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Trivial Psychic · 03-09-2018, 07:14 AM

The worst and most sickening part of all of this, is how TRU Corporate continually screwed up through it's bad loans, lack of direction and focus, and mismanagement, yet a federal judge recently ok'd them to collect on their pensions and bonuses once the bankruptcy unfolded.

Meanwhile, employees and management at the store level was told by corporate that the writing was on the wall, and not to expect any sort of pension or severance should they be laid off, basically giving the people who busted their ass on this sinking ship the finger while they took off in the last lifeboat in frigid and shark infested waters.

To all of you who will say good riddance to the end of TRU, you will eventually feel the effects of this, as everyone else will, collector and non-collector. With no pressure from the toy giant, the box stores like Walmart and Target will now have free reign on the industry to do what they want, and the empty pegs that have lined their shelves these past few weeks, even as hundreds of new toys are debuting, are indicators to me that honestly, they don't give a flying **** about your toy collecting, or about toys at all. Without TRU, there will be no reason to market their product, to lower their prices, to do better. As long as you still come there to buy your shampoo, toilet paper, and underwear, they got you right where they want you.

Thank you Toys R' Us for being a part of my childhood, and for the memories that I have with you, both as a child stalking your halls for the latest G.I.Joes and Dino Riders, to stalking the aisles with my own son in search of his favorite, Lightning McQueen. Thank you for the lifelong friends that I have met through you. May we see you rise one day again from the ashes like a phoenix, but if not, know that many of us have and always will be Toys R' Us kids.

"I don't want to grow up,
I'm a Toys R' Us kid.
there's a million toys at Toys R' Us
that I can play with.
From bikes to trains to video games,
It's the biggest toy store there is.
I don't want to grow up, because if I did,
I wouldn't be a Toys R' Us kid..."

03-09-2018, 07:14 AM	#10
Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	The worst and most sickening part of all of this, is how TRU Corporate continually screwed up through it's bad loans, lack of direction and focus, and mismanagement, yet a federal judge recently ok'd them to collect on their pensions and bonuses once the bankruptcy unfolded. Meanwhile, employees and management at the store level was told by corporate that the writing was on the wall, and not to expect any sort of pension or severance should they be laid off, basically giving the people who busted their ass on this sinking ship the finger while they took off in the last lifeboat in frigid and shark infested waters. To all of you who will say good riddance to the end of TRU, you will eventually feel the effects of this, as everyone else will, collector and non-collector. With no pressure from the toy giant, the box stores like Walmart and Target will now have free reign on the industry to do what they want, and the empty pegs that have lined their shelves these past few weeks, even as hundreds of new toys are debuting, are indicators to me that honestly, they don't give a flying **** about your toy collecting, or about toys at all. Without TRU, there will be no reason to market their product, to lower their prices, to do better. As long as you still come there to buy your shampoo, toilet paper, and underwear, they got you right where they want you. Thank you Toys R' Us for being a part of my childhood, and for the memories that I have with you, both as a child stalking your halls for the latest G.I.Joes and Dino Riders, to stalking the aisles with my own son in search of his favorite, Lightning McQueen. Thank you for the lifelong friends that I have met through you. May we see you rise one day again from the ashes like a phoenix, but if not, know that many of us have and always will be Toys R' Us kids. "I don't want to grow up, I'm a Toys R' Us kid. there's a million toys at Toys R' Us that I can play with. From bikes to trains to video games, It's the biggest toy store there is. I don't want to grow up, because if I did, I wouldn't be a Toys R' Us kid..." Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 03-09-2018 at 08:06 AM..