I remembered that Tru. That's where I chose Zelda over tmnt 1. Best decision I have ever made looking back how dumb looking and hard tmnt was and I was a huge fan of the tmnt arcade version
That's the location I used to go to as a kid. I'm not sure but I think it was the closest one to the Clear Lake area back in the day.
with no kb toys or toys r us who's sponsoring the prizes on the new double dare? it must be a massive downgrade.
My wife went by the one near willowbrook earlier this week, since it was the last week. She said it was pretty said. Only a couple of isles of stuff left, and none of it really worth buying. Somehow she still managed to spend 30 bucks.
Haven't actually stepped foot in a Toys R Us in 17 years, but this is still makes me a little sad, nostalgia is very strange. The one I went to on 43rd has been closed for ages. My dad had to pick up his check around the corner from there, I sometimes rode with him and he would let me buy one toy. I don't know if you can put into words the feeling of walking into a Toys R Us as a kid.
Went to the one on OST last Sunday after the Astros game, they only had the front of the store open, still had a decent selection to look for about a hour. I debated on getting a Guardian of the Galaxy MP3 player shaped as a Sony Walkman for $11 but passed, I ended up just buying New Day pop for like $8
Yeah that version of TMNT was a huge letdown especially with the arcade version being so popular. Only way I was ever able to beat it was using a game genie.
I'm an engineer, and we are working on a project that will be right on that TRU property. Office, retail, parking garage.
I wouldnt say unique. Two buildings. Each with retail/restaurant on ground floor, then office space on the 5 floors above. Then parking garage.
So that building will be torn down? Weird - since its a connected part of that strip center. Or building on top of it?
No im not talking about the bunker hill strip where HEB is. I'm talking about the old stand alone toys r us store on the other side of I-10.
I took our kids there a bunch of times while they were growing up and they loved it. As was pointed out, it's a blow to the toy industry, who will have to adapt, and a lot of low paying jobs are going away. I'm concerned about Barnes&Noble. Lots of brick and mortar stores, although they've closed some, and their tablet/e-reader, which isn't bad, hasn't really worked out for them. Loads of competition and people are downloading novels to e-readers, or ordering the book online. Whenever one of my kids had a good report card (which was every time), I'd take them to B&N and buy them a book. They're still avid readers. Hope B&N can adapt to the changing marketplace.
Jesus man, that photo of Geoffrey is like the saddest damn thing. I only ever got to go to Toys R Us once or twice as a kid because my parents knew it was like taking a kid to a ****ing casino. Such an unbelievable, riotous orgy of toys, all designed to surgically remove an adult's paycheck. The air seemed fresher in a Toys R Us. Colors seemed brighter. Walking in there was like taking your first sniff of coke, man. Damn. Having no kids of my own, I haven't been inside one for... ****, probably 31 years or so. You just don't forget that feeling, though.
Yeah as a kid it seemed like the aisles went on for miles and it was floor to ceiling with GI Joes, TMNT, Monsters in My pocket, Starting Lineup, and that epic video game wall with all the papers you’d have to pull to get the one you want. I’m sure it’s being a kid then but the location I used to go to was ginormous compared to where I’ve gone the last few years. I remember lusting after those toys r us shopping sprees you’d see on TV...sigh RIP TRU.
