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    Toys R Us going tits up. Closing all stores.

    End of an era.

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    Brick and mortar stores are a thing of the past.
    Everything is internet these days.

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    amazon getting too big

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    My buddy is the manager at my local store. He has been planning on losing his job for a few years now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    My buddy is the manager at my local store. He has been planning on losing his job for a few years now.
    Any severance pay? What are his plans?

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    Sad to see,big piece of my childhood going extinct.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VeggieDog View Post
    Any severance pay? What are his plans?
    He's moving to the North Pole to work for Santa.

    His work history should get his foot in the door.
    Last edited by Eddy Munny; 03-15-18 at 05:12 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Sad to see,big piece of my childhood going extinct.
    Agree also my son almost 6 used to run to the thomas the train isle and couldnt wait to see all the stuff they had, amazon cant give ya memories like that.

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    "severance pay" cuts into CEO Bonuses you moron.

    "Sad to see,big piece of my childhood going extinct"... Oh BOO HOO, The Corporate Fukks stuck it up your azz? AGAIN?

    "amazon cant give ya memories like that"... Well, look who just woke up???

    YOU CORPORATE FUKK YUPPIES ARE PATHETIC PIECES OF MILLENNIAL DOGSHIT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGoldenGoose View Post
    "severance pay" cuts into CEO Bonuses you moron.

    "Sad to see,big piece of my childhood going extinct"... Oh BOO HOO, The Corporate Fukks stuck it up your azz? AGAIN?

    "amazon cant give ya memories like that"... Well, look who just woke up???

    YOU CORPORATE FUKK YUPPIES ARE PATHETIC PIECES OF MILLENNIAL DOGSHIT.
    Lol who the fuk are u first of all,and 2nd dude u need to go get laid, go find some puss or in ur case maybe some rooster who knows,u must be gettin ur ass handed too ya today in the tourny with all that hate in ur heart.

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    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

    WAS ALL OVER SFA from start to finish.

    Truth HURT does it?

    AWWWWWW, so sad to see you "childhood" go up in flames LOSER!

    Corporate Fukks will CONTINUE to STICK IT UP YUR AZZ.

    KEEP BENT OVER AN CONTINUE TO TAKE IT... YOU HAVE NO CHOICE LOSER!

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    To be fair this wasn't all Amazon (they didn't help though). The store in our town started turning into a dump before Amazon became a major issue for brick and mortar stores. We have some smaller toy stores in town doing just fine because they are actually fun to go into and people tend to purchase toys at slightly higher prices. We even have a local arcade thriving because they make it a fun place to be when everybody is complaining about how modern game consoles destroyed arcades. A lot of the problem is many of these stores don't value the visitor's experience enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGoldenGoose View Post
    Also, make sure your six year old chews the CHINESE MADE poisonous plastic and CHOKES TO DEATH ON IT.

    The Stupid Parents of the New Millennial get EXACTLY what they deserve.
    Im not bad at ya bud,i guess ur boyfriend broke up with ya, its ok it will take time u will be ok just dont go shooting up any schools or churches or anything. Seek help buddy,sounds like u need it bad. Im guessing the way u talk like your about 22 years old living at home with mommy still so ur still probably insured with mommys insurance under Obama care.You will be ok kid,u will find another man.Hang in there Homo, i mean homey

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGoldenGoose View Post
    Stupid Parents of the New Millennial get EXACTLY what they deserve.
    highlighted "stupid", it is not only the stupid but the selfish egomaniac parents
    not all parents, but many
    All my friends (mostly men between 45-85 and most of them with children) agree, that any man that has a child in this day and age might need an evaluation


    men my age and older here on forum/planet that had they started practicing a practical solution to problems even I saw coming 30 plus years ago - we would be in much better shape as a nation and world.

    Considering 20% of men or more that did have children were or are shit for fathers, it should be no surprise the country looks like it does.

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    Damn, a friggin toy store goes belly up and it turns into "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" around here. Who'd of guessed that'd be the tipping point? I guess all we do now is await the impending arrival of the Four Horsemen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGoldenGoose View Post
    Also, make sure your six year old chews the CHINESE MADE poisonous plastic and CHOKES TO DEATH ON IT.

    The Stupid Parents of the New Millennial get EXACTLY what they deserve.
    Make sure his six year old chews on a piece of plastic and chokes to death on it? What the penetrate is wrong with you. Be a political oyster until your heart desires, but even an ignorant joke about someone's kid should be below that. You must be a Grade A piece of shit.

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    One less place for ttpedophile to try and troll for young boys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clutchut12 View Post
    u must be gettin ur ass handed too ya today in the tourny with all that hate in ur heart.
    TheGoldenGoose tore it up in this thread. He didn't hold back shyt!

    GODDAMN!!!!!!!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGoldenGoose View Post
    "severance pay" cuts into CEO Bonuses you moron.

    "Sad to see,big piece of my childhood going extinct"... Oh BOO HOO, The Corporate Fukks stuck it up your azz? AGAIN?

    "amazon cant give ya memories like that"... Well, look who just woke up???

    YOU CORPORATE FUKK YUPPIES ARE PATHETIC PIECES OF MILLENNIAL DOGSHIT.
    Hey mate did you come in this thread just to be an asshole or what,the guy was talking to me not you.
    Last edited by packerd_00; 03-16-18 at 01:17 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clutchut12 View Post
    Agree also my son almost 6 used to run to the thomas the train isle and couldnt wait to see all the stuff they had, amazon cant give ya memories like that.
    Yeah it's a shame,all the Mom and pop Toy stores have died out as well.
    Last edited by packerd_00; 03-16-18 at 01:20 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Hey mate did you come in this thread just to be an asshole or what,the guy was talking to me not you.
    Lol that fkin guy was going nutz and losing his mind on a toy store ,fuk i would hate to see that idiot when there is actually something serious going on in his life. I bet his mom, and his husband and his dog all felt his wrath.

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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Yeah it's a shame,all the Mom and pop Toy stores have died out as well.
    First record stores, now toy stores... many of the chain book stores bit the dust too.

    I guess all we have to look forward to anymore are grocery stores. They still have those, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axman3000 View Post
    To be fair this wasn't all Amazon (they didn't help though). The store in our town started turning into a dump before Amazon became a major issue for brick and mortar stores. We have some smaller toy stores in town doing just fine because they are actually fun to go into and people tend to purchase toys at slightly higher prices. We even have a local arcade thriving because they make it a fun place to be when everybody is complaining about how modern game consoles destroyed arcades. A lot of the problem is many of these stores don't value the visitor's experience enough.
    Before Amazon there was EBAY.
    When EBAY was in it's hey day that was the beginning of the end for brick and mortar stores.
    When Amazon hit it's stride, that was the death blow.

    My dad used to tell me I'll go to stores everytime I want to see what I am buying.
    My dads generation on the average pretty much felt that way, but as that generation passes on, the baby boomers, Gen X, and millenials on the whole shop via the internet.

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    I use Best Buy as a showroom, then go home and order Amazon online. Or even right in the store using my cell.

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    ^
    I do that at Staples too.

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    Toy companies taking a big hit on the bankruptcy and now liquidation. I work for one, not pretty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGoldenGoose View Post
    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

    WAS ALL OVER SFA from start to finish.

    Truth HURT does it?

    AWWWWWW, so sad to see you "childhood" go up in flames LOSER!

    Corporate Fukks will CONTINUE to STICK IT UP YUR AZZ.

    KEEP BENT OVER AN CONTINUE TO TAKE IT... YOU HAVE NO CHOICE LOSER!
    Nobody wants to hear the truth if its negative about them. This guy gets laid every day, figured it out long ago. Keep your wife and daughters locked up. Piece out GG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddy Munny View Post
    First record stores, now toy stores... many of the chain book stores bit the dust too.

    I guess all we have to look forward to anymore are grocery stores. They still have those, right?
    Hard to plan revolutions on keyboards or if you are afraid or choose to never leave home. Their Plan is working well.

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    End of an era much like many brick and mortars. Who's fault is it? Yours. I'll bet many who are online orderers,
    their ass hangs over the toilet seat and wipe their asses with towels, because their arms are too short.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevenash View Post
    Before Amazon there was EBAY.
    When EBAY was in it's hey day that was the beginning of the end for brick and mortar stores.
    When Amazon hit it's stride, that was the death blow.

    My dad used to tell me I'll go to stores everytime I want to see what I am buying.
    My dads generation on the average pretty much felt that way, but as that generation passes on, the baby boomers, Gen X, and millenials on the whole shop via the internet.
    They could have been the Amazon for toys and baby stuff had they innovated instead of taking 7B from corporate raiders and follow the exact same path as Kay-Bee.

    http://theweek.com/articles/761124/h...sts-ate-toys-r

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    Best Toys R Us moment: Buying WWF action figures as a kid, first remote control racing car

    Worst Toys R Us moment: Paid $49.99 for Nintento's 10 Yard Fight. Man that game sucked for 50 dollars. It felt like a lit my parents money on fire. What a waste.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rkelly110 View Post
    End of an era much like many brick and mortars. Who's fault is it? Yours. I'll bet many who are online orderers,
    their ass hangs over the toilet seat and wipe their asses with towels, because their arms are too short.
    It's sort of easy shopping at home.... it's just society. Plus, on anything that retails for $50.00.... you can basically get it for at least $5.00 off and free shipping online... sometimes NO TAX. You'd be a fool to spend that $50.00 + state tax at Toys R Us. Again, it's society now...

    You take away the internet.... Toys R Us is still in business... probably one of the strongest Toy Stores around if not #1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clutchut12 View Post
    Lol that fkin guy was going nutz and losing his mind on a toy store ,fuk i would hate to see that idiot when there is actually something serious going on in his life. I bet his mom, and his husband and his dog all felt his wrath.
    Guy was getting bent out of shape over nothing.Maybe his mom finally kicked him out of her house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Guy was getting bent out of shape over nothing.Maybe his mom finally kicked him out of her house.
    I was hoping he was just playing around... and being sarcastic? lol

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