How Toys 'R' Us Went Bankrupt | WSJ

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  • @Maya-sv1pz
    @Maya-sv1pz 5 лет назад +3294

    funny, Toys R Us is one of the most expensive toy store in Asia, never affordable, cannot relate to their slogan

    • @revx2664
      @revx2664 5 лет назад +156

      I think it's due to the fact that most of the Asian parents look at toys with such a high price a waste of money.

    • @MatthewCobalt
      @MatthewCobalt 5 лет назад +67

      @@revx2664
      Yeah.
      Also, Think "video games are a waste of time" turned up to 11.
      The only way I can even play stuff (and justify it to my parents) was through purchasing cheap, pirated copies or just cut the middle man all together. This is for PC gaming, by the way.

    • @revx2664
      @revx2664 5 лет назад +5

      @@MatthewCobalt same for me. Mine also for PC gaming.

    • @a.s.l711
      @a.s.l711 5 лет назад +23

      for asian, a toy is just toy....no matter brand or not.......unless some fussy westernised one.

    • @watson7138
      @watson7138 5 лет назад +11

      Lol True,getting a standard nerf gun is like my lunch money collected for 2months

  • @turradaturra
    @turradaturra 5 лет назад +8390

    lowest price? are you kidding? Toys r us was super expensive

    • @MrBobberino01
      @MrBobberino01 5 лет назад +523

      That was before Walmart

    • @n0oo7
      @n0oo7 5 лет назад +213

      In 2015 or 1993?

    • @HaikHakopyan
      @HaikHakopyan 5 лет назад +401

      Before Walmart it was considered cheap

    • @davidstring8301
      @davidstring8301 5 лет назад +168

      They were being compared to other toy stores, because toys used to come from specialty toy stores, and they were cheaper than the other toy stores. But no, Walmart, Target, Kmart, etc were cheaper

    • @SonicSP
      @SonicSP 5 лет назад +56

      Dude did you not watch the whole video? They explained the price thing.

  • @andriod8014
    @andriod8014 5 лет назад +2959

    When I was little, Toys “R” Us felt a magical place.

    • @WordierHalo75
      @WordierHalo75 5 лет назад +41

      Cuz it was

    • @adamd6648
      @adamd6648 5 лет назад +19

      It was

    • @xaratian
      @xaratian 5 лет назад +7

      ok boomer

    • @PinkAugust0
      @PinkAugust0 5 лет назад +45

      @@xaratian how old are you tho

    • @johnnyfavorite1194
      @johnnyfavorite1194 5 лет назад +10

      I thought so too... Until Geoffrey the Giraffe started chasing me with an Axe.

  • @asareelferrer1439
    @asareelferrer1439 5 лет назад +617

    I remember every time my parents said “were going to Toys “R” Us tomorrow”, I couldn’t even sleep tte night before 😂🤣😪😢😭

    • @aaronkullar8558
      @aaronkullar8558 4 года назад +21

      Asa Ferrer dude same. My baby brother isn’t even going to know what it feels like. Crazy how the tables turn so fast

    • @maximuslee5670
      @maximuslee5670 4 года назад +2

      Same.

    • @chowfun6526
      @chowfun6526 4 года назад +2

      My parents never took me to ToysRUs. :(

    • @jimmyjamedwards5967
      @jimmyjamedwards5967 4 года назад +1

      As a kid first we had Children's Palace. Then the competitor Toys R Us moved in and put stores within blocks of the Palace stores. Now they are both gone.

    • @018-s7f
      @018-s7f 4 года назад

      Randy White it was too expensive (it was expensive because they were bankrupted)

  • @Tedster0
    @Tedster0 4 года назад +269

    I was lucky to be able to experience Toys ‘R’ Us when I was younger.

  • @moelester.3775
    @moelester.3775 5 лет назад +2908

    Walmart beat a Toy store? Walmart has literally like 3 sections of toys .

    • @justafricn2704
      @justafricn2704 5 лет назад +179

      Water Sheep “Save money live better” WaLmArT

    • @PepsiZM
      @PepsiZM 5 лет назад +53

      Actually they have 10 in a half depending on the place you go :/

    • @OhDearGod48
      @OhDearGod48 5 лет назад +34

      I believe it's technically because it was alot more convenient

    • @zachduperron8543
      @zachduperron8543 5 лет назад +20

      Walmart save money live better by having hardly anything

    • @kurapika9691
      @kurapika9691 5 лет назад +58

      When I was a kid, I worked at Walmart and the majority of the toys being sold were part of the "hot toys" of the season. What I'm saying is that most kids want the same toy, the one their friends have and the ones they see on TV. That's why only 3 sections of toys was enough.

  • @itsourtubenow9729
    @itsourtubenow9729 5 лет назад +1898

    Toys ‘R’ Us is thriving here in the Philippines. The toys aren’t as cheap as local toy stores but its still alive here.

    • @sillycheese301
      @sillycheese301 5 лет назад +77

      Oh it's still open there? All of the UK ones are shut down.

    • @eternal_seokjin7441
      @eternal_seokjin7441 5 лет назад +48

      Yeah... I still buy most of my collectables there :v
      Moreover it's christmas season... The store will be filled with people
      (I shop at the Robinson's Place branch)

    • @kaimeng8817
      @kaimeng8817 5 лет назад +24

      Singapore ones are still here too

    • @graxie89
      @graxie89 5 лет назад +19

      Same in Malaysia

    • @ionlycommentnosrsly8733
      @ionlycommentnosrsly8733 5 лет назад +6

      Copycatz I don’t think in Canada tho.

  • @rottweiler938
    @rottweiler938 5 лет назад +1148

    “They were just kicking the can down the road and eventually the road came to an end and they fell off a cliff” is now my favourite quote

    • @Mureirsa
      @Mureirsa 5 лет назад +8

      ROTTWEILER me too, thanks for writing it out

    • @cardinalsenpai
      @cardinalsenpai 5 лет назад +6

      The second i saw this comment they said the exact same quote.

    • @Jekfhfhdb
      @Jekfhfhdb 5 лет назад +2

      CardinalSenpai DUDE Same

    • @drytoiletpaper7807
      @drytoiletpaper7807 5 лет назад

      @@cardinalsenpai same.

    • @comradestalin5395
      @comradestalin5395 3 года назад

      Cliffjumper is named cliffjumper because he jumps off the cliff

  • @wavyiann9788
    @wavyiann9788 4 года назад +32

    I’m a 2000s baby and I still loved toys r us it was literally magical I can’t describe it it’s just a special feeling,just being in it’s presence was super amazing

    • @paullowman9131
      @paullowman9131 2 года назад

      I'm all grown, but when I went into the store to buy my nieces toys I have to admit I felt the same thing. 😊

  • @Menntes
    @Menntes 5 лет назад +132

    Toys “R” Us is still going strong in Canada, although it’s quite expensive.

    • @karenr8513
      @karenr8513 4 года назад

      Menntes lucky

    • @scorpyin
      @scorpyin 4 года назад +4

      Going strong... In Canada? What? No they're not! The official stores have all shut down. It's reduced to online services and express locations to pick up your stuff. Canada still has Babies R Us, but traditionally, Canada is where retail goes to die.

    • @cherryzlol
      @cherryzlol 4 года назад

      The toys r us in new york is also open

    • @silentcomanche6987
      @silentcomanche6987 3 года назад

      @@scorpyin cause America kills every good thing that happens to it

    • @evaneditstm5098
      @evaneditstm5098 3 года назад

      @@scorpyin Do you live in Canada?

  • @rainy_bean8220
    @rainy_bean8220 5 лет назад +3317

    I just realized our kids wouldn't get to experience toys R us

  • @xSleeper.
    @xSleeper. 5 лет назад +1282

    When i was a Kid, my parents Took me to toysrus and there were almost no customers and my parents just were shocked about the prices...
    I didnt got what i wanted

    • @eggshells652
      @eggshells652 5 лет назад +57

      Like_a_Sleeper window shopping was common for me here lol, could play with the toys for like 4 minutes

    • @fondren001
      @fondren001 5 лет назад +49

      Same I was born in 95 and got my Pokémon yellow version from toysRus. Went there once a year for my bday BECAUSE it was so much more expensive.
      Every time little to no customers. I don’t remember seeing a single kid actually but once or twice..

    • @officermeowmeowfuzzyface4408
      @officermeowmeowfuzzyface4408 5 лет назад +29

      They're still open in Canada, when I visit I comment loudly to other customers how overpriced everything is. I'll write down prices and find what I'm looking for elsewhere. I make sure staff see me writing down prices, in a suit and tie, on a nice executive notebook. Then walking out without making a purchase. Just like they would do to all mom&pop stores. Hopefully they also go bankrupt.
      F toysrus.

    • @mazoolegzi69
      @mazoolegzi69 5 лет назад +1

      Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface 😂

    • @jezzbeary
      @jezzbeary 5 лет назад +4

      *get

  • @MissGenie0607
    @MissGenie0607 5 лет назад +470

    I don’t know about low prices... Toys ‘r’ us was like a playground I looked at but could never play on. My family couldn’t afford it

    • @esco5593
      @esco5593 5 лет назад +17

      For my family it was like a special occasion

    • @luv3bud
      @luv3bud 5 лет назад

      SchwiftedBear fr

    • @couchpotato8782
      @couchpotato8782 4 года назад

      Yep

    • @davidlopez5859
      @davidlopez5859 4 года назад

      yea especially some of those lego sets over $80

    • @KianPatel33
      @KianPatel33 4 года назад

      Oh my gosh I feel so bad for you

  • @fruityabe
    @fruityabe 4 года назад +162

    I only went to Toys “R” Us to run around and play with random toys.

    • @Yous0147
      @Yous0147 4 года назад +1

      Hahahah same here kinda. I did go a few times specifically for one specific thing I had set my eyes on, but the few times I was there I did have to try my fair share of toys

    • @intuitivediane
      @intuitivediane 3 года назад

      Yeah I don’t remember buying a thing 😂😂

  • @remico8122
    @remico8122 4 года назад +96

    We all just went in their to play while our parents sat down 😂
    No one bought nothing

    • @lil_twins_
      @lil_twins_ 4 года назад +4

      Bruh that was me with my dad

    • @benallen2196
      @benallen2196 3 года назад

      I remember maybe buying like 5 things there in 10 years and it was mostly my grandma who got them

  • @1nePercentJuice
    @1nePercentJuice 5 лет назад +714

    I remember their Legos were always mad expensive when I was a little kid.

    • @bigchivo4199
      @bigchivo4199 5 лет назад +41

      Everything

    • @arbaz79
      @arbaz79 5 лет назад +69

      Legos are still expensive af

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 5 лет назад +15

      Everything was expensive in that fkin store

    • @hiro0500
      @hiro0500 5 лет назад +7

      Yup, everything was expensive there

    • @ChairmanMeow1
      @ChairmanMeow1 5 лет назад +6

      legos have been and will always be expensive cause they're all imported from denmark

  • @TheNeverposts
    @TheNeverposts 5 лет назад +384

    They've should've added services to the company, like run some kind of kid's play area on site

    • @sudokopanda7677
      @sudokopanda7677 5 лет назад +23

      red drib yes, something like Chuck E Cheese. They're never empty lol

    • @sousalty465
      @sousalty465 5 лет назад +3

      One toys r us at a mall I know actually has an area. I don't remember if I was for playing or drawing, I haven't been there in a while

    • @psychedelic5263
      @psychedelic5263 5 лет назад +1

      red drib , that would cost money to build ( and they closed cuz they were bankrupt :( )

    • @TheNeverposts
      @TheNeverposts 5 лет назад

      @@psychedelic5263 you don't know how "should've" works, huh?

    • @TheNeverposts
      @TheNeverposts 5 лет назад

      @@sudokopanda7677 that's exactly what I was thinking

  • @teabsv.21
    @teabsv.21 5 лет назад +155

    "i remember kids screaming and crying for the awsome toys on shelves while screaming and begging back then...good times.

  • @themissingbracket
    @themissingbracket 4 года назад +56

    1977: Video games are just a fad
    2017: *We underestimated our enemy*

  • @dnlcast2
    @dnlcast2 4 года назад +8

    My parents were poor when I was a kid in the late 80's, we never had much. But when a toys r us opened in our city, my mom took us just on a whim. It was truly a magical experience. I was almost breathless as an 8 year old, never knew a store like this existed .

  • @humbertoolivarez4770
    @humbertoolivarez4770 5 лет назад +700

    Long story short everything was expensive so no one wanted to buy anything
    (For those of you in the comments, it's a joke, stop taking things so serious🥱)

    • @haroldinho9930
      @haroldinho9930 4 года назад +5

      Humberto Olivarez In 2015 or 1993?

    • @dacypher22
      @dacypher22 4 года назад +12

      Sad thing is, that is what the toys should have cost. Like the video said, Wal-Mart was selling all of their toys at a loss just to get parents in the store. That is why the toy section was never near the front of a Wal-Mart.

    • @panama2468
      @panama2468 4 года назад +1

      Wrong. The price was fine. Bain capital offloaded their huge loan onto toys r us, and forced TRU to pay bonuses, and filed bankruptcy to clear that loan.

    • @fbgduval
      @fbgduval 4 года назад

      ain't neva lied

    • @PatrickMcAsey
      @PatrickMcAsey 4 года назад +1

      Humberto Olivarez It's much more complicated than that. Stop all this over-simplifying.

  • @tnvrkrsandhu
    @tnvrkrsandhu 5 лет назад +57

    My favorite part of Toys ‘R’ US was the train section. I loved the the train tracks they had set up, and I would play with the trains alongside my siblings whenever we went.

  • @historycallgeneral1051
    @historycallgeneral1051 5 лет назад +261

    I just can’t believe it’s closed.

  • @TheCyq
    @TheCyq 5 лет назад +63

    In Australia they literally had the most expensive toys ever

    • @bilek294
      @bilek294 3 года назад +1

      @@mffy7669 100$ only for a plastic lightsaber lol

  • @martinzuniga6605
    @martinzuniga6605 4 года назад +8

    Toy'R'us was heaven for kids. I remember my mother taking me there very few times because it was "too expensive". It clearly was, often times you found the same toy in target or Walmart for way lower price

  • @LemystereManCarloc
    @LemystereManCarloc 5 лет назад +149

    Fond memories of the Times Square Ferris Wheel store.

    • @SnowFoxParty
      @SnowFoxParty 5 лет назад +6

      Same...I remember when they removed the t rex from the NYC store

    • @andreamoscoso4065
      @andreamoscoso4065 5 лет назад +1

      Same

    • @ihatelittlekids4453
      @ihatelittlekids4453 5 лет назад

      Lemystere Man Carlo c must be nice to be rich

    • @extra_ice_girl
      @extra_ice_girl 5 лет назад +8

      That place was a tourist attraction in itself. The ferris wheel, T-rex, Transformers. It was awesome.

    • @muqaddirnafi3600
      @muqaddirnafi3600 5 лет назад +5

      I never got to go on the Ferris wheel 😭

  • @jimmyjamzzz3046
    @jimmyjamzzz3046 5 лет назад +80

    They didn't go bankrupt the board walked away with millions each. They got robbed...

    • @jimmyjamzzz3046
      @jimmyjamzzz3046 4 года назад +1

      @cpk1994 there was no reason for them to. theyre board members got greedy and shut it down. therefore those board members robbed the workers of what was rightfully theirs.

    • @jimmyjamzzz3046
      @jimmyjamzzz3046 4 года назад +2

      @cpk1994 so the workers didn't deserve a severance package but the people who ran the company into the ground deserve millions? you sound like a corporate socialist.

    • @jimmyjamzzz3046
      @jimmyjamzzz3046 4 года назад

      @cpk1994 thats a pretty fancy way of saying the people on the board, that apparently did their job horribly, stole millions from the workers that actually did their job correctly.

    • @jimmyjamzzz3046
      @jimmyjamzzz3046 4 года назад +2

      @cpk1994 you sound like a corporate socialist defending people that run companies out of business for personal profits.

    • @FML_85
      @FML_85 2 месяца назад

      They were bought out by private equity. If that's what you mean by their "board"....

  • @aacc8466
    @aacc8466 5 лет назад +68

    they shot themselves in the face when they exited amazon store.

    • @ecclairmayo4153
      @ecclairmayo4153 5 лет назад +17

      Yeah that was the nail in the coffin. They overstated their value at that point

    • @FML_85
      @FML_85 2 месяца назад

      Nah. Amazon is a monopoly and screws over their sellers.

  • @kenfaganjr.7357
    @kenfaganjr.7357 6 месяцев назад +1

    This story makes me sad. As a young boy I loved this store. These stores are important to help children dream and foster their creativity. My favorite toy store!

  • @TheBombyExtra
    @TheBombyExtra 4 года назад +58

    "How Toys'R'Us Went Bankrupt"
    *Laughs In Canadian*

    • @usdd.govontiktok
      @usdd.govontiktok 4 года назад +1

      Sucks you to be Canadian cuz toys r us will go bankrupt in 2021
      *Laughs in Mexican*

  • @hekakakkaka
    @hekakakkaka 5 лет назад +253

    Theres still toys “R” us in other countries

    • @appleberrypie5078
      @appleberrypie5078 5 лет назад +1

      jamjam kate 🤦‍♀️

    • @ChairmanMeow1
      @ChairmanMeow1 5 лет назад +10

      in other countries where amazon doesn't have a foothold*

    • @123-t9f8t
      @123-t9f8t 5 лет назад +4

      jamjam kate like one Canada

    • @kefireq4211
      @kefireq4211 5 лет назад +1

      There are still open in Poland

    • @coolspot18
      @coolspot18 5 лет назад +6

      ​@@ChairmanMeow1 No, Toys R Us is doing well in Canada, they kept the stores in better condition up here and have decent sales. Amazon is here too, but it's not the same for kids to browse online vs a toy store store.

  • @zammmerjammer
    @zammmerjammer 5 лет назад +80

    The hedge fund that bought up their debt is called Solus, pronounced "Soulless"
    Very on the nose, guys.

  • @MercenaryBlackWaterz
    @MercenaryBlackWaterz 5 лет назад +96

    They were gonna get their severance money then SOULLESS Asset Management stepped in...

    • @marcelsilva7693
      @marcelsilva7693 5 лет назад +1

      .....affiliated with their sister co Hartless

  • @midden8619
    @midden8619 5 лет назад +15

    I’m just glad I got to experience this place while it was still in business

  • @sugercane7213
    @sugercane7213 4 года назад +10

    I remember when our store closed. They had a "everything must go" sale going on, but it was still so much. Only half the stuff there was on sale, and even then most of it was only 15 or 25% off. The shelves remained full.

  • @angiebyars5030
    @angiebyars5030 5 лет назад +123

    “Solus” kind of sounds like soulless

    • @sofya3033
      @sofya3033 5 лет назад

      Rachael

    • @Kayehardy
      @Kayehardy 5 лет назад +8

      fits with their business model

    • @zachsteiner
      @zachsteiner 4 года назад

      Glad someone brought that up lol

  • @auntielizzette2017
    @auntielizzette2017 5 лет назад +77

    Gaddamn I remember my parents convincing me we’re billionaires and the toys at toysrus were super expensive

  • @tukaluna5576
    @tukaluna5576 5 лет назад +75

    Im kinda glad now that my parents always said No to whenever I wanted to go there when I was younger, that helped teach me about never spending on overpriced stuff

    • @I_WANT_MY_SLAW
      @I_WANT_MY_SLAW 5 лет назад +7

      Kinda like how Donald Trump doesn't pay his taxes.

    • @poop143
      @poop143 5 лет назад +2

      Ok boomer

    • @tukaluna5576
      @tukaluna5576 5 лет назад +5

      Bruh Im 20 lol
      Im not from that Era

    • @couchpotato8782
      @couchpotato8782 4 года назад

      @@poop143 im confused,am i the only gen z person thats knows toys r us

    • @JTB128650
      @JTB128650 4 года назад +1

      i like birbs majority of boomer generation is mad cocky. They ain’t playing 1,000 to 5,000 for a apartment. Back then everything was cheap and livable. I got to spend 150-250 for food. It’s ridiculous.

  • @verticalflyingb737
    @verticalflyingb737 4 года назад +65

    "Toys "R" Us went bankrupt in 2017"
    Toys "R" Us stores in Asia: *Ping: 1000*

    • @joedkat
      @joedkat 4 года назад

      Did you watch the video? They explained this.

  • @user-ti2xi9bd4u
    @user-ti2xi9bd4u 4 года назад +38

    For the 80s and 90s: “Toys R us “
    For the 00s and 10s:” Apple”

  • @TET2005
    @TET2005 5 лет назад +62

    It just tells that no business model will last forever... need to evolve and make good decision to survive and thrive.

  • @mparryuk52
    @mparryuk52 5 лет назад +35

    Yes they're gone and some investors' got extremely rich but their prices were way too high in the UK for the last 8 or so years and my local store was confusingly laid out.

  • @DominoCricket
    @DominoCricket 5 лет назад +19

    Shout outs to all the employees that got screwed over by this, yall made the Toys R Us experience magical for every kid who entered!

    • @staringcorgi6475
      @staringcorgi6475 Год назад

      It was bc 3 companys made them fail if they had the money to buy they’d still be open

  • @kekitsu
    @kekitsu 4 года назад +23

    2018: We 'R' bankrupt
    2020: We 'R' back

    • @_tablearmy_
      @_tablearmy_ 4 года назад

      It's like club penguins

    • @ABHIJITHVIVEK
      @ABHIJITHVIVEK 4 года назад

      I don't think toys r us can make a comeback in the middle of this pandemic

    • @ABHIJITHVIVEK
      @ABHIJITHVIVEK 4 года назад

      @@_tablearmy_ the official club penguins was shutdown by disney. The new version was run by private servers illegally using the brand name and there were accusations that pedophiles were on the platform . Eventually Disney stepped in and shutdown these private servers

  • @poohslosteyes264
    @poohslosteyes264 5 лет назад +43

    It's simple: kids want ipads and phones now, not action figures

    • @kcideseehcbutsdrawkcab8334
      @kcideseehcbutsdrawkcab8334 5 лет назад +8

      Not really, it was the price, TRUST ME

    • @3kaj624
      @3kaj624 5 лет назад +9

      i feel like more kids would play with toys if an ipad wasn't cheaper in the long run

    • @ryodwat8265
      @ryodwat8265 5 лет назад +1

      @Lasna34 I have Netflix and I like Netflix because when I eat Netflix it tastes like Netflix

    • @artachi2173
      @artachi2173 5 лет назад +3

      ok boomer

    • @BetaMinusDecay
      @BetaMinusDecay 5 лет назад

      I want transformers tho...

  • @ace-4634
    @ace-4634 5 лет назад +9

    I remember going to the Toys R Us near some mall and I’d just look around and I was always so amazed by how big it was.

  • @sweiland75
    @sweiland75 5 лет назад +141

    "I'm not going to have health insurance"
    American problems.

    • @Jake-rc4ws
      @Jake-rc4ws 5 лет назад +27

      “I pay for low quality healthcare through my taxes”
      Universal healthcare problems.

    • @ChrisGilliamOffGrid
      @ChrisGilliamOffGrid 5 лет назад +6

      @@Jake-rc4ws Most people don't want to pay their own way in this world, always looking for something to be "free."

    • @123-t9f8t
      @123-t9f8t 5 лет назад +19

      Jake “I’m going to die of a mass shooting”
      American Problems

    • @marciaosullivan3200
      @marciaosullivan3200 5 лет назад +9

      @@123-t9f8t I'm going to be bombed and raped by Islamic fundamentalist

    • @Jake-rc4ws
      @Jake-rc4ws 5 лет назад +18

      123 “I’m going to die because I can’t own a gun to defend myself with”
      European problems

  • @summertime69
    @summertime69 5 лет назад +27

    We should ask where Toy r us 's debt came from.
    It was bought by hedge fund managers who bought it on credit, then made the loans payable by Toys r Us. Their debt was the debt of their owners for buying it.
    As the video says, the debt made it so TRU couldnt invest in their internet store or other long term strategies.

    • @jodirex4639
      @jodirex4639 5 лет назад +3

      The initial debt wasnt really debt but equity, the punch came when toys r us didnt look profitable so the equity actually became liability.

  • @newbells1337
    @newbells1337 5 лет назад +33

    As a 2000's kid toys are us will forever live on in my heart

    • @Victoria-so1in
      @Victoria-so1in 5 лет назад

      MarchBloxBoy theone 2000s kid as well!!

    • @lewisbishop2998
      @lewisbishop2998 5 лет назад

      MarchBloxBoy theone I was born in 2007 does that count?

    • @newbells1337
      @newbells1337 5 лет назад +2

      @@lewisbishop2998 to be a 2000's kid you have to be born between 2000 and 2010 so you are good

    • @unknown-jr3xe
      @unknown-jr3xe 5 лет назад

      @MarchBloxBoy theone
      But to be a 2000’s kid don’t you have to remember being alive in the 2000’s. Since Lewis was born in 2007 he may not remember 2008-2009.
      I was born 11 days before 2005, early 2000’s but I only remember the late 2000’s. So I’m a late 2000’s kid

    • @ks5865
      @ks5865 4 года назад

      @@newbells1337 No that's 2010s kid. 2000s kid was being a KID in the 2000s not a baby. So 90s babies are 2000s kids.

  • @burikinodance
    @burikinodance 5 лет назад +12

    In the UK Toys 'R' Us it cost me a tenner to buy a small fidget cube

  • @alonezlciel
    @alonezlciel 5 лет назад +19

    I felt bad until the last part when they said about Tru Kid. This is corporate strategy to layoff people and restructuring the debt as usual.

  • @1stnamelastname129
    @1stnamelastname129 5 лет назад +6

    Man Toys R Us brings back memories. Who remembers K B Toy Stores?

  • @trevorthefilthyrat3742
    @trevorthefilthyrat3742 5 лет назад +53

    Don't forget the declining birthrates.
    Having a child is very expensive in this economy.

    • @jackson5116
      @jackson5116 5 лет назад +6

      which is funny, because their Babies R Us band is what kept them afloat at the end!

    • @connordrake5713
      @connordrake5713 5 лет назад +3

      Don't forget abortion. It's a main cause of low birthrates. 🙄🙄🙄

    • @Ruben-lf1jc
      @Ruben-lf1jc 5 лет назад +14

      No, everybody just wants to be single nowadays

    • @katiatannus3146
      @katiatannus3146 5 лет назад +1

      But don't forget that going childfree isn't a new thing, it's been happening since God created man and woman

    • @Nickelberkelium
      @Nickelberkelium 5 лет назад +5

      Ruben don’t blame them

  • @heavenly_10713
    @heavenly_10713 2 года назад +1

    Toys "R" Us brought me so many memories. 10 years ago I fell in LOVE with Toys "R" Us. Even now when im 15, I still miss it ):

  • @blue8220
    @blue8220 5 лет назад +101

    I honestly don’t see why they just didn’t lower the prices??

    • @turtlebutt711
      @turtlebutt711 4 года назад +1

      Loans

    • @vel6979
      @vel6979 4 года назад +2

      Talkinglegodude the Georgie Daddy actually if they went cheaper they would have more customers, this making more money.

    • @tybooskie
      @tybooskie 4 года назад +7

      @Talkinglegodude the Georgie Daddy Their products were more expensive because they didn't have loss leaders to fall back on. Amazon survived fro so long because of it's cloud services business. Grocery stores are notorious for this. Sandwich bread maybe priced below value but they are making money from sandwich meat. Toys R US could not survive on that model. Debt or no debt; they simply could not lower their prices to match box stores because box stores were pricing below cost.

    • @ispartacus1337
      @ispartacus1337 4 года назад +1

      @@tybooskie yes, you nailed it. Idk what the other commenters are talking about. They're just guessing and acting like its fact.

    • @tandraarisandi6680
      @tandraarisandi6680 4 года назад

      Its was because of walmart that sell they toys at a loss and if toy r us make it lower its just make them make a lot of debt just for staying alive a little longer with a bigger debt

  • @g3neralcross911
    @g3neralcross911 5 лет назад +51

    At least their yu gi oh cards selection was god tier’s

  • @dragonzgaming5056
    @dragonzgaming5056 5 лет назад +10

    Who else got super depressed thinking about their childhood and then seeing their childhood just be taken away as toys r us goes bankrupt.

  • @michaelargabright8512
    @michaelargabright8512 5 лет назад +58

    The toy r us at 1:03 Is deadass like 30 seconds from my house

  • @ohsnap1454
    @ohsnap1454 5 лет назад +1

    The Toys R Us in NYC Time Square was phenomenal! It was huge,had a Ferris wheel,a dino from Jurassic Park,a awesome LEGO section, a beautiful Barbie House,it was amazing being a NY kid from the 2000s :')

  • @Alagathevictor
    @Alagathevictor 4 года назад +1

    I remember going to toy stores in the 1990s, and my mum buying a toy for me and my sister. It was magic. I can´t believe it´s gone this way and kids of today may not get this experience

  • @paulkelly7896
    @paulkelly7896 5 лет назад +90

    It’s still trading over here as Toy R Us in the Middle East, lol - I think you need to tell them it’s bankrupt

    • @alang9480
      @alang9480 5 лет назад +20

      I think it's still alive in Canada too. Some company bought them out there.

    • @SonicSP
      @SonicSP 5 лет назад +12

      Also still alive in Malaysia here. I think only a few countries like US and UK shut down.
      Never saw any changes that I could tell.

    • @ElkaPME
      @ElkaPME 5 лет назад +7

      Ye, the bankruptcy only occured in the US & UK. There is still a chance with the franchise, I mean there was a former US convenience store chain (Lawson) that's pretty popular in _Japan_ and it's planned to recover what they've lost back in the US by opening in Hawaii 1st.

    • @jakeyplayz9352
      @jakeyplayz9352 5 лет назад

      @@ElkaPME ,

    • @davidishola4973
      @davidishola4973 5 лет назад

      Still pretty much alive here in Nigeria also

  • @JBTYpr
    @JBTYpr 5 лет назад +71

    Lowest prices huh, OK boomer maybe when you were a kid they were.

  • @JTforItaly
    @JTforItaly 5 лет назад +119

    Lol, in the end many of those kids never did grow up.

  • @randomthingsidk3219
    @randomthingsidk3219 5 лет назад +1

    Im a 2008 kid and I loved that store so much. I cried so so so so SOOO much when I found out it was closing :( I really hope they come back

  • @strip4ruben92
    @strip4ruben92 5 лет назад +84

    If the toys weren't expensive asf they would still be open todsy

    • @hankbridges5055
      @hankbridges5055 4 года назад +5

      Razer If they went on-line like Wal-Mart, they might be in business.

    • @yaboysal6292
      @yaboysal6292 4 года назад +3

      The toys they sold were a little bit more expensive than walmarts toys, for example a apollo nerf rival was $20 and at toys R us i saw it for like $30 (don't remember the exact price, just know it was more).

    • @fmthebaron
      @fmthebaron 4 года назад +1

      @@yaboysal6292 they were way more expensive than Walmart. Walmart is the cheapest and that's why they're #1.

    • @yaboysal6292
      @yaboysal6292 4 года назад

      Yep

  • @borderhpper
    @borderhpper 5 лет назад +23

    I feel bad for my young cousin who never got to experience the joy of entering a toy store like Toys “R” Us

  • @empireStyle
    @empireStyle 5 лет назад +8

    In the 80s i always wanted to go to toys R us but my dad always told me that was for rich people, we never went

  • @rogofos
    @rogofos 5 лет назад +35

    8:14 "Soulless"

  • @忍者-v3x
    @忍者-v3x 4 года назад

    Great story from the Wall Street Journal RUclips Channel. Thank you very much.

  • @SaraSantos_01
    @SaraSantos_01 5 лет назад +3

    It was one of my favorite stores when I was a kid, it was expensive though. But I remember being so excited to go there just to see the toys.
    My heart cried knowing that one of the places I liked as a kid and were part of my memories was going to close and I would probably never be able to go to a ToysRus again. ;(

  • @leetraviusmckay314
    @leetraviusmckay314 5 лет назад +32

    "we put a lot of people out of business" how ironic 👍

  • @CODmontages110
    @CODmontages110 5 лет назад +10

    I remember in the early 2000s going to Toys R Us, begging my parents for a GBA and actually getting one. I always wanted the Spongebob GBA, which I will get one day.

  • @idofurst
    @idofurst 5 лет назад +78

    Toys r us is still operating in israel.
    Sooooo yhe

    • @thecrow9820
      @thecrow9820 5 лет назад +3

      Meanwhile in Egypt, there is no Toys R Us stores in there.

    • @cloudzack1090
      @cloudzack1090 5 лет назад +2

      Oy vey

    • @boimemes3462
      @boimemes3462 5 лет назад

      @A. S. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting

    • @boimemes3462
      @boimemes3462 5 лет назад

      Thanks for the info my dude

    • @boimemes3462
      @boimemes3462 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah most news is overshadowed over stuff that is not as important

  • @danielbuezo9910
    @danielbuezo9910 2 года назад +1

    I remember going to Toys R Us on Black Friday to buy a Gameboy Advanced SP. magical.

  • @Truth-of-the-matter
    @Truth-of-the-matter Год назад +2

    Just remember there is no "fail" safe business. Don't assume the company you work for today will exist in 20 years.

  • @orangejuice1869
    @orangejuice1869 5 лет назад +36

    *They’ve still got Toys R Us where I live.*

  • @lisacollins6430
    @lisacollins6430 5 лет назад +9

    The real reason toys r us went out of business is because we all grew up

  • @AlexTheFishEnjoyer
    @AlexTheFishEnjoyer 5 лет назад +12

    the people who have the ToysRus/Jeffery thing will never hold up to how nice the original really was!

  • @jmontgomery1178
    @jmontgomery1178 4 года назад +1

    In the early nineties I stocked their shelves during the Christmas rush--you wouldn't believe how many shelves were emptied everyday. We would put out pallet after pallet every night, and still, the toys were flying off the shelves. Crazy.

  • @ShyLuna44
    @ShyLuna44 4 года назад

    I’ve been shopping at toys r us my entire life, I’m 40! Toys for myself and my brothers as a kid, bought tons of toys for my nephew all from toys r us and once he was too old we still went there to look at stuff, legos, games...
    I don’t shop for toys online and Walmart doesn’t have much of a selection. I’m glad my city still has toys r us cause your really never too old to look for toys!

  • @wakidkhan1443
    @wakidkhan1443 5 лет назад +4

    Man, so many childhood memories with this place.

  • @cjkuromorimine4611
    @cjkuromorimine4611 5 лет назад +9

    Your kidding right Toys’r’us is still booming in my country
    And Shakeys Pizza
    Cause this is the Philippines 50 years behind

  • @opismagnum3224
    @opismagnum3224 4 года назад +11

    3:07 is no one going to say how this guy looks like Voldemort

  • @kenfaganjr.7357
    @kenfaganjr.7357 6 месяцев назад +1

    No more toy commercials on TV since 2000

  • @tidalwaveprincess917
    @tidalwaveprincess917 5 лет назад +2

    They should have made smaller stores but have them near groceries stores, the only reason Walmart outdid them is because it was convenient to get toys while doing your normal shopping

  • @masonmoore7636
    @masonmoore7636 5 лет назад +8

    that music is giving me hardcore "Mr Monokuma's Lesson" vibes

  • @parlimentjenkinsiii6658
    @parlimentjenkinsiii6658 5 лет назад +23

    No kid is playing with toys anymore it’s all digital now

    • @xaratian
      @xaratian 5 лет назад +4

      Parliment Jenkins ok boomer

    • @unfazed37
      @unfazed37 5 лет назад

      @@xaratian ok boomer

    • @dopewe9100
      @dopewe9100 5 лет назад

      Parliment Jenkins no in Armenia it’s balanced

    • @kiss2928
      @kiss2928 5 лет назад

      Parliment Jenkins ok boomer

    • @duck-eat-2486
      @duck-eat-2486 5 лет назад

      Parliment Jenkins ok, Boomer

  • @kevray
    @kevray 4 года назад +5

    Almost everytime my parents took me to Toys R us they never bought me anything. So expensive.
    I like how they had quality products though

  • @jaylinmsmith
    @jaylinmsmith 5 лет назад +2

    I only went to Toys R Us once in my entire life (I’m 14 now). My parents got all my toys at Walmart. My parents always told me that Toys R Us is too expensive and u can get the same toy at Walmart for a cheaper price. And plus there wasn’t a Toys R Us near where I live.

  • @cookiecatt9787
    @cookiecatt9787 3 года назад +1

    Don’t give up hope they’re still 4 Toys “R” Us open the nearest one is six hours

  • @RC.41
    @RC.41 5 лет назад +10

    I have that diecast truck, it shows Geoffrey’s family (wife giraffe & 2 kids)

  • @MarkConnely
    @MarkConnely 4 года назад +3

    That "Solus" sounds just like "soulless" is hard to miss.

    • @AshHeaven
      @AshHeaven 4 года назад +1

      “Solus” is the Latin word for “only.”

    • @MarkConnely
      @MarkConnely 4 года назад

      @@AshHeaven Oh, good to know. It was the homophone that I found interesting.

  • @Gunngirl
    @Gunngirl 4 года назад +4

    I miss Toys ‘R’ Us and Suncoast. The only brick and mortar stores to find cheaper collectibles. And Kaybee toys. I miss them.

  • @MC_Elie
    @MC_Elie 3 года назад +1

    I'm a certified Toys R' Us kid. I loved it so much I decided to work there for 4 and a half years! That feeling of spending hours upon hours cleaning and putting new stocks in the aisles gave so much pleasure that I'll always volunteer for an overtime. After 2 years I had to fight with this other guy who also wanted to get into the inventory management position.
    It's the type of dream job that you look forward GOING TO WORK. One of the BEST JOBS I've ever had. And it's sad to see it gone.

  • @sonichuizcool7445
    @sonichuizcool7445 4 года назад +1

    Toys R us was so magical as a kid.... Getting my NES games was memorable.

  • @crissy6490
    @crissy6490 5 лет назад +11

    Y'all chill. They are making a toy store called Jeffrey's toy store in America. Jeffrey is toys r us mascot

    • @keniafabrizio9143
      @keniafabrizio9143 5 лет назад +4

      Ok it makes me so mad that people don’t understand this but Geoffrey’s Toy Box is a toy section in normal stores it’s not an actual store it’s just a shelf

    • @loveseal990
      @loveseal990 5 лет назад

      It’s actually called TRU Kids

    • @QualityInternetTrash
      @QualityInternetTrash 5 лет назад +1

      In Canada we still have Toys “R” Us. Its nice in Canada but it’s kinda cold, eh?

  • @Mhadyourfriend
    @Mhadyourfriend 5 лет назад +11

    It’s very sad when people lose their jobs, businesses have to treat their employees like a family, not like disposable unnecessary things

    • @joshn2342323
      @joshn2342323 5 лет назад

      happens every day.

    • @firstlast1357
      @firstlast1357 5 лет назад +2

      Business is Not Family. Family is Not business. People who don’t understand these basic truths should not be in business.

    • @dolphinbeta514
      @dolphinbeta514 5 лет назад

      iPads

  • @yuvrajverma9234
    @yuvrajverma9234 5 лет назад +5

    The reason why toys r us died was because of target amazon Walmart and yeah

  • @counterclockwisefilms3814
    @counterclockwisefilms3814 5 лет назад +1

    I honestly am so sad I want them to come back. Toys R Us was childhood for me. I remember it was Black Friday and I was eight and I went to toys r us with my dad and my cousin, I got so many sky landers with me and my cousin I can’t even remember. It was a beautiful time 😢😢😭😭

  • @rendell5863
    @rendell5863 2 года назад +1

    "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toy's "R" Us kid!". Toy's R Us was apart of the Americana fabric.