ABANDONED Toys R Us - One Year After Closing Forever ( WE GOT INSIDE )

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @BenLaurence
    @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +1507

    Do you miss Toys R Us??? I know there’s rumors of its return but I’ll believe it when I seen it
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    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +66

      When you accidentally delete your pinned comment 😂

    • @devin3537
      @devin3537 5 лет назад +25

      @Ben Laurence
      😂😂😂 so u commented that again haha

    • @DiddeH06
      @DiddeH06 5 лет назад +17

      Ben Laurence There is a Toys R Us in Denmark lol

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +26

      Yes 😂 gotta try and sell as much merch as possible and get people to join Patreon lol

    • @laperra5542
      @laperra5542 5 лет назад +9

      Ben Laurence i made this 40

  • @toxicshadow3513
    @toxicshadow3513 5 лет назад +1728

    One piece of my childhood gone. You will be missed

    • @coffeeboi158
      @coffeeboi158 5 лет назад +26

      #ToysRUsForever

    • @elitetoxicgamer5827
      @elitetoxicgamer5827 5 лет назад +10

      Same

    • @novero5463
      @novero5463 5 лет назад +8

      I would share your sympathy but unfortunately I live in Canada. Let it be known that this was revenge for taking Target from us.

    • @ismealpantojaochoa9862
      @ismealpantojaochoa9862 5 лет назад +9

      The first two words is my favorite anime

    • @sugoiz4276
      @sugoiz4276 5 лет назад +5

      @@ismealpantojaochoa9862 YES I LOVE THAT ANIME XD

  • @elloecan
    @elloecan 5 лет назад +638

    So sad to see what happened to my childhood...

    • @coffeeboi158
      @coffeeboi158 5 лет назад +5

      Ikr
      My fav part was sonic toys
      But is all gone...

    • @FinallyAlone
      @FinallyAlone 5 лет назад +2

      It was the last place in my town that sold halo mega comtrux sets.

    • @alyssaledford
      @alyssaledford 5 лет назад

      Kitton03 lucky

    • @puttaksom2152
      @puttaksom2152 5 лет назад

      8

    • @TobyAster
      @TobyAster 5 лет назад

      Kitton03 reading this as I’m crying.
      R.I.P my childhood

  • @dayanita070910
    @dayanita070910 5 лет назад +7059

    300 likes=a toys r us reopen

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +304

      Let’s make it happen!! Tell your friends to like and share

    • @pinky-5138
      @pinky-5138 5 лет назад +124

      I liked because i need more trains for my set

    • @MrStarfighter14
      @MrStarfighter14 5 лет назад +58

      There are rumors going around that a few stores will be reopened in the near future.

    • @TypicalFrogman
      @TypicalFrogman 5 лет назад +35

      Would you ACTUALLY spend money there?

    • @smb-c3po
      @smb-c3po 5 лет назад +40

      You're not allowed to beg for Likes.

  • @SpecSwamp
    @SpecSwamp Год назад +138

    This hurts me, Toys R Us was one of my favorite stores as a child, and to see one in ruins like this makes my inner child sad. (They’ve probably demolished it or something by now, but still)

    • @BurgerKingnotofficial
      @BurgerKingnotofficial Год назад +4

      i actually remember seeing a TOYS R US open in a JCPenney it said it was opening in 2023 so….

    • @oversizedbiscuit3971
      @oversizedbiscuit3971 Год назад

      😮

    • @lilpineapplegirl5367
      @lilpineapplegirl5367 Год назад

      Yea

    • @haa846
      @haa846 Год назад +1

      its been back for a year or so, so what do you mean?

    • @SpecSwamp
      @SpecSwamp Год назад

      @@haa846 it ain’t really back, a small pop up aisle in Macy’s doesn’t count.

  • @meowmeowmadi
    @meowmeowmadi 4 года назад +587

    stuff like this gives me a feeling that i can’t describe

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 года назад +53

      Same

    • @yugo_trash866
      @yugo_trash866 4 года назад +7

      Umm.... Toys R Us is back the news was told 2 months before you made this comment lol

    • @peachflavored_milk2671
      @peachflavored_milk2671 4 года назад +14

      Eerie images of places that are usually visited a lot now are abandoned

    • @scarlypuffplays7904
      @scarlypuffplays7904 4 года назад +19

      Nostalgia and sadness

    • @arfan6936
      @arfan6936 4 года назад

      Toys r us went out a busineif 😂

  • @spookyboiclay
    @spookyboiclay 5 лет назад +2514

    My best memory is when I went to get toys for my 8or9th birthday
    Who else misses toysRus like if you do

    • @Cl4imishere
      @Cl4imishere 5 лет назад +24

      I missed. My mom buyed me in toyrus

    • @starlamytruelove
      @starlamytruelove 5 лет назад +31

      @@Cl4imishere never knew you could buy a child from toys r s

    • @caasius777
      @caasius777 5 лет назад +6

      lionbear Love I went there for my 8th birthday

    • @eightnickel1513
      @eightnickel1513 5 лет назад +8

      Toysrus changed the world. I bet everyone were furious when it was closed. If I were Thanos, I would use the Reality Stone to make Toysrus reopen. Some people think they’re just renaming it to “Jeffery” (witch was the name of the giraffe of Toysrus).

    • @Cl4imishere
      @Cl4imishere 5 лет назад

      @@starlamytruelove no I mean my mom buy me a toy in toysrus

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 5 лет назад +571

    It would be funny if you discovered somebody wearing a Jefferey the Giraffe outfit, still haunting the store.🦒

    • @zenithaltitan
      @zenithaltitan 5 лет назад +9

      "funny"

    • @GayboDylan
      @GayboDylan 5 лет назад +3

      I would love to see that and then he would run away 😍

    • @Deviss6210
      @Deviss6210 5 лет назад +3

      Actually it’s Geoffrey

    • @TheeValentino
      @TheeValentino 5 лет назад +1

      Carter Bohrer (Student) ooo yesss

    • @TheeValentino
      @TheeValentino 5 лет назад +3

      J̅o̅h̅n̅n̅y̅ F̅a̅v̅o̅r̅i̅t̅e̅ oh hell naw I would’ve got my ass out that store like sanic lmao

  • @firewolfeena_theanimallover
    @firewolfeena_theanimallover Год назад +35

    It's both creepy and sad seeing what once was vibrant and cheerful, full of children making memories of getting to choose out a toy or a video game. Now dim, sad and abandoned with no children choosing a toy or video game out... I used to go to Toys R Us all the time when I was younger. It's sad that it is now gone.

  • @zudemaster
    @zudemaster 5 лет назад +410

    I always had this stupid dream of when I hit around 55-60 taking a early retirement and getting a part time job at Toys-R-Us. That will never happen now.

    • @jigglypufftoys4322
      @jigglypufftoys4322 5 лет назад +12

      zudemaster I actually wanted to do that when I was younger 😭

    • @erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803
      @erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 5 лет назад +3

      :)

    • @edgarh252
      @edgarh252 5 лет назад +3

      Maybe it’ll be back....

    • @thatonekidd4625
      @thatonekidd4625 5 лет назад +4

      I would want to do that too as a old person and see the kids faces light up but that will never happen now 😭

    • @aaliyahburkhartzmeyer
      @aaliyahburkhartzmeyer 5 лет назад +2

      Toys r us may be back in 2019 or 2020 but it will be called Gefferoys closet

  • @UrBloodOnMyFace
    @UrBloodOnMyFace 5 лет назад +191

    Dr. Strange: let me guess, your home???
    Thanos: yes, and it was beautiful... (uses reality stone to show how toys R us was decades ago)

  • @studioa9728
    @studioa9728 5 лет назад +263

    My Childhood... its hard for me to go 1 year without Toys R Us..

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +12

      Yeah it’s weird not having Toys R Us around

    • @snowowlmv3
      @snowowlmv3 5 лет назад +6

      Even though you have a Chucky Cheese logo for your profile what you wrote makes up for it

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +3

      Morgan VW whats wring with my boi chuck? 😂

    • @tylersheehy3918
      @tylersheehy3918 5 лет назад +3

      It's been for me 12 years with out toys r us

    • @olibonbon1770
      @olibonbon1770 5 лет назад +1

      I know right our childhood is ruiend🤧🤧

  • @ChristiRich
    @ChristiRich Год назад +10

    I'm old enough to remember when Toys R Us first opened its new store in Mesquite, Texas, near Town East Mall. I was five years old and screamed with excitement as I walked through the colorful entrance with my parents. It seemed like a child's dream come true.

  • @rageaholicc
    @rageaholicc 5 лет назад +272

    I....
    *_M Y H E A R T-_*
    Edit: My best memory was when everyday after daycare, my dad would take me to pick out a skylander or two at Toys R Us. What made me extremely sad was when I went there on one of the last days. They were selling a Hex for 25 cents. I bought a bunch of them and the cashier looked and smiled at me. I felt heartbroken to leave that day.

  • @Ari-pj2se
    @Ari-pj2se 5 лет назад +316

    I was so upset when Toys R Us closed. I had so many memories of just walking around shopping to get some nice toys. It’s so sad to just see it all left alone, with nobody inside. That was my childhood place. It makes me so sad...
    Edit: It’s been a year since it closed?..
    Dang..

    • @journeyavelino8524
      @journeyavelino8524 5 лет назад +1

      RandomThoughts YT I’m sad bc I never ever got to go and I always dreamed of going :(

    • @justacowboyyee6278
      @justacowboyyee6278 5 лет назад

      This is still my childhood and it’s been ruined since this happened

    • @zeauxx8351
      @zeauxx8351 5 лет назад

      RandomThoughts YT I’m upset! Drake...

    • @figure3790
      @figure3790 2 года назад

      Almost 3 years for me

    • @TheDaemos
      @TheDaemos 2 года назад

      canada's toys r us's are still going to this day

  • @codybellinger2303
    @codybellinger2303 3 года назад +157

    “need help?”
    “nah, just looking”
    i miss my childhood 😭

    • @LVA119
      @LVA119 3 года назад

      Me too! I was in a toysRus on the last day

    • @パチャチャ_将軍
      @パチャチャ_将軍 3 года назад +2

      I’m still in childhood, I will be out of it very soon 😢

    • @dk14prod99
      @dk14prod99 3 года назад +1

      @@パチャチャ_将軍 same im almost a tennager

    • @muhdemilhaziq4882
      @muhdemilhaziq4882 3 года назад +1

      What

  • @tempaccount5895
    @tempaccount5895 Год назад +4

    We were broke growing up so I don't have too many fond memories of Toys R Us. I remember one trip where we went and couldn't afford anything. Beyond that it was nothing but a commercial with a catchy jingle around the holidays where I'd see kids playing with stuff I was never going to get.

  • @definitelynotlexi
    @definitelynotlexi 5 лет назад +294

    I used to go to ToysRUS for my birthday :( I miss it

  • @tonym.5310
    @tonym.5310 5 лет назад +281

    Come to Canada, we still have more than 80 TRU stores across the country and they still play the theme song over the PA all the time...I don't wanna grow up I'm a TOYS R US kid....

    • @AndrewJohnson-qm4gp
      @AndrewJohnson-qm4gp 5 лет назад +4

      I hope I can move there!

    • @LiamLeft
      @LiamLeft 5 лет назад +4

      Hey I go to Saskatoon sometimes I go to TRU lol I go to pa to

    • @jenlavallee5543
      @jenlavallee5543 5 лет назад +4

      YOUR SO FREAKING LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH I WAS IN CANADA

    • @laurakruk4692
      @laurakruk4692 5 лет назад +2

      Tony M. I was just about to say the same thing! I live in Montreal and I have easy access to AT LEAST three TRU stores! Heck, there’s one about 25 minutes away from my house!

    • @itsjustaveri2892
      @itsjustaveri2892 5 лет назад +3

      I wanna move there

  • @eager_99
    @eager_99 5 лет назад +186

    Canada: *Exists*

    Toys R us: *Happy toy noises*

    • @prestonhenschel9532
      @prestonhenschel9532 5 лет назад +1

      @@ghostrikeit some other company bought them, that's why they're still open

    • @cartooncat9115
      @cartooncat9115 5 лет назад +1

      Totally PRO wow really?????

    • @dragon_tamer1655
      @dragon_tamer1655 5 лет назад

      Rms Mauertania yea they bought them for 8.6 billion dollars

  • @PMF-rh5px
    @PMF-rh5px Год назад +9

    I remember toys r us 😢 it brings me back when loved it so much,thank you Ben Laurence you made my day❤

  • @kerr5191
    @kerr5191 5 лет назад +92

    I don't want ot grow up, I'm a toys 'r' us kid
    Theres 0 toys at toysrus that I can play with.
    Now I have to grow up, toysrus went :(

    • @paytonk01
      @paytonk01 5 лет назад +1

      Hilolipops Playz Roblox now we all gotta grow up bc toys r us went🤧

    • @patamdahl7221
      @patamdahl7221 5 лет назад +2

      One sign when it closed made me so sad it sad "looks like weven all grown up theres no more toys r us kids😔😔😔😣😢😢😢😭😭

  • @aleximusmagnus
    @aleximusmagnus 5 лет назад +291

    Who is here after hearing the news of Toys R Us coming back?

  • @ariannaortiz123
    @ariannaortiz123 Год назад +3

    I remembered about toys r us and searched it up then came across this video. You were very lucky to have had that opportunity and it's sad to think that this was around 4-5 years ago that toys r us was shut down.

  • @tyrannosaurus62
    @tyrannosaurus62 4 года назад +78

    Man , me being a Father. I would’ve killed to have worked at ToysRus as a part timer. To tell my 4 year old I work at a TOY store rather then a damn Warehouse

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 года назад +10

      Yeah warehouse work is tough man!

    • @hanunganindita7624
      @hanunganindita7624 3 года назад

      Ben Laurence Please Come To My House In Indonesia But Used A Corona Virus Sprayer
      For Cleaning Up!

  • @joseff510
    @joseff510 5 лет назад +338

    What's the point on keeping lights on?
    Electricity costs money.
    No wonder Toys R Us died

  • @delerious0
    @delerious0 5 лет назад +64

    The reason Toys "R" Us and many iconic companies that have been around for decades, sometimes even more than a century, are closing down is because even though their business model is reasonably profitable there is way too much focus on satisfying the shareholders. People who have literally nothing to do with Toys" R" Us except the fact that they own part of it through stock trading demanding more return on their investment.

    • @thenerdybunny1296
      @thenerdybunny1296 5 лет назад

      There are also many other factors, like the over buying of starwars merchandice and unpopular toys that they thought were popular. My parents actually think it was for a different reason. Back in the 90's or early 2,000's, my parents ordered a bunch of my sibling's favorite toys from toys are us online in early november before christmas. They would constantly get emails about how the toys were shipped off and that they'd be arriving soon, but at 5'oclock or so, less than a week before christmas, they got an email that said there was an overflux of orders and subsequently, none of what they ordered was actually shipped. They were refunded, but they had to go out and scramble to get things that even resembled what my siblings wanted. Needless to say, they never went to Toys R' Us again and they heard the same from a lot of people. They partially think that the sudden drop in customers along with the hiking prices killed the store.

  • @lugnutmcvan938
    @lugnutmcvan938 Год назад +3

    I miss toys R us for my children, grandchildren and myself. So many great memories started with Toys R Us. We miss you!

  • @mnkygrl2008
    @mnkygrl2008 5 лет назад +78

    I used to work in this Toys R Us from 2008-2010. So weird to see it empty. Great memories of working there. With the mall right there and the train station down the street too, it’s no surprise that there’s full trash cans.

    • @Alphan_Tretrogezian_11216
      @Alphan_Tretrogezian_11216 Год назад +2

      I've inspected my dad to go to Toys "R" Us. Like only in 2014. 4 years before Toys "R" Us closed for 4 years. Why? We need to think it's a bankruptcy. They will be back at 2022 in Macy's. It's Back!

    • @randomaesthetics6737
      @randomaesthetics6737 Год назад +1

      @@Alphan_Tretrogezian_11216actually in december in 2022 i went to chicago and i saw a macys i went in and i saw a functioning toys r us

    • @mistie3236
      @mistie3236 Год назад

      So sad Geoffrey come back we miss you😢

  • @cherrywilm8008
    @cherrywilm8008 5 лет назад +248

    I miss Toys 'R' Us. . I hear the theme song everytime-

    • @squidiskool
      @squidiskool 5 лет назад +3

      *I T ‘ S N O U S E* (because of ur pfp)

    • @cherrywilm8008
      @cherrywilm8008 5 лет назад +3

      @@squidiskool XD WhY-

    • @lawrencejelsma3937
      @lawrencejelsma3937 5 лет назад +3

      I don't wanna grow up ... and be a Toys 'R Us kid! 😭

    • @completefiller6637
      @completefiller6637 5 лет назад

      One time on a field trip in school we seen the closed toy r us and my friends and i sang the toy r us theme it was a good time

    • @intellectualidiot1719
      @intellectualidiot1719 5 лет назад +3

      I don't wanna grow up, don't want grow up
      I don't wanna grow up, don't want grow up
      I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid
      There's a million toys at Toys R us that I can play with
      I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid
      They've got the best for so much less, you'll really flip your lid
      From bikes to trains to video games
      It's the biggest toy store there is
      I don't wanna grow up, cause if I did
      I couldn't be a Toys R Us kid
      I don't wanna grow up, don't want grow up
      I wanna be a Toys R Us kid
      Im sorry

  • @AnotherSwissYoutubeUser
    @AnotherSwissYoutubeUser 5 лет назад +459

    Toys R’us is gone,
    not in swizerland though.
    Toys R’us still has some active stores in swizerland because they actually make good profit.

  • @supergamer2.091
    @supergamer2.091 Год назад +3

    Over in france, toys r us was bought by another company and was renamed "pic wic toys", and recently, it has been bought again and will now be called "smyths toys". The great thing with this story here in france is that i can finally buy minecraft, mario and sonic figures (jakks pacific), poppy playtime products (sadly no fnaf merch... 😔). This store is just the best.

  • @kylereed6896
    @kylereed6896 5 лет назад +363

    One day young 6 year olds will be adults and telling there kids about TOYS R US and they will be like what and we will be like😱😰😥😭thanks I have never got more than 5 likes

    • @jadycorson
      @jadycorson 5 лет назад +3

      Ikr

    • @lexiross7897
      @lexiross7897 5 лет назад +3

      No joke i was thinking about that all video

    • @kirenpal1098
      @kirenpal1098 5 лет назад +1

      Lol. I have been thinking that too no joke

    • @animeandedits5666
      @animeandedits5666 5 лет назад +1

      So true... that will be me to my kids even though I’m 9

    • @seshi0
      @seshi0 5 лет назад +2

      Ive been living on this Earth for 17 years and never gone into a toys r us in my whole life

  • @zebraking1083
    @zebraking1083 5 лет назад +174

    The real reason why toys r us closed down is because people are glued to there devices.Also Amazon is taking over. My dad told me that.

    • @melissadclark
      @melissadclark 5 лет назад +4

      ZebraKing it’s not true it’s because they weren’t earning enough money if your dad said amazon is taking over he is dumb!

    • @melissadclark
      @melissadclark 5 лет назад +4

      fallout4 boy your correct

    • @zebraking1083
      @zebraking1083 5 лет назад +4

      Muscle Spaceman Dang chill dude

    • @zebraking1083
      @zebraking1083 5 лет назад +2

      Demiclea True

    • @zerlix.4878
      @zerlix.4878 5 лет назад +3

      Muscle Spaceman ur dad is gay

  • @JakeClark-xw4xz
    @JakeClark-xw4xz 5 лет назад +63

    I have 3 favorite memories. My first was being about 9 years old and my grandma and mom took me to Toys R Us and at the time I was obsessed with Super Mario so I got Mario and Luigi figures and I got a really cool Godzilla doll, still have them. My 2nd memory was when I was about 10 or 11 and I got a metal detector and used it at my grandparents house for many years. Finally my last memory is more recent, the last couple of years before they closed my girlfriend and I went quite a few times to find cool collectibles. Hopefully they have some new toy store. I will miss Toys R Us.

    • @JakeClark-xw4xz
      @JakeClark-xw4xz 5 лет назад +1

      @Matthew McCauley Same here and Toys R Us made it less of a hassle

    • @johnmihatov9801
      @johnmihatov9801 5 лет назад +1

      There are other toy stores out there🙂

  • @Hats1976
    @Hats1976 Год назад +4

    I remember as a kid going down the video games aisle. Nintendo, Sega Genesis and Turbo Graphics 16 systems. First generation transformers, He-Man, train sets, RC racing tracks. Damn! I always drooled.

  • @bowgachatuber1680
    @bowgachatuber1680 3 года назад +166

    It's scary to think that a company as big as Toys R Us closed for good

    • @RockstarTURNT
      @RockstarTURNT 3 года назад +17

      The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

    • @Tony_162
      @Tony_162 3 года назад +7

      It’s still open here in Canada

    • @adrianng953
      @adrianng953 3 года назад +5

      *laughs in Asia*

    • @Mxocknight
      @Mxocknight 3 года назад +3

      It is kinda re opening

    • @rocky-tz7wi
      @rocky-tz7wi 2 года назад

      There in Macy’s

  • @pauldavis205
    @pauldavis205 5 лет назад +178

    I want that restroom sign
    Also think about it atleast in 70 years Walmart will be abandoned like toys r us

  • @ElectroBlastLuigi
    @ElectroBlastLuigi 5 лет назад +72

    I used to get dozens of video games, Thomas and friends toys, and VHS tapes from Toys R Us when I was young... This store was a big part of my childhood ❤💚💙💛🌈

    • @its_nort2299
      @its_nort2299 5 лет назад +1

      I miss getting the Christmas ads. I used to always get legos with my grandma

    • @jennard22
      @jennard22 5 лет назад +2

      When i always go to Toys r us thomas and friends Section is always full because no one buys it

    • @shineinstars
      @shineinstars 5 лет назад

      i remember going inside and purchasing toys,, my childhood

    • @alonzoruffin7358
      @alonzoruffin7358 5 лет назад

      Justin Jennard Jose OMG same! I only ever went to Toys R Us for the wooden Thomas and Friends toys to go with my wooden railway set. This was back in the early 2000s; I really miss those days.

  • @rileyanddaisy379
    @rileyanddaisy379 Год назад +2

    I've never been to TOYS R US so this was crazy I wish I did go to a Toys R Us store when I was little

  • @tonyether814
    @tonyether814 5 лет назад +16

    I'm a 39yr old grown man and don't usually get emotional, but when they close the store it was one of the saddest days I can remember. Sad part is I had just had my 1st Son and was really sad he'd never get to enjoy this magical place like I did growing up. Thank you for this video Sir. I shed a tear watching it. I'll never grow up cause I'm a Toys R us Kid!

  • @user-rs1990
    @user-rs1990 5 лет назад +149

    Not just the USA but Australia too! :'(
    In fact, the one near my house was the oldest operating store until July 2018. AND it kept its original 1990s signage!

    • @agb8206
      @agb8206 5 лет назад +4

      RS 1990 it’s gone in Britain too damn I used to always go there with my grandma

    • @laurensteunen7634
      @laurensteunen7634 5 лет назад

      The Amazing Spider-Ham I live in Belgium

    • @refluent187
      @refluent187 5 лет назад

      We gucci in canada rip other countries

    • @AussieGunzel
      @AussieGunzel 5 лет назад

      RS 1990 Yea even mr toys toy world is threaded here too

    • @morganjademetcalf
      @morganjademetcalf 5 лет назад

      RS 1990 Its the same over in England too! 🥺

  • @st4t1c59
    @st4t1c59 5 лет назад +61

    heh, my best memory at Toys R us was when my and my little brothers got hold of a bike and a electric toy car, and drove around the store XD we cept running in to things, and then we got kicked out LOL

  • @Felix-t5f7
    @Felix-t5f7 11 месяцев назад +3

    You got into the backrooms but,when I was super little my mom will buy baby toys for me to injoy,and I sure hope toy "R" us will open again,sure was fun and loud I wish it will be the top kids shop in 2024 and opened for people and kids to get happy:)

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  10 месяцев назад +1

      This was literally like the backrooms

  • @APRODUCCE
    @APRODUCCE 5 лет назад +76

    I just wanna cry watching this

    • @sidewayz1566
      @sidewayz1566 5 лет назад

      Why Cry? Its people like you and millions others who made Toyr R Us go out of business. You guys are the reason why Jeff Bezos (Amazon) is the worlds richest man. Now you guys wanna cry? You idiots should have supported Toys R Us and many others. With that being said...

    • @APRODUCCE
      @APRODUCCE 5 лет назад

      SideWayz First of all I have been supporting them I’m only 1 person so don’t come at me sideways the fuck that’s why I want to so stfu and mind your business

  • @FrenzyProgram
    @FrenzyProgram 5 лет назад +184

    😢
    Let’s... KEEP HOPING FOR TOY R US WILL COME BACK

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 5 лет назад +2

      ITS NOT GONNA HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT GIVE UP YA HOPES BUT GET HOPES FOR TECH R US IN 2020 !!!!

    • @itsjc9714
      @itsjc9714 5 лет назад

      They coming back in salad Texas at least

    • @ryant8317
      @ryant8317 5 лет назад +1

      Come to canada its still open here

    • @Ryan-bm8lc
      @Ryan-bm8lc 5 лет назад

      Hm, even if it did people would be pissed due to loosing their jobs and not getting them back.

    • @viewer_discretion0
      @viewer_discretion0 5 лет назад

      There coming back as a completely different company however

  • @dannytorres8960
    @dannytorres8960 5 лет назад +536

    Thumbs up if whant to reborn Toys R Us

    • @jointhefist1016
      @jointhefist1016 5 лет назад +1

      Paco Torres you can just go to Canada, we have them here

    • @feIon
      @feIon 5 лет назад +6

      are you like 12? why tf does it matter to you

    • @dannytorres8960
      @dannytorres8960 5 лет назад +6

      I’m not 12 I’m 10

    • @traigrouser859
      @traigrouser859 5 лет назад +2

      This guy called FELON is a hater on comments so dont worry about him

    • @c47_
      @c47_ 5 лет назад +1

      I'm your 200Th liker

  • @ariellasandberg2001
    @ariellasandberg2001 Год назад +1

    Even though this was 4 years ago, still it's amazing that you actually had the chance to go inside!! I know I made this comment on other vids, but I'm sharing this to whoever wants to know this. I passed by the Toys R Us I went to as a kid, and the logo sign is still perfectly on the building, but the place is boarded (the boarding is painted in white). It's sad though that it's just sitting there abandoned.

  • @yep.1106
    @yep.1106 5 лет назад +94

    I feel for my son that he will never experience being allowed to pick his own toys in toys R us...

    • @hdeer9298
      @hdeer9298 5 лет назад +3

      Omg i feel so bad for your son!!!!!

    • @VickyandIsaiah
      @VickyandIsaiah 5 лет назад +4

      Yup that's what my parents say about my little brother:(

  • @krolszn
    @krolszn 5 лет назад +42

    I wish they never closed toys r us because it was the best store even if I'm 14 I loved that store and I bet kids in the future would to 😭

  • @asylnn
    @asylnn 5 лет назад +132

    Can we appreciate for those who were born at the right time, to grow up going to toys R us while those who were born to not experience what we did 😪😢

  • @MaceCameron
    @MaceCameron 5 месяцев назад +1

    I may be late to the video, but my best memory/memories from toys R Us was everytime me and my mum went to pick my dad up from his football, I remember we always parked near a Toys R Us so that meant sometimes we went inside and I got a toy. I still remember it to this day, now it’s gone. Great video though, can’t believe you got inside!

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 месяцев назад +2

      Not late at all! Thanks for watching!! Going inside was insane! Can’t believe it happened

  • @zx1851
    @zx1851 5 лет назад +382

    The owners of the franchise stated “kids want tablets not toys”

    • @Dr-Random
      @Dr-Random 5 лет назад +6

      Zx1 😔

    • @therealsonicfan2207
      @therealsonicfan2207 4 года назад +27

      Tablets suck, iPads are better.

    • @ChizzySlimeM
      @ChizzySlimeM 4 года назад +62

      d e p r e s s i o n a l l i h ipads are tablet s idiot

    • @JulieStClair-uz7rn
      @JulieStClair-uz7rn 4 года назад +26

      HEY I'M 8 AND I LOVE TOYS!!!

    • @Scymaster
      @Scymaster 4 года назад +24

      Their Bussiness model failed, and their prices are always high, no one gonna pay alot for kids toys

  • @xxkatiecrossxx
    @xxkatiecrossxx 5 лет назад +43

    The toys r us in Peterborough caught fire a few weeks ago so we lost our childhood has been ruined 😔

    • @gracepyne7934
      @gracepyne7934 5 лет назад +2

      Katie Cross I’m so sorry 😐

    • @eevee9732
      @eevee9732 5 лет назад

      That's the only reason I hate about united kingdom. They always(edited part is always) start riots or Burndowns.

  • @fantasy_Streamer
    @fantasy_Streamer 5 лет назад +23

    Thank you to the guy who have him access to the building. You deserved a shoutout

  • @IcyTeaDude
    @IcyTeaDude Год назад +2

    11:02 The cut after that scared me ALOT

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  Год назад +1

      Spooky!!

    • @IcyTeaDude
      @IcyTeaDude Год назад +1

      @@BenLaurenceno way owner replied!

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  Год назад +2

      @@IcyTeaDude I’m the owner? I’m honored

    • @IcyTeaDude
      @IcyTeaDude Год назад +1

      @@BenLaurence I mean video owner! Epic

  • @thegamelabgaming7556
    @thegamelabgaming7556 5 лет назад +62

    I would take that LEGO block thing that’s hung from the ceiling, that think is low key cool.

    • @jeffsabados8075
      @jeffsabados8075 5 лет назад

      TheGameLab /gaming honestly though

    • @jadeelis07
      @jadeelis07 5 лет назад

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @TFD4REAL
      @TFD4REAL 5 лет назад

      He should of took the letters in the back to

  • @crimson-ti4sg
    @crimson-ti4sg 5 лет назад +90

    I'm 11 and I would always beg my mom to go to toys r us but there wasn't one near by so she said she would take me on my birthday but by then they shut it down. And now I'm just sitting here wishing I could have that experience

    • @randomcanadianguy9467
      @randomcanadianguy9467 5 лет назад +5

      Maybe if you come to Canada one day you could go to one :)

    • @cameronmarko811
      @cameronmarko811 5 лет назад +3

      yor 11? thats a pretty good statement nd very nice vocab for being 11

    • @crimson-ti4sg
      @crimson-ti4sg 5 лет назад +1

      @@randomcanadianguy9467 really that would be so cool but hard to travel long distance in car cause I have a service dog sadly but hopefully someday

    • @crimson-ti4sg
      @crimson-ti4sg 5 лет назад +2

      @@cameronmarko811 thanks my teacher taught us a lot of Grammer lol

    • @iiarskii
      @iiarskii 5 лет назад +1

      crimson/ aphmau reactions take a trip to Canada our toys r us is still up and in business

  • @micahelgrazick5233
    @micahelgrazick5233 5 лет назад +11

    I worked for TRU for eight years. I left in spring of 2015. At that time my manager told me they were in financial trouble and changed directions many times. Corporate never lowered prices and you could items 20 dollars cheaper or more at other places. My store was Babies R Us, store #8855 in evans, ga. Many TRU stores were left this way after they folded. Sad to see them vanish. Awesome video.

  • @StratBurst92
    @StratBurst92 8 месяцев назад +2

    I worked at one putting together bicycles. Pretty good job and worked with some good people. Sad to see that there are none anymore.

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  7 месяцев назад +1

      Nice! At least you can say you worked there, that’s pretty cool

  • @jamway3842
    @jamway3842 4 года назад +89

    When you went into the bicycle area I had a flashback to going into ToysRUs and the strong af rubber smell is in my brain lol

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 года назад +9

      😂😂

    • @SageLMK
      @SageLMK 3 года назад +1

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @Da_pug5454
    @Da_pug5454 5 лет назад +17

    My first bike was from toys r us, and I still remember till this day of my dad wheeling in my purple bicycle with holographic steamers on the handle bars. The amount of excitement I got that day and everyday that I went to that store will forever be embedded in my memory and in my heart. Thank you for the amazing childhood toys r us ❤

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +3

      clarissa da_pug Hey 😃 check out my latest video
      ➡️ ruclips.net/video/pcJXUxjQ7n8/видео.html ⬅️

  • @Chopchop49
    @Chopchop49 5 лет назад +42

    3:25 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 some one was getting lit outside of toys R us

  • @jackrobonson8682
    @jackrobonson8682 5 месяцев назад +2

    Hello Ben like you am a Toys r Us kid too 40 plus yrs 😢 p really really miss this once amazing toy store. My favorite section was the action figures and Star wars and toy story section. RIP Toys r Us.

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 месяцев назад +2

      Maaan I miss Toys R Us, hasn’t been the same without it

  • @brendissimalugo
    @brendissimalugo 5 лет назад +174

    Toys r us is where I got my 3x3 Rubik’s cube. My first ever cube...
    I’m a great cuber now...

  • @billieismyreligion8109
    @billieismyreligion8109 5 лет назад +38

    I remember always wanting to go behind the cashiers desk many many times and if I was allowed this I would go behind and make my dreams come true lmaooo

  • @jacobnavarro2442
    @jacobnavarro2442 5 лет назад +36

    I had a toy R us near me and I remember going right before it closed and it’s crazy that I was there before it closed.

    • @agb8206
      @agb8206 5 лет назад +1

      Jacob Navarro same

  • @dotezz4645
    @dotezz4645 Год назад +2

    Jus The Rush you got goon in here to Look at Toys rite b4 Christmas Lol. FIRE! 💪🏾🖤

  • @LloydBlxde
    @LloydBlxde 5 лет назад +142

    in Canada Toys R Us is not closed

    • @gaylittleFRUIT
      @gaylittleFRUIT 5 лет назад +21

      Welp, guess I’m moving to Canada.

    • @mama-iw1kd
      @mama-iw1kd 5 лет назад +1

      ;v; canadian maples

    • @ridernakal
      @ridernakal 5 лет назад +7

      same in Malaysia at Putrajaya its in Alamanda(a shopping mall like walmart)

    • @thisguy9562
      @thisguy9562 5 лет назад +2

      Philippines

    • @bamcoiu210
      @bamcoiu210 5 лет назад +5

      @@yoshaaaaaaaaaa people use welp as something like well but like you say it welp

  • @katiea2228
    @katiea2228 4 года назад +120

    When I was a kid, my parents didn’t have enough money for us to get very many things, so every trip to Toys R Us was special and very rare
    Even though we could barely ever afford to go there, I was still on the birthday list and I’d freak out and cry whenever Geoffrey would call me because a giraffe on the phone with me just scared the hell out of me for some reason 😂

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 года назад +11

      YES! I remember the birthday phone calls haha

    • @rentastic0
      @rentastic0 3 года назад +2

      Me too, it was once in a blue moon that my parents would take me (They didn’t.) but my babysitter took me once.

    • @sarahsnewskatess
      @sarahsnewskatess 3 года назад +1

      Same! Toys r us was like vacation for my family!

    • @joeschmo9838
      @joeschmo9838 3 года назад +2

      Was it really that expensive of a joint? I feel suddenly spoiled knowing 99% of my Christmas gifts came from there granted early to mid-late 90s.

    • @katiea2228
      @katiea2228 3 года назад

      @@joeschmo9838 For my parents who were raising 4 kids close in age, yeah I’d say it was expensive for them. It was the “if one kid gets a toy, they all get a toy” situation so I’d say their prices multiplied by 4, yes expensive 😂 I do remember one time when I got to go pick out a Toys R Us exclusive Barbie car there and it was the best day of my life because I was like 7 lol

  • @alona3119
    @alona3119 5 лет назад +43

    I remember every year I got a card from Toys R Us on my birthday

  • @dalebenton3354
    @dalebenton3354 Год назад +1

    11.30 the Back room was more likely the store room where they have all there deliverys come to each week,ready to put in to the shop ready for Customers to buy,All shops have them places,Where deliverys first come in too

  • @storm_ace6410
    @storm_ace6410 5 лет назад +39

    I feel so bad for all the little kids that will never get to know toys R us

  • @ika2315
    @ika2315 5 лет назад +75

    I want Toys R Us back ;-;

    • @mrcallofdutymaster5156
      @mrcallofdutymaster5156 5 лет назад +4

      There are some rumors that toy r us might be coming back

    • @ika2315
      @ika2315 5 лет назад +3

      @@mrcallofdutymaster5156 yeah i know that,but i'm still remebering the old one

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 5 лет назад

      WELL TOO BAD! Theyre will be a tech r us dont worry lol

    • @saffp8685
      @saffp8685 5 лет назад

      king master pxn gaming a mall

    • @agb8206
      @agb8206 5 лет назад

      Submachine OP bruh I don’t want tech r us it isn’t even the one I remember

  • @bellabozo5314
    @bellabozo5314 5 лет назад +99

    Guys in Laredo, Texas there’s a toys r us that’s still open

    • @podness.
      @podness. 5 лет назад +12

      Yo, I used to live there

    • @RaidenTheWolfKing
      @RaidenTheWolfKing 5 лет назад +12

      I'm moving come on family

    • @AnaEgna
      @AnaEgna 5 лет назад +5

      Yo, my uncle lives in Texas.

    • @AngelavaX
      @AngelavaX 5 лет назад +7

      IM IN TEXAS! THERES A TOYS R US?

    • @brizzle4116
      @brizzle4116 5 лет назад +6

      I live in Texas

  • @cookieplay1a1films
    @cookieplay1a1films 2 месяца назад +1

    6:11 i think those wood planks were used to hold the signs since wood planks could be used to put signs up (hold them up)

  • @d3lta58
    @d3lta58 5 лет назад +13

    My greatest memory of toys r us was when my grandparents from England had came up to Scotland to visit and they took me to East Kilbride where the nearest toys r us was to me. I remember going in and hearing the theme song in the distance “I don’t want to grow up I want to be a toys r us kid”. I remember walking about smiling constantly at all the new and cool toys that just came out & now that I look back it makes me genuinely tear up. When we were finished in the shop/store I got a massive Mega bloks halo set which was the iconic gate from halo 3’s map High ground and I never will forget this amazing store. Thank you for making this video and for making my day!. I’ve subbed and clicked the bell because I want to❤️

  • @snowowlmv3
    @snowowlmv3 5 лет назад +65

    Now that it's gone, I feel so *OLD*

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 5 лет назад +3

      I know. I know.

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 5 лет назад

      Dont worry tech r us will make us either aged and revive as a 7-11 yr old or we shrink to the size of 7-11 yr old

    • @itsonlymaddy_xo6471
      @itsonlymaddy_xo6471 5 лет назад

      Morgan VW same

  • @aydhen6888
    @aydhen6888 5 лет назад +45

    I’m in a different country but we still have toys r us still
    Edit: go to the phillipanes in Asia then you try to find toys R us

    • @araisannanoda3688
      @araisannanoda3688 4 года назад

      Toys "R" Us are still alive in Asia and I bought my Nerf gun from Malaysian Toys "R" Us.

    • @aydhen6888
      @aydhen6888 4 года назад

      Arai San Nanoda nice

  • @IhaveseenShadowsatNight9
    @IhaveseenShadowsatNight9 Год назад +7

    Guys let’s do a #justiceforToysRus😢😢

  • @rachelbuchan5407
    @rachelbuchan5407 5 лет назад +26

    I live in the back of beyond so I've never been in a Toys R Us. But it was great to see your enthusiasm, and excitement at actually being allowed inside. :)

  • @mr.balagturd6593
    @mr.balagturd6593 5 лет назад +39

    So you have a ghost with you cuz the title says “We Got Inside”

    • @jp.spirit
      @jp.spirit 5 лет назад +3

      No the man have the keys and accessed him inside and btw its not a ghost

    • @mr.balagturd6593
      @mr.balagturd6593 5 лет назад +1

      Well he said WE But no one is with him

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад

      We as in me and all of you who watch the video also ( I GOT INSIDE ) just wasn’t visually appealing

  • @Walkwithmejo
    @Walkwithmejo 5 лет назад +68

    Great video Ben 😍 Me and My Twin Boys Miss Toys R Us 😭 xx

    • @fullauto4976
      @fullauto4976 5 лет назад +1

      Joanna LikeableRoller coaster Yarwood ahhh yes the twins 😂

    • @Walkwithmejo
      @Walkwithmejo 5 лет назад

      😂

    • @SkyWalker_M16
      @SkyWalker_M16 3 месяца назад

      We will Miss you toys R US

  • @staceyanderson9428
    @staceyanderson9428 Год назад +2

    Bro just entered a back rooms level

  • @vxccie
    @vxccie 5 лет назад +59

    It just makes me so sad hope they bring toys r us back!!!
    My best memorie was when i really wanted to go so on the second day we were on the car and my mom told me to put on the blindfold and when we got there i was so happy

    • @coffeeboi158
      @coffeeboi158 5 лет назад +1

      My was my mom bought me a sonic toy
      I was a big sonic fan

    • @lexiross7897
      @lexiross7897 5 лет назад +2

      My best Memory of toys r us was i was really sad and felt like no one liked me then my mom drove me to toys r us and said i can pick 3 toys and that made my day and after that i was so so so happy i still have one of the things from that trip 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @ham4da
    @ham4da 5 лет назад +75

    It's said that ToysRus branches will close as most kids nowadays only have interest in electronics...
    *sigh* I can't believe this is happening I used to buy toys from ToysRus as a kid ..

    • @ham4da
      @ham4da 5 лет назад

      @fallout4 boy Hope this all end... Everything bad toward us and our planet..

    • @shineinstars
      @shineinstars 5 лет назад +2

      SAME

    • @ham4da
      @ham4da 5 лет назад +2

      @@shineinstars cruel world it is now...

    • @shineinstars
      @shineinstars 5 лет назад

      @@ham4da 😔 agreed

    • @danielstevens7415
      @danielstevens7415 5 лет назад

      Not the kid's fault.
      Blame the parents.

  • @ruthsobieski199
    @ruthsobieski199 5 лет назад +40

    Wow I’ve heard rumors about it coming back.... I was like OWO YAAAaAY but I think either *NO* errr..... *ONLY ONLINE SHOPPING* LIEEEEEEES

  • @IztocaGabby
    @IztocaGabby 4 месяца назад +2

    When I was a baby I only went baby r us but when I was 2 years old in 2018 before toys r us closed love all the toys they had ❤ I miss toys r us I had so much memories and so much fun 🤩 ❤❤❤❤

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  3 месяца назад +2

      You remember being 2? I can’t remember what I had for breakfast 🤣

  • @zzz6351
    @zzz6351 5 лет назад +257

    Theres A New Toy That Entertain Kids These Days ..
    Mobile Phones

    • @nooneissafe202
      @nooneissafe202 5 лет назад +16

      Also the reason why they become fat because they have fun with only moving their fingers

    • @BoredAmerican
      @BoredAmerican 5 лет назад +3

      no one is safe not even true

    • @BoredAmerican
      @BoredAmerican 5 лет назад +1

      Ice Bagel you don’t get fat young (mostly at least) until you mature and your metabolism changes. I’m overweight because I had a slow metabolism from birth and even if I exercise it still doesn’t do much. It all comes down to luck with how your born.

    • @sheikyerbouti1540
      @sheikyerbouti1540 5 лет назад

      No u

    • @Ash-tq3ko
      @Ash-tq3ko 5 лет назад +1

      That was 1 of the reasons why Toys R Us closed

  • @bigchungusyoshi
    @bigchungusyoshi 5 лет назад +49

    There will be a company that will try to bring it back in a new name

    • @jonathanv1374
      @jonathanv1374 5 лет назад +3

      It's the people who still have the rights to Geoffrey who are thinking of bringing back Toys R Us as a new store

    • @Hibiscuswaves
      @Hibiscuswaves 5 лет назад +1

      Trumpsarus

  • @ninbendoyt3203
    @ninbendoyt3203 5 лет назад +30

    I remember whenever it was my birthday, Toys R Us would send a gift card with money on it. Memories...

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +1

      NinbendoTV Hey 😃 check out my latest video
      ➡️ ruclips.net/video/pcJXUxjQ7n8/видео.html ⬅️

  • @RRRockstah
    @RRRockstah Год назад +2

    I just remember the letters. I LOVE letters. it's important. it's the future. it's life.

  • @yapper1480
    @yapper1480 5 лет назад +114

    Where I live toysrus still exists

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 лет назад +18

      so you dont live in the US lol

    • @yapper1480
      @yapper1480 5 лет назад +8

      I live in Almonte but there is still toysrus in Stittsville

    • @beesy_217
      @beesy_217 5 лет назад +1

      :D

    • @yapper1480
      @yapper1480 5 лет назад +3

      Ben Laurence btw love your videos

    • @yapper1480
      @yapper1480 5 лет назад +1

      Ben Laurence I’m a really big fan

  • @Kyle01_11
    @Kyle01_11 5 лет назад +11

    This gives me the feels man... 😭😢
    My best memory was when My older Brother took me here when I was like maybe 9 or 10 and he bought us both a Star wars game we would play together for hours... Good times 😢👍

  • @Producedby228
    @Producedby228 5 лет назад +104

    I live in Toronto, Canada and we still have toys r us, but I don’t go there cuz I’m like 14 😂

  • @kortact
    @kortact Год назад +2

    I used to go to Toys R us and buy a lego sets miss the old days

  • @nuclearpiano2684
    @nuclearpiano2684 3 года назад +7

    The footage was good. You were like a cross between a top secret agent and a ghost sneaking around the catacombs in Europe! Way to go, dude!

  • @_4nxi3ty_72
    @_4nxi3ty_72 5 лет назад +23

    Still remover your other toys r is video
    I just miss the store
    Almost bought all my fnaf plushies there and a really HUGE one
    Like if you miss Toys R us

    • @Alkrawn
      @Alkrawn 5 лет назад

      @RexyThePrisoner Plays I love fnaf too. :D

  • @ice_kookie3845
    @ice_kookie3845 5 лет назад +56

    It’s like club penguin Shutting down😭😭😔

    • @avocadoemmy4961
      @avocadoemmy4961 5 лет назад +3

      DONT REMIND ME

    • @thatpaintschemeguy8
      @thatpaintschemeguy8 5 лет назад +1

      @@avocadoemmy4961 yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep yep

    • @theengineer7740
      @theengineer7740 5 лет назад

      Ice_Kookie ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ what about Zwinky closing? That was too a sad sad day :((

    • @finnfunko3293
      @finnfunko3293 5 лет назад

      Mary Page *A S T H E T I C*

    • @cnetz8
      @cnetz8 5 лет назад

      Well you can still play Club Penguin Online....

  • @kenhatch1695
    @kenhatch1695 Год назад +2

    That looks like the back rooms😮