Toys ‘R’ Us

I don’t have kids so mercifully visiting places like Toys R Us isn’t something I have to do very often. However, I do have a fair few cousins and so does my girlfriend so every now and then we end up somewhere like here looking for some present of some kind.
I visited this Toys R Us looking for a little fluffy toy for a new cousin that had just been born in Australia and we wanted something small that we could send over.
Toys R Us does have plenty of fluffy toys but none were really the kind we were looking for, and I was a bit scared by all the bright coloured plastic so we made a move.

I came here just before Christmas to look for a pressie for my niece. I probably should’ve realised how rammed it would’ve been and how little I knew about modern toys. After browsing round for a few minutes I couldn’t stand the bright lights and crowds so ended up picking the first thing I set eyes upon — a new-​fangled modern game, which was basically Marble Run (one of my favourite childhood toys) but with flashing lights and an MP3 port. How times have changed. Anyway, it was reduced from £50 to under £25 which seemed like a good deal.
There is a large selection of computer games for all consoles — a member of staff was demonstrating Sing Star when I was in there and of course there are aisles devoted to the obligatory bikes, Lego, board games and Hannah Montana merchandise.
A small section is dedicated to baby toys, where I found the same talking helicopter I’d bought for my nephew in Mothercare next door for £1 cheaper. No way was I going back in there to get a refund, but next time I think I’ll stick with Toys R Us… on a week day… or online!

You feel Like a big kid going in here it is full of toys and bikes. Located on the Ancoats reatil park just outside Manchester City Centre it is any kids dream. They have a largei selction of toys, games, bikes, computer and consoles for all ages. They also sell Baby products, toys and clothing which is lovely and very reasonably priced, you could spend all day in here, especially if you take the kids ith you. Lots of Bargins, but do watch out on the prices as sometime things are cheaper elsewhere on the high street

This is a huge store with many many products. However, for me the store lacks cohesion, the products don’t seem to be placed in logical and flowing places so it is difficult to navigate, and whilst the staff are eager to help they often cannot.
The prices are competitive, but for me the place is rather cold and overwhelming.

This store is huge and they have the majority of toys out so you can try before you buy. Ideal location too as there is a massive car park, but there is also just a short walk into the busy town centre to continue shopping of get the bus, tram or taxi home.
Its very clean and well planned out. A kids heaven!

A Toy store with a lot of choice as you’d expect from the Brand, Parking is easy and it’s easy to get to by car.
The store is well laid out, with plenty of space to get around and clearly defined areas, e.g. baby, Girls Toys, Boys Toys, Gadgets.
However, I’ve regularly found the staff to be ill informed and difficult to find when clarification is required. You may also have a long wait when larger items are ordered due to the minimal number of staff retrieving these from the Warehouse.
If you know what you want, I’d recommend the store, if you need information go to a specialist.

This store is every kids dream, they can play on most of the toys before they buy, and try them out for size, like the bikes and scooters etc.
It is set on a retail park so you can do all your shopping in one place and so is easy to park.
They sell every toy you can think of all under one roof, I have never been dissapointed, I am also pleased with the prices, they even have sales and reductions near to Christmas which is great. do allow yourself plenty of time to get around as the store is massive, you can spend hours in there.
My children like to try on the new playstaion and Wi games before they buy, which is a really good idea to stop you wasting money on a game they may not like.
The layout of the shop is ideal, with nice wide isles and everything is clearly marked and put into good order, there are plenty of assistants if you need any help you only have to ask.
I find the shop to be clean and bright and well managed, it is a pleasure to shop here.

this is my little girls favorite place. she gets so excited knowing that we are going to toys r us! wellso do i. its a big store, with as many toys as you could possible want. last christmas i did about 90% of my daughters christmas shopping here, i got everything from fifi and the flowertots to barbie and also a baby born pushchair and accessories. i also get her a slide and seesaw for her birthday which has been such a good buy! the first time i knew about toys r us was when i was pregnant with my little girl, i got my 3 in 1 travel system from there… and that was an amazing bargain. about £120 for the pushchair, car seat, car sear base, rain cover, foot muff. ideal!

what more can you say about this place, it’s a kids paradise and theres not much in there you can’t find. We’ve just got our daughter everyhing for xmas like dora, fifi, rupert and didn’t have to venture to anymore shops.
Also good for the older kids with all the electrical games including ds, psp games.
One problem you do have though is you lose the kids too easily, one they’re in there they’ll be running everywhere

Great choice and value, but long ques and staff not very helpfullbe carefull of wrong pricing. But plenty of stuff for children to test and play with. they offer a great baby service where you can make a wish list for family and freinds. Have great half price offers. Its situated on a retail park just outside manchester central, with an argos, mothercare, currys, and sport shops. There is a cash machine and plently of free parking. Beware there always seems to be a charity collector at the automatic exit so have some change ready as its hard to ignore! Theres a customer service desk when you come in the store where you have to hand over your bags and go for any returns. Beware just outside the shop because the pavement is made up of small bricks and some are now sticking up. Its a good idea to shop in a few stores and compare prices because they are so close its easy to do.

This is a big store with almost everything you want. I love going here with my little boy always puts a smile on my face. Recently i took him whilst doing some christmas shopping and he managed to get lots of matchbox cars to add to his collection. When we enter the store his face is like the one of the boys on the disneyland advert. The store is so big and there are hundreds and hundreds or toys — child paradise!
Toys r us in my opinion are very well priced and good quality. They have huge range or duplo, lego and the like which have always been popular with parents and kids

Should you be lucky enough to drive you’ll find getting here is easy however should you be one of the unfortunate ones like myself and have to trek there on foot from the City Centre it is a little more adventurous (I don’t recommend you doing this when you’re heavily pregnant and there’s a mini-​heatwave on no matter how much you NEED that new baby whatever!)
This is one of the larger Toys R Us stores, a palace of shiny noisy plastic gimmicks to drive you insane and make your children positively squeal with delight, for a week or two.
There’s every toy imaginable as well as nursery equipment however one thing it lacks is staff. Never mind trying to locate your child and tearing them mid tantrum away from a conveniently displayed and playable expensive toy the real game is to find a member of staff as you quite literally have to chase them down and upon finding one, they’ll disappear to ‘check’ for you leaving you wondering where exactly they’re checkingthe bermuda triangle perhaps?
All in all it’s a well stocked (though i was disappointed at the board game section) toy emporium with competitive prices.

Despite the fact that the building is one of central Manchester’s worst efforts at ‘architecture’ (the architects didn’t even turn up and left it to the builders to have a laugh instead) this is nevertheless a marvel of a shop for kids and adults with the kid inside themselves still intact. If you do take the kids (rather than shopping for the kids/​family) be prepared to chew on a large morsel of time as you’ll have more luck pushing an Eddie Stobart lorry into your Alba Microwave than getting the children out here in quick time.
Aisles of fun (and mostly demonstrable fun) send you on a whistle stop tour of world toys. Computers, board games, dolls, action figures, bikes, scooters and much more are in attendance in this monstrous play shed.
As the Northern Quarter slowly expands one way and Ancoats/​New Islington the other, the Ancoats retail park (of which Toys R Us are part of) has had the death knell chimed in it’s vicinity (hoorah!). I’d hazard a guess that over the next couple of years this land will be claimed by developers and/​or Manchester City Council for many prospects for which an outdated eyesore will not be made part of. Saying that, I’d hope Toys R Us remains somewhere in the city at least, otherwise there’s little else you can purchase toys from (Hamleys doesn’t really offer the range and purpose that Toys R Us do).

Toys r us is absolutely fantastic!!! Heaven on earth for kids! the main attraction is the fact that this is a humongous toy store!!! There is nothing else to say apart from my advice which is to take your kids and watch their little faces light up at the sight of all of those aisles of toys!

I’m more a fan of independent toy shops with a traditional feel but when the latest fad comes out and it’s character plastic tat that’s called for rather than crafted wooden classics, then you can’t beat Toys R Us. It’s well staffed; wide aisles are ideal for pram access and trying out a skateboard in. Everything’s displayed well so if there is a tantrum brewing you can grab what you want and get out quickly enough. The range of toys, computer games, baby accessories and such is vast. Their prices match if not beat places like Argos and to be far, if you’re a 3 foot kid looking up at those floor to ceiling shelves of cuddly toys and action figures it beats a picture in a catalogue for awsomeness.