I miss Toys R Us here in America. You could get all the rare items you wouldn't really see in a Walmart or Target in-store in Toys R Us. I've been thinking about planning a trip to Canada this summer mainly for that reason (and for tourism).
@TheDarkThunder
3 жыл бұрын
I did back in late ‘19. “So what brings you to Canada, sir?” “Toys r Us!”
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Great reason to visit!
@aSlipperyDuck
3 жыл бұрын
*US, I'm not very smart
@haileybaileyart2175
2 жыл бұрын
Make me happy with your visit of my page❤️
@Physers
2 жыл бұрын
We feel the same about target
@btk22279
3 жыл бұрын
I liked the old Toys R Us lay out with the long aisles. The paper slips you needed to take to buy video games were something I remember fondly as well.
@KatosKollection
3 жыл бұрын
Man, that Transformers isle.... I miss toys R Us , for sure. Thanks for this.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
👍
@brianneudahl3507
3 жыл бұрын
I’m shocked at how much “stock” there is most cases the shelves are bare here in the US. You would see 1 or 2 people buy out that whole aisle and it be on eBay.
@gagebc
3 жыл бұрын
Awww... that was the Toys 'R Us from my Childhood. I still remember going there for special occassions (usually birthdays)... and bee-lining straight to the transformers/GI Joe Sections... In my memories, those aisles were endless...
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@Summertimeblues28
3 жыл бұрын
My childhood Toys R Us! So glad it’s still there all these years later. I will never forget when they first opened many years ago & they had David Hasselhoff (aka Micheal Knight at the time) & KITT there for the grand opening. Well I was all set to go but I got grounded for some silly reason & my Mom would not let me go. I still bare the emotional scars of not getting to meet Michal Knight & KITT to this very day. Thanks for posting Micheal.
@yyzkakit
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man I used to trek out here when I was in undergrad at Waterloo. Picked up Animated Jetfire/Jetstorm and TF Prime First Edition Optimus and Cliffjumper. Thanks for the good memories!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@mechamanblade8465
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, don't make me cry. I miss Toys R Us. 😢
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Me too. Only 6 more weeks of lock down...
@classicactionfigures3454
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this video. I truly miss Toys R Us here in the US. Hoping that one day it'll come back and bring joy to toy fans in the US.
@lonniestringfellow9854
3 жыл бұрын
The Animal is a remake of the original 80's Animal trucks that had claws coming out of the wheels for better traction. As soon as the wheel would slip, claws would extend. Cool vehicles
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@emerje0
3 жыл бұрын
This is the reply I was looking for. I had the little black Swamper truck from the line, but it died when it got wet unlike what the name would suggest. The toy commercial is a classic, it got all the love that most action figures got. kzitem.info/news/bejne/lo1qs42ArWqUZ6w
@btk22279
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing can stop The Animal
@aldrey4739
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely tugs at the heart to see a physical Toys R Us again! Thank you Michael for showing this and makes me appreciate more what my childhood was full of when Toys R Us was still in the US. “I don’t want to grow up, because if I did, I wouldn’t be a Toys R Us kid”. Nerdmaste!
@eddie95795
7 ай бұрын
Reminds me of my childhood, a simpler time when mim snd dad had all the worries of life and i just got to walk round a toys r us store with great imagination. If i remember right they hsd different music in some isles. It rrally did emerse you. Great memories
@MichaelAlexKawa
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing tour, I miss Toys R Us.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@hgc7000
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that slow-pan on the Transformers aisle. I went almost every weekend in the 1980s, with my dad and I certainly miss taking my kids to TRU in the U.S.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@lo1bo2
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like Galvatron in the animated Transformers movie: "Unicron! Why do you torture me?!"
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@joshphillips1526
3 жыл бұрын
Bro so many mixed feelings watching this thank you I'm so glad you have your childhood toy store to revisit keep up the great work Mr mercy I'm not crying your crying 😢
@Chris_D199
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tour Michael! I live in Ontario to and I’m already missing Toys R Us
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@theodorep9569
3 жыл бұрын
I miss leaving my house
@jsmith1095
3 жыл бұрын
This brought back some really good memories. As a kid this was the place for me to get lost in. Thanks for sharing and maybe the U.S. can get some stores going again.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Hope so!
@SkyFireDrone2022
3 жыл бұрын
I loved going to TRU.. And my daughters did too. When my oldest was first learning to walk, I spent two hours in TRU, following her around and recording with my cellphone. Then I made a little video in iMovie. Six years later, I still love that little video. Now all we have is Walmart and a couple of aisles in Target. 😐
@andre9191
3 жыл бұрын
Edmonton here. We still have our toys are us as well but we didn’t get them till the mid 80’s so we had to go to Tops N Toys. I can still picture all the gi joes and transformers hanging on those pegs. I still haven’t met anyone who had the aircraft carrier.
@medranoge1
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome tour, thank you so much. It took me back to when my mom would take me once a month to choose a toy if I did well in school.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@catpin
3 жыл бұрын
I hope Toys R Us comes back and all over the world to open again when the pandemic is over I miss going to Toys R Us.
@stacks9079
3 жыл бұрын
I miss Toys R Us, in the UK. On the rare occasion I got to go, it was like being taken to Disney World!
@randomguyiguess3241
3 жыл бұрын
Wait so it's not just our country that Toys R Us shut down in?
@theodorep9569
3 жыл бұрын
I miss going into stores, and leaving my house... thanks Ford for giving us the pleasure of a third wave
@XMattingly
3 жыл бұрын
I’m blown away; I had no idea TRU existed outside the US. I thought they went bankrupt & shut down everywhere. 😳 This brings back memories of the late 90’s when my college buddy worked there; I popped in a few times a week to bug him and check for new Star Wars POTF figures. Those were great days. Thanks for sharing! 👍
@endeavourist5287
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the Canadian stores were bought out by another company so they avoided the Toys R Us apocalypse in the UK, US and elsewhere.
@richardjohnson9543
2 жыл бұрын
There's nothing like being able to walk around in a Toys R Us and look at stuff in person as opposed to ordering it online. Those stores are greatly missed in the US
@RodimusPrime1982
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Michael Mercy. On a good note someone has bought the rights or something to Toys r us in America and is planning to open more stores hopefully soon or at the start of 2022. All we here in the states can have is hope.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Hope springs eternal!
@RodimusPrime1982
3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelMercy Hope is what has been getting us through these times good brother
@justinmohan7103
3 жыл бұрын
This morning I woke up and I looked at my KZitem feed for toy news and to my surprise this video popped up and it was from Kitchener so I put it in my watch later section because I was super surprised and super floored that a KZitemr existed in Kitchener, then I went for a walk and I went past this house and in this backyard there was an older gentleman with is son and I spoke to them and they said they were getting the garden ready and I was walking by and talking. All the time I was anticipating coming home and watching this video. Well I finally made it home to check out the content and to see who Michael Mercy was and I think that Michael Mercy might have been the person I met on my walk today and didn't know this was his channel till later on when I looked at his picture and browsed some of his videos. So Michael did I say Hi to you this afternoon? Its super cool that you are from Kitchener. This is totally insane and awesome. Like it really is and it feels so exciting.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Justin! Nope, that wasn't me but glad you enjoyed the video.
@drozwalker9
3 жыл бұрын
This is a sweet tour! My inner retail geek says, this store has a nice layout and seems well stocked. I definitely would love to go visit this store and the surrounding area someday. Thanks for the adventure.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@pbailed8007
3 жыл бұрын
I always love the wonder and enthusiasm in your voice ! it’s awesome!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@rodimus371
3 жыл бұрын
This gives me hope that toys r us will come back to the states .thanks for posting this was awesome 👏
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Nerdmasté! 🙏
@julienpereira4351
3 ай бұрын
Bonjour, j’ai travaillé 4 ans dans un toys r us à Bron en France, j’ai travaillé d’abord aux livraisons , ensuite au pick up , ensuite responsable rayon filles et ensuite responsable rayon garçon , ce sont les meilleures années de ma vie. Nous avons été premier magasin régional et ensuite premier magasin national. J’y ai rencontré la femme de ma vie. J’en ai les larmes aux yeux de voir ça. Toys r us for ever !! 😢❤😢❤
@geewunder1171
3 жыл бұрын
Now if only you could give us one of these, but after going through a time machine… Toys "R" Us 1985 virtual tour, anybody? :) That's the last era I remember having seen Toys "R" Us with a wall-to-wall Transformers aisle! But like you said in your very first toy museum video, the magic just isn't quite the same is it?
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Someone recently posted a TRU shopping spree from 1986 on KZitem. You never get a good look at the isles and the girl doesn't go into the action figure section, but it's something at least.
@hawksilverdragon
3 жыл бұрын
This channel is a time travel portal with nostalgia on tap.
@audiebavington8789
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this therapy session Michael. Over here in Perth, we have no more Toys R us. Instead, now we Have ToyMate. Yes, ToyMate. We couldn't think of a better name. Pricey too.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Audie, glad you enjoyed! I can think of a few worse ones. ToyBud. ToyPal. ToyPerson. ;-)
@audiebavington8789
3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelMercy I just spat out my noodles. 'ToyPerson'.
@shawnp4155
3 жыл бұрын
My last walk through in Toys'r'Us in Thunder Bay was a little bitter sweet. Was great to just walk around and score some older waves of Siege and Earthrise Transformers, but the store overall had a "somber" feeling. You could feel it in the staff. They were trying to stay friendly but you could feel their worries in them. I was reminded of a Smallville episode when Clark returned to Fortress of Solitude after Jor-El abandoned it. Staying positive that people will support and embrace in person experience once things return to "normal". 🤞
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@kevman924
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this brother! Once this pandemic quiets down I’ll need to drive up and visit the store. It’s only 6 hours from me 😆
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Kevin.
@theodorep9569
3 жыл бұрын
Quite a few stores here in Toronto too
@MCDJACDC
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely so Rad! Thank you for sharing!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@kenobiworks
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, it's so great to see this again! Miss this!! We don't Toys R Us in the UK anymore... Really miss this store!!! Thank you for a great vid! 👍👍
@MisterEye1975
3 жыл бұрын
God I miss actual toy stores in the US...
@agnethaladuff8559
3 жыл бұрын
That was a really cool tour of Toys'R'Us store, it brings back some good memories of when we were young and loved walking in the toy aisles and seeing some awesome fun toys.
@michaelsierra9
3 жыл бұрын
You don’t remember the animal? It was that toy truck that had claws that came out of the wheels to make it climb. Or so it said in the 80’s commercial. “The A-ni-mal”, still remember the jingle but never had it, lol.
@andre9191
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. The animal. It was up there with “Stompers” so many double A batteries.
@carterlogue3234
3 жыл бұрын
Oh come on man you're going to make me cry, one of the two Toys R Us that were in a 50 mile radius of where I live got turned into a Harley-Davidson store and they kept the enter and exit door signs the same because they were Orange
@OldManTheseDays
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I would LOVE to go to a TRU right now. It’s hard for me to even believe the ones I would frequent back home are now closed. Thanks for posting this awesome piece of vicarious living 😀
@arrond5745
3 жыл бұрын
I drove an hour and a half to this tru to get my mp starscream when he came out. Love this place the ones near me never have anything im looking for.
@michaelmcfarlandjr9015
3 жыл бұрын
Cool video! I remember going and seeing Star Wars sets and vehicles stacked almost to the rafters. The GI Joe isle was huge and all the Nintendo games. I sure hope they reopen these in the United States.
@billpagan3070
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! I love these type of videos! So glad at least some friends can still enjoy Toys-R-Us.😁👍
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, Bill!
@billpagan3070
3 жыл бұрын
@@MichaelMercy Love those Emojis 👍
@noahmian3472
3 жыл бұрын
I feel really bad for some of the American kids and adults who can’t experience this, but I heard that Toysrus is re-opening in America which is good:)
@godcomplext7041
3 жыл бұрын
I know this store so well before I moved to Woodstock this was my go to toys r us I still prefer to the one in London they don’t seem to update their stock as much as the Kitchener location
@HypnotronV2
3 жыл бұрын
I thought I read about a week ago Toys R Us was bought and new owner (WHP Global) wants to reopen stores in the US ahead of the 2021 Holiday season
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Hope so.
@MrChristopoop
3 жыл бұрын
That’s is pretty sad they are roping portions of stores off. The response of this whole “pandemic” is so all over the board, and the a rt a that are as close to open as they were pre pandemic are NOT paying a heavy price for keeping things open in terms of their hospitals and other markers (FWIW my spouse is a traveling nurse and has a pretty extensive network she talks to regarding this stuff, I am in LE here in NY and speak to as many I can about this as things are not adding up). Anyway thanks for the video. My ten year old daughter and I always lament the loss of the Toys R Us I grew up with in New Hartford NY. It is now a Planet Fitness. Last purchases we got from it were a Drangons Race to the Edge toy for her, and I picked up the animatronic Yoda for her for Christmas for 25 percent of his original price. That was an awesome deal on it. He is still fun for her to break out once in awhile, and she has a Grogu to hang with him. I think back over the last ten twelve years and remember how many times wide and I went in and she would be looking for diapers, or other stuff while our daughters were younger, I would go to action figure side. We were not in a bad way financially, but wide stayed at home when the kids were young, so I could not justify it when I saw stuff like the anniversary 82 Joes box set, or Flint and the Eels set, and numerous other stuff that I passed up. Three or four years ago when I could actually pick that stuff up and not feel bad, it was gone from the aisles. Oh well. The Star Wars and Transformers aisles in your store were still way more than you would see at any store in the states right now. Thanks for the video.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Certainly appreciate those isles more now after comparing them to the empty isles of Walmart here. Hope TRU can ride this out and survive because the improvements they made after the US closures were great.
@MrChristopoop
3 жыл бұрын
An update, I had to take middle daughter to her basket ball league (no spectators allowed in due to covid though) so youngest and went on a mini toy hunt as she was looking for birthday gift for a friend. We hit up Walgreens, Walmart, Target, Ollies, and one older locally owned store that specializes in toys for younger children. Shelves were very barren. I could see all of the pegs laid out for Joe stuff at Wally, and they had one or two Star Wats figs, as well as He Man, Skeletor, and Prince Adam and his sky sled. That was about it of interest over all the stops we made. Of course we also had to pass by the former Toys R Us locale as well as the mall across the street which had a Kay Bee Toys in it. One new bright spot was a small comic book store off the beaten path. Only open a couple weekends a month right now, only accepts cash, but it felt like home in there.
@woodman29
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael, I needed this, such fantastic memories here in Boston of ours missed TOYS R US
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@jasonmoran7425
3 жыл бұрын
I should be sleeping but I'm crying. I was 20 years into US TRU when we closed.
@slaizen
3 жыл бұрын
We got a tiny ToyRus here, woow what a dream =0
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@jamescarpenter4218
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael I too live in Ontario and I'm missing going to toys r us already, missing hunting for transformers gi joe and marvel legends
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Hang in there! 6 weeks until...possibly the next lockdown. lol
@williedavis1980
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video bro! I miss my childhood TRU. I have two young boys and hate that they won't be able to experience a Toys R Us in the US.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Someone else posted here that there could be new owners bringing it back in the US soon.
@RogueKT21
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Also my home TRU. I worked there for a few years in the late 90s. Action figures used to be in aisle 8C ride behind the bike rack! Lots of redesigns. Action figures are now in area that used to be a stock room area.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Miss that original layout.
@loserwithaplan
3 жыл бұрын
We don't have any true toy stores here since Toys R Us left just big box stores.
@Dude-y9c
3 жыл бұрын
OH COME ON I want toysRus to open again in England this sucks happy that you found it
@eltenda
3 жыл бұрын
Cool tour , thank you
@quille9694
2 жыл бұрын
im in kawartha lakes, toys r us is sorta close but is still hour and a half away. i haven't gone too one in like 2 years, but i remember walking in when i was super little running away from my parents into the Anna and Elsa section and bragging my parents to get me the Figurines😂
@invictus84
3 жыл бұрын
Toys r us is still operating in Canada? That’s great 😃
@3797ID
3 жыл бұрын
@10:18 omg So full of Transformers goodness #iLoveit 🥳🤩🥳
@xhairstargetmaster6338
3 жыл бұрын
Man I miss Toys R us in the USA!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@scottgordon8902
3 жыл бұрын
All the glue.. it's purely because of slime.. those of us with young kids defintely understand.. because of this massive slime phenomenon going on.. Elmer's Glue is selling more glue than ever!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Now I know!
@allmusicfan88
3 жыл бұрын
I was hoping there would be a whole isle of MOTU! ha ha ha So it's the same as here in the states. ha ha
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Some day hopefully!
@omegahtv6779
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much brother
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Nerdmasté! 🙏
@ranofsteel4136
3 жыл бұрын
Omg I never realized your from Ontario hello from Niagara it’s nice to have a home grown hero
@mzeroxx69
3 жыл бұрын
I believe this is the one The HOFF visited during the run of knight rider in the 80's next was Hamilton and that event got out of hand and had to be canceled
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Holy smokes, looks like he *did* visit at the grand opening.
@danieltempleton838
3 жыл бұрын
Wow there no toys in dallas unless your in a vintage toy store walmart target empty. :( great video!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@imahuman9194
3 жыл бұрын
I hope there is a toy store like this in my country😢
@jennifermcbryde8887
Жыл бұрын
Toys"R"Us is back at Macy's Today, October 15th
@justinl909
Жыл бұрын
They are turning this toy r us store into a Scandinavian furniture outlet. I’m working here as an electrician right now lol. It’s completely empty big empty space where the toys once occupied 😢
@badisamoune3893
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael for this tour! I wonder where can I rent my educational toy in such a kids mall or somewhere else? I have a game-changer educational toy I invented, my aim is to rent some of it till I can afford manufacturing it in volume. It needs some tables and chairs (around ten) for kids where they can practice the toy. Thanks
@richardslotboom9250
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe a strange question,but was toys r us the only toy store that mattered? I almost only hear people talking about this store , we never had a toys r us here in the Netherlands just a couple of small toy stores. Nice to see that you people have fond memories of this store!🤗
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Kaybee and Child World were in the US as well.
@D_LGND
2 жыл бұрын
There’s a few Toys R Us stores still up in Canada
@Maxcartervalmont
2 жыл бұрын
Apparently they are coming back to the UK!! 🤞
@JMan1380
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, so cool to see what we could have if TRU was still in the states. Thanks for this, Mercy. Have they gotten any single carded Masters Origins yet? I'd like to think TRU would be a great place to get the new and reissued Ghostbusters toys if Walmart wasn't in the way.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I imagine it's a bit like looking into an alternate dimension for people in the US. There were some single carded Origins here before, but they sold fast. Still some at Walmart though.
@AgentSmartnumber86
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes I live in kitchener yes this is the kitchener toys r us but this is awesome 🙂
@bobahicks
3 жыл бұрын
Oh some nice stuff in that Jurassic section!
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
The dinos are awesome! Poor Nedry's been there for a year though.
@filmandpage1138
3 жыл бұрын
I have to visit the one close to me. There are two in my area.
@thenostalgiabusiness
3 жыл бұрын
Michael, the plushies at 13:06 are Animal Crossing characters. Arguably more popular than Mario these days. We're getting old, brother.
@D_LGND
2 жыл бұрын
Mario is still iconic but you maybe right
@171QA
3 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@millcitychris4303
3 жыл бұрын
Thank u for the video
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure.
@silhouettoofaman2935
3 жыл бұрын
And Wal-Mart has the *audacity* to claim that "world's best toy store" title.
@TandLtoys
3 жыл бұрын
G Michael I thought you would have you knew the animal that was a great toy back in the 80s it was around the time of stompersthe buttons on the wheels for the Claws to come out the animal can go over anything
@dahliaselorio1448
2 жыл бұрын
My son like that toy r us beause he love toys wooooooow good job im like your video about toy r us
@EugenioAngueira
3 жыл бұрын
OMG, this feels like going into the Twilight Zone. I miss TRU.
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@Itsfuckingtoxin
2 жыл бұрын
I WANT THAT DEER PLUSH!!!!
@nancyhopkins7192
3 жыл бұрын
So cool
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@kw9377
3 жыл бұрын
I go Toysrus every other day here in B.C..
@noodleschalepah5934
3 жыл бұрын
Omg 89.99 could've bought a mule 😂😂
@wrestlingwithjay3770
25 күн бұрын
80’s
@Jase583
3 жыл бұрын
I miss Toys R Us Here in Australia. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@Jason-zj7xc
3 жыл бұрын
There a Hobby Werehouse
@Adam-hl8ik
3 жыл бұрын
Man I wish my transformers isle looked like that
@rishacrow99
2 жыл бұрын
i like the video.....already subscribed to ur channel....
@BennyLlama39
3 жыл бұрын
THIRD lockdown!? I hate to say it, but it's time you folks up north consider your own Revolutionary War. Just as a What-If scenario. (Wink wink)
@MichaelMercy
3 жыл бұрын
@D_LGND
2 жыл бұрын
13:39 I have those stickbot plush heads
@glitchycycl
2 жыл бұрын
A year ago?!
@DavidAgamanukian
Жыл бұрын
the toys r us inside of Macy's just don't feel the same exprince as the original store i grew up going to
@thomasgamerthebiggestroblo2591
2 жыл бұрын
I from Kitchener Canada They best toys r us But we move Montreal :D
@tubetop123
3 жыл бұрын
Many Pokemon items online Toys R Us is out of stock. Why
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