Toys ‘R’ Us

Big store full of nothing they seemto fill their isles with lots of the same things just under a diffrent brand good for babies and young children, not so great for the older age unless you want a bike.

Even as an adult I still love going into Toys R’Us. So many things to choose from at some really great prices. The best thing about these stores are that they are all laid out in the same way. Enter and browse the board games section on the right, computers on the left, computer games further up. Then onto radio controlled models. Far end of the store has the dolls and prams. I bought a games console here because at the time they were doing some really great deals. So it is worth checking out their prices and deals if you are after anything.

Lots of toys and lots of plastic.
I do like their balloon selection and they do have some cheap and cheerful toys suitable for putting in pinattas and party bags.
I also like the fact they they have late night opening in the run up to Christmas. This is by far the least stressful way to buy Transformers toys (or whatever the latest craze is). Instead of fighting the crowds you can wander along nearly empty aisles.
And it is so close to a large Argos that you can be sure that one of them will have what you want in stock.

Super handy to be able to pick from SO many toys in one place and pretty competatively priced. That said, staffed by the least helpful people on earth! After having spent half an hour being sent from one end of the shop to another in search of a Fisher Price kids camera, did they think to point out that they had sold out a few hours earlier (Even though I asked them to check the stock levels on the computer!) In spite of that, I’ll still be there for xmas shopping. Get all the kids done in one go!

Part of me wants to hate Toys ‘R’ Us. It has an infuriating, anti-​pedant name, it’s big, a chain, unashamedly plastic and loud and modern. Still, another, more youthful part of me wants to scream Who cares?! Toys! Yay! Usually this latter part wins and I’m enticed inside to see what gizmos and gadgets are popular at the moment.
They’ve actually got a great range of things, from bikes to computer games to more traditional children’s toys, building sets, model animals, craft kits and board games. You name it, they’ve probably got it. There’s enough variety to take the sting off the mass production and commercialisation, and let’s face it, kids love it. The staff are well-​trained and they have some good leaflets on bike helmet fitting and other things. They also have a surprising number of things that appeal to adults, like computers and sound systems. Great for browsing through while your young companions wreak havoc elsewhere, and great for a treat for the older children (and much older ‘children’!).