exciter1 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Ed Mack said: LEGO is going to have a hard time of it I'm afraid. You don't lose approximately 1000 retail LEGO "showrooms" across the USA and not have it affect both short and long term sales. The rest of the TRUs across the world will soon follow their American counterparts. I know some might laugh at my idea, but I though it would have been prudent of LEGO to help TRU with its debt. The money LEGO will lose from this over the next decade or more will pale in comparison IMO. They are already 30 million in the hole. We'll see several small toy companies go out of business because of this. They'd be smart to form a conglomerate management company that can organize/market their product with the remaining online and B&M retailers that are left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ed Mack said: LEGO is going to have a hard time of it I'm afraid. You don't lose approximately 1000 retail LEGO "showrooms" across the USA and not have it affect both short and long term sales. The rest of the TRUs across the world will soon follow their American counterparts. I know some might laugh at my idea, but I though it would have been prudent of LEGO to help TRU with its debt. The money LEGO will lose from this over the next decade or more will pale in comparison IMO. They are already 30 million in the hole. LEGO is all about short term profit these days, I wonder if they are even aware of this before too late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Monsters Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Ed Mack said: LEGO is going to have a hard time of it I'm afraid. You don't lose approximately 1000 retail LEGO "showrooms" across the USA and not have it affect both short and long term sales. The rest of the TRUs across the world will soon follow their American counterparts. I know some might laugh at my idea, but I though it would have been prudent of LEGO to help TRU with its debt. The money LEGO will lose from this over the next decade or more will pale in comparison IMO. They are already 30 million in the hole. That is what you call "temp workers." Don’t they have a billion dollar capital? And plus they can write it all off for taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 15 minutes ago, Lego_Monsters said: Don’t they have a billion dollar capital? And plus they can write it all off for taxes. I'm sure LEGO, Hasbro, Mattel, and a whole bunch of other major toy manufacturers could have pulled their resources to make a deal happen. It will hurt them all in the long run and already has cost them millions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickSamurai Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 9:37 PM, Ruppzilla said: What part of south Florida are you in? Traveling between Ft. Lauderdale and Key west What part are you hovering around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 7 hours ago, Alpinemaps said: In my Cardpool issue - they issued a full refund. I’d suggest if you still have weird GC amounts that you bought from them, check online to see if you can use it. .com will tell you when you try to order whether it’s a merch return card. If it is, get your money back now. April 15 is fast approaching and I’m sure Cardpool would rather stick you with the loss than take it themselves. i took the same route. got fed up with trying to redeem them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruppzilla Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 2 hours ago, BrickSamurai said: Traveling between Ft. Lauderdale and Key west What part are you hovering around? Pembroke pInes and islamorda ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickSamurai Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 42 minutes ago, Ruppzilla said: Pembroke pInes and islamorda Islamorada'a nice - use to head out there for party boat fishing many years ago. May head out this weekend for last weekend of lobsters before the season closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Monsters Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Just got back from TRU. $177 Porsche and other goodies. Good day. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Well at least someone is benefiting from this...^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exracer327 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 The TRUs around me are devoid of LEGO. Everything was bought up with only 5% discounts. Well, everything except Jyn Erso's - they have dozens upon dozens sitting on the shelf at multiple locations. I almost feel bad for that one set. It's received less love than the new partial AT-ST. As someone else has suggested, they'll probably be the May the 4th giveaway this year and for the next few years after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoroakenfelder Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I walked into one TRU today that had some new Brickheadz. They had Han, Thanos, Iron Man and Gamora. The QF opportunity didn't seem like it was worthwhile since they're trending at 17.99 free shipping. I saw 2 UCS TIE Fighters at $239.99. I figured that the 5% off still didn't get it back to RRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 The TRUs around me are devoid of LEGO. Everything was bought up with only 5% discounts. Well, everything except Jyn Erso's - they have dozens upon dozens sitting on the shelf at multiple locations. I almost feel bad for that one set. It's received less love than the new partial AT-ST. As someone else has suggested, they'll probably be the May the 4th giveaway this year and for the next few years after.I think the Laval Chima Dimensions Fun Pack can run circles around Jyn Erso. Saw at least 200 in the electronics section of my one TRU that has been closing since Feb. They "only" had 50 Jyn Ersos. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 That escalated quickly. RIP TRU https://m.toysrus.com Thanks for visiting. We have shut down the website for any purchases but our brick and mortar stores are open and holding going out of business sales. You can keep up-to-date with this historic sale at http://goodbuytoysrus.com. We encourage you to stop by your local store and take full advantage of the deep discounts and deals available. Thank you for your business and support over the years. Sincerely, Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us teams. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 When I go to visit goodbyetoysrus, I get this message: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 It gets better. I actually got through, but notice it’s BUY and not BYE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenb99 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said: It gets better. I actually got through, but notice it’s BUY and not BYE Expecting this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Expecting this? No. Just expecting my damn order that’s on hold that I used a much of GCs for. I’m thinking I should call and try for a return 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Monsters Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Anyone going to cancel their TRU credit card? Seems pointless now to have it, better cards with better benefits else where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeakdigital00 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Anyone going to cancel their TRU credit card? Seems pointless now to have it, better cards with better benefits else where.Paid off. Let it die so it doesn't affect score. Sent from my SM-G955U using Brickpicker Forum mobile app 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Monsters Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, squeakdigital00 said: Paid off. Let it die so it doesn't affect score. Sent from my SM-G955U using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Yeah, that's what I'm thinking but how does it die though? Got an email saying "You are welcome to continue to use your card at Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us stores and wherever Mastercard® is accepted if you have an “R”Us Mastercard." Just don't want to forget about it and have some fraudsters get a hold of it without me ever knowing it was maxed out and slapped with late fees upon late fees. Edited March 30, 2018 by Lego_Monsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river41 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 2 hours ago, ravenb99 said: That escalated quickly. RIP TRU https://m.toysrus.com Thanks for visiting. We have shut down the website for any purchases but our brick and mortar stores are open and holding going out of business sales. You can keep up-to-date with this historic sale at http://goodbuytoysrus.com. We encourage you to stop by your local store and take full advantage of the deep discounts and deals available. Thank you for your business and support over the years. Sincerely, Toys"R"Us and Babies"R"Us teams. looks like they shut down their ebay business also. I actually thought they would sell their website. There is a number of negative feedback on ebay about non-shipment so i guess they were having issues completing orders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego_Monsters Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, river41 said: looks like they shut down their ebay business also. I actually thought they would sell their website. There is a number of negative feedback on ebay about non-shipment so i guess they were having issues completing orders I wonder if anyone's going to take the toysrus username on ebay. Probably have to deal with trademark lawsuits in the future though. Edited March 30, 2018 by Lego_Monsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbacunn Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 No. Just expecting my damn order that’s on hold that I used a much of GCs for. I’m thinking I should call and try for a return I have a small order that hasn't shipped yet. You can still log into your account and see the status of the order and it says in progress. Hopefully they will process the orders that were made before they shut down the website. That would be pretty shitty if they don't. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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