We didn’t plan it, but our trip coincided with the first day of the going out of business sale. After I’d been given the stink eye long enough and almost flattened by about 6 or 7 mini-vans trying to nab this angle, it was time to head in! With that in mind, all likenesses have been removed by request for the sake of anonymity. It made me feel great that I wasn’t alone in grabbing endless photos but also a little weird when I realized that I was taking pictures of parents taking pictures of their kids. Walking up, I was genuinely moved by the hordes of parents forcing their confused kids to pose in front of the store for snapshots. That rule must have been put in place for a reason. Which made me think of those cones dogs have to wear. I swear I would have done it, but it was brought to my attention that these days in order to get in you actually have to have a kid with you. Also, don’t think for a second it didn’t take every last drop of willpower I have to not work in a Chuck E. The Toys ‘R Us we went to is down in Hayward, CA and is one of those spots that you could tell was actually built to be a TRU and not converted into one from the remains of a Gemco or Lucky supermarket. The events of that day were to lead to the last Nintendo product this dork will ever own a Toys ‘R Us receipt for. It is all the more tragic in that I had to travel about 50 miles to get to the nearest one. The photoblog which you are about to read is an account of the tragedy which befell this long lasting toy store chain. There wasn’t any real endgame in mind other than I wanted to to buy something, it of course had to be Nintendo related, and I needed to keep my shit together in front of the cashier when paying for it. But it did feel like like rounding up my good buddy and heading down to the South Bay for one final shopping trip was the right thing to do. Since I live in San Francisco, this doesn’t really affect my day to day at all as there hasn’t been a city location for who knows how long. I’m sure you’re all familiar with the news that TRU is currently on their last legs and stores are closing all over the country. For many children of the 80’s and 90’s, Toys ‘R Us has been dead since they canned that old video game purchasing ticket system years ago, but now it’s official.
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