Agoraphobic Adam seems legit. Considering your English is bad, I highly doubt what you are saying is true

    • @agoraphobicadam1171
      @agoraphobicadam1171 Před 6 lety +2

      And just like Toys R Us, Your opinion in the future will be nothing more than a distant memory just like the two of us.

    • @nocap5913
      @nocap5913 Před 2 lety +2

      Damn, hope you're still doing great.

  • @KfarShakshuka
    @KfarShakshuka Před 6 lety +487

    Toys were us…

  • @ilovelegos2000
    @ilovelegos2000 Před 4 lety +36

    Toys r us was the bomb. Even though I only a shopped there a few times as a kid, I do miss it. I also miss blockbuster as well

  • @kennytheJETT
    @kennytheJETT Před 5 lety +252

    Rise of Toys R us: No Amazon
    Fall of Toys R us: *Amazon*

    • @savannahcanfield7134
      @savannahcanfield7134 Před 5 lety +6

      Kenneth Ikutiminu Amazon
      Amazon
      Amazon
      Stealing everybody’s business

    • @80sports20
      @80sports20 Před 3 lety +2

      I think Toys R Us died way before Amazon. I think it was when Walmart/Target started getting big in the late 90s/early 2000s. They were able to one-stop shopping, including all of the toys that Toys R Us did. So it kind didn't make sense for Toys R Us to exist when people could get the same toys at the superstores,, in addition to all of their other shopping needs. It's sad because I remember how special it was to have a dedicated "toy" store.

  • @Backbite124
    @Backbite124 Před 6 lety +689

    It’s sad for how many people are gonna lose their jobs

    • @DanielaMartinez-jw6yi
      @DanielaMartinez-jw6yi Před 6 lety +23

      Ifra 64 ikr but hopefully the people that will lose there jobs will find jobs soon!

    • @kayla5998
      @kayla5998 Před 6 lety +6

      A lot of the people I know work at toys R us

    • @AislinnCharmingtalon
      @AislinnCharmingtalon Před 6 lety +7

      Its just like what happened with Ringling Bros... many many people lost their jobs..

    • @on3lythe0n3yt9
      @on3lythe0n3yt9 Před 6 lety +4

      Yeah but........... McDonald's

    • @melissaarmendariz3197
      @melissaarmendariz3197 Před 6 lety +3

      Ifra 64 if they did lose their job they have to find a new job before you blame amazon watch the one on fox5 news

  • @Toys4MeAndYou
    @Toys4MeAndYou Před 6 lety +155

    My heart hurts because Toys R Us is closing, my mom and dad used to shop here when they were kids, every year on my birthday I would get to go to Toys R Us and pick a toy now there is a hole in my hear but I will still have my memories thank you Geoffrey, I will always be a Toys R Us Kid :)

    • @leebug8898
      @leebug8898 Před 6 lety +5

      Omg you are Nataly the you tuber

    • @dco5055
      @dco5055 Před 6 lety

      Your in a surprise when you get older if you're crying about a Toy store that ripped your parents off.

    • @beanziscool4747
      @beanziscool4747 Před 6 lety +2

      I love your channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @idea7957
      @idea7957 Před 6 lety +4

      I'm still an kid when toy r us close I'm 9

    • @runby6053
      @runby6053 Před 6 lety +3

      Toys 4 Me And You i relate a lot to you lol

  • @HM-ke1qm
    @HM-ke1qm Před 4 lety +255

    The internet murdered everything.

    • @adamd6648
      @adamd6648 Před 4 lety +14

      Yea very true but its really convenient

    • @KneeJerkReactor
      @KneeJerkReactor Před 4 lety +10

      @@user-fn4jl3uk2s Don't insult H M. One day, our time the Millenials will be up and our Playstations, PC, gamecube, xbox and the like will come to pass. Would you be happy if another youtuber in the future commented 'Ok Millenial' because we are ancient? No.

    • @joshfish2
      @joshfish2 Před 4 lety +3

      @@user-fn4jl3uk2s lame and overused 'argument,' try harder millennial...

    • @joshfish2
      @joshfish2 Před 4 lety +2

      @AtypicalBarrettUser ok roblox kiddo

    • @joshfish2
      @joshfish2 Před 4 lety +1

      @AtypicalBarrettUser good one, you sure got me there...

  • @theartistknownas9910
    @theartistknownas9910 Před 5 lety +37

    Toys R Us WAS MY CHILDHOOD MAN😭😭😭
    R.I.P. Toys R Us

    • @flopsyrailwayproductions1434
      @flopsyrailwayproductions1434 Před 4 lety

      I was on my way to my drum lessons last Tuesday when I heard that Toys R Us will be coming back for this holiday season.

  • @M3rcury_maria
    @M3rcury_maria Před 6 lety +2320

    Toys R Us was heaven

  • @mikelamburet6829
    @mikelamburet6829 Před 6 lety +417

    You will always be apart of my childhood

    • @nightgamerrobinson2160
      @nightgamerrobinson2160 Před 6 lety

      Mike Lamburet same

    • @wolfyschannel2357
      @wolfyschannel2357 Před 6 lety +3

      Mike Lamburet true 😔😢😢i love u toys r us u r the best children store everr!!

    • @gokusondbz
      @gokusondbz Před 6 lety +1

      wolfy's channel 😓😢 i feel the same 😭 .

    • @rubeluddin87
      @rubeluddin87 Před 6 lety

      Can you believe ive never ever had the chance to go to a toys r us store? :,( it was my chidhood dream to always go especially seeing commercials as a child it was my dream. I never went. Im 29 years old now and its sad :(

    • @chickennugget708
      @chickennugget708 Před 6 lety

      Mike Lamburet same 😭😓

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova Před 5 lety +100

    Toys Were Us is History

  • @darkcore8836
    @darkcore8836 Před 5 lety +76

    Toys R Us is still in Canada

  • @Mo-im6lh
    @Mo-im6lh Před 6 lety +87

    It would be sad if i have a kid that will never get to know the greatness of Toys R Us

  • @zensiu8980
    @zensiu8980 Před 6 lety +250

    Toys R Us: Amazon I don't feel so good...

    • @Laniebug1
      @Laniebug1 Před 6 lety +16

      T.A.B Films spoiler for infinity war 😂

    • @tryout2202
      @tryout2202 Před 6 lety +2

      😂😂true

    • @infinitegalaxy2165
      @infinitegalaxy2165 Před 6 lety +1

      Spidey Boss
      No it’s not.
      Just because someone made a little joke form a heartbreaking line your favorite superhero said Desmond mean it’s a spoiler. Don’t come at me I’m a Spider-Man fan too by this is in no way or shape a spoiler. If you haven’t seen the movie that’s on you because it’s taking the internet by storm.

    • @mineboom7377
      @mineboom7377 Před 6 lety

      🔫 delet this

    • @beepbeepfaye7124
      @beepbeepfaye7124 Před 6 lety +1

      T.A.B Films NO

  • @johnw7707
    @johnw7707 Před 5 lety +116

    Thank you CNBC for cutting Toys 'R' Us' life support before the holiday season with your vigilant reporting.

    • @jashansogi2641
      @jashansogi2641 Před 4 lety +1

      What do you mean?

    • @danielferstendig
      @danielferstendig Před 2 lety +1

      Bain capitol cut toysrus lifesupport.

    • @abcdefgold
      @abcdefgold Před 2 lety

      Yeah that was kind of funny, I was thinking - did they just admit to having a hand in Toys R Us's downfall? lol

    • @jackrooms4816
      @jackrooms4816 Před měsícem

      You beat me to it

  • @bryanjones0185
    @bryanjones0185 Před 4 lety +9

    In my opinion, they didn't have to close all their stores. They could have survived. All they had to do was close their Babies R Us stores and free standing traditional size stores. They could have left all their smaller express stores open in the shopping malls. The express stores were much smaller and only had toys, games, and game systems just like all the traditional stores did when previous generations were growing up with Toys R Us in the decades past. I think the express stores would have gotten enough business during the holidays that the company could have emerged from bankruptcy and come out in decent shape. Eventually, they could have opened more express stores in other shopping malls as time went on and they got to be in better financial shape. The rent on an express store would have been much cheaper than their traditional size freestanding stores because they would have been using much less square footage.

  • @chucke.cheesesmichiganprod1254

    R.I.P My favorite toy store😪

  • @traciehoward2468
    @traciehoward2468 Před 6 lety +574

    Thanks to the good ole internet crushing childhood memories one store at a time this is depressing😒

    • @FruityKen
      @FruityKen Před 6 lety +3

      Tru

    • @kd0428
      @kd0428 Před 6 lety +11

      For me I like to try things out at stores to see if I like it but since the internet, stores close one at a time and it’s stressful plus more jobs r decreasing :(

    • @IamINERT
      @IamINERT Před 6 lety +2

      Tracie Howard yeah it's gaming

    • @mirandalynn8634
      @mirandalynn8634 Před 6 lety +2

      So true!!!!!

    • @TheTrueAdept
      @TheTrueAdept Před 6 lety +5

      Actually, the company was doing rather well on the internet front, but Walmart, Target, and their ilk were heavily underselling their toys in underhanded corporate warfare. The biggest problem was the leveraged buyout that was forced upon them a while back... THAT killed Toys R Us.

  • @DiepSpartan119
    @DiepSpartan119 Před 4 lety +16

    we still have Toy R us in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal Canada the three big cities

    • @y.s8915
      @y.s8915 Před 4 lety +1

      True

    • @Cheleartsanddesigns
      @Cheleartsanddesigns Před 4 lety +1

      We have one in Halifax too. I think most stayed open when the company was bought out.

    • @DiepSpartan119
      @DiepSpartan119 Před 3 lety

      @E LOL E 910 oh thats cool i use to lvie in Vancouver but i mvoe to Ontario 2009

  • @hyukanet9606
    @hyukanet9606 Před 5 lety +71

    Walmart now calls it self America’s best toy store 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @Ray_Shabaz
      @Ray_Shabaz Před 5 lety +6

      Yeah right, they don't have everything that you need. I was looking for some batteries that I need for my figure and they didn't have it. It's not just batteries but it's a lot of things that I looked for and almost wasted my gas buy going through few stores to find

    • @juanito1999
      @juanito1999 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Ray_Shabaz that is SO off-topic, but ok.

    • @Ray_Shabaz
      @Ray_Shabaz Před 4 lety

      @@juanito1999 sorry about the comment. I was using my mic and I don't know why it said batteries when I meant to say a Transformer. My mic is stupid and weird like that when it doesn't catch what I'm saying

    • @alizaesinterlude
      @alizaesinterlude Před 4 lety

      Walmart is the Target version on Toys R Us like 🤦🏻‍♀️😑

  • @altaice3960
    @altaice3960 Před 6 lety +1487

    Amazon basically ended Toys R Us

    • @patrickm2912
      @patrickm2912 Před 6 lety +50

      No, their high mark-up did. I could go to Target for cheaper or Amazon if I didn't mind waiting

    • @Left_coast_bullies
      @Left_coast_bullies Před 6 lety +35

      No it was there prices that ended them

    • @dakf660
      @dakf660 Před 6 lety +3

      Not true

    • @nervusbreakdown
      @nervusbreakdown Před 6 lety +16

      Toys R Us had competition. They had the market to them self for a long time and now you can get it anywhere for less.
      Yes Amazon and Wal-Mart killed it as well.

    • @romyan5382
      @romyan5382 Před 6 lety +14

      No it didn't, they got bought up by a company with heavy debts and the debt got passed onto them and they collapsed.

  • @webonics
    @webonics Před 6 lety +217

    Proud to be a Toys "R" Us kid!

  • @katherineyao3535
    @katherineyao3535 Před 5 lety +25

    I Remember begging my mom to get me every thing at Roy's The
    Now those memories make me cry that there closed

  • @notjordy8652
    @notjordy8652 Před 5 lety +16

    Me and my brother use to go to Toys R Us just about every Sunday after church begging our mom 😂😂😂 Good memories man

  • @boxingace2881
    @boxingace2881 Před 6 lety +142

    Well, goodbye childhood memories!😢😢😢😢

    • @rea_tunes
      @rea_tunes Před 6 lety +2

      Isco Ambriz even for me....
      I've bever been in Toys 'R' us and will never be able to again

    • @army-once1542
      @army-once1542 Před 6 lety +1

      R.I.P childhood memories 😔..

    • @lukai3522
      @lukai3522 Před 6 lety

      Isco Ambriz Welp its rumored to come back :/

    • @ajlebouef5798
      @ajlebouef5798 Před 6 lety

      Isco Ambriz its ok toys lost not forrgotten I never been

    • @glendaleemaldonado8468
      @glendaleemaldonado8468 Před 6 lety

      I WANT IT BACKKK I MISS IT

  • @eziostone1109
    @eziostone1109 Před 6 lety +659

    Never understood why people hate malls, I still like shoping XD
    I still like see all the stuff in the stores and choose what I want to buy XD

    • @gregoryeverson741
      @gregoryeverson741 Před 6 lety +15

      prices killed the mall

    • @madamhummingbird
      @madamhummingbird Před 6 lety +19

      I agree with you. My shopping habits are a combination of mall shopping and internet shopping. Having both forms of shopping give the customers power to choose which leads to better valves. There is room for both types of shopping environments. Supporting our local malls and it's department stores is just as important as supporting the online sales. Its a win for everyone across the board and that is what the focus shoould be.

    • @ralfrodriguez8885
      @ralfrodriguez8885 Před 6 lety +4

      madamhummingbird I agree also what hinders the mall experience is the "oh I can find it cheaper online" we all want a deal I think the best match for this is price matching despite the lost or make it a price match with other corporation.

    • @ithinkmotomotolikesyou1978
      @ithinkmotomotolikesyou1978 Před 6 lety

      EZIO STONE exactly

    • @stunttiseis2672
      @stunttiseis2672 Před 6 lety

      Dubai mall

  • @jenna4281
    @jenna4281 Před 5 lety +75

    Damn..I would've NEVER thought that my childhood excitement would end. Every week me and my family should get up early to see is we had our first names on a car license plate. And that place help me find action figures to help finish my first grade project. Thanks Amazon... 😒

    • @80sports20
      @80sports20 Před 3 lety

      Agree, although I think Toys R Us started dying way before Amazon. I think it was when Walmart/Target started getting big in the late 90s/early 2000s. They were able to one-stop shopping, including all of the toys that Toys R Us did. So it kind didn't make sense for Toys R Us to exist when people could get the same toys at the superstores,, in addition to all of their other shopping needs. They hung on over the years, but they have slowly been declining for years. Amazon was just the nail in the coffin. It's sad because I remember how special it was to have a dedicated "toy" store.

  • @MadMikeSportsYT
    @MadMikeSportsYT Před 4 lety +13

    2019 - Geoffrey Giraffe says: 'You thought I was gone forever, did you? I'm back...and I make these toys look good!'

  • @piglet3351
    @piglet3351 Před 6 lety +269

    SHANE WAS RIGHT, WALMART IS A MILLITARY BASE TRYING TO SNATCH THOSE STORE WEAVES.

    • @unicornsrule1922
      @unicornsrule1922 Před 6 lety +3

      Hey what’s up you guys and yes.....

    • @Laniebug1
      @Laniebug1 Před 6 lety +2

      Nope Walmart and target are closer and cheaper

    • @talilove2740
      @talilove2740 Před 6 lety

      Where did Shane say this?

    • @piglet3351
      @piglet3351 Před 6 lety +2

      Pretty Brown Nomad czcams.com/video/I4V8dLm4hEc/video.html Your welcome.

    • @veah8035
      @veah8035 Před 6 lety

      YE FINALLY SOMEONE WHO IS MAKING ME HAPPY IN THESE COMMENTS

  • @jihyoshugeeyes9584
    @jihyoshugeeyes9584 Před 6 lety +450

    I don’t wanna grow up!

  • @noxious5963
    @noxious5963 Před 5 lety +7

    I remember when I was really young and always bought toys there and everything and I thought this day would never come this makes me very sad 😢

    • @KoichiFirst8092
      @KoichiFirst8092 Před 3 lety

      I remember two particular visits to Toys R Us. First time, which was in Uppsala if I'm not wrong, I got a white and blue toy tram with 4 sections. I still do own it. If anyone wants to know what the tram looks like, "The Staten Island Railfanner" has the exact same one: czcams.com/video/M5KndcHXLp8/video.html
      The second visit was in December 2015 to the Toys R Us in Luleå. The thing I remember the most from there is a 15g chocolate plate called "Mini-Muh".

  • @80sports20
    @80sports20 Před 3 lety +2

    I miss Toys R Us. There was something so special about having a "toy store" growing up as a child. I remember when I grew up (80s-90s), there was only one location about 20 mins away, and we would only get to go on special occasions (birthdays, Christmas time). It made the trips so special and memorable. There's something so odd about going to Target (or even ordering off Amazon now) to get my kids gifts, lol. The experience and memories of going to Toys R Us with my family are things I will always cherish!

    • @neeco6922
      @neeco6922 Před 3 lety +1

      i remember, i think in 1999-2006 i always went to toysrus, but then I started to grow up and just got lazy. i either went to argos or ordered of amazon to get my stuff. but no matter what, if i saw a toysrus i always went inside to see one toy. a batman toy

    • @brianticas7671
      @brianticas7671 Před 2 lety

      Same here
      I went to toys r us in culver city California and kb toy store in Glendale galleria.

    • @Domino13334
      @Domino13334 Před 5 měsíci

      I had the same expirience but around 1998-2010. Christmas and Birthdays.

  • @jayceee.5494
    @jayceee.5494 Před 6 lety +53

    All these people saying they've got so many childhood memories on ToysRUs (no hate on you people though) while my only vivid memories were my mom physically holding me back from entering the store and me looking at the toys tearfully and longingly as mom strangled me away.

    • @crazylady692
      @crazylady692 Před 6 lety +2

      Likewise 😞

    • @3p1cand3rs0n
      @3p1cand3rs0n Před 6 lety +3

      Your mom strangled you in front of a toy store? Holy sh*t...

    • @NFLBlitz214
      @NFLBlitz214 Před 6 lety +2

      Jaycee E. Yeah as a kid I only went to toys r us one time and didn’t even buy anything

    • @okaeri80
      @okaeri80 Před 6 lety

      I still have Toy R Us in my country

  • @trevorpietruszka720
    @trevorpietruszka720 Před 6 lety +254

    Amazon assassinated It

  • @spasplash156
    @spasplash156 Před 3 lety +1

    Worked there and honestly you people deserve this

  • @bluestarlighting29
    @bluestarlighting29 Před 5 lety +4

    One worst thing why Amazon hurt Toys for Us, others stores. Back early days toys use be so cheaper buy them, now days. So many companies use computer and X box machine.

    • @blockmore1
      @blockmore1 Před 3 lety +1

      It's not "X Box machine" it's called Xbox

  • @lapetitefleur3482
    @lapetitefleur3482 Před 6 lety +52

    When my local Toys R us went out of business I was sad and knew something was wrong, when the Toys R Us in time square went out, that’s when I realized that The business would be gone forever. ;@;

    • @candy_amelia8325
      @candy_amelia8325 Před 5 lety +1

      Le_fleur _petite my dad told me toys r us was closing to it’s was because of Amazon I didn’t believe him but now I do BAD PHONES AND TABLETS AND VIDEO GAMES I never even played with video games!😭😭😭😭 so much good times

    • @wheresmyspegit
      @wheresmyspegit Před 5 lety +1

      If you want some toys, come to Canada because it's NOT CLOSED HERE.

  • @user-jc2ng2xd9n
    @user-jc2ng2xd9n Před 6 lety +67

    Geoffrey you will not be forgotten 😭

  • @bigred6978
    @bigred6978 Před 2 lety +1

    I remember coming home from kindergarten and my parents taking me to toys r us and me being thrilled my local toys r us shut down and got replaced by a Aldi whenever me and my family drive past it it brings me back memories online shopping and video aren’t the same as in person

  • @k1xnn
    @k1xnn Před 5 lety +4

    Toys r us is in heaven now all little kids will miss you like me

  • @RobbzRevengeTV
    @RobbzRevengeTV Před 6 lety +965

    imagine if Mc Donalds shuts down for good.

    • @DONIMATOR-pn5rp
      @DONIMATOR-pn5rp Před 6 lety +91

      Would NEVER HAPPEN

    • @d2an3i
      @d2an3i Před 6 lety +93

      RobbzRevengeTV americans will keep mc donalds open forever...

    • @discogreggy23
      @discogreggy23 Před 6 lety +64

      I hate Mcdonalds

    • @LetsGoRunNoww
      @LetsGoRunNoww Před 6 lety +30

      LPSWafflePafflePikachu TV YEAH WELL I... I ... HATE YOU...

    • @rackno434
      @rackno434 Před 6 lety +21

      I would cry for a days straight than cry some more just because

  • @bigcheese4797
    @bigcheese4797 Před 6 lety +43

    It’s weird to think kids in the future won’t beg their moms to bring them to Toys R us, instead phones and technology. It’s sad.

    • @piperwren7732
      @piperwren7732 Před 6 lety +1

      No I still play with my baby alives and Barbie's so I can't get another baby alive there or barbie dollhouse playset doll again except for target and walmart

    • @absolute_perfection
      @absolute_perfection Před rokem +3

      That's how the world works. The new will replace the old.

  • @RitvikPlayz_09
    @RitvikPlayz_09 Před rokem +1

    Toys r us was a big part of my childhood :( R.I.P Toys r us

  • @jenni4502
    @jenni4502 Před 5 lety +39

    The toy industry is dying. Kids these days only want electronics to play games on. They are getting addicted, getting anger issues when disturbed, don't go out often, exposed to danger on online game chats, losing social skills and slowly killing their eyes.
    Where did the fun in playing go?

    • @davishollis898
      @davishollis898 Před 5 lety +5

      it is called being a child most kids get mad when their parents interrupt while playing they are in fact not losing social skills because most of the time spent on electronics is spent socializing it is not killing their eyes that is a myth that has been disproved several times but it is expanding their attention spanes.

    • @dt4654
      @dt4654 Před 5 lety

      helicopter parents will be happy with what you call bad tho

    • @purplespeckledappleeater8738
      @purplespeckledappleeater8738 Před 5 lety

      Unsociable parents letting kids live their lives in basements is still hurting the game industry, let alone being outside. Young kids nowadays simply blow up and the adults playing the same games simply stop talking leading in breakdown in the community. They do this in real life too! I'm going back to college and while only 26, these younger kids are afraid to socialize with people outside of their cliques. They also go berserk at work. We're a generation or two behind addressing the root of the problem and kids grow up isolated.

    • @josefinschwartz8309
      @josefinschwartz8309 Před 5 lety

      You're totally right! This is a HUGE problem.

  • @mrwatsonmrwatson9450
    @mrwatsonmrwatson9450 Před 6 lety +30

    Toys r us was for ever boy and girl to enjoy for Christmas, birthday, or something for your little child to be happy on any special day. As a kid who love the gifts that had everything you wanted, and fades away its disappointing.😞😟

  • @68pointbreak
    @68pointbreak Před 6 lety +162

    I buy a ton of things online. Only thing i dont buy online is toys. I luv going into their store and seeing everything at once. Touching the toys. Hearing the sounds. Reading the box. Went there to buy some hot wheels car /track this week. Last time in the store probably forever. So sad walking out😢😢😢

  • @dogeislate462
    @dogeislate462 Před 3 lety +2

    I miss the good ol’ days.. I so remember toys r us. Rest In Peace founder and the company.

  • @randomthings4705
    @randomthings4705 Před 5 lety +3

    It's so unbelievable that such a popular toy store is now closed forever, it's been around so long! ;(

  • @rjam1974
    @rjam1974 Před 6 lety +97

    Toys R Us during Christmas time. Nothing like it. So sad but they gambled and also didn't take the online buying seriously enough. They could have easily been ahead of the game but.....

  • @lewisburton1852
    @lewisburton1852 Před 6 lety +19

    Man I remember Toys "R" us was like paradise for me as a child. They should have innovated made it like a playground with games etc.

  • @buttermilkcream4570
    @buttermilkcream4570 Před 4 lety +6

    Soo sad 😥 i miss them! Would love to see them come back! 💗

  • @NDB1221
    @NDB1221 Před měsícem

    Man, I remember shopping here to buy Legos when I was little kid. Watching this story when I’m 19 just breaks my heart and want to cry

  • @skylar_1018
    @skylar_1018 Před 6 lety +224

    We could have saved ToysRUs if we werent to lazy to go out our houses instead of buying online

    • @Laniebug1
      @Laniebug1 Před 6 lety +20

      Ally Lonian buying online is better when you cannot get something at the store since stores have limited stock

    • @skylar_1018
      @skylar_1018 Před 6 lety +18

      Yes that is true but others still buy online even though its at the store

    • @underdogtv2855
      @underdogtv2855 Před 6 lety +18

      Different industries killed toys R us including technology, online shopping, video games and even anime

    • @nervusbreakdown
      @nervusbreakdown Před 6 lety +3

      Ally Lonian it's all about gratification.

    • @alex-iz5jv
      @alex-iz5jv Před 6 lety +2

      it saves time but ppl are gonna miss them

  • @journalism101
    @journalism101 Před 6 lety +61

    I see all these people complaining but they weren't spending money to buy their kids toys and playing with them. Now technology is raising your children and Toys-R-Us is gone.

    • @AyyHotDogS
      @AyyHotDogS Před 6 lety

      sad.

    • @d.no33
      @d.no33 Před 5 lety

      Journal Wright *tear falls down cheek* I NEVER WENT TO TOYS R US!!!! It was on my bucket list and I’m 12 and still haven’t gone there😭😭😭

    • @journalism101
      @journalism101 Před 5 lety

      Straightvloger !!! Don't cry now. Get started on fulfilling your other goals.

    • @journalism101
      @journalism101 Před 5 lety

      Hot Dogs! Yes it is.

  • @rockeyplayer8941
    @rockeyplayer8941 Před 5 lety +10

    For me being a kid, makes me sad that it gone... 😖 btw this video was posted on my birthday

  • @rudycabrera3877
    @rudycabrera3877 Před 4 lety +16

    My son only been to Toys R US once in his life :(

    • @Cheleartsanddesigns
      @Cheleartsanddesigns Před 4 lety +2

      If you ever visit Canada, we still have them. It was bought out by a Canadian financial firm.

  • @loltea6122
    @loltea6122 Před 6 lety +65

    R.I.P TOYS R US 1948 - 2018
    By the way toys R us is closing in June 30
    WE LOVE YOU TOYS R US I WILL ALWAYS NE A TOYS R US KID FOREVER 😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️

    • @kerryhassett8543
      @kerryhassett8543 Před 6 lety +1

      Aileen TalksYT but toys r us closed for me a few months ago

    • @Laniebug1
      @Laniebug1 Před 6 lety

      Well anyway toysrus was meant to go so don’t feel too bad all stores close eventually. Maybe another toy store with another name will replace them you never know.

    • @phantom_bread
      @phantom_bread Před 6 lety

      kerry hassett Stores close at different times. More recently opened ones close June 30th while older ones shut down a while ago

    • @maryannumipig-franco7544
      @maryannumipig-franco7544 Před 6 lety

      Aileen TalksYT what nooo!!

  • @lemondrops9724
    @lemondrops9724 Před 6 lety +170

    ITS ALL AMAZONS FAULT!!!!

    • @myristicina.
      @myristicina. Před 6 lety +6

      Well amazon is cheaper than toysrus anyway....

    • @garymangat935
      @garymangat935 Před 6 lety +2

      Mrs Fluffy i agree a lot of company’s are starting to sue amazon

    • @thefamily3344
      @thefamily3344 Před 6 lety

      K...

    • @akj7
      @akj7 Před 6 lety +6

      Yeah yeah, it is all amazon's fault, then goes over amazon to buy products.

    • @EdwinLegoMovieFan2003
      @EdwinLegoMovieFan2003 Před 6 lety +3

      CRUSE YOU AMAZON ! 😭😤😡

  • @suzannewillis817
    @suzannewillis817 Před 5 lety +35

    It's nice to see toys " r" us is coming back .I had a gut feeling it was not going to give up without a fight. I'm tired of seeing business 's that are good especially for children,being treated like garbage being tossed away.who knows maybe other struggling stores or ones that are out of business might themselves get a second chance. Ain't nothing wrong at second chances.

    • @frankbattlejr981
      @frankbattlejr981 Před 2 lety

      That’s capitalism and sadly that’s what makes our country so great. You see where a communist country would control and monopolize its businesses and therefore the incentive to improve is nonexistent because there is no competition and there is no incentive to improve. It ultimately spelled doom for the Soviets. Their businesses were not ever trimming the fat and improving.

  • @danielpol3290
    @danielpol3290 Před 5 lety

    Im soo soo happy its coming back thanks for buying it tru!

  • @lostloaf7817
    @lostloaf7817 Před 6 lety +36

    Its sad because I use to go to toys r us as a kid but who is going to go to the store and buy something when just with a click of a button that thing is at your house in a week

    • @alex5315
      @alex5315 Před 6 lety +2

      Anthony Pauwels Not even a week, try more like two days

    • @lostloaf7817
      @lostloaf7817 Před 6 lety

      Alex Quinteros true that

    • @alphanyletak1514
      @alphanyletak1514 Před 6 lety +2

      Because I would rather see the product in person and buy it locally than buy it online. Then I don’t have to wait for shipping at all.

    • @TheAlvarados1529
      @TheAlvarados1529 Před 6 lety

      2 days with amazon prime

    • @michaelhughes5151
      @michaelhughes5151 Před 6 lety

      1 day in the UK (sometimes same day), or within 2 hours with Amazon Now

  • @Mysteryqueen86
    @Mysteryqueen86 Před 6 lety +411

    he wold be dam sad on this what happen to his stores, My childhood store is gone dammmmm

  • @parrotsart8990
    @parrotsart8990 Před 3 lety +1

    All my fav stuff that closed down: Toys R us, Jungle island, What’s next? If it’s target, my life is crushed.

  • @angeleyes3396
    @angeleyes3396 Před 5 lety +16

    So we have Amazon to blame for stealing a piece of our childhood!

    • @anxkay9736
      @anxkay9736 Před 3 lety

      we really do you and people steal packages now too! dummy’s

    • @sun2d
      @sun2d Před 2 lety

      Damnit amazon!

  • @xZzirrSicK
    @xZzirrSicK Před 6 lety +823

    Amazon destroyed Toys R Us. Rest in peace.

    • @donkous3077
      @donkous3077 Před 6 lety +1

      Santa Cruz Shredding i know right

    • @mtgdog5657
      @mtgdog5657 Před 6 lety +88

      No, smartphone apps did. Toys are obsolete.

    • @chargermaster586
      @chargermaster586 Před 6 lety +31

      Santa Cruz Shredding No do your homework the leverage buyout who purchased Toys r us in 2005 let them fail Amazon had very little to do with Toys r us is demise it was a number of reasons Toys r us was deep in Debt.

    • @xZzirrSicK
      @xZzirrSicK Před 6 lety +23

      It is still evident that Amazon has some responsibility. And I stand corrected, there are truly a number of reasons Toys r us is bankrupt. I agree with you

    • @kimberlieharris8239
      @kimberlieharris8239 Před 6 lety +4

      oooh...amizons gonna paay..

  • @charmy3652
    @charmy3652 Před 6 lety +17

    Once a Toys R Us kid, Always a Toys R Us kid

  • @aidenthayer4278
    @aidenthayer4278 Před 5 lety

    I’m still a toys r us kid and i will always be a toys r us kid thanks for the memories Geoffrey RIP

  • @rababparizad8418
    @rababparizad8418 Před 4 lety +1

    Ahhhh the good old toys r us is gone 😭😭

  • @shinsu2172
    @shinsu2172 Před 6 lety +22

    My childhood.... Its gone!!!! :(

  • @PG-oi4ee
    @PG-oi4ee Před 6 lety +43

    I remember buying the toys i loved on my birthday at toys r us! So sad 😭! Hello darkness your not my friend

  • @alyssabullock6421
    @alyssabullock6421 Před 2 lety

    gosh this place is such a faint but grand memory for me. Truly the prime of children's stores, it had SO much.
    I cant believe it's gone ):

  • @-channelover-gotoopalbucks9045

    My mom told me her memory and it’s this: her grandma took her and her sister and anyone who wanted to come to toys r us. The person who’s birthday it was got to fill a full cart and the other kids shared a cart and got to fill it together. When my mom told me they were closing I said to her you know really? That’s very sad I mean toys r us has been around for so long :(. She told me Walmart and mason were taking over making things easier and making people kinda lasier :( it’s a sad day for toys r us and I hope it lives in our hearts forever my heart goes out for babies and toys r us 😰

  • @prixez3057
    @prixez3057 Před 6 lety +234

    Amazon backstabbed them

  • @Schuylerureiko
    @Schuylerureiko Před 6 lety +166

    My child hood is gone

    • @chargermaster586
      @chargermaster586 Před 6 lety +2

      aphmau corgi It died with everyone's Childhood.

    • @sandygarcia6133
      @sandygarcia6133 Před 6 lety

      aphmau corgi APHMAU FAN!

    • @Schuylerureiko
      @Schuylerureiko Před 6 lety

      LucyStar07 Overwatch YOU BET I AM!

    • @jamesmcintyre4243
      @jamesmcintyre4243 Před 6 lety

      Says the kid thats probably born after 2006.. LOL

    • @Schuylerureiko
      @Schuylerureiko Před 6 lety

      James McIntyre Well yeah I might have been born after 2006, but I went their a lot in my child hood.

  • @nallely900
    @nallely900 Před 3 lety +3

    I miss ToysRus I miss it I want it back😢😢😢

    • @flamesfan528
      @flamesfan528 Před 3 lety

      Canada has all of its 83 toys r us store that are still in business 😊

  • @JTC2227
    @JTC2227 Před 3 lety +1

    R.I.P.
    Toys R Us
    April 1948 - June 29, 2018

  • @Eric345
    @Eric345 Před 6 lety +462

    4:38 Walmart is savage!! Showing no mercy!

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 6 lety +1

      NC Styles not really I just found out that my boyfriend cheated on me

    • @lovedancing936
      @lovedancing936 Před 6 lety +10

      NC Styles walmart is savage

    • @eddiew2325
      @eddiew2325 Před 6 lety +1

      Love Dancing not really....remember my boyfriend?

    • @AnimationLife0-0
      @AnimationLife0-0 Před 6 lety +8

      Lol they getting rid of the competitors

    • @brandi4446
      @brandi4446 Před 6 lety +21

      NC Styles Walmart toys aren't expensive like toys r us. But toys r us was my childhood. Now like 4 year olds and 2 year olds have electronics and it's very weird. People have grown out of toys-Brandi C

  • @marialara9075
    @marialara9075 Před 6 lety +38

    The reason why they closed was because in the Internet you can buy almost anything you can find it at toysRus so pretty much the Internet took over the store so the store is closing down

    • @marialara9075
      @marialara9075 Před 6 lety +3

      And many people are lucky to have a ToysRus with them

    • @eliraeclipse2435
      @eliraeclipse2435 Před 6 lety

      Maria Lara agreed

    • @cd_zr
      @cd_zr Před 6 lety

      Its also because of bankrupcy

    • @green999h
      @green999h Před 5 lety

      Crappy Cat which was caused by the internet

  • @lizerdtnt
    @lizerdtnt Před 4 lety

    I only got to go inside a Toys 'R' Us twice since I've never lived close to one. I remember being absolutely amazed every time at all the cool stuff. What an awesome store. Sad that it didn't last.

  • @pennypeterson1093
    @pennypeterson1093 Před 5 lety +1

    I always remember my dad always taking me to play with Trains. Always hoped to do the same with my Children

  • @hades4269
    @hades4269 Před 6 lety +20

    I live in Florida and I'm crying all of toys r us stores or closing

    • @hysteria67
      @hysteria67 Před 6 lety +1

      Lobit The Orange fox Miami?

  • @ShadowsandCityLights
    @ShadowsandCityLights Před 6 lety +540

    NEXT COMES GAMESTOP!!!!

    • @gokusondbz
      @gokusondbz Před 6 lety +38

      ShadowsandCityLights honestly I don't see GameStop going anywhere anytime soon. I have heard though FYE is close to filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

    • @theboundless05
      @theboundless05 Před 6 lety +1

      ShadowsandCityLights right!?

    • @stevieslicknj3420
      @stevieslicknj3420 Před 6 lety +13

      gokusondbz gamestop is not going anywear it's gonna stay forever

    • @KingKratos79
      @KingKratos79 Před 6 lety +18

      NEGATIVE. GAMES ARENT GOIN ANYWHERE

    • @unknownunknowns
      @unknownunknowns Před 6 lety +2

      Probably by the next decade it should file for bankruptcy.

  • @sarthakbiswas2201
    @sarthakbiswas2201 Před 5 lety +3

    I remember buying my bionicle legend of metru nui from the Syracuse toys r us in 2004. Memories

  • @ghplayer1992
    @ghplayer1992 Před 5 lety +3

    ah man this made me cry things are never going to be the same again due to rapid advancements in technology

  • @humbertocellig
    @humbertocellig Před 6 lety +55

    So sad! The world it's changing indeed. The market now focusing in on line stores, massive companies like amazon. To be honest, I don't like these changes. A part of our childhood it's gone.

    • @vkobevk
      @vkobevk Před 6 lety +3

      so is proove we live in the future instead to be stuck in thew past ^_^

  • @kevinyanez7965
    @kevinyanez7965 Před 6 lety +115

    Kmart still exists?

  • @majad7968
    @majad7968 Před 5 lety

    Where I live we had three local toy stores and one of them was toys R us but now there is only one left 😢

  • @roeggleston2863
    @roeggleston2863 Před 4 lety

    This is just makes me glad I was born at just the right time. My younger cousins won't get the luxury of the kinds of toys my siblings and I got. Toys nowadays, particularly after the liquidation of Toys R' Us, are just repurposed old plastic that constantly cuts corners.

  • @DubbedDan_Is_a_fat_donkey
    @DubbedDan_Is_a_fat_donkey Před 6 lety +46

    Games R Us???
    Probably would revive them..

  • @sim1regina
    @sim1regina Před 6 lety +173

    This is so sad but its our own fault

    • @callyzw6015
      @callyzw6015 Před 5 lety +1

      @Team Cuddle Leader weeelll??? Not really..

    • @ohmygoditskorn5447
      @ohmygoditskorn5447 Před 5 lety

      cal zw begone

    • @vanillaparfaits
      @vanillaparfaits Před 5 lety

      cal zw yea it’s bad to hate yourself

    • @jamiaakter5521
      @jamiaakter5521 Před 5 lety +1

      I. Am. Sooooooo. Said 😿😿😿😿😱😰😥😓😓😰😨😨😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😙

    • @Ray_Shabaz
      @Ray_Shabaz Před 5 lety +10

      Everyone, what she meant that it's our fault for just shopping online just for a better price. But there is a punishment for us for being this way. Even though it's wrong what they're doing but there are now thieves stealing packages

  • @mouza3501
    @mouza3501 Před 5 lety

    We still have it I’m thankful

  • @shadowknight8266
    @shadowknight8266 Před 5 lety

    R.I.P Toys R Us 1948-2018 you will always be in our heart 😔

  • @herbalgiles9468
    @herbalgiles9468 Před 6 lety +53

    Why depression have to be in my recommended 😭😭😭

    • @alfie6443
      @alfie6443 Před 6 lety +2

      Herbal Giles me to 😭😭

    • @d.no33
      @d.no33 Před 5 lety +1

      Herbal Giles lol...

  • @trickycharm
    @trickycharm Před 6 lety +35

    Its the end of an era. My childhood is dying.

    • @seanpowell1661
      @seanpowell1661 Před 6 lety +1

      ShamuStars yeah I know what you mean. I'm 42 and I remember being a kid in the 1980s and I would get a kick out of seeing those Toys R Us commercials (Jeffrey and his family) during Thundercats or He-man and the Masters of the Universe. Now it feels like someone has taken a part of my childhood. I never thought I would see the day when Toys R Us would closed down. 😣

    • @trickycharm
      @trickycharm Před 6 lety +1

      amazon has destroyed toys r us. next thing you know, amazon makes it own grocery store, i dont get how people prefer amazon over getting in their car and driving to a store. besides, wouldnt you get things faster going to a store in stead of waiting for an order? also all kids find entertaining these days is staring a phone.
      #onceatoysruskidalwaysatoysruskid

    • @seanpowell1661
      @seanpowell1661 Před 6 lety

      ShamuStars Sad but true ! It's the way of the world now. You can thank the millenials for glorifying Amazon. Smh!

    • @trickycharm
      @trickycharm Před 6 lety

      agreed, (this is coming from a 10 year old, yes, i am 10.) toys r us was the perfect place for toys. so sad to see it go.

    • @seanpowell1661
      @seanpowell1661 Před 6 lety

      ShamuStars really ...you're 10! Lol
      You are very smart ten year old. I'm sorry that you will miss out on another Toys R Us experience. ☹

  • @pinkburberry
    @pinkburberry Před 5 lety +1

    I am sad that the store is gone last year

  • @thegamingtiger1456
    @thegamingtiger1456 Před 5 lety +5

    R.I.P I remember being so excited looking at so much toys it was just amazing...