it's been a couple of years since I went into a toys r us, but the reason why I stopped going wasn't the very messy store, nor the lack of inventory, but the prices being about 20% above MSRP, especially when I can go to a specialty store a couple of blocks away and pay MSRP for a lot more inventory.
I think that the idea of a "destination store" has been dying a slow death, and making them a lot more unattractive is accelerating this.
as for toys, I found myself paying a little over MSRP (not 20%) at my local walking-distance boutique store, but mostly because it was in my neighborhood.
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it's been a couple of years since I went into a toys r us, but the reason why I stopped going wasn't the very messy store, nor the lack of inventory, but the prices being about 20% above MSRP, especially when I can go to a specialty store a couple of blocks away and pay MSRP for a lot more inventory.
I think that the idea of a "destination store" has been dying a slow death, and making them a lot more unattractive is accelerating this.
as for toys, I found myself paying a little over MSRP (not 20%) at my local walking-distance boutique store, but mostly because it was in my neighborhood.