Category Archives: TRU

Two-- no, THREE surprising pieces of Toys "R" Us news

Posted on October 2, 2018 by OAFE

First, The Washington Post reported that two of the three owners of TRU have set aside money to give the ex-workers severance pay: Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts - two of the three firms that bought Toys R Us … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 27, 2018 by yo go re
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A quick look at the Toys "R" Us website

Posted on June 16, 2018 by OAFE

From someone on Twitter: I just saw this and I swear I cried. I don't think it's really hit me, even though I got to visit my childhood TRU. This just wrecked me. "Thanks to each of you who shared … Continue reading →

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Selectively stocking at Toys "Я" Us

Posted on May 20, 2018 by OAFE

ᶜᵃⁿ ᴵ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵘʰʰʰʰ... pic.twitter.com/JGCqdm5nyg — OAFEnet (@OAFE) May 20, 2018 And now, some more OAFEry:LCBH SuperPatriot addendum Flippin' through Previews - December '12 "Secret Wars: E is for Extinction" #1 variant ASM Minimate Mini-Review #2 - Gwen Stacy & … Continue reading →

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Toys "R" Us: Employees Deserve Severance Pay

Posted on May 12, 2018 by OAFE

Remember how TRU's workers are getting screwed out of their promised severance, while the chain's executives are getting big bonuses? Someone has started a petition to draw attention to this fact. Will a successful petition really get Bain, Vornado, and … Continue reading →

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Handheld gaming at Toys R Us

Posted on March 20, 2018 by OAFE

You remember Will West, right? He's the one who told you about TRU's "Bump Up Program" and what a "Roto Hold" was. He's definitely a friend of the site. Will discusses nerdy things on his own site every Friday, so … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #351 - Spider Sense Peter Parker & Chameleon

Posted on March 18, 2018 by yo go re

#351 - Spider Sense Peter Parker/Chameleon Full confession: right now, I'm wishing we'd reviewed one fewer Minimates set somewhere along the way, so that this one would get to be #350. And now, some more OAFEry:Spider-Man: Spider-Force Swarm addendum Mary … Continue reading →

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An elegy for Toys R Us

Posted on March 14, 2018 by OAFE

With the news that Toys Я Us will soon be closing, Matt of X-Entertainment/Dinosaur Dracula fame waxed poetic on his history with the store. Since entertainment journalism these days is just copying people's Tweets, we'll do that. Here's what he … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #350 - Spider-Armor Spider-Man & Superior Foe Beetle

Posted on March 10, 2018 by yo go re

#350 - Spider-Armor Spider-Man/Superior Foe Beetle And now, some more OAFEry:Secret Wars standees Rustin's Spoils of the Week #189 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #114 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #20 Rustin's Spoils of the Week #56

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Minimate Mini-Review #349 - Negative Zone Spider-Man & Jack O'Lantern

Posted on February 24, 2018 by yo go re

#349 - Negative Zone Spider-Man/Jack O'Lantern And now, some more OAFEry:C2E2 2017 What does the GI Joe 2 delay mean for toys? Marvel Legends addendum: dat (female) body! SDCC 2011 - Hasbro: Marvel Minimate Mini-Review #325 - Jet-Pack Spider-Man & … Continue reading →

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