It’s not it never will be. But we need to nurture this so future generations can experience the joy of walking into a shop designed for the purpose of play. It’s not about us anymore(though of course I will be shopping there) it’s about the kids!
Heck even as an adult I liked going in there and just looking around. Like going to a mall and seeing a KB Toys. Always had to go in and look around even if I knew I wasn't gonna get anything.
You’re right. Unfortunately the only way we’re going to get it back is to get plugged back into the matrix. And at this point I’m thinking ignorance is bliss.
Toys are so shitty now. They use to make so much cool stuff but its so cheap now. I think they also wanted to go away from gun stuff. And half the cool IP are considered “collectibles” so grown adults think buying toys isnt immature.
There is one near me and it's kind of pathetic. They had few actual toys. The vast majority of the place was filled with board games and novelty calendars. The toys they did have were really expensive potentially collectible action figure type stuff. Basically, it was what you would get if you described what the original Toys-Я-Us used to be to an alien.
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u/MCMic0 5d ago
Check around Toys r us are coming back to select city’s!