Toys R Us

As a soon to be first time mom, I have spent quite a bit of time in this Babies R Us window shopping and purchasing. Myself and my husband recently visited the store to finalize our registry, we purposely came to the store as soon as it opened on a Tuesday morning to avoid a busy store while registering.
It was hard to find someone working, but once we tracked someone down we requested the scanning gun and got to work. We spent nearly an hour and a half adding to our registry, once we were finished we again could not find anyone working. We had to speak to a lady who was up on a machine and to be fair looked to be quite busy. We asked if we could leave the gun on the desk so she didn’t have to get down and she said that was fine, she would apply all of our scans later (we had already had our registry info entered.)
I went home to check the registry a few hours later but nothing had changed, waited a few more hours and checked again to find still nothing had been added. I called the store and described the lady we had spoken to, I was told she was the assistant store manager and was transferred to her. She confirmed she hadn’t forgotten to add the items and they take 24 hours to appear. No problem. However, it has been four full days and still nothing is there.
I am absolutely dreading coming back to re-​register for everything, I would be much happier to encourage my friends and family to spend their money elsewhere, but unfortunately Babies R Us has a bit of a monopoly on baby registries and locations all over the country.
I will absolutely not be leaving the store a second time without some sort of confirmation that my efforts have not been a waste of my time.

Toys «R» Us are pretty much the same everywhere… so here’s the specifics to this location:
Pros —
This location is one of the least busy locations in the city so I can frequently find an item here that is out of stock at the other locations
I’ve never had to wait more than 5 minutes in line to pay, even at Christmas time.
Cons —
I find this location to be one of the smaller locations and the parking lot can be difficult to get into and out of from Southbound on 97 street as there is no traffic control signal.
Overall, of course I’ll keep coming back but I prefer the West End and Southside location to this one.

My last two visits at Toys R Us were so underwhelming I couldn’t even be bothered to write a review. The lines seemed long, the front of the store was a mess, and none of the people working there really seemed happy to be working. I came back today however and it seems like they really got their act together since my last trip 5 months ago.
The front of the store right now is merchandised really well and dedicated to Frozen and Lego which I have a feeling are going to be the super hot toys this Christmas there was more staff working, and they seemed far more upbeat. It feels like a different store more worthy of the reputation it had when I was a kid singing the Toys R Us jingle with my mom everytime it came on the t.v.
Whether it’s for baby or big kid Toys R Us has a range of toys that can’t be beat which makes them a good choice when other places sell out of the more popular toys even though sometimes they aren’t as easy on the pocketbook as bigger chains like Walmart and Target.

If you have a kid, you know toys. Toys are like crack to kids — gotta have. So, since my wee one (who’s not so wee now) came onto the scene I’ve been indoctrinated into the land of Toys R Us.
Yuppers, toys, toys and more toys. I don’t remember toy stores being so big when I was a kid. I guess the cardboard box, sticks, rocks and string I used to play with as a kid held my fascination well. However, it’s fun to go.
Toys of every sort are there and they have a great electronics/​gaming section for the older kids (Ok, who’re we kidding — gamers of all ages) as well as seasonal sections — bubbles and swimming pools in the summer and shovels and sleds in the winter.
Part of each Toys R Us store is Babies R Us. Talk about the first time parent being overwhelmed when you understand the amount of gear you need for your kid. EEP! However, they have a good selection of cribs, car seats, jumpers, potties, feeding gear and clothes and it really is a good place to start to get an idea of what you need.
Prices are high here, but if you know what you want keep your eye on the flier. Also, check around because you can get a lot of the same toys at other large stores for less.
If you go with a child to this store be fore warned. The check out is well stocked with candy and crap which is at the perfect level for little ones to reach out and take. Candy, toys, candy, toys, candy, toys. Could life get any better?