March 22, 20187 yr 32 minutes ago, exciter1 said: The discounts will be continually disappointing until closure. You meant business as usual at TRU ??
March 22, 20187 yr 57 minutes ago, exciter1 said: The discounts will be continually disappointing until closure. Knowing TRU, those "discounts" will make the sets their normal retail value. ?
March 22, 20187 yr Lego will start at 5% off and will probably be gone before it ever gets above 20-25%. Normal shoppers pay regular price there all the time and will scoop up at any discount.
March 22, 20187 yr wooah - life recapitulating business in death. http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/22/toys-r-us-founder-charles-lazarus-dead-94/ Edited March 22, 20187 yr by cladner
March 22, 20187 yr 15 minutes ago, cladner said: wooah - life recapitulating business in death. http://www.tmz.com/2018/03/22/toys-r-us-founder-charles-lazarus-dead-94/ The drama was just too much.
March 22, 20187 yr Toys R Us issued the following statement: There have been many sad moments for Toys"R" Us in recent weeks, and none more heartbreaking than today's news about the passing of our beloved founder, Charles Lazarus. He visited us in New Jersey just last year and we will forever be grateful for his positive energy, passion for the customer and love for children everywhere. Our thoughts and prayers are with Charles' family and loved ones.
March 23, 20187 yr Wow. They are trying to raise over 1 Billion on GoFundMe ?!?! TRU is an icon, but not for 1B. On the plus side, if you drop a cool 10 million, you get free toys for life. Edited March 23, 20187 yr by bigboy61
March 23, 20187 yr 28 minutes ago, bigboy61 said: Wow. They are trying to raise over 1 Billion on GoFundMe ?!?! TRU is an icon, but not for 1B. On the plus side, if you drop a cool 10 million, you get free toys for life. Technically they only need 80,000,000 more people to donate $10 each
March 23, 20187 yr The GoFundMe stuff, I don't understand why businesses that shut down (KMart/ToysRUs/etc.) don't start this several years beforehand. Like obviously, their financial experts see the trends and realize they'll likely be filing for bankruptcy in a few years, so why not start pleading before it's too late. Like if ToysRUs had the balls in say 2013 to buck up and announce "According to recent sales figure, our company will be out of business in ~5 years. We humbly need the public's help to keep us open. Any increased business or donations are welcomed." Edited March 23, 20187 yr by Stud-Flipper
March 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Stud-Flipper said: The GoFundMe stuff, I don't understand why businesses that shut down (KMart/ToysRUs/etc.) don't start this several years beforehand. Like obviously, their financial experts see the trends and realize they'll likely be filing for bankruptcy in a few years, so why not start pleading before it's too late. Like if ToysRUs had the balls in say 2013 to buck up and announce "According to recent sales figure, our company will be out of business in ~5 years. We humbly need the public's help to keep us open. Any increased business or donations are welcomed." Shareholders would just love that news.
March 23, 20187 yr As a taxpayer you ARE bailing them out. The taxpayer always foots the bill for anyone who declares bankruptcy TRU could not effectively compete in the digital world. They ran into trouble and we're bought. The new owners took out massive loans to acquire TRU and the TRU failing business did not meet those loans. Has it occurred to anyone that was the plan from the start of the takeover? The corporate officers were paid very high salaries and I'm sure bonuses and other perks during the failing years and with what money? The loan money for the buyout. Money they get to keep in spite of the bankruptcy. Companies do this all the time with premeditation knowing later they will declare bankruptcy after taking out a huge loan for a buyout. How much money were you willing to donate again to a failed business and it's corporate robbers? Wait, let me go make a Go Fund Me page.... (:
March 23, 20187 yr I tried online chat this morning, and nada. They weren't willing to help. I'm going to go instore today (hopefully), and see if I can order using these merch return cards. If they won't take them, I fear a fight with Cardpool. But unlike Raise, I couldn't find anything about stores going out of business. At the end of the day, the cards are still able to be used, but if they won't take them because they are merch returns with someone else's name attached to them, then Cardpool needs to suck it up, accept my return, and move on. Assembly Square arrived and the first thing I saw was a hole the size that my hand could fit into right in the middle of the box!!!Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Assembly Square arrived and the first thing I saw was a hole the size that my hand could fit into right in the middle of the box!!!Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app
March 23, 20187 yr Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app It was shipped in a regular single-wall box. I opened it up it had two rows of air bags on only one side of it and the hole was between the two rows of air bags ONLY causing the set to be dented!!! PRAISE THE LEGO GOD!!!Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app
March 23, 20187 yr 6 minutes ago, Elkkthunder said: This am Up to 30% off Lego most seemed 5% I can't decode this.
March 23, 20187 yr This morning the store says up to 30% on items, with lego mostly being 5% off, if translation worked Odd to do a 5%, but I guess they know feet in the door means people will just say whatever and buy stuff. ITS ON SALE!!!! (+15% vs anywhere else) Edited March 23, 20187 yr by SweepyD
March 23, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, SweepyD said: This morning the store says up to 30% on items, with lego mostly being 5% off, if translation worked Odd to do a 5%, but I guess they know feet in the door means people will just say whatever and buy stuff. ITS ON SALE!!!! (+15% vs anywhere else) Back up the truck for full price.
March 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Elkkthunder said: This am Sign says Up to 30% off Lego seemed 5% Same at mine. The only categories that I could find at 30% were greeting cards, wrapping paper, and fidget toys.
March 23, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Pebble&Park said: Same at mine. The only categories that I could find at 30% were greeting cards, wrapping paper, and fidget toys. Did you get any?
March 23, 20187 yr ^Instead of brick and mortar, it looks like future LEGO stores might be made out of Jyn Erso constraction sets.
March 23, 20187 yr The 30% legos are gone. Couldn’t find a non-yellow tag Lego set. Other stuff aren’t THAT cheap, better prices can be found online. There are stuff that’s 50% off but didn’t find anything I like or flippable. Found some 40% drones but meh. Kids playsets are 50% off. And most stuff 10-30% off. Was hoping to find some video games or electronics for cheap but couldn’t find any video game consoles, those were a goner. Edited March 23, 20187 yr by Lego_Monsters
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