Are You Kidding Me!? ToysRus Shopping & Prepping for a New Week

[@Bricksie]

Later that evening I cross referenced the Star Wars prices and discovered that the sets were discounted. Unlike the other sets, the discounts were not marked on the shelf. With that said, very few sets were actually 25% off. They mostly ranged from about 10-20% off. This is very misleading. You should not have to research every single price to determine whether or not the discount is legitimate.

[@andrewphillips5771]

I was there yesterday man!!! And I almost bought like 4 sets, and then cross referenced with online, and it was not a big deal! That's crazy, we had the exact experience

[@shadowcaptaincain]

It's cause of how Bane Capital bought out Toys R Us. They used the future profits of Toys R Us to secure the loan to buy them out. In order to make it work they jacked up the prices of everything in their stores, and that's what primarily lead to the death of it in the US, since you had more reasonable competitors in Target and Wal-Mart.

[@tonihall7810]

The best part about a white board is when you get to wipe off something you have done. Great sense of achievement. There is an online store that offers huge discounts because their t shirts are “normally “ $85. And now with 95% off they are only $6 etc . Hmm yep they are cheap and nasty . lol tfs

[@StacksOnBricks]

There are a couple of retailers (department stores) here is Australia who do the exact same thing. It always pays to research the actual RRPs, so you don’t fall for their shenanigans!!

[@wurzelbert84wucher5]

The fake sales are really nasty. And the prices in Canada are really high, even higher than here in Germany it seems.

[@Oz-Rein]

They're not really fake sales, their normal prices are just that high. Any sales they do just bring their prices back down to msrp (or thereabouts). Either way, it is a poor marketing strategy for sure.

[@NitrousDiecast]

@wurzelbert84wucher5 all of the prices at the canadian toys r us are high… its incredible

[@martzzl]

Naja der Kanadische Dollar ist ja auch deutlich weniger Wert. Die meisten Sets sind tatsächlich billiger wenn man es in Euro umrechnet. Natürlich auch Abhängig vom State in dem man lebt, da ja in jedem eine andere Mehrwertsteuer berechnet wird. Dort wo er wohnt sind das aber nur 5%.

[@dustinmartin1691]

For the Batman art set, the missing piece in question is the middle top that connects the two sides together. Would be in book 1 for where half the "M" is if that makes sense. Hope it helps!

[@truebnb]

MSRP is literally "suggested" price.. retailers can charge more if they want. However, if a particular retail continues to charge above MSRP it will often drive away business when customers compare prices.

[@craftyhobbit7623]

Toys R Us went bust in the UK a few years back. They have reopened for sales online here but they don't have physical stores anymore. If they operated the same business model here (I don't have kids so don't shop for toys often), it's easy to see why.

[@ManSplaining1]

The issue is they only raise the regular price when there is a sale. Once the sale is over, the suggested price will come back down. This is a deceptive practice for a retailer.

[@kellbell8866]

That's a real bummer about Toys R Us. I agree that it seems like a scam. I know it is allowed, but just shady business. I'm excited to see what you guys do with that train area and zoo this week. It is all looking so good!

[@andrewarbuckle8123]

This is a good lesson to learn before Black Friday. If there are some items you want to buy, look up the prices before the sales begin so you know if it's a deal or not. Amazon is notorious for doing this during Prime Days or Black Friday. They mark things up and then put them on sale.

[@its_Santini]

This is the exact thing that Toys R Us used to do in the US. Inflate prices, then advertise discounts that made them suggested retail price. Always felt like a scam to me.

[@thorn0581]

Brick and mortar stores always have to factor in the cost of keeping the building up and running into their pricing. The other thing is that specialty stores need profits and can't do deep discounts like bigger chain stores. I once listened to a Suncoast Video employee explain to a customer why Walmart can sell a DVD for 17 bucks while they charged 25. Walmart has such a huge offering of products that it doesn't need to hike costs on the stuff the sell. Small niche stores have to cover costs and so can't afford lower prices. It's what's slowly killing retail and shopping malls.

[@rickyma3189]

Business like Walmart and Costco have scale, they can buy 100,000 units for all their stores.

[@thorn0581]

@rickyma3189 yep they have the luxury of discounting stuff and still making a profit. While the specialty stores like toy stores are only selling toys.

[@BamaBrickStudio]

I love that mrs bricksie is your partner in your adventure!

[@steinkwadijk]

Hahaha. Maceroni with spagetti sauce. That made me laugh. Sounds so funny. Great work with your city.

[@danielgrey7109]

I worked at Toys R Us for a year leading up to the closures in the US, and I absolutely hated when the prices for LEGO was marked up.

[@natedogg3507]

Maybe that’s why Toys R Us didn’t last in the US

[@schwingstelle8974]

they also disappeared in germany😂

[@FurySpyder]

Also closed in the UK and throughout Europe I believe. I didn't realise they had hung on on in Canada. I thought they had disappeared completely, globally. Having said that, I have just read that the name lives, and here in the UK they are opening Toys R Us 'franchises' within other stores ..

[@Robotfan987]

They were destroyed by private equity companies extracting all value until the thing had no more dollars left to shake out of it. This is not a mystery, you can easily look this up.

[@petervandereijk5033]

Gone in the Netherlands too. Long time ago.

[@BrickTemplar]

Thank goodness we have Smyths Toys now instead in the EU. Way better discounts.

[@jmoxon98]

Bricksie, the new addition to the ciry is looking good. It finally dawned on me that you dont have a fire station in the city. Maybe this could be added to the new section.

[@craftyhobbit7623]

One of the reasons why I tend to buy direct from the Lego website is to avoid over-paying above the rrp. It has to be the same, or less for me to buy from other places. Having said that, I did manage to snag a few good deals. Be cautious.

[@crmodela]

Toys R Us in Canada used to have better pricing, same as other stores or slightly higher. If I remember correctly I think 1-2 years ago they started rising prices more aggresively to the point where we are today where some of the prices are just ridiculous. Thank you so much Bricksie for giving more visibility to this issue! I've also noticed the TRU decline in Bricktober offers. Miss the days when we had a different collection of a few minifigures nicely packaged every week, nowadays their Bricktober offers (if they have them) are so lame. I used to buy a lot of Lego from them, now I rarely buy anything because of their absurd prices. I hope they react soon for the better, otherwise we've seen this story before and it doesn’t have a happy ending.

[@dragunz8460]

I know in the states, marking up an item and then selling it at that inflated price as the "regular" price is generally considered illegal under deceptive pricing practices, as it misleads consumers about the actual price of the product. Under the FTC act.

[@NitrousDiecast]

I really like the upstairs area of the lego warehouse, its kinda like a lego mancave!

[@omgwtflok]

just the classic Toys R Us pricing for ya!!😂

[@AtomicDesignUS]

I remember as far back as 30 years ago up until they all closed, LEGO was always more expensive at TRU in the US compared to other stores.

[@beans7265]

My Toys R Us experiance is pretty much the same , same vibe and observation , I did get a good deal on an Advent calander last black Friday for 50 % off

[@gtmead09]

The city with a space launch base in the country would be an awesome addition.

[@salvation7362]

You want to see crazy, look at their prices for action figures online. I think most shoppers today, especially collectors, are way too savvy to be taken by these tactics. Like you did with your phone, it takes 2 seconds to check other stores. I know the prices of sets I want so when I see them up on websites I know when I'm being gouged without even checking but I'll do it for sets on sale still.

[@rickyma3189]

Thanks for calling out TRU. I notice their markup on lego earlier this year with the new SW battle droid battle pack. Like you said they do have some deals and you must research Lego msrp. I did find the 3 in 1 creator castle it is $5 more that msrp and after the discount i thought it was an okay deal. I figured I wouldn't get another chance to buy it on discount and want to combine it with my other one and make one of thr rebrickables. Awesome content Bricksie!

[@bikingwithemily1109]

A few weeks ago toys R us had speed champions on sale 20% off, I picked up the Mercedes 2 set all happy I got it at 20% off, I went to Walmart for groceries and walked to the lago and it was still less cheaper at Walmart upset I went back to toys r us and returned it. Your right toys r us did change

[@adfsdfwevwevw]

They up the price by 25% and have 20% off which is the retail. For example, Lego 76432’s retail price is $39.99 in CAD. $39.99 x 1.25 = $50 then $50 x 0.8 = $40! What a magic! It’s $29.85 at Walmart right now. The business is going down soon!

[@warrennewman5325]

Quite misleading the prices just got the botanical garden with library GWP today city looking

[@RobTwin]

Hahaha I make the same face as the thumbnail every time I look at their pricing too! Toys R More😂

[@alycynde5237]

TRU in the States was always more expensive. Toys that were 10 elsewhere were usually 11 to 12 there. Unfortunately that was one of the biggest reasons for their demise. If they tried to come in a shade lower they'd still be around.

[@reggiem1668]

Probably why you can’t find a full scale Toys “R” Us anywhere near me in the US. Pretty sure they did do in store price matching when they were here though

[@markcrofcheck3714]

We have been complaining about Lego prices at ToysRUs for a while now. We asked once and they pretty much told us don't buy it then. We don't.

[@roaenokesyzlak7828]

Toys-R-Us used to be the cheapest toys tore in town, now it's the only Toy store in town (in Canada)

[@garethsmith2250]

We've had 50% off at Game and Fraser's in UK price matched by Amazon and John Lewis briefly

[@rarg31]

I think you should try with some lego flowers and grass elements to fill up your green plates. Is it not some new lego flowers available now which looks rather nice?

[@partiegratuite]

Not long ago you were all happy about the new table... Well I think you might need two more with Ms Bricksie working with you now.

[@williamjohnson9374]

I would gladly pay those prices to have Toys R Us back in the states. I have a young daughter wish I could share the joy of going to toys r us I had when I was a kid. Nothing here but depressing Targets and Wally’s with Lego locked behind glass. You will miss it when it’s gone.

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

If a shop pulled that in Europe they would be getting a lawsuit if not charged, that is very illegal.

[@TommyC713]

Geez, same old Toys r Us, eh? It's no wonder they're all closed by me. I used to remember this level of disappointment. TRU was good for window shopping and getting ideas... that much I miss.

[@msylvain59]

They also disappeared in France, so did their biggest national competitors, which was named "Picwic" . Now we have Smyths toys instead, never been in one but the reviews are quite good apparently.

[@LivingRetirement]

We used to have a Toys R Us here, and also I remember that they always were overpriced for LEGO! I never got any sets there.

[@Philadelphia-Sports-edits]

Are you planning to continue the mountain soon

[@AdvayAdlakha-ck6kd]

Sweet deals. Also do you think the Black Friday deals will be good this year? Last time I picked up baby yoda for 60 percent off.

[@AdvayAdlakha-ck6kd]

I also got the avengers quintet for 60$

[@LittleLegoYarnDude]

So, you JUST realized that most everywhere does that? They raise the prices, then claim they're "on sale", but it's STILL retail. WALMART is also known for doing this especially on "clearance".

[@Blastnet_DanHarris]

We have a local ToysRus in Gatineau as well and the Lego sets are ALWAYS about $10 more than you can get them for on the LEGO website. It's discouraging and makes me concerned about the retailer's future, give me a reason to support my local store!!! That's not something you can do in 2024 when it's easy to check out Walmart or Lego store. We've limited to buying LEGO there only when its gifts for our kids friends or when there's an ACTUAL sale on.

[@craigtevez1]

They did the same in the supermarket I work in put the price up and then say it’s on sale

[@arf1794]

thx 4 nice vids , plz add airport , and add bricksie mansion on correct scale in residantial area with bricksie family (2 adults, 2 babies , 2 dogs , 1 cat +2or more luxury cars) , to the city , and plz tell us what sets u keep from that big collection u buy before.

[@theOfficialKnega]

😂 what is SO HILARIOUS is when ToysRus was closing forever. Most people were saying," oh, my childhood is dying!" " oh I miss shopping at ToysRus!" Oh, bring ToysRus back." Yet, those same people dont shop there now that its back. Sad part is It comes back and still can't get out of its own way😢

[@roblyons8360]

I went to my toys r us here with the flyer and when I got to the store they reprinted the prices and their sale prices were still higher than my grocery store

[@jpsuper]

Saw all those Animal Crossing sets. They look nice and kinda remind me of Fabuland, wish LEGO would create Fabuland and Animal Crossing CMF series.

[@barneyadams9869]

Wow, it's not often Lego is the same price or cheaper on their own website than in-stores!

[@michaelmcneil4998]

Your city dose need a car dealership ! Should add some cars to make it and add the train car transport so can have the truck deliver cars to dealership from your rail yard!

[@Oz-Rein]

Toys R Us has increased their prices across the board. They're often $5 to $10 (or more) above msrp on all sorts of items: action figures, lego, you name it. They've lost any sort of competitiveness in the market. I doubt they'll last much longer in Canada unless they rethink their strategy.

[@davidcheung5935]

The price increase I first noticed it in March of this year at my Toys R Us. And they don’t allow price matching to other stores 😢

[@evilqueen6402]

stores can charge what they want for stuff, 25% off their price isnt off lego websites price.

[@louisacoote2337]

The Toys R Us mark-up to offer a discount is disgraceful!

[@mikeconnelly7032]

In the U.S. Kohls does that with their pricing.

[@aaroncarr5725]

I was told that Toys R Us was allowed to inflate prices because they were allowed to sell sets early and they had exclusive sets.

[@zachrainwater3002]

When are you going to build your McLaren P1? Dying to see what it looks like built!

[@airsmitty4436]

Drove 1:30 to my closest ToysRus yesterday, I don’t want to talk about and you just brought it back up. 🤬

[@rosemorrison7075]

Hi Bricksie. It's so disheartening when a supposed discount turns out to be a scam. It is really fraudulent, and unfair business practice. I'm really looking forward to the week ahead. You and Jose are sure to come up with the some interesting and exciting new content.

[@jorgebergman6430]

Silverbacks are on pick a brick online. Just not the right arm

[@KyleExplosion]

We still have a Toys R Us and the Mall of America in Minnesota and their prices suck.

[@Krypto_Bricks]

This is absolutely ridiculous! How can a TOY store get away with this. I understand if a random store carries Lego , but not toys r us 🤦‍♂️

[@happyscrapbooker1712]

It's pretty crummy when stores raise prices then put those items on sale. Definitely doesn't make me want to shop at stores that do this.

[@danielcrawford2757]

Hospital could be doubled or tripled in size. City hospitals are large yours gets lost I find.

[@warrenguy76]

This is so wrong! So glad you made this video!

[@wavybluez333]

You've busted Toys r Us before!

[@foreverfornever1124]

Those prices are for parents and folks who arent really into Lego but know loved ones that are. Thinking their getting a really good deal but really only saving $10 at most for some sets. I dont even care for Toys R Us after the ridiculous prices they had Lego at before they shutdown. Seems like they barely learned their lesson, needs to go out of business again and wont be surprised if it does in the next few years

[@CLeBrick]

I stopped buying Lego sets from toys r us months ago. They are literally scamming customers on Lego, sales or no sales. The only thing I buy there is Minifigures and that’s a scam also because they are a dollar more.

[@lokwong4409]

Im surprised you still have a toys r us around haha

[@dan__________________]

Typical box store games. Canadian tire is the absolute worst for this. It's literally a scam and at this point, I don't buy anything from box stores, only direct from the manufacturer or perhaps on Amazon if they don't sell direct.

[@PapawsRoom-rj6xt]

TRU @Macy's is a joke in ours there maybe a dozen shelves usually no lego at all

[@Noahhartley-h2o]

do you have a behind the scenes channel

[@0803iceman]

Toys R Us are also out of business in Denmark has been for many years.

[@mikep4514]

There are no Canadian stores that offer Lego deals like elsewhere in the world. It’s sad.

[@xboxehehdhxhyx]

Wow

[@ThecrackedBrick93]

2:00 is why IMO ToysRus collapsed in the uk

[@xboxehehdhxhyx]

Cool

[@vamite07]

They went out of business years ago in Uk … too expensive

[@Tom-lp6eo]

you dont haven an airport... YET... (ps you should have one)

[@chunkhunk47]

Toysrus left the uk and it wasn't missed..its online now but I don't trust them at all

[@tinytrexgaming2649]

Wierd how toyrus left the US but still in canada and Australia

[@MaxCole-c7z]

Nice thumbnail

[@jaydenpetro4021]

I miss Toy r us 😢😢😢

[@stickman20233]

Where in the world is this?? I didn't even think there was a toys r us open that isint that stupid mini one in the Macy's, let alone one with the 2000s sign

[@Bricksie]

Canada

[@Olliedog2024]

Plz plz plz do x mansion day 4 of asking and plz get some custom x men

[@cj41079]

Exposing Toys R Us scheme 😅😅 I wish US still had Toys R Us 😢😢

[@richardschindler8822]

That’s for those not in the know. The uniformed person thinks they’re getting a deal. WOW, a Toys r Us. Not around here

[@aliciapozzo9947]

I have only bought lego twice at toys r us, only for the fact that I could not get the sets anywhere else at the time, but your are 100% toys r us is not the best place to buy lego.

[@M.Pinky.16]

Hi

[@robertdurrance8161]

they probably would never yndercut lego like that. otherwise everyone would just go there and not go too lego store. and i dont think lego needs too compete against themselves

[@bradyhughes2114]

Great content Bricksie

[@TMOG217]

toys r us sales are such a joke...never shop there unless its for recently retired sets or polybags.. DO BETTER TOYS R US!

[@christhornton5680]

I thought you had the other channel for talking?. This hole video was talking..... no building. I notice this alot as of late.

[@famous8844]

Whole*

[@Bricksie]

Dude 11/14 of my last videos were building the city. Go watch a channel that uploads once a week or something. You can't possibly expect me to upload 8 hours of building 7 days a week, can you? When I'm i going to edit, clean up, sell, hang out with my kids, have down time, plan the next move, etc? I've always been a VLOGER and always will be.

[@alfredonieves2477]

Clown😅

[@Harrold819]

Toys 'r' us, they should be ashamed.

[@countrabricksbuildcraze8916]

Yeep sale.s Sume what of a scam 😊 to get more. People's into the store. Yeep ...$20 of. Price. Crap unless get three sets at once. $60 so of an I lay buy them an pay of $5 Doller s or $10 on them every 2 weeks an then extend my lay buy pay. Of if have to 😊👍👍😁 shop smart we sure Do. LoL 😆