10 Companies We Lost In The Last Decade

From 2010 to 2019, the retail apocalypse and changing tastes killed off many iconic companies. We lost Payless ShoeSource, Borders, Wow Air, and Toys R Us this decade.
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10 Companies We Lost In The Last Decade

[@sir_daisy]

Most of these stores had one thing in common: They didn’t realize the potential of the internet

[@pinktrutle1490]

they all boomers

[@Blue-pk4ny]

Nah but its also walmart that is making everyone bankrupt and what if they open an online store or something?

[@user-yv3fl1zp9t]

666 likes 😚🤩🤪

[@Sorcerers_Apprentice]

There were several problems: They made cheap, crappy products and services Their original founders died/got taken over by crappy leadership They over-leveraged themselves with big loans, expanded too quickly and took on huge debts

[@tiffprendergast]

Sir Daisy yup

[@Movie_Games]

ToysRUs hurts the most. Even in my 30's I would go in and feel like a kid and buy an action figure or something.

[@cold_potato321]

Even me, an elleven year old remember it as my favorite store, they had the best haloween costumes too

[@josiahbyrd3007]

It's coming back thanks to Macy's

[@FishieNodleswiththemhandles]

I loved their board games

[@jlmaa-imokay-575]

Where I was there was a bike section and I bought so much stuff from there

[@nintony2994]

...if it makes you feel better come to Canada their still open up here 😎

[@thebestnoodle1634]

Dude I used to get ALL my shoes in Payless, every year my mom would even let me choose whatever shoes I wanted and she couldn’t say no, damn I really miss that store

[@sPIDER-zw4yd]

Ok 15 year old

[@ebysstalker6172]

@IAMANNA Toxic much uhm-

[@ebysstalker6172]

@@sPIDER-zw4yd :/

[@ebysstalker6172]

bro same

[@puf6429]

@@ebysstalker6172 it’s true though

[@airbornez602]

I used to spend a whole day playing with all the toys in toyrus without buying even 1 of them 😂

[@gachaedits8230]

SAMEE

[@srirampatnaik9164]

Especially the lego area

[@keo835]

@@srirampatnaik9164 for me, it was the toy cars, you could ride in them and pretend to be driving 😢🥲

[@srirampatnaik9164]

@@keo835 ah, nostalgia

[@vincentjiang6358]

@@srirampatnaik9164 i remember going to toys r us every birthday to get some worthless pokemon cards lmao

[@Kram_Snilloc]

Moral of the story. If you make a business, put it online

[@hathaway.1166]

Jay Talents I never buy products online until I see it in person or watches reviews

[@mcfata3059]

Alan Golden that’s a good idea

[@denissecam1075]

@Jay Talents I call lazy to the people who spend time driving, getting into the store, searching w/o luck, analyzing a product package which won't tell you anything bad about the product, waiting in line to pay and driving back home. I call that a waste of time and time is money.

[@reekyboiplays2657]

no th real Moral of the story Amazon is going to be your end

[@Feliciatanktop]

Jay Talents the time you spend searching in the physical store (half of the time it’s sold out) and driving there, you can buy it online in a couple minutes for cheaper. Also I love to keep the shipping boxes and use them to send donated items to my homeland in Nigeria

[@boyaintright5858]

Losing Toys-R-Us and Blockbuster feels like I lost old childhood friends.

[@decora5689]

Boy Ain't Right go to Canada and you’ll see Toys “R” Us

[@nie_mam_pomyslow]

Nicole Lifestyle true beacuse in my country ToysRus is still open

[@MagentaApex]

Businesses are my friends

[@tiffprendergast]

Boy Ain't Right yeah

[@Wefwjenna]

As a kid my parents didn’t care much for my childhood so I only went there once..

[@HayaMikaChan]

I miss Payless so much. I have such a large shoe size (Womens 13-14) and Payless made it easy for me to just go to the section with my size and see what they had vs. looking around, finding something I love only to find out they don't make my size. I know shopping online is a thing, but I just can't do online shoe shopping. I need to see how it fits and feels and shopping online just isn't reliable. I wish Payless would come back to stores... I miss it so much...

[@josephinetracy1485]

Most of these stores I never left them... they just sort've left me..... by closing..

[@coreyafk2212]

Even giants can fall when they don't innovate with the times.

[@sPIDER-zw4yd]

Lame joke.

[@coreyafk2212]

@@sPIDER-zw4yd i mean it wasn't a joke, but okay

[@whoeveneatsbreakfast]

@@sPIDER-zw4yd ???

[@pre-d]

Blackberry, Nokia, Sony: Relatable

[@Unknown-sf6cs]

@@pre-d sony isnt dead? lol you forgot the playstation and tvs and cameras that sony makes

[@RandomGuy-it9gp]

R.I.P every company that died except that Toys R Us is reborn.

[@vanillaparfaits]

Jayden Owen yea

[@robloxisthebest5588]

:D toys r us

[@billyflores3235]

@Sydney Davis n trump says im bringing jobs back to America from china to Mexico lol but while he doing that other jobs are shutting down lol

[@MasterOfMillibars]

Iron man definitely. Snapped an did an uno reverse on toys r us is gonna be back soon

[@g_thbaa4909]

And Charlotte Russe

[@lakshmikuch]

the payless store has such a distinct smell and I still remember it even though its been years since I've been to one

[@Anglz-rj8sp]

It had that fresh shoe smell

[@antoverlord]

In the country I live in Payless is still in buisness.

[@mindflud8219]

that's exactly what came to mind when they started to talk about it lol!

[@Jawsjawsjawsrg]

I never really shopped there much, and I still remember it.

[@lights6142]

@@antoverlord which country do you live in?

[@sofiadempsey]

Gymboree, Garnet Hill, Gap, and Toys ‘R’ Us were my childhood

[@mlh263]

same i still have clothes from there😭

[@thelambsaucee]

Gap and toys r us still exist in Canada. Both of them are in the mall I live close to

[@janeli8068]

@@thelambsaucee It’s funny how these stores still exist in Canada when there’s so less people living here

[@sPIDER-zw4yd]

THERES A BUNCH OF STUPID TEENAGERS IN THE COMMENTS! RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@janeli8068]

@@sPIDER-zw4yd ?

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

I loved to be at Toys 'R US as a child in the 90's, that was the best time every time. Can't belive they closed, that's so sad.

[@AAC1113]

Road Trip? Canada? Yeah There’s Toys R Us here

[@Der_Kleine_Mann]

@@AAC1113 Oh, that's good then👍 Here in Germany they were taken over by an irish brand called: Smyths. I wasn't there since it was Toys R Us, but I will go and have a look soon, hope I won't cry😢

[@TheMedicatedArtist]

Blockbuster laughed at Netflix’s offer of a partnership in the 2000s; hindsight is a beautiful thing.

[@rittanyjackson7184]

Wow really?

[@nazhifarkhan7093]

Lol blockbuster got the karma

[@tannerhulse3661]

There’s still a blockbuster in Bend Oregon

[@zariaparsons3138]

Who cares it wasn’t blockbusters fault as if they can see in the future an knew Netflix would be a hit. We all miss chances and too chances.

[@curiouscat428]

Wow I just knew. Thanks. In a situation, as a budding enterpreneur. Got gatekeeped and belittled cruelly by a family member who thinks I'm this nobody (no, not parents). But great minds are not afraid of not making it in this world. Datz why small minds try to gatekeep us, and make is "in the dark" as long as they can manage. Lets see in 20 years... who's laughing last.

[@anxietina_]

Toys R Us and Borders are still here in SouthEast Asia

[@jonnathan1869]

I live here but I've never heard of Borders tho

[@damiantay9021]

sadly borders disappeared from singapore in 2011

[@mzashtiker]

Toys R Us in South Africa

[@anxietina_]

@@damiantay9021 damn. It's still here in Malaysia but only a few outlets left.

[@lakenduvu]

Also in Iceland there is Toys R Us.

[@thebookassassin]

I am so glad toys r us is still here in Canada. I mean it’s literally THE toy store! An entire store that’s BIG and devoted to selling TOYS. It’s a kids dream. There aren’t any other stores as large or as awesome as Toys R Us. 🥰

[@scorpionthesandwing2872]

I am literally so jealous right now

[@FunniEmi]

@@scorpionthesandwing2872 bruh same

[@mikeangeles3731]

Philippines: am I a joke to you.

[@aptspikeybird1005]

Amazon: *Laughs in ruining companies*

[@officialsourking5033]

True

[@darinliu4017]

Toy's R Us is still open in canada, that just proves that the world is not just america.

[@charzli]

Same in England, exactly.

[@lindseys4452]

I mean, Business Insider is based in America so their content is focused on businesses in America.

[@judgesam3645]

Nobody said that the world was just America. The channel is in America so all their information is from America. It is Incredible how someone can find a way to make Americans seem selfish from this video

[@AAC1113]

Sad For Americans

[@robbzz1473]

Same here in the Philippines toys R Us still goin

[@kenshinhimura8708]

The only 3 companies I see coming back later are 1. Blockbuster 2. Toys R us 3. Payless shoe store

[@turtlewolf34]

Kenshin Himura I miss Gymboree such good memories. I remember when I always got stickers. Years ago

[@moralmandolin2494]

Circuit city has comed back also

[@moralmandolin2494]

Circuit city has came back also

[@gghfbd7416]

nah. i don’t think anything would come back. they closed bc people stopped going. (bc of online stores)

[@sei8086]

payless still here in my state

[@chichan9013]

Here's the summary : 10. Payless - 63 Years Old 9. Blockbuster - 1 left, in Bend, Oregon, 34 yrs old 8. Borders - 40 Years old 7. Sports Authority - 88 years old 6. charmingCHARLIE - 14 years old 5. Gymboree - 43 years old 4. A&P - 156 years old 3. WOW air - 8 years old 2. Henri Bendel - 124 years old 1. Toys 'R' Us - 71 years old Hey, I just saved you 10 minutes. 😆

[@Vocax101]

👑

[@howtobebasic2122]

the oldest was A&P and the youngest was charlineCHARLIE

[@andrew_koala2974]

9. Blockbuster - 1 left, in Bend, Oregon, 34 yrs old ... RIGHT! Should read 9. Blockbuster - 1 remaining, in Bend, Oregon, 34 yrs old. You do not know the English language well enough and have a very limited vocabulary, mostly because you fail to read books and educate yourself... That will be YOUR demise.

[@Claro1993]

Toys R Us is still standing in other countries like Canada, and in Asia.

[@davidwright3018]

@@andrew_koala2974 I bet English is the only language you know.

[@ChingChingKhan]

My mom used to work at toys r us. She would get me toys all the time after her work. She planned to stay since she wanted to make me and my brother happy but after it closed, she had to find another job once again. I miss toys r us a lot!

[@imake_edits]

OMG! I remember Payless! It’s been so long since I’ve been in one and I always used to get my shoes there when I was little!

[@catethefruitypebble4732]

someday in like 70 years there is going to be a “the rise and fall of Amazon”video

[@reillymcwriting]

Kanwalnoor Singh Hundal at least if the un gets their stuff together

[@varunjaihind3904]

More like 20 years. Fake reviews and no liability on the part of Amazon is the reason.

[@ryx257]

Gonna have a standard oil type break-up

[@Uniacoty]

Yeah... I doubt it.

[@tiramiisu0]

uh oh

[@aloragonzales832]

I didn’t even know Gymboree went out of business I hated going there as a kid but I’m sad it’s gone

[@BeeWhistler]

It was always overpriced. I never shopped there much for my kids.

[@annasilvestre2984]

It’s not closed - it was bought by The Children’s Place

[@dianamelgarejoalvarez8530]

I always shopped there and i liked it

[@psykotic7127]

SAME!!

[@melanieortiz9906]

SAMEEE my mom would take me there but I sorta like it because they had tvs for the kids

[@OzonatedOil]

I am very glad that the information was represented to my eyes within the first 20 seconds of the video. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. :)

[@JohnAckerman93]

I remember going to blockbuster on weekends. I was born in 1993, and I remember a lot of these stores. It’s just sad as to what the internet, and bad leadership is doing to the retail industry

[@moved3350]

why is the whole comment section saying toysrus: closes canada: (insert overused joke)

[@chutorakaiken8]

Because it's an easy joke for easy likes.

[@McSwayne]

Because being original ain't in style lmao

[@natnatdoodles6407]

Cuz why not

[@linktheherooftime4833]

I live in SA and I didn’t even know toys r us closed, I always go there

[@afferlfan]

It's an easy way to boost your self esteem by getting likes.

[@getnaenaed8063]

asian ToysRUs: “allow us to introduce our self”

[@aalamotaku2756]

Nub man Asia doesn’t have one

[@noorhazaini1240]

@@aalamotaku2756 r u sure about that?

[@Green-sf4qw]

@@aalamotaku2756 boi are u racist we have ToysRUs here

[@cutie_hailie3886]

@@aalamotaku2756 hey at the Philippines they have toys r us Actually im Filipino here

[@docpaa7564]

@@cutie_hailie3886 they have em at SM

[@truediva18]

I miss Borders and Payless Shoe Source! I got my textbooks from Borders and I saved so much money. Payless was one of the few places that plus size women could get shoes at a decent price. If they came back, I would be there with a quickness!

[@Nobody-bl1yl]

Let Toys-R-Us rest in peace ✌ 😔 It was all in our childhood hearts, lets be honest.

[@xxhoneysucklexx1545]

It's coming back.

[@officialsourking5033]

True

[@officialsourking5033]

@@xxhoneysucklexx1545 is it actually

[@xxhoneysucklexx1545]

@@officialsourking5033 yeah, there are some in Canada and I believe one or two in the us

[@Nobody-bl1yl]

@@xxhoneysucklexx1545 I actually thought you where jokinv that day. After seeing this evidence. I trust you a hit more.

[@randomark6775]

Customers : *exists* Amazon : *i will not stop until I have them all*

[@Luwu-uq7ww]

VolexGamer I don’t really like how Amazon has literally killed off nearly everything, but I can’t hate it cuz I get a lot of stuff from it.

[@DavidNikkiZane]

their greed will be their downfall

[@Awardrobeofwonders]

Amazon can count me out.

[@DavidNikkiZane]

@@Awardrobeofwonders I'm gonna take advantage of it while it lasts.

[@XxWolfman5584xX]

They will never have me though

[@sprinkles2847]

Who else only knew Blockbuster Toys r us Payless shoe store

[@Mynameishassan0]

I know all except pAyLeSs

[@Novusa]

I only knew ToysRus

[@sorelon608]

Who else knew that you couldn’t spell

[@sprinkles2847]

@@sorelon608 oh fixed it

[@sorelon608]

Art and vlog good job ☃️

[@lambsauce221]

Toys R us: Please! Have mercy! Bankruptcy: There is no mercy.

[@drpepperlover829]

When toys r us closed I threw the biggest tantrum ever. I used to get a barbie every weekend. For my birthday, I used to get bday cards from them. It was the worst day ever.

[@ominusyt9548]

Netflix : I don’t feel so good.... Hulu : I am inevitable.

[@leafchill8821]

disney plus: and I am iron man and you are included in a bundle with me

[@autumnbeth]

I use both but Netflix more cuz Netflix has all my shows

[@wolfythewolf1896]

Disney plus: and I am Disney plus

[@osc7rr345]

PIXEL gun:well we just sold our game so don't look at us you ain't talking to rlisoft you talking to cubic games

[@ItsjustollieALT]

I have both

[@TempleofBrendaSong]

RIP Blockbuster.

[@finecorinthianvideos]

There is still one in Oregon or something

[@dopamineee3715]

TempleofBrendaSong i still need to return a game 😂

[@jking6736]

Unfortunately my generation will be the last generation to know Blockbuster I'm only 15 and I remember it well

[@jonnathan1869]

Well, there is one in Oregon sooooo

[@elmagnificodep]

Foxfried BS late fees? You do know what the word rent means? It doesn’t mean keep. You’re probably the same person that complains about overdraft fees when you spend money you don’t have.

[@amdesigns5865]

One company which wasn’t mentioned was Woolworths. That is a store I’d like to see open again in the UK.

[@gachaskye3490]

In my area we had an A&P. I remember my mom taking me there all the time while going grocery shopping. I also remember buying the beanie babies, and the time when I got a bit lost. When I found out it was closing and other areas, I was upset since that store bring me a lot of memories and now there’s a Stop and Shop, but I still miss A&P.

[@Jason-ce8zb]

Forever 21 didnt last forever

[@PokeBlox21]

Itll be kinda funny and sad if they close in 2021

[@jonnathan1869]

21?? You STOOPID

[@drizzle2914]

I still have a forever 21 at the mall

[@angxrii8428]

XhoniibeeX me too

[@auraverse6656]

Lol

[@averageloser533]

1950's: Payless Shoesource. 2010's: Paymore Shoesource

[@notsocuteotaku8662]

are you stupid? 3 dollars in the 50's is the same as 25 dollars in the 2010's

[@josepharmstrong1531]

@@notsocuteotaku8662 he's referring to how in the 2010's, payless basically nixed their business plan to bring in significantly more expensive name brands (Nike, Under Armor, ect.). Walmart just had to continue their business model to make Payless' shift a failure.

[@lunaroseartz9126]

I remember I lived in Atlanta when I was little and my mom worked in a hair salon my dad would take me to toys r us because it was right across the street. I miss those days.

[@V8ZN]

I had good memories in Sears. I remember one time in 2013 I think going to the hardware section and trying to get lost on purpose, and I was hooked on Minecraft and got a Minecraft shirt and loved it. I would always explore the store. The Sears was connected to a mall so me and my parents would always exit through the entrance from the mall and get a cinnamon bun or pretzel. Man, good times.

[@icysnow9459]

BI: “it was the last remaining video rental in the us” Family video: *hides in the distance*

[@whiskerlickens7317]

Lol

[@natureactivityvideos9297]

At&t on demand: **also hides in distance with family video**

[@nataliewourms848]

😂 there is a family video right next to my house I love it there

[@ionasan]

My thought exactly

[@lennyjenkins1928]

I remember I was so sad and shocked when Toys R Us shut down. I wasn't one of those kids that had their own cellphones, and Toys R Us was heaven for me since it was so rare that we were allowed to get a toy.

[@sheer9203]

: )

[@perryfroze]

Seek the Lord and saviour Jesus Christ before it's too late. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Hell is real and Heaven is also real. You don't want to spend an eternity in Hell torment without God. The only way to escape Hell is to follow Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour.

[@user-ef1qy9zq1g]

@@perryfroze Graham took exactly 7 steps to the Walmart women’s bathroom before vomiting a nerf gun out of his anus

[@Solid_Shibe2022]

I’m from Canada, and Toys R us is still here.

[@ihatemilo]

@@perryfroze i dont care lmfao 😭😭😭

[@Myung_ii]

Toys R us literally broke me- luckily here in my country their stores are still doing fine

[@lukebarnett2140]

dreading the day in 2070 when i see the video titled: "The Rise And Fall Of Walmart"

[@meik-o]

And The Rise Again

[@pooky-changaming4089]

That’ll NEVER happen-Walmart is here to stay FOREVER!!!

[@typoriver3651]

Waiting for that day. Walmart is awful for its employees and community

[@lukebarnett2140]

@@typoriver3651 ?

[@sabrina-kk1mf]

The only companies I recognized were Sports Authority, Payless Shoe store, and Toys R Us. I connect with Payless Shoe store the most because I was a witness of a robbery there while selling girl scout cookies ;-;

[@anubis4345]

thats epic lmao

[@kuni-kuzushi]

epic indeed

[@mich497]

epic

[@viviana8750]

Nice

[@sabrina-kk1mf]

@Narberick Ramirez No I sold cookies outside a supermarket right next to payless.

[@josef6415]

literally all the stores mentioned on this list used to be in my town but are all closed now.

[@k-874]

*F*

[@kateeeeeeeeee458]

I loved A&P as a kid because the one I went to every-time time the vegetables would get rinsed by that sprinkler they added a sound affect and it would sound like it was thundering

[@Infelixo]

Gymboree was literally the place where I bought a,, KF my outfits as a child, I missed the mini TVs they had in there as a child 😂

[@brickman6775]

This video: we lost toys r us this decade Toys r us who came back: Ginoro Giovanni theme starts playing*

[@joejames6137]

That better be a joke how u spelled it

[@brickman6775]

No

[@brickman6775]

They actually are back, they even have a website that is real

[@joejames6137]

@@brickman6775 oh no no not toys r us ik dat but Giorno Giovanna

[@joejames6137]

All Jojo fans will be at your throat if u spell it wrong

[@violetsvalley3669]

“ToysRus is shutting down in the U.S” me, a Canadian: Sounds like a you problem

[@SmackdownVfx]

Lmao

[@francinephillips4976]

Me, a american: Yes....it is a me problem.. :,)

[@Furious112]

Hello fellow Canadian and to bad to the US that’s there problem

[@opaltea1965]

asians still have them too, us filipinos have them at SM

[@gamingwithjellyjess1741]

And UK

[@infinitespace9479]

Part of the problem, especially with these clothing companies are that they charge ridiculous amounts of money for their products. If a shirt costs $80, it’s probably too expensive for the general public. That’s why places like Target have become so popular

[@eddapultstab2078]

One of the reasons of that trend is mainly because people's disposable income was not only not growing but also getting eaten away by rising gas prices and the costs of living increases. All these businesses have one thing in common, there all luxuries, and when the people can't afford them they can't buy. Some of them may have poor leadership and customer service issues but if the pool of consumers that can pay shrinks that too is a pretty big nail in the coffin.

[@Peersoncasteell]

Exactly

[@harinimuralidharan5454]

Hey your videos giving me a great updates and ideas to write a case studies thanks a lot dude🤩

[@Zer0__P0int__]

As a late 2000's kid, seeing Toys'R'Us falling apart sheds me tears...

[@aysin5739]

Ikr

[@mayelinesantana]

don't ya mean early?

[@laish7601]

So your 10 ....

[@VJR-pg3le]

I was born in 2004 and toys r us closing never really impacted me. Toys R Us was expensive and my family never really had much money. It’s still pretty sad that it closed though, considering that it was a part of a lot of people’s childhoods

[@captech93]

Ikr

[@_anj]

*not gonna lie, toys r us was the most heartbreaking. 'twas my childhood 🥺*

[@conradmcdougall3629]

Take a trip up to Canada. Toys 'r Us is still alive and well here

[@_zach]

They’re actually not gone. They just posted a video that they’ve reopened a location somewhere in the NE coast where they’ve rebranded essentially and are modernizing their brand

[@lambro3001]

They were expensive as hell

[@Nic-xq1bt]

I’m 20 and I’ve never been in a Toys r Us

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

@@conradmcdougall3629 In France they got taken over by Picwic, and the whole thing was renamed PicWicToys

[@fatandchilling9726]

The last block buster store looks like Dunder Mifflin when all other branches died out expect for the Scranton one and they were still going strong

[@alex_f8993]

i just read a an article it said this "Toys 'R' Us is no longer a thing of the past - the beloved toy store will be returning in 2022 with more than 400 locations inside Macy's stores nationwide. However, a partnership with Macy's is bringing the iconic toy store back to life"

[@LudosErgoSum]

Blockbuster would have managed to stay in business for the next century with the late fees I accumulated on the VHS copy of "Home Alone" I never returned in the early 90's.

[@pablovaldes2810]

so thats why i got fired from the kwik e mart

[@assassingamer1125]

Blockbuster be like "I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that"

[@GummyDinosaursify]

Congrats, you're an irresponsible person.

[@jaysinrasmussen9012]

I remember when my dad and me would take an hour to go out to ToysRUs, good times.. Now that I'm older, even if I was put in that old abandon ToysRUs, even when it's empty I would still know which isle I would be standing in, and I would know where everything used to be. Miss those old times :(

[@NS-nq3ki]

Eh my family were cheap never went there

[@beluwuga2229]

me too

[@decora5689]

•-_Winter Wolf_-• go to Canada

[@iselincouple]

Canada

[@conservativelatinausa9005]

😢😢😢😢🥺🥺🥺🥺😔😔😔l got second hand depression

[@memberofthelegion5626]

“We lost Toys R Us” US/UK- OMG That’s so sad! World: No

[@GalacticStudiosInc]

There's still a Payless shoe store in my city, barely see any customers as it isn't any cheaper than designer stores

[@pizzatime2056]

“Did you die?” ToysRus: sadly yes...but I lived

[@oaktree9723]

"my death was greatly exaggerated"

[@pizzatime2056]

Oak Tree is my favorite Minecraft tree

[@enderdragoness546]

Asian: *"There is another* "

[@chillx1539]

Yea but there’s like only 2 LEGO sets

[@someguywhopostsextremelycr2607]

Ender Dragoness ξυrορε: αm ι α jοκε το γου?

[@joshuapark1160]

Video: 10 businesses we lost in the last decade Covid-19: Let me introduce myself

[@ethandeleon9133]

Goteem

[@whyisthischeetahfortniteda6106]

30*

[@rfdff432]

Well they might comeback after this Corona is gone Not the ones mentioned in the video they're pretty much dead Well except Toys R Us

[@thegamerkhan]

@@ceogotgud3547 in UK it's going quite rubbish

[@aristeus2546]

Them: Toys-R-Us is gone Me having a literal Toys-R-Us shop in a mall near me: *confusion*

[@NoIdeaWhatToDoHere]

In America there gone :( but Macy brought them back from the dead

[@conical.mp4330]

When toys r us closed down my heart sank as i used to love it so much, I still have many fond memories of it

[@Clemmutine]

Theory: The person who owned forever 21 turned 22 so they had to close down

[@soysauce9852]

Y e s.

[@Mynameishassan0]

No

[@Hi-nu6sg]

So they’ve been 21 for 30 years

[@Mynameishassan0]

That would mean it was only open for a year *B E B U N K E D*

[@soysauce9852]

@@Mynameishassan0 Y e s!

[@moswaggy]

***Blockbusters start to shut down*** Bend Oregon: *”I’m going to stop you right there”*

[@nba4ever633]

Ayy, I live an hour from bend.

[@claytoncurrie4048]

I live in bend I go to that blockbuster all the time

[@estefani3435]

Dyslexic Deeder I’ve went there I live in Washington state

[@claytoncurrie4048]

cool

[@moswaggy]

Colton Eich Ayy, I live 48 minuets away.

[@adrianpena800]

I remember stopping by at a closing sports authority store, the prices were very cheap. My dad got me a bucket of baseballs that I still have today with the Sport’s Authority logo on them.

[@alch3mIx]

I remember how ecstatic I've been during birthday or Christmas whenever I see a gift that's wrapped with the Toys R Us' wrapper

[@lophy6668]

Am I the only one who didn’t know over half of these

[@michael7732]

Then your young

[@thephilosopher5799]

@@michael7732 nope just haven't been alot of places. I'm lowkey 29 years old and didnt know half of these.

[@jdublegacy]

When your 15 and know all of these -_-

[@VirulOne]

I didn’t know any except toys r us

[@marin.castellano1367]

@@VirulOne same

[@user-sd7qo7qe4v]

Bankruptcy: Stabs Toys R us Toys R Us: YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR THE HEAD

[@geo2600]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!!!!!!

[@michaelv6630]

So hilarious 😂 😂

[@geo2600]

Ikr

[@omegawario7479]

You don’t usually kill people by stabbing them in the head

[@grubthatdb1277]

@@omegawario7479 shut up party pooper r/wooosh

[@bestcryptocurrency341]

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[@jasonmicheal8530]

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[@usmansani4356]

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[@MichelleSmith-ld2vw]

Just bought $10k Ethereum and $30k bitcoin with the recent dump in crypto I was told it's the right time to buy and get ready for a skyrocket.

[@jamesvicky4952]

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[@corymoreno1016]

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[@StardustSynchron]

Was so weird that ToysRus at Times Square shut down. Place was so iconic

[@psyduck6347]

Almost all of those stores are still alive here in southeast asia

[@TEZIO0]

Joaquin Andres R. Balbas lucky

[@cryinqsxftly]

And some in east

[@Lady.Tijuri]

thts great, I'm in Southeast U.S. (Ga) & we only hv maybe a payless store lol

[@Alice-od3bw]

You’re lucky asf

[@psyduck6347]

@@TEZIO0 because here in southeast asia, those stores haven't really have some big local competitors that's why they're still alive here

[@emmanuelakalusi3690]

Walmart and Amazon: *Exists* Every other store ever: *starts sweating profusely*

[@aprilhdunmoyer]

Adam and Eve: *I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you.*

[@ajiakichan9736]

Bro amazon starting to suck, they cancel your order for no reason.

[@similarteacher]

idk idk what??? You can see fat people shopping physically all the time lol

[@denissecam1075]

@idk idk I call lazy to the people who spend time driving, getting into the store, searching w/o luck, analyzing a product package which won't tell you anything bad about the product, waiting in line to pay and driving back home. I call that a waste of time and time is money.

[@justsomeonehere884]

I had a dajavu when I read this

[@IAMXIM]

Toys-R-Us and Gymboree are my child hood and I miss them so much

[@tackotuessssssday1221]

Toy-R-Us really hurt me a lot,when I was young it was about to close and I cried because it was just that good

[@_mrow__]

ToysRUs: *Closes* Canadians: *Well yes, but actually no*

[@elicohreview1296]

Even philipines

[@jamiesamanthadelarosa1797]

Philippines still has ToysRus too

[@filippa_rachelsubliminals7962]

Sweden have them too

[@_mrow__]

Pickle Rick!

[@_mrow__]

Wowie I actually never knew

[@vianney8127]

I miss Toys R Us, in my place Toys R Us used to give you brithday cards whenever its your birthday and with it, it gives you a gift card to buy any toys in the store. Good times. ☺️

[@AAC1113]

There’s a place called Canada it’s in Canada?

[@xichoco2135]

@@AAC1113 what if they’re a kid and can’t travel wherever they want to?

[@armnbepry]

Seeing the Payless isles gave me nostalgia of that one smell I would smell immediately after walking in 😢

[@xxhoneysucklexx1545]

Same

[@soolly357]

02:34 that's one in stonestown in SF I grew up a minute's walk away. Read so many free books and then left

[@NinjaPandaa]

No one: Literally no one: Me: where's Kmart?

[@thekoala4700]

K mart is still here I saw payless closing sucks

[@gfdssdfgh8442]

tbh

[@spongebob-wd9zg]

@@thekoala4700 it's closed just about everywhere in the US. It's probably only open where you love. Kmart was shutdown before I was even born 😔

[@jaden5721]

Jackie Wallace We still have Kmart in NYC

[@floridasgovernment2572]

There’s still Kmart in my area

[@addison4344]

ToysRus: *closes in the USA* Canadians: *laughs in Canadian*

[@sams3015]

@@fairycake1551 It's a running gag / joke / meme...it works by somebody making a generalised statement (usually Americans) and then somebody saying "laughs in..(country)" to contradict the statement.

[@kanimations2d457]

Woosh

[@seonghwastic]

Cries in British

[@srujanakondeti2596]

青い花 Blëu Blossom *laugh

[@isabella-qs1mo]

Cries in Japanese & American

[@PxrIs_Rxses]

One of my most prominent childhood memories was going to Payless with my mom to get new shoes, since they closed it’s been very hard to find shoes. We found out Payless is now online though.

[@Eva-cy6kc]

I remember as a kid looking at Toys R Us magazine ads around Christmas. Good times

[@radianzero]

Retail Store: *Exist* Debt, Walmart, and Amazon: *_"Im about to end this mans whole career."_*

[@sophii7906]

And Target

[@Nintendo101Channel]

And Costco

[@gex940]

I've never been in a Costco they're aren't any close to my house

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

@@gex940 BJ's and Sam's Club are also Wholesale Stores.

[@beckjj._.2990]

@@gex940 a Costco is a huge ass whole foods mixed with a tiny bit of Walmart and a lot cheaper than both

[@Jawsjawsjawsrg]

You missed two iconic store brands, Sears (you know that company that was so big it made SEARS TOWER), and RadioShack.

[@gunfuego]

For real, it was the supplier for the entire US back when wagon trains were still heading west.....

[@CamJones2000]

Blockbuster

[@ellee30]

WAIT, SEARS IS GONE TOO?? NOOOOOOo

[@greatwavefan397]

Damn, I almost forgot RadioShack.

[@Laughing_Catt]

radioshack is still going on Costa Rica lol

[@GR4YARDB3AST]

Toys R Us closing hurts me so badly, I remember going there to get a amiibo...

[@firstlast9731]

Toys R Us was such a good store. So many memories made with my parents. I even remember the layout of the store. I'm drawing it out so I hope I never forget.

[@sarahh7050]

We have all these shops still in Qatar, yes, toys r us didn’t close, payless, or borders didn’t close here, so we’re fine.

[@juwairiyaumar7761]

YASSSS!! I would've said that!! So happy someone did because it means I'm not psycho 😂💖 Also that someone else lives in Qatar

[@user-xj6js7qt3c]

ok, how much is the flight ticket from USA to Qatar?

[@chaole1000]

I guess e-commerce shopping isn’t as strong in Qatar.

[@LazarusSlade]

Good, you guys can keep 'em!

[@dopamineee3715]

Mexico has blockbuster

[@adrianblkred]

Toys r Us is coming back again, I dont know if under a new name, but, I know that they are reincarnating 😊

[@bobblehead7732]

Crevasus have u seen the pics they look like some future store it looks badass

[@manofculture4945]

Hanh Dunham is it still called toysrus or something else

[@hanulmaruna]

Its still in canada

[@VK-jy3pi]

There second baby footsteps.

[@Lady.Tijuri]

I for 1 would be beyond happy when they do

[@Hillers62]

I remember A&P stores in the 70's...we loved to go there...BTW...A&P stands for "Atlantic and Pacific"...

[@mariluna7359]

I loved going there with my mom and grandma...ahhh the iconic S & H Green Stamps...I yearn for the good ol' days...shopping at Woolworth's and getting a grilled cheese and milkshake at the diner...shopping at Goldblatt's and Wieboldt's.

[@mareebee7046]

Ahh I remember Payless it was the only shoe store in my town and when it left it was sad and we just had to get shoes at our Fred Meyers (like frys) And don’t get my started on Blockbuster I loved going there on a Friday nigh and picking out an Alvin and the chipmunks movie. :-) those were the days. I still love dvds and stuff just can’t find them much anymore I don’t have many memories of toys r us cause we didn’t have one any where near my town (Alaska) and I only went 3 times and got a toy once of those times. But I loved going there the times I did, it was amazing. But it was also expensive which is why i mainly enjoyed just looking around.

[@finnaelaine634]

ToysR Us : closes in US Other countries : we don’t do that here

[@aviparmy-lthatblinkedoncew774]

Your pfp somehow makes this comment better

[@Engifarting456]

In Germany they did

[@takingabreak2636]

I’m in the UK and it’s closed there aswell

[@stacycuii]

In Australia, Indonesia and Singapore did

[@alsocupcakes8885]

Not in Canada though, we still have plenty of Toys R Us here! 🇨🇦 Babies R Us too, but that’s neither here nor there.

[@urmom6428]

“Where are teens shopping today” Me: *amazon*

[@MsBhappy]

I wish more people realized how harmful amazon is as a company. It has killed local business, physical stores and the shopping experience, and is detrimental to traffic congestion and the environment.

[@spxdes4223]

OldSoulMillennial You know, yeah that’s the only reason I don’t support amazon. They are literally becoming the Buy’n Large of Wall-e

[@sircommentthecommenter4501]

Me: *ASDA*

[@jokalach]

Amazon, Steam, Vinted, except for foods, i don't think i buy much things offline.

[@ourtime-downhere6931]

I saw the Blockbuster while working in Bend a couple years ago, I had to do a double take. That's one store I really miss, it made movie night fun.

[@paulmalhotra8037]

I remember my grandma loved going to Borders when he was coming from the Philippines to LA

[@hasibrahim]

7:28 that poor little boy lost his balloon

[@wonder_coffee_4301]

OOF

[@DeleciveVODs]

It will be free in heaven

[@itzrobot7933]

The balloon shall be in heaven

[@jaedyn9703]

*Me: *Sees Charming Charlie** *Also me: “In Pennsylvania we still got Charming Charlie’s.”*

[@kelybrz]

I live in PA too

[@avabogstie5084]

I’m like what I literally went to one less then a year ago in the US

[@sarinakate3897]

i live in MA and my mom and i was devastated when the store closed 😖

[@saikik3124]

I have a charming Charlie’s where I live too

[@Someone-fx1iq]

Lol I also live in PA

[@joyceannef.suguitan8429]

I'm actually surprised with the first one, there are still payless stores in my country though.

[@Melaniemartineznews1]

Gymboree was my childhood. I remember at the mall I lived by after my piano lessons I would go to Panera Bread the local Toy Store and Gymboree. At the store they had a television ( usually playing PBS,Nickelodeon,or Disney Jr.) and I sat there for HOURS as my mom got clothes. Now when I see my brother go to the Children’s Place or any other store I miss Gymobree