It was just announced that Toys-R-Us could not make a breakthrough during bankruptcy and will be closing all its 800 locations.
This one hurts. While I can't think of the last thing I bought from them since Metal Fight ended, I loved Toys-R-Us. When I was a kid going there was always a blast, and when I was older it was literally their large Metal Fight display that got me into this hobby. Every time I traveled I made a point to find the local Toys-R-Us and see if they had any neat Beyblades in stock, and nearly every time I'd find something cool. It was something about the atmosphere that was so much more fun than places like the toy isle at Wal-Mart, which usually made up for the fact that the prices were significantly higher
Here's wishing for the best for all of Toys-R-Us's employees, and I hope one day we might see a successor pop up on the market. Until then, it's worth checking out your local store over the next few months as they'll all be having liquidation sales.
This one hurts. While I can't think of the last thing I bought from them since Metal Fight ended, I loved Toys-R-Us. When I was a kid going there was always a blast, and when I was older it was literally their large Metal Fight display that got me into this hobby. Every time I traveled I made a point to find the local Toys-R-Us and see if they had any neat Beyblades in stock, and nearly every time I'd find something cool. It was something about the atmosphere that was so much more fun than places like the toy isle at Wal-Mart, which usually made up for the fact that the prices were significantly higher
Here's wishing for the best for all of Toys-R-Us's employees, and I hope one day we might see a successor pop up on the market. Until then, it's worth checking out your local store over the next few months as they'll all be having liquidation sales.