Category Archives: TRU

Toys "R" Us: Employees Deserve Severance Pay

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

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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An elegy for Toys R Us

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 #360 - Spider Sense Peter Parker & Chameleon

#360 - Spider Sense Peter Parker/Chameleon Full confession: right now, I'm wishing we'd reviewed ten fewer Minimates sets somewhere along the way, so that this one would get to be #350. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Infinity War trailer made with … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #359 - Spider-Armor Spider-Man & Superior Foe Beetle

#359 - Spider-Armor Spider-Man/Superior Foe Beetle <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Majestrix Lilandra Neramani of the Shi'ar Empire Marvel Legends addendum: dat (big) body! Rustin's Spoils of the Week #208 Superposeable Spider-Man addendum Spider-Man Legends Silk addendum

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Minimate Mini-Review #358 - Negative Zone Spider-Man & Jack O'Lantern

#358 - Negative Zone Spider-Man/Jack O'Lantern <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Here's to Sam Elliott! Flippin' Through Previews - November '09 Ultimate Marvel toys Action Force: Sgt. Slaughter review The Spider-Verse Spider-Men

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Minimate Mini-Review #356 - Killmonger & Ulysses Klaue

#356 - Killmonger/Ulysses Klaue <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Minimate Mini-Review #353 - Tactical Killmonger & Casino T'Challa "Black Panther" Comic Series: Black Bolt review Minimate Mini-Review #71 - Black Panther & 90s Storm Minimate Mini-Review #360 - Black Panther & … Continue reading →

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Minimate Mini-Review #355 - Nakia & Okoye

#355 - Dora Milaje Nakia/Dora Milaje Okoye <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>

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Name-brand returns

I guess Tyler didn't want this Bumblebee: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Alchemist Prime addendum Transformers Windblade addendum Transformers BotBots Meltz Down review Truly, outrageously, more than meets the eye Say, you look familiar

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Schleich TRU Geoffrey addendum

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