Current Events > Toys 'R' Us blames bankruptcy on millennials not having kids

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Resolution
03/20/18 11:45:07 PM
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Offworlder1
03/20/18 11:47:10 PM
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Some people cant afford the high costs of having children, and some who do pop out welfare babies dont want to spend on expensive toys.
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Darksaber310
03/20/18 11:47:38 PM
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Because millenials aren't also addicted to children's toys? 40% above MSRP in the age of Amazon/internet is a bold move, Cotton. We can see how that paid off for them.
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XxKrazyChaosxX
03/20/18 11:48:44 PM
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They went with the whole "blame the millennial's" excuse, huh? No wonder they went under.
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Solid Snake07
03/20/18 11:50:44 PM
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One word

Amazon
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Blue_Inigo
03/20/18 11:51:59 PM
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Im too busy buying avocado toast to buy some expensive shitty toys
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Phantom_Nook
03/20/18 11:53:36 PM
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They should have started selling avocado toast.
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BrownBearKing
03/20/18 11:55:09 PM
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I remember used to have a power ranger outside their store handing out fliers for tiger shuemans karate. Probably went under because they stopped doing that.
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Tmaster148
03/20/18 11:55:25 PM
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What a solid business plan. Blame all your problems on potential customers and hope they'll decide to start buying your product.
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EastKingStar
03/20/18 11:56:48 PM
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It's true, white millennials are not having kids. All other races are reproducing like wild. They don't seem to worry about the finances involved, it's odd.
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KlRBEH
03/20/18 11:59:22 PM
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If this is real I'm disappointed in ToysRUs

The real blame is the fact that there aren't any good American cartoons nowadays to buy toys for, and because most kids don't even play with toys anyway, they all have iPads and iPhones and shit.
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Proclose
03/21/18 12:00:12 AM
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Offworlder1 posted...
Some people cant afford the high costs of having children, and some who do pop out welfare babies dont want to spend on expensive toys.


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Blue_Inigo
03/21/18 12:01:00 AM
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EastKingStar posted...
It's true, white millennials are not having kids. All other races are reproducing like wild. They don't seem to worry about the finances involved, it's odd.

Offworlder1 posted...
Some people cant afford the high costs of having children, and some who do pop out welfare babies dont want to spend on expensive toys.

You guys late for an alt right meeting?
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TheVipaGTS
03/21/18 12:02:08 AM
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them charging $10+ over MSRP on most sought after items didn't do it...no of course not...it was the Millennials...
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foreverzero212
03/21/18 12:07:18 AM
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retail has already died
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pres_madagascar
03/23/18 5:33:53 AM
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foreverzero212 posted...
retail has already died

Walmart is still doing insanely well.

Target is doing ok

As is best buy

The rest are cum good and cheap close maybe
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Eve-L
03/23/18 5:37:03 AM
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pres_madagascar posted...
As is best buy

Best Buy is doing better now? I haven't been paying attention lately, but for awhile they weren't looking so good.
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DoctorVader
03/23/18 5:39:06 AM
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Motherfuckers literally charged $1 over MSRP for all toys to life products. With no justification to it at all.
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The Catgirl Fondler
03/23/18 5:42:42 AM
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You know, I was sad for them at first, but now I'm just rolling my eyes.
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SSJCAT
03/23/18 5:43:11 AM
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pres_madagascar posted...

The rest are cum good and cheap close maybe


Ummm

what
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gunplagirl
03/23/18 5:45:26 AM
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The irony is that it's actually the board of directors and heir mismanagement, selling to private groups after going bankrupt and then those groups basically profiting as they sold assets that were necessary to keep them floating. Basically "how to turn several hundred million in debt into nearly a billion in debt but make the CEOs a sweet hundred million".
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pres_madagascar
03/23/18 5:55:20 AM
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Eve-L posted...
pres_madagascar posted...
As is best buy

Best Buy is doing better now? I haven't been paying attention lately, but for awhile they weren't looking so good.

They're downsizing and adjusting and it's helping them in some markets
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TheCyborgNinja
03/23/18 6:31:54 AM
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Darksaber310 posted...
Because millenials aren't also addicted to children's toys? 40% above MSRP in the age of Amazon/internet is a bold move, Cotton. We can see how that paid off for them.

I never tire of this reference.
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ImaAskAQuestion
03/23/18 6:51:35 AM
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Millennials are not having kids because guess what? The cost of living is nearly impossible for millennials to keep up with. But yes, projecting is great.
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bulletproofvita
03/23/18 6:52:54 AM
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Nope kids don't want toys anymore. It's about the tablets and phones.
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BalanceLost
03/23/18 6:55:08 AM
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SSJCAT posted...
pres_madagascar posted...

The rest are cum good and cheap close maybe


Ummm

what

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Zack_Attackv1
03/23/18 7:03:21 AM
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It's no use crying over spilt milk.
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Raikuro
03/23/18 7:07:21 AM
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Why parade your kid around expensive toys every week when you can just hand them a tablet and they'll have hundreds of shiny new free apps every week to play with.
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Cal12
03/23/18 7:09:35 AM
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gunplagirl posted...
The irony is that it's actually the board of directors and heir mismanagement, selling to private groups after going bankrupt and then those groups basically profiting as they sold assets that were necessary to keep them floating. Basically "how to turn several hundred million in debt into nearly a billion in debt but make the CEOs a sweet hundred million".


This. It should be against the law what that group did to Toys R Us.
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MysticMismagius
03/23/18 7:15:31 AM
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Raikuro posted...
Why parade your kid around expensive toys every week when you can just hand them a tablet and they'll have hundreds of shiny new free apps every week to play with.
Or free apps, as it were.
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CmndrHurricane
03/23/18 7:25:31 AM
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CIr7TvC
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SuperShake666
03/23/18 7:41:12 AM
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Godnorgosh posted...
It turns out that when millennials are underpaid and overcharged for rent, housing and college, they're less likely to have kids. I guess TRU had to learn that the hard way.


Them and every other unsustainable business. Who could have seen this outcome?!
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Tsukasa1891
03/23/18 7:48:28 AM
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It's always someone else fault.
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Prestoff
03/23/18 7:55:49 AM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
them charging $10+ over MSRP on most sought after items didn't do it...no of course not...it was the Millennials...


This, Toys 'R' Us has been shown plenty of times to sell over the MSRP. Like why the hell would anyone want to do that when Amazon is selling the toys for much cheaper? Plus I don't think Gen Z play with toys that much anymore, I see all my nephews glued to the ipad playing free apps on it and watching crappy FNAF and Minecraft lets play videos.
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C7D
03/23/18 7:57:25 AM
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Tmaster148 posted...
What a solid business plan. Blame all your problems on potential customers and hope they'll decide to start buying your product.


I dont think it was so much a business plan as much as a why did this happen? Kids just dont play with toys anymore. My son owns about 5 or 6 action figures. Thats all he has ever asked to get. He doesnt want any more.
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BCAM1984
03/23/18 8:00:40 AM
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CmndrHurricane posted...
CIr7TvC

Lol, this wins the topic. And yes, their prices have been insane for decades. Amazon and Target beat them because of this. Can anyone confirm if ToysRUs was at least price matching?
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Alexanaxela
03/23/18 8:11:16 AM
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toys r us is too expensive
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Jagr_68
03/23/18 8:21:33 AM
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BalanceLost posted...
SSJCAT posted...
pres_madagascar posted...

The rest are cum good and cheap close maybe


Ummm

what

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Solar_Crimson
03/23/18 8:21:33 AM
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Darksaber310 posted...
Because millenials aren't also addicted to children's toys? 40% above MSRP in the age of Amazon/internet is a bold move, Cotton. We can see how that paid off for them.

Solid Snake07 posted...
One word

Amazon

Godnorgosh posted...
It turns out that when millennials are underpaid and overcharged for rent, housing and college, they're less likely to have kids. I guess TRU had to learn that the hard way.

These.
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DevsBro
03/23/18 8:40:14 AM
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These articles crack me up. What are we millennials supposed to feel over this? We already don't shop there. Why do we care if it goes out of business?

Maybe you should have gotten with the times. Nobody wants your geezer BS anymore.
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Bloodychess
03/23/18 8:50:13 AM
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Their stuff is overpriced so bad

That company can fuck off
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Darkman124
03/23/18 8:57:17 AM
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DevsBro posted...
What are we millennials supposed to feel over this?


rage

it's ragebait with no cited statements
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Veggeta X
03/23/18 8:58:35 AM
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Last time I went to Toys R Us they're shit is expensive as shit.
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Caution999
03/23/18 9:03:35 AM
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I don't wanna grow up

I'm a Toys R Us Kid :(
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Darkman124
03/23/18 9:04:07 AM
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Caution999 posted...
I don't wanna grow up

I'm a Toys R Us Kid :(


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Caution999
03/23/18 9:06:17 AM
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Maybe the Amazon will adopt me >_>
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iPhone_7
03/23/18 9:16:27 AM
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You can buy toys while picking up your prescription, developed photos, groceries, make-up, and alcohol at stores like Walgreens and CVS. Only downside is theres usually few workers, theyre always busy to barely help you, and they look miserable.
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Solar_Crimson
03/23/18 9:56:56 AM
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iPhone_7 posted...
You can buy toys while picking up your prescription, developed photos, groceries, make-up, and alcohol at stores like Walgreens and CVS. Only downside is theres usually few workers, theyre always busy to barely help you, and they look miserable.

What kind of toys do CVS even carry?
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