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Toys "R" Us - 50% scraps are all that's left


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Our store had Lego 10% off with a bonus 10% today. We picked up a few small Duplo sets and a Lego batman set for the kiddos. I left behind a UCS Snowspeeder. Also grabbed some Playmobil Ghostbusters sets. The best deal we found was the Radio Flyer landspeeder for $150 (originally $500). I kind of want to build a fleet of them!

 

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Has anyone stopped in TRU today?  I saw they sent another email with some percentage off changes.
Nothing left worthwhile in my TRUs since they went to 10% off... Definitely no Diners or other valuable sets as reported by others.
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So I finally stopped by my local Toys R Us yesterday to see the amazing deals... and most of the shelves were still packed. I quickly found out why as nearly all of the premium brands were severely marked up in price. My favorites were the $19.99 Super Hero Mighty Micros, and the 50+ 75155 U Wings marked at $109.99.

I decided to ask a manager what was up with the prices. I showed them the U-Wing on the Lego SAH site and let them know the MSRP was $79.99. The manager started yelling "THE PRICE ON THE SHELF IS THE PRICE LEGO SOLD IT TO US AT!!!!! WE ARE TAKING A LOSS AT 30% OFF SO BE GRATEFUL!!!". I did a little facepalm and headed towards the door.

Now this is a store I have never had an issue at. I guess emotions are high strung trying to maximize profit while tricking the fools into believing they are getting a deal. It was clear why so many people were walking out of there without buying anything.

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2 hours ago, brickvoyeur said:

So I finally stopped by my local Toys R Us yesterday to see the amazing deals... and most of the shelves were still packed. I quickly found out why as nearly all of the premium brands were severely marked up in price. My favorites were the $19.99 Super Hero Mighty Micros, and the 50+ 75155 U Wings marked at $109.99.

I decided to ask a manager what was up with the prices. I showed them the U-Wing on the Lego SAH site and let them know the MSRP was $79.99. The manager started yelling "THE PRICE ON THE SHELF IS THE PRICE LEGO SOLD IT TO US AT!!!!! WE ARE TAKING A LOSS AT 30% OFF SO BE GRATEFUL!!!". I did a little facepalm and headed towards the door.

Now this is a store I have never had an issue at. I guess emotions are high strung trying to maximize profit while tricking the fools into believing they are getting a deal. It was clear why so many people were walking out of there without buying anything.

I feel bad for the employees, but that's straight up lying to people. Not cool.

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1 hour ago, mudcatsfan said:

I feel bad for the employees, but that's straight up lying to people. Not cool.

Which is why I don't feel bad from the manager level up.  This attitude permeates the entire organization and is a major reason to their downfall.  I went in yesterday since Lego was at 30% (didn't buy any) and employees caring left the station long ago.  

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I just came back from 2 TRU in North NJ. 

One will close its doors for good at the end of day May 28.  Not a single Lego set left.

Another doesn't have an end date.  Lego @ 30% off.  Only Lego sets left are Star Wars buildable figures, several Ninjago Movie sets, several mindcraft sets, several Angry Birds sets, and 2 Technic Bucket Excavators.

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Picked up 4 minty carousels at 30% off almost left then went to check the dimensions and they were sitting inside the glass video game cases. Ymmv but it’s a worth a look


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At my TRU that closed last month they had Mindstorms 31313 in the same place, as well as Anki Overdrive. Mindstorms was discounted from waaay over MSRP, but it did hit $175 towards the end. Contemplated buying all 3 sets but mistimed my visit and arrived the day they had closed :(. Did get the Overdrive sets at 60% off (as reported here earlier).
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The only set left at my store worth considering is 70618 Destiny's Bounty at $112 (30% off). I've only got one so far so I might go back later to scoop them up. There is no telling when they will be discounted further, and at 50% they will go quick. I was never able to find any at WM for 50% during their winter clearance. Other than that it's just scraps and my store is about half full of empty racking and shelving. It's kind of depressing. 

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