ABANDONED Toys R Us - One Year After Closing Forever ( WE GOT INSIDE )

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  • @BenLaurence
    @BenLaurence  5 років тому +1518

    Do you miss Toys R Us??? I know there’s rumors of its return but I’ll believe it when I seen it
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    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +66

      When you accidentally delete your pinned comment 😂

    • @devin3537
      @devin3537 5 років тому +25

      @Ben Laurence
      😂😂😂 so u commented that again haha

    • @DiddeH06
      @DiddeH06 5 років тому +17

      Ben Laurence There is a Toys R Us in Denmark lol

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +26

      Yes 😂 gotta try and sell as much merch as possible and get people to join Patreon lol

    • @laperra5542
      @laperra5542 5 років тому +9

      Ben Laurence i made this 40

  • @toxicshadow3513
    @toxicshadow3513 5 років тому +1734

    One piece of my childhood gone. You will be missed

    • @coffeeboi158
      @coffeeboi158 5 років тому +26

      #ToysRUsForever

    • @elitetoxicgamer5827
      @elitetoxicgamer5827 5 років тому +10

      Same

    • @novero5463
      @novero5463 5 років тому +8

      I would share your sympathy but unfortunately I live in Canada. Let it be known that this was revenge for taking Target from us.

    • @ismealpantojaochoa9862
      @ismealpantojaochoa9862 5 років тому +9

      The first two words is my favorite anime

    • @sugoiz4276
      @sugoiz4276 5 років тому +5

      @@ismealpantojaochoa9862 YES I LOVE THAT ANIME XD

  • @meowmeowmadi
    @meowmeowmadi 4 роки тому +589

    stuff like this gives me a feeling that i can’t describe

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 роки тому +53

      Same

    • @yugo_trash866
      @yugo_trash866 4 роки тому +7

      Umm.... Toys R Us is back the news was told 2 months before you made this comment lol

    • @peachflavored_milk2671
      @peachflavored_milk2671 4 роки тому +14

      Eerie images of places that are usually visited a lot now are abandoned

    • @scarlypuffplays7904
      @scarlypuffplays7904 4 роки тому +19

      Nostalgia and sadness

    • @arfan6936
      @arfan6936 4 роки тому

      Toys r us went out a busineif 😂

  • @elloecan
    @elloecan 5 років тому +640

    So sad to see what happened to my childhood...

    • @coffeeboi158
      @coffeeboi158 5 років тому +5

      Ikr
      My fav part was sonic toys
      But is all gone...

    • @UNSCMarine117
      @UNSCMarine117 5 років тому +2

      It was the last place in my town that sold halo mega comtrux sets.

    • @alyssaledford
      @alyssaledford 5 років тому

      Kitton03 lucky

    • @puttaksom2152
      @puttaksom2152 5 років тому

      8

    • @TobyAster
      @TobyAster 5 років тому

      Kitton03 reading this as I’m crying.
      R.I.P my childhood

  • @SpecSwamp
    @SpecSwamp Рік тому +142

    This hurts me, Toys R Us was one of my favorite stores as a child, and to see one in ruins like this makes my inner child sad. (They’ve probably demolished it or something by now, but still)

    • @BurgerKingnotofficial
      @BurgerKingnotofficial Рік тому +4

      i actually remember seeing a TOYS R US open in a JCPenney it said it was opening in 2023 so….

    • @oversizedbiscuit3971
      @oversizedbiscuit3971 Рік тому

      😮

    • @lilpineapplegirl5367
      @lilpineapplegirl5367 Рік тому

      Yea

    • @haa846
      @haa846 Рік тому +1

      its been back for a year or so, so what do you mean?

    • @SpecSwamp
      @SpecSwamp Рік тому

      @@haa846 it ain’t really back, a small pop up aisle in Macy’s doesn’t count.

  • @zudemaster
    @zudemaster 5 років тому +411

    I always had this stupid dream of when I hit around 55-60 taking a early retirement and getting a part time job at Toys-R-Us. That will never happen now.

    • @jigglypufftoys4322
      @jigglypufftoys4322 5 років тому +12

      zudemaster I actually wanted to do that when I was younger 😭

    • @erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803
      @erinbricker-urbanhistorian5803 5 років тому +3

      :)

    • @edgarh252
      @edgarh252 5 років тому +3

      Maybe it’ll be back....

    • @thatonekidd4625
      @thatonekidd4625 5 років тому +4

      I would want to do that too as a old person and see the kids faces light up but that will never happen now 😭

    • @aaliyahburkhartzmeyer
      @aaliyahburkhartzmeyer 5 років тому +3

      Toys r us may be back in 2019 or 2020 but it will be called Gefferoys closet

  • @spookyboiclay
    @spookyboiclay 5 років тому +2520

    My best memory is when I went to get toys for my 8or9th birthday
    Who else misses toysRus like if you do

    • @Cl4imishere
      @Cl4imishere 5 років тому +24

      I missed. My mom buyed me in toyrus

    • @starlamytruelove
      @starlamytruelove 5 років тому +31

      @@Cl4imishere never knew you could buy a child from toys r s

    • @caasius777
      @caasius777 5 років тому +6

      lionbear Love I went there for my 8th birthday

    • @eightnickel1513
      @eightnickel1513 5 років тому +8

      Toysrus changed the world. I bet everyone were furious when it was closed. If I were Thanos, I would use the Reality Stone to make Toysrus reopen. Some people think they’re just renaming it to “Jeffery” (witch was the name of the giraffe of Toysrus).

    • @Cl4imishere
      @Cl4imishere 5 років тому

      @@starlamytruelove no I mean my mom buy me a toy in toysrus

  • @eager_99
    @eager_99 5 років тому +188

    Canada: *Exists*

    Toys R us: *Happy toy noises*

    • @prestonhenschel9532
      @prestonhenschel9532 5 років тому +1

      @@ghostrikeit some other company bought them, that's why they're still open

    • @cartooncat9115
      @cartooncat9115 5 років тому +1

      Totally PRO wow really?????

    • @dragon_tamer1655
      @dragon_tamer1655 5 років тому

      Rms Mauertania yea they bought them for 8.6 billion dollars

  • @firewolfeena_theanimallover
    @firewolfeena_theanimallover Рік тому +35

    It's both creepy and sad seeing what once was vibrant and cheerful, full of children making memories of getting to choose out a toy or a video game. Now dim, sad and abandoned with no children choosing a toy or video game out... I used to go to Toys R Us all the time when I was younger. It's sad that it is now gone.

  • @definitelynotlexi
    @definitelynotlexi 5 років тому +295

    I used to go to ToysRUS for my birthday :( I miss it

  • @tonym.5310
    @tonym.5310 5 років тому +282

    Come to Canada, we still have more than 80 TRU stores across the country and they still play the theme song over the PA all the time...I don't wanna grow up I'm a TOYS R US kid....

    • @AndrewJohnson-qm4gp
      @AndrewJohnson-qm4gp 5 років тому +4

      I hope I can move there!

    • @LiamLeft
      @LiamLeft 5 років тому +4

      Hey I go to Saskatoon sometimes I go to TRU lol I go to pa to

    • @jenlavallee5543
      @jenlavallee5543 5 років тому +4

      YOUR SO FREAKING LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WISH I WAS IN CANADA

    • @laurakruk4692
      @laurakruk4692 5 років тому +2

      Tony M. I was just about to say the same thing! I live in Montreal and I have easy access to AT LEAST three TRU stores! Heck, there’s one about 25 minutes away from my house!

    • @itsjustaveri2892
      @itsjustaveri2892 5 років тому +3

      I wanna move there

  • @UrBloodOnMyFace
    @UrBloodOnMyFace 5 років тому +191

    Dr. Strange: let me guess, your home???
    Thanos: yes, and it was beautiful... (uses reality stone to show how toys R us was decades ago)

  • @ChristiRich
    @ChristiRich 2 роки тому +10

    I'm old enough to remember when Toys R Us first opened its new store in Mesquite, Texas, near Town East Mall. I was five years old and screamed with excitement as I walked through the colorful entrance with my parents. It seemed like a child's dream come true.

  • @johnnyfavorite1194
    @johnnyfavorite1194 5 років тому +571

    It would be funny if you discovered somebody wearing a Jefferey the Giraffe outfit, still haunting the store.🦒

    • @zenithaltitan
      @zenithaltitan 5 років тому +9

      "funny"

    • @GayboDylan
      @GayboDylan 5 років тому +3

      I would love to see that and then he would run away 😍

    • @Deviss6210
      @Deviss6210 5 років тому +3

      Actually it’s Geoffrey

    • @TheeValentino
      @TheeValentino 5 років тому +1

      Carter Bohrer (Student) ooo yesss

    • @TheeValentino
      @TheeValentino 5 років тому +3

      J̅o̅h̅n̅n̅y̅ F̅a̅v̅o̅r̅i̅t̅e̅ oh hell naw I would’ve got my ass out that store like sanic lmao

  • @AnotherSwissYoutubeUser
    @AnotherSwissYoutubeUser 5 років тому +460

    Toys R’us is gone,
    not in swizerland though.
    Toys R’us still has some active stores in swizerland because they actually make good profit.

  • @dayanita070910
    @dayanita070910 5 років тому +7095

    300 likes=a toys r us reopen

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +306

      Let’s make it happen!! Tell your friends to like and share

    • @pinky-5138
      @pinky-5138 5 років тому +126

      I liked because i need more trains for my set

    • @MrStarfighter14
      @MrStarfighter14 5 років тому +59

      There are rumors going around that a few stores will be reopened in the near future.

    • @TypicalFrogman
      @TypicalFrogman 5 років тому +36

      Would you ACTUALLY spend money there?

    • @smb-c3po
      @smb-c3po 5 років тому +41

      You're not allowed to beg for Likes.

  • @tempaccount5895
    @tempaccount5895 Рік тому +4

    We were broke growing up so I don't have too many fond memories of Toys R Us. I remember one trip where we went and couldn't afford anything. Beyond that it was nothing but a commercial with a catchy jingle around the holidays where I'd see kids playing with stuff I was never going to get.

  • @studioa9728
    @studioa9728 5 років тому +264

    My Childhood... its hard for me to go 1 year without Toys R Us..

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +12

      Yeah it’s weird not having Toys R Us around

    • @snowowlmv3
      @snowowlmv3 5 років тому +6

      Even though you have a Chucky Cheese logo for your profile what you wrote makes up for it

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +3

      Morgan VW whats wring with my boi chuck? 😂

    • @tylersheehy3918
      @tylersheehy3918 5 років тому +3

      It's been for me 12 years with out toys r us

    • @olibonbon1770
      @olibonbon1770 5 років тому +1

      I know right our childhood is ruiend🤧🤧

  • @codybellinger2303
    @codybellinger2303 3 роки тому +157

    “need help?”
    “nah, just looking”
    i miss my childhood 😭

    • @LVA119
      @LVA119 3 роки тому

      Me too! I was in a toysRus on the last day

    • @タマニャ将軍
      @タマニャ将軍 3 роки тому +2

      I’m still in childhood, I will be out of it very soon 😢

    • @dk14prod99
      @dk14prod99 3 роки тому +1

      @@タマニャ将軍 same im almost a tennager

    • @muhdemilhaziq4882
      @muhdemilhaziq4882 3 роки тому +1

      What

  • @rageaholicc
    @rageaholicc 5 років тому +273

    I....
    *_M Y H E A R T-_*
    Edit: My best memory was when everyday after daycare, my dad would take me to pick out a skylander or two at Toys R Us. What made me extremely sad was when I went there on one of the last days. They were selling a Hex for 25 cents. I bought a bunch of them and the cashier looked and smiled at me. I felt heartbroken to leave that day.

    • @venancioperezramos623
      @venancioperezramos623 5 років тому

      Poor you

    • @avocadoemmy4961
      @avocadoemmy4961 5 років тому +5

      EVERY DAY? YOU RICH OR SOMETHING?

    • @rageaholicc
      @rageaholicc 5 років тому +3

      @@avocadoemmy4961 well- we used to be-

    • @avocadoemmy4961
      @avocadoemmy4961 5 років тому

      @@rageaholicc oh.. Ok

    • @Kais_memories
      @Kais_memories 5 років тому

      ɢʀᴇᴇʀ.ᴇxᴇ ʜᴀs sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅɪɴɢ :/ oh wow 😧 ;-; so sad 😞

  • @PMF-rh5px
    @PMF-rh5px Рік тому +9

    I remember toys r us 😢 it brings me back when loved it so much,thank you Ben Laurence you made my day❤

  • @Ari-pj2se
    @Ari-pj2se 5 років тому +316

    I was so upset when Toys R Us closed. I had so many memories of just walking around shopping to get some nice toys. It’s so sad to just see it all left alone, with nobody inside. That was my childhood place. It makes me so sad...
    Edit: It’s been a year since it closed?..
    Dang..

    • @journeyavelino8524
      @journeyavelino8524 5 років тому +1

      RandomThoughts YT I’m sad bc I never ever got to go and I always dreamed of going :(

    • @justacowboyyee6278
      @justacowboyyee6278 5 років тому

      This is still my childhood and it’s been ruined since this happened

    • @zeauxx8351
      @zeauxx8351 5 років тому

      RandomThoughts YT I’m upset! Drake...

    • @figure3790
      @figure3790 3 роки тому

      Almost 3 years for me

    • @TheDaemos
      @TheDaemos 2 роки тому

      canada's toys r us's are still going to this day

  • @cherrywilm8008
    @cherrywilm8008 5 років тому +247

    I miss Toys 'R' Us. . I hear the theme song everytime-

    • @squidiskool
      @squidiskool 5 років тому +3

      *I T ‘ S N O U S E* (because of ur pfp)

    • @cherrywilm8008
      @cherrywilm8008 5 років тому +3

      @@squidiskool XD WhY-

    • @lawrencejelsma3937
      @lawrencejelsma3937 5 років тому +3

      I don't wanna grow up ... and be a Toys 'R Us kid! 😭

    • @completefiller6637
      @completefiller6637 5 років тому

      One time on a field trip in school we seen the closed toy r us and my friends and i sang the toy r us theme it was a good time

    • @intellectualidiot1719
      @intellectualidiot1719 5 років тому +3

      I don't wanna grow up, don't want grow up
      I don't wanna grow up, don't want grow up
      I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid
      There's a million toys at Toys R us that I can play with
      I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid
      They've got the best for so much less, you'll really flip your lid
      From bikes to trains to video games
      It's the biggest toy store there is
      I don't wanna grow up, cause if I did
      I couldn't be a Toys R Us kid
      I don't wanna grow up, don't want grow up
      I wanna be a Toys R Us kid
      Im sorry

  • @mnkygrl2008
    @mnkygrl2008 5 років тому +78

    I used to work in this Toys R Us from 2008-2010. So weird to see it empty. Great memories of working there. With the mall right there and the train station down the street too, it’s no surprise that there’s full trash cans.

    • @Alphan_Tretrogezian_11216
      @Alphan_Tretrogezian_11216 Рік тому +2

      I've inspected my dad to go to Toys "R" Us. Like only in 2014. 4 years before Toys "R" Us closed for 4 years. Why? We need to think it's a bankruptcy. They will be back at 2022 in Macy's. It's Back!

    • @randomaesthetics6737
      @randomaesthetics6737 Рік тому +1

      @@Alphan_Tretrogezian_11216actually in december in 2022 i went to chicago and i saw a macys i went in and i saw a functioning toys r us

    • @mistie3236
      @mistie3236 Рік тому

      So sad Geoffrey come back we miss you😢

  • @ariannaortiz123
    @ariannaortiz123 Рік тому +3

    I remembered about toys r us and searched it up then came across this video. You were very lucky to have had that opportunity and it's sad to think that this was around 4-5 years ago that toys r us was shut down.

  • @user-rs1990
    @user-rs1990 5 років тому +150

    Not just the USA but Australia too! :'(
    In fact, the one near my house was the oldest operating store until July 2018. AND it kept its original 1990s signage!

    • @agb8206
      @agb8206 5 років тому +4

      RS 1990 it’s gone in Britain too damn I used to always go there with my grandma

    • @laurensteunen7634
      @laurensteunen7634 5 років тому

      The Amazing Spider-Ham I live in Belgium

    • @refluent187
      @refluent187 5 років тому

      We gucci in canada rip other countries

    • @AussieGunzel
      @AussieGunzel 5 років тому

      RS 1990 Yea even mr toys toy world is threaded here too

    • @morganjademetcalf
      @morganjademetcalf 5 років тому

      RS 1990 Its the same over in England too! 🥺

  • @pauldavis205
    @pauldavis205 5 років тому +178

    I want that restroom sign
    Also think about it atleast in 70 years Walmart will be abandoned like toys r us

  • @joseff510
    @joseff510 5 років тому +339

    What's the point on keeping lights on?
    Electricity costs money.
    No wonder Toys R Us died

  • @lugnutmcvan938
    @lugnutmcvan938 Рік тому +3

    I miss toys R us for my children, grandchildren and myself. So many great memories started with Toys R Us. We miss you!

  • @tyrannosaurus62
    @tyrannosaurus62 4 роки тому +78

    Man , me being a Father. I would’ve killed to have worked at ToysRus as a part timer. To tell my 4 year old I work at a TOY store rather then a damn Warehouse

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 роки тому +10

      Yeah warehouse work is tough man!

    • @hanunganindita7624
      @hanunganindita7624 3 роки тому

      Ben Laurence Please Come To My House In Indonesia But Used A Corona Virus Sprayer
      For Cleaning Up!

  • @bowgachatuber1680
    @bowgachatuber1680 3 роки тому +166

    It's scary to think that a company as big as Toys R Us closed for good

    • @RockstarTURNT
      @RockstarTURNT 3 роки тому +17

      The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

    • @Tony_162
      @Tony_162 3 роки тому +7

      It’s still open here in Canada

    • @adrianng953
      @adrianng953 3 роки тому +5

      *laughs in Asia*

    • @Mxocknight
      @Mxocknight 3 роки тому +3

      It is kinda re opening

    • @rocky-tz7wi
      @rocky-tz7wi 2 роки тому

      There in Macy’s

  • @rileyanddaisy379
    @rileyanddaisy379 Рік тому +2

    I've never been to TOYS R US so this was crazy I wish I did go to a Toys R Us store when I was little

  • @JakeClark-xw4xz
    @JakeClark-xw4xz 5 років тому +63

    I have 3 favorite memories. My first was being about 9 years old and my grandma and mom took me to Toys R Us and at the time I was obsessed with Super Mario so I got Mario and Luigi figures and I got a really cool Godzilla doll, still have them. My 2nd memory was when I was about 10 or 11 and I got a metal detector and used it at my grandparents house for many years. Finally my last memory is more recent, the last couple of years before they closed my girlfriend and I went quite a few times to find cool collectibles. Hopefully they have some new toy store. I will miss Toys R Us.

    • @JakeClark-xw4xz
      @JakeClark-xw4xz 5 років тому +1

      @Matthew McCauley Same here and Toys R Us made it less of a hassle

    • @johnmihatov9801
      @johnmihatov9801 5 років тому +1

      There are other toy stores out there🙂

  • @kerr5191
    @kerr5191 5 років тому +92

    I don't want ot grow up, I'm a toys 'r' us kid
    Theres 0 toys at toysrus that I can play with.
    Now I have to grow up, toysrus went :(

    • @paytonk01
      @paytonk01 5 років тому +1

      Hilolipops Playz Roblox now we all gotta grow up bc toys r us went🤧

    • @patamdahl7221
      @patamdahl7221 5 років тому +2

      One sign when it closed made me so sad it sad "looks like weven all grown up theres no more toys r us kids😔😔😔😣😢😢😢😭😭

  • @aleximusmagnus
    @aleximusmagnus 5 років тому +292

    Who is here after hearing the news of Toys R Us coming back?

  • @ariellasandberg2001
    @ariellasandberg2001 Рік тому +1

    Even though this was 4 years ago, still it's amazing that you actually had the chance to go inside!! I know I made this comment on other vids, but I'm sharing this to whoever wants to know this. I passed by the Toys R Us I went to as a kid, and the logo sign is still perfectly on the building, but the place is boarded (the boarding is painted in white). It's sad though that it's just sitting there abandoned.

  • @Chopchop49
    @Chopchop49 5 років тому +42

    3:25 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 some one was getting lit outside of toys R us

  • @delerious0
    @delerious0 5 років тому +64

    The reason Toys "R" Us and many iconic companies that have been around for decades, sometimes even more than a century, are closing down is because even though their business model is reasonably profitable there is way too much focus on satisfying the shareholders. People who have literally nothing to do with Toys" R" Us except the fact that they own part of it through stock trading demanding more return on their investment.

    • @thenerdybunny1296
      @thenerdybunny1296 5 років тому

      There are also many other factors, like the over buying of starwars merchandice and unpopular toys that they thought were popular. My parents actually think it was for a different reason. Back in the 90's or early 2,000's, my parents ordered a bunch of my sibling's favorite toys from toys are us online in early november before christmas. They would constantly get emails about how the toys were shipped off and that they'd be arriving soon, but at 5'oclock or so, less than a week before christmas, they got an email that said there was an overflux of orders and subsequently, none of what they ordered was actually shipped. They were refunded, but they had to go out and scramble to get things that even resembled what my siblings wanted. Needless to say, they never went to Toys R' Us again and they heard the same from a lot of people. They partially think that the sudden drop in customers along with the hiking prices killed the store.

  • @APRODUCCE
    @APRODUCCE 5 років тому +76

    I just wanna cry watching this

    • @sidewayz1566
      @sidewayz1566 5 років тому

      Why Cry? Its people like you and millions others who made Toyr R Us go out of business. You guys are the reason why Jeff Bezos (Amazon) is the worlds richest man. Now you guys wanna cry? You idiots should have supported Toys R Us and many others. With that being said...

    • @APRODUCCE
      @APRODUCCE 5 років тому

      SideWayz First of all I have been supporting them I’m only 1 person so don’t come at me sideways the fuck that’s why I want to so stfu and mind your business

  • @MaceCameron
    @MaceCameron 6 місяців тому +1

    I may be late to the video, but my best memory/memories from toys R Us was everytime me and my mum went to pick my dad up from his football, I remember we always parked near a Toys R Us so that meant sometimes we went inside and I got a toy. I still remember it to this day, now it’s gone. Great video though, can’t believe you got inside!

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  6 місяців тому +2

      Not late at all! Thanks for watching!! Going inside was insane! Can’t believe it happened

  • @zebraking1083
    @zebraking1083 5 років тому +174

    The real reason why toys r us closed down is because people are glued to there devices.Also Amazon is taking over. My dad told me that.

    • @melissadclark
      @melissadclark 5 років тому +4

      ZebraKing it’s not true it’s because they weren’t earning enough money if your dad said amazon is taking over he is dumb!

    • @melissadclark
      @melissadclark 5 років тому +4

      fallout4 boy your correct

    • @zebraking1083
      @zebraking1083 5 років тому +4

      Muscle Spaceman Dang chill dude

    • @zebraking1083
      @zebraking1083 5 років тому +2

      Demiclea True

    • @zerlix.4878
      @zerlix.4878 5 років тому +3

      Muscle Spaceman ur dad is gay

  • @thegamelabgaming7556
    @thegamelabgaming7556 5 років тому +62

    I would take that LEGO block thing that’s hung from the ceiling, that think is low key cool.

    • @jeffsabados8075
      @jeffsabados8075 5 років тому

      TheGameLab /gaming honestly though

    • @jadeelis07
      @jadeelis07 5 років тому

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @TFD4REAL
      @TFD4REAL 5 років тому

      He should of took the letters in the back to

  • @brendissimalugo
    @brendissimalugo 5 років тому +174

    Toys r us is where I got my 3x3 Rubik’s cube. My first ever cube...
    I’m a great cuber now...

  • @supergamer2.091
    @supergamer2.091 Рік тому +3

    Over in france, toys r us was bought by another company and was renamed "pic wic toys", and recently, it has been bought again and will now be called "smyths toys". The great thing with this story here in france is that i can finally buy minecraft, mario and sonic figures (jakks pacific), poppy playtime products (sadly no fnaf merch... 😔). This store is just the best.

  • @bellabozo5314
    @bellabozo5314 5 років тому +99

    Guys in Laredo, Texas there’s a toys r us that’s still open

    • @podness.
      @podness. 5 років тому +12

      Yo, I used to live there

    • @RaidenTheWolfKing
      @RaidenTheWolfKing 5 років тому +12

      I'm moving come on family

    • @AnaEgna
      @AnaEgna 5 років тому +5

      Yo, my uncle lives in Texas.

    • @AngelavaX
      @AngelavaX 5 років тому +7

      IM IN TEXAS! THERES A TOYS R US?

    • @brizzle4116
      @brizzle4116 5 років тому +6

      I live in Texas

  • @LloydBlxde
    @LloydBlxde 5 років тому +143

    in Canada Toys R Us is not closed

    • @gaylittleFRUIT
      @gaylittleFRUIT 5 років тому +21

      Welp, guess I’m moving to Canada.

    • @mama-iw1kd
      @mama-iw1kd 5 років тому +1

      ;v; canadian maples

    • @ridernakal
      @ridernakal 5 років тому +7

      same in Malaysia at Putrajaya its in Alamanda(a shopping mall like walmart)

    • @thisguy9562
      @thisguy9562 5 років тому +2

      Philippines

    • @bamcoiu210
      @bamcoiu210 5 років тому +5

      @@yoshaaaaaaaaaa people use welp as something like well but like you say it welp

  • @crimson-ti4sg
    @crimson-ti4sg 5 років тому +90

    I'm 11 and I would always beg my mom to go to toys r us but there wasn't one near by so she said she would take me on my birthday but by then they shut it down. And now I'm just sitting here wishing I could have that experience

    • @randomcanadianguy9467
      @randomcanadianguy9467 5 років тому +5

      Maybe if you come to Canada one day you could go to one :)

    • @cameronmarko811
      @cameronmarko811 5 років тому +3

      yor 11? thats a pretty good statement nd very nice vocab for being 11

    • @crimson-ti4sg
      @crimson-ti4sg 5 років тому +1

      @@randomcanadianguy9467 really that would be so cool but hard to travel long distance in car cause I have a service dog sadly but hopefully someday

    • @crimson-ti4sg
      @crimson-ti4sg 5 років тому +2

      @@cameronmarko811 thanks my teacher taught us a lot of Grammer lol

    • @iiarskii
      @iiarskii 5 років тому +1

      crimson/ aphmau reactions take a trip to Canada our toys r us is still up and in business

  • @Hats1976
    @Hats1976 Рік тому +4

    I remember as a kid going down the video games aisle. Nintendo, Sega Genesis and Turbo Graphics 16 systems. First generation transformers, He-Man, train sets, RC racing tracks. Damn! I always drooled.

  • @st4t1c59
    @st4t1c59 5 років тому +61

    heh, my best memory at Toys R us was when my and my little brothers got hold of a bike and a electric toy car, and drove around the store XD we cept running in to things, and then we got kicked out LOL

  • @ElectroBlastLuigi
    @ElectroBlastLuigi 5 років тому +72

    I used to get dozens of video games, Thomas and friends toys, and VHS tapes from Toys R Us when I was young... This store was a big part of my childhood ❤💚💙💛🌈

    • @its_nort2299
      @its_nort2299 5 років тому +1

      I miss getting the Christmas ads. I used to always get legos with my grandma

    • @jennard22
      @jennard22 5 років тому +2

      When i always go to Toys r us thomas and friends Section is always full because no one buys it

    • @shineinstars
      @shineinstars 5 років тому

      i remember going inside and purchasing toys,, my childhood

    • @alonzoruffin7358
      @alonzoruffin7358 5 років тому

      Justin Jennard Jose OMG same! I only ever went to Toys R Us for the wooden Thomas and Friends toys to go with my wooden railway set. This was back in the early 2000s; I really miss those days.

  • @Walkwithmejo
    @Walkwithmejo 5 років тому +68

    Great video Ben 😍 Me and My Twin Boys Miss Toys R Us 😭 xx

    • @fullauto4976
      @fullauto4976 5 років тому +1

      Joanna LikeableRoller coaster Yarwood ahhh yes the twins 😂

    • @Walkwithmejo
      @Walkwithmejo 5 років тому

      😂

    • @SkyWalker_M16
      @SkyWalker_M16 4 місяці тому

      We will Miss you toys R US

  • @IcyTeaDude
    @IcyTeaDude Рік тому +2

    11:02 The cut after that scared me ALOT

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  Рік тому +1

      Spooky!!

    • @IcyTeaDude
      @IcyTeaDude Рік тому +1

      @@BenLaurenceno way owner replied!

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  Рік тому +2

      @@IcyTeaDude I’m the owner? I’m honored

    • @IcyTeaDude
      @IcyTeaDude Рік тому +1

      @@BenLaurence I mean video owner! Epic

  • @jamway3842
    @jamway3842 4 роки тому +89

    When you went into the bicycle area I had a flashback to going into ToysRUs and the strong af rubber smell is in my brain lol

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 роки тому +9

      😂😂

    • @SageLMK
      @SageLMK 3 роки тому +1

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @yep.1106
    @yep.1106 5 років тому +94

    I feel for my son that he will never experience being allowed to pick his own toys in toys R us...

    • @hdeer9298
      @hdeer9298 5 років тому +3

      Omg i feel so bad for your son!!!!!

    • @VickyandIsaiah
      @VickyandIsaiah 5 років тому +4

      Yup that's what my parents say about my little brother:(

  • @tonyether814
    @tonyether814 5 років тому +16

    I'm a 39yr old grown man and don't usually get emotional, but when they close the store it was one of the saddest days I can remember. Sad part is I had just had my 1st Son and was really sad he'd never get to enjoy this magical place like I did growing up. Thank you for this video Sir. I shed a tear watching it. I'll never grow up cause I'm a Toys R us Kid!

  • @StratBurst92
    @StratBurst92 9 місяців тому +2

    I worked at one putting together bicycles. Pretty good job and worked with some good people. Sad to see that there are none anymore.

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  9 місяців тому +1

      Nice! At least you can say you worked there, that’s pretty cool

  • @fantasy_Streamer
    @fantasy_Streamer 5 років тому +23

    Thank you to the guy who have him access to the building. You deserved a shoutout

  • @FrenzyProgram
    @FrenzyProgram 5 років тому +184

    😢
    Let’s... KEEP HOPING FOR TOY R US WILL COME BACK

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 5 років тому +2

      ITS NOT GONNA HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT GIVE UP YA HOPES BUT GET HOPES FOR TECH R US IN 2020 !!!!

    • @itsjc9714
      @itsjc9714 5 років тому

      They coming back in salad Texas at least

    • @ryant8317
      @ryant8317 5 років тому +1

      Come to canada its still open here

    • @Ryan-bm8lc
      @Ryan-bm8lc 5 років тому

      Hm, even if it did people would be pissed due to loosing their jobs and not getting them back.

    • @viewer_discretion0
      @viewer_discretion0 5 років тому

      There coming back as a completely different company however

  • @zx1851
    @zx1851 5 років тому +381

    The owners of the franchise stated “kids want tablets not toys”

    • @Dr-Random
      @Dr-Random 5 років тому +6

      Zx1 😔

    • @therealsonicfan2207
      @therealsonicfan2207 5 років тому +27

      Tablets suck, iPads are better.

    • @ChizzySlimeM
      @ChizzySlimeM 4 роки тому +62

      d e p r e s s i o n a l l i h ipads are tablet s idiot

    • @JulieStClair-uz7rn
      @JulieStClair-uz7rn 4 роки тому +26

      HEY I'M 8 AND I LOVE TOYS!!!

    • @Scymaster
      @Scymaster 4 роки тому +24

      Their Bussiness model failed, and their prices are always high, no one gonna pay alot for kids toys

  • @dotezz4645
    @dotezz4645 2 роки тому +2

    Jus The Rush you got goon in here to Look at Toys rite b4 Christmas Lol. FIRE! 💪🏾🖤

  • @dannytorres8960
    @dannytorres8960 5 років тому +537

    Thumbs up if whant to reborn Toys R Us

    • @jointhefist1016
      @jointhefist1016 5 років тому +1

      Paco Torres you can just go to Canada, we have them here

    • @feIon
      @feIon 5 років тому +6

      are you like 12? why tf does it matter to you

    • @dannytorres8960
      @dannytorres8960 5 років тому +6

      I’m not 12 I’m 10

    • @traigrouser859
      @traigrouser859 5 років тому +2

      This guy called FELON is a hater on comments so dont worry about him

    • @c47_
      @c47_ 5 років тому +1

      I'm your 200Th liker

  • @kylereed6896
    @kylereed6896 5 років тому +363

    One day young 6 year olds will be adults and telling there kids about TOYS R US and they will be like what and we will be like😱😰😥😭thanks I have never got more than 5 likes

    • @jadycorson
      @jadycorson 5 років тому +3

      Ikr

    • @lexiross7897
      @lexiross7897 5 років тому +3

      No joke i was thinking about that all video

    • @kirenpal1098
      @kirenpal1098 5 років тому +1

      Lol. I have been thinking that too no joke

    • @animeandedits5666
      @animeandedits5666 5 років тому +1

      So true... that will be me to my kids even though I’m 9

    • @seshi0
      @seshi0 5 років тому +2

      Ive been living on this Earth for 17 years and never gone into a toys r us in my whole life

  • @micahelgrazick5233
    @micahelgrazick5233 5 років тому +11

    I worked for TRU for eight years. I left in spring of 2015. At that time my manager told me they were in financial trouble and changed directions many times. Corporate never lowered prices and you could items 20 dollars cheaper or more at other places. My store was Babies R Us, store #8855 in evans, ga. Many TRU stores were left this way after they folded. Sad to see them vanish. Awesome video.

  • @cookieplay1a1films
    @cookieplay1a1films 3 місяці тому +1

    6:11 i think those wood planks were used to hold the signs since wood planks could be used to put signs up (hold them up)

  • @ika2315
    @ika2315 5 років тому +75

    I want Toys R Us back ;-;

    • @mrcallofdutymaster5156
      @mrcallofdutymaster5156 5 років тому +4

      There are some rumors that toy r us might be coming back

    • @ika2315
      @ika2315 5 років тому +3

      @@mrcallofdutymaster5156 yeah i know that,but i'm still remebering the old one

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 5 років тому

      WELL TOO BAD! Theyre will be a tech r us dont worry lol

    • @saffp8685
      @saffp8685 5 років тому

      king master pxn gaming a mall

    • @agb8206
      @agb8206 5 років тому

      Submachine OP bruh I don’t want tech r us it isn’t even the one I remember

  • @ham4da
    @ham4da 5 років тому +75

    It's said that ToysRus branches will close as most kids nowadays only have interest in electronics...
    *sigh* I can't believe this is happening I used to buy toys from ToysRus as a kid ..

    • @ham4da
      @ham4da 5 років тому

      @fallout4 boy Hope this all end... Everything bad toward us and our planet..

    • @shineinstars
      @shineinstars 5 років тому +2

      SAME

    • @ham4da
      @ham4da 5 років тому +2

      @@shineinstars cruel world it is now...

    • @shineinstars
      @shineinstars 5 років тому

      @@ham4da 😔 agreed

    • @danielstevens7415
      @danielstevens7415 5 років тому

      Not the kid's fault.
      Blame the parents.

  • @billieismyreligion8109
    @billieismyreligion8109 5 років тому +38

    I remember always wanting to go behind the cashiers desk many many times and if I was allowed this I would go behind and make my dreams come true lmaooo

  • @LeakBusiness-kx4ye
    @LeakBusiness-kx4ye 11 місяців тому +4

    This was sad, but thankfully toys r us is back!!

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  11 місяців тому +1

      It’s back?

    • @Barbieworld82
      @Barbieworld82 9 місяців тому

      ​@@BenLaurenceyes in every single Macy's in the us

  • @alona3119
    @alona3119 5 років тому +43

    I remember every year I got a card from Toys R Us on my birthday

  • @Da_pug5454
    @Da_pug5454 5 років тому +17

    My first bike was from toys r us, and I still remember till this day of my dad wheeling in my purple bicycle with holographic steamers on the handle bars. The amount of excitement I got that day and everyday that I went to that store will forever be embedded in my memory and in my heart. Thank you for the amazing childhood toys r us ❤

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +3

      clarissa da_pug Hey 😃 check out my latest video
      ➡️ ua-cam.com/video/pcJXUxjQ7n8/v-deo.html ⬅️

  • @jacobnavarro2442
    @jacobnavarro2442 5 років тому +36

    I had a toy R us near me and I remember going right before it closed and it’s crazy that I was there before it closed.

    • @agb8206
      @agb8206 5 років тому +1

      Jacob Navarro same

  • @RRRockstah
    @RRRockstah Рік тому +2

    I just remember the letters. I LOVE letters. it's important. it's the future. it's life.

  • @d3lta58
    @d3lta58 5 років тому +13

    My greatest memory of toys r us was when my grandparents from England had came up to Scotland to visit and they took me to East Kilbride where the nearest toys r us was to me. I remember going in and hearing the theme song in the distance “I don’t want to grow up I want to be a toys r us kid”. I remember walking about smiling constantly at all the new and cool toys that just came out & now that I look back it makes me genuinely tear up. When we were finished in the shop/store I got a massive Mega bloks halo set which was the iconic gate from halo 3’s map High ground and I never will forget this amazing store. Thank you for making this video and for making my day!. I’ve subbed and clicked the bell because I want to❤️

  • @mr.balagturd6593
    @mr.balagturd6593 5 років тому +39

    So you have a ghost with you cuz the title says “We Got Inside”

    • @jp.spirit
      @jp.spirit 5 років тому +3

      No the man have the keys and accessed him inside and btw its not a ghost

    • @mr.balagturd6593
      @mr.balagturd6593 5 років тому +1

      Well he said WE But no one is with him

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому

      We as in me and all of you who watch the video also ( I GOT INSIDE ) just wasn’t visually appealing

  • @rachelbuchan5407
    @rachelbuchan5407 5 років тому +26

    I live in the back of beyond so I've never been in a Toys R Us. But it was great to see your enthusiasm, and excitement at actually being allowed inside. :)

  • @IhaveseenShadowsatNight9
    @IhaveseenShadowsatNight9 Рік тому +7

    Guys let’s do a #justiceforToysRus😢😢

  • @georgia23x
    @georgia23x 5 років тому +13

    Omg............. (OMG BEN LAURENCE LIKED IT!!!)

  • @storm_ace6410
    @storm_ace6410 5 років тому +39

    I feel so bad for all the little kids that will never get to know toys R us

  • @vxccie
    @vxccie 5 років тому +59

    It just makes me so sad hope they bring toys r us back!!!
    My best memorie was when i really wanted to go so on the second day we were on the car and my mom told me to put on the blindfold and when we got there i was so happy

    • @coffeeboi158
      @coffeeboi158 5 років тому +1

      My was my mom bought me a sonic toy
      I was a big sonic fan

    • @lexiross7897
      @lexiross7897 5 років тому +2

      My best Memory of toys r us was i was really sad and felt like no one liked me then my mom drove me to toys r us and said i can pick 3 toys and that made my day and after that i was so so so happy i still have one of the things from that trip 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @Dagoat02
    @Dagoat02 Місяць тому +1

    In so happy, they are reopening toys are us

  • @snowowlmv3
    @snowowlmv3 5 років тому +65

    Now that it's gone, I feel so *OLD*

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 5 років тому +3

      I know. I know.

    • @SubmachineOP
      @SubmachineOP 5 років тому

      Dont worry tech r us will make us either aged and revive as a 7-11 yr old or we shrink to the size of 7-11 yr old

    • @itsonlymaddy_xo6471
      @itsonlymaddy_xo6471 5 років тому

      Morgan VW same

  • @xxkatiecrossxx
    @xxkatiecrossxx 5 років тому +43

    The toys r us in Peterborough caught fire a few weeks ago so we lost our childhood has been ruined 😔

    • @gracepyne7934
      @gracepyne7934 5 років тому +2

      Katie Cross I’m so sorry 😐

    • @eevee9732
      @eevee9732 5 років тому

      That's the only reason I hate about united kingdom. They always(edited part is always) start riots or Burndowns.

  • @nuclearpiano2684
    @nuclearpiano2684 3 роки тому +7

    The footage was good. You were like a cross between a top secret agent and a ghost sneaking around the catacombs in Europe! Way to go, dude!

  • @RandomPersonsURL
    @RandomPersonsURL Рік тому +2

    Is this in Washington?

  • @asylnn
    @asylnn 5 років тому +132

    Can we appreciate for those who were born at the right time, to grow up going to toys R us while those who were born to not experience what we did 😪😢

  • @mexicanjimbo
    @mexicanjimbo 5 років тому +39

    Dude this is awesome I wish I could go inside one. I went to a classic abandoned one near my house and saw the letters inside as well. My favorite memory was when I got 20 dollars for my birthday and got a Sonic plush at Toys R Us and I still have it on my shelf to this day.

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +1

      Fire Cracker 72713 thank you very much!!!

  • @katiea2228
    @katiea2228 4 роки тому +120

    When I was a kid, my parents didn’t have enough money for us to get very many things, so every trip to Toys R Us was special and very rare
    Even though we could barely ever afford to go there, I was still on the birthday list and I’d freak out and cry whenever Geoffrey would call me because a giraffe on the phone with me just scared the hell out of me for some reason 😂

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  4 роки тому +11

      YES! I remember the birthday phone calls haha

    • @rentastic0
      @rentastic0 3 роки тому +2

      Me too, it was once in a blue moon that my parents would take me (They didn’t.) but my babysitter took me once.

    • @sarahsnewskatess
      @sarahsnewskatess 3 роки тому +1

      Same! Toys r us was like vacation for my family!

    • @joeschmo9838
      @joeschmo9838 3 роки тому +2

      Was it really that expensive of a joint? I feel suddenly spoiled knowing 99% of my Christmas gifts came from there granted early to mid-late 90s.

    • @katiea2228
      @katiea2228 3 роки тому

      @@joeschmo9838 For my parents who were raising 4 kids close in age, yeah I’d say it was expensive for them. It was the “if one kid gets a toy, they all get a toy” situation so I’d say their prices multiplied by 4, yes expensive 😂 I do remember one time when I got to go pick out a Toys R Us exclusive Barbie car there and it was the best day of my life because I was like 7 lol

  • @Tyler_XD-tYLEr
    @Tyler_XD-tYLEr Рік тому

    That “dirty sock” had me dying 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @krolszn
    @krolszn 5 років тому +42

    I wish they never closed toys r us because it was the best store even if I'm 14 I loved that store and I bet kids in the future would to 😭

  • @livinlikelarry5701
    @livinlikelarry5701 5 років тому +8

    I remember going to this Kingston one. I had many fond memories here. Getting my first bike, my first console, and many other things too. You going inside there brought many fond memories back. Thank you for showing. It means a lot!!!

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +4

      Moscow Mein it really hit me walking in there. So many memories. It was eerie standing in there when it was empty. Thanks for joining me on a trip down memory lane!

  • @Producedby228
    @Producedby228 5 років тому +104

    I live in Toronto, Canada and we still have toys r us, but I don’t go there cuz I’m like 14 😂

  • @jackrobonson8682
    @jackrobonson8682 6 місяців тому +2

    Hello Ben like you am a Toys r Us kid too 40 plus yrs 😢 p really really miss this once amazing toy store. My favorite section was the action figures and Star wars and toy story section. RIP Toys r Us.

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  6 місяців тому +2

      Maaan I miss Toys R Us, hasn’t been the same without it

  • @ruthsobieski199
    @ruthsobieski199 5 років тому +40

    Wow I’ve heard rumors about it coming back.... I was like OWO YAAAaAY but I think either *NO* errr..... *ONLY ONLINE SHOPPING* LIEEEEEEES

  • @yapper1480
    @yapper1480 5 років тому +114

    Where I live toysrus still exists

    • @BenLaurence
      @BenLaurence  5 років тому +18

      so you dont live in the US lol

    • @yapper1480
      @yapper1480 5 років тому +8

      I live in Almonte but there is still toysrus in Stittsville

    • @beesy_217
      @beesy_217 5 років тому +1

      :D

    • @yapper1480
      @yapper1480 5 років тому +3

      Ben Laurence btw love your videos

    • @yapper1480
      @yapper1480 5 років тому +1

      Ben Laurence I’m a really big fan

  • @aydhen6888
    @aydhen6888 5 років тому +45

    I’m in a different country but we still have toys r us still
    Edit: go to the phillipanes in Asia then you try to find toys R us

    • @araisannanoda3688
      @araisannanoda3688 4 роки тому

      Toys "R" Us are still alive in Asia and I bought my Nerf gun from Malaysian Toys "R" Us.

    • @aydhen6888
      @aydhen6888 4 роки тому

      Arai San Nanoda nice

  • @kenhatch1695
    @kenhatch1695 Рік тому +2

    That looks like the back rooms😮

  • @the3dluxe53
    @the3dluxe53 2 роки тому +6

    Rare that you just get let in to an abandoned building like this to document. Pretty cool of the guy to let you do that.

  • @zzz6351
    @zzz6351 5 років тому +257

    Theres A New Toy That Entertain Kids These Days ..
    Mobile Phones

    • @nooneissafe202
      @nooneissafe202 5 років тому +16

      Also the reason why they become fat because they have fun with only moving their fingers

    • @BoredAmerican
      @BoredAmerican 5 років тому +3

      no one is safe not even true

    • @BoredAmerican
      @BoredAmerican 5 років тому +1

      Ice Bagel you don’t get fat young (mostly at least) until you mature and your metabolism changes. I’m overweight because I had a slow metabolism from birth and even if I exercise it still doesn’t do much. It all comes down to luck with how your born.

    • @sheikyerbouti1540
      @sheikyerbouti1540 5 років тому

      No u

    • @Ash-tq3ko
      @Ash-tq3ko 5 років тому +1

      That was 1 of the reasons why Toys R Us closed

  • @bigchungusyoshi
    @bigchungusyoshi 5 років тому +49

    There will be a company that will try to bring it back in a new name

    • @jonathanv1374
      @jonathanv1374 5 років тому +3

      It's the people who still have the rights to Geoffrey who are thinking of bringing back Toys R Us as a new store

    • @Hibiscuswaves
      @Hibiscuswaves 5 років тому +1

      Trumpsarus

  • @eclecticgi23
    @eclecticgi23 Рік тому +1

    Gonna stop talking but continues talking... i felt that so hard. Thanks for your content! Talk all you want sir