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The residents of Long Islanders went Thursday to say goodbye to Toys R Us stores, the last of which will be closed by Friday.
It is the end of a chain known by generations of children and parents for its sprawling stores. and Geoffrey the mascot of the giraffe. The company went bankrupt last fall.
Catherine Tarko, 66, of Roslyn, visited a Toys R Us store in Carle Place with her 11-year-old niece Isabella.
"I felt like we were coming"
"We remembered from my daughter Nicole, who is now 26 years old, and her happiness every time I said, "Come on, let's go to Toys R Us."
Tarko's niece, Isabella Soto, of North Bellmore, said that she had "become too old" for some toys, but she was sad that the chain is closing
Tarko and his niece took selfies together inside and out the outside of the store; a common sight among the wave of customers entering and leaving the store.
Toys R Us, who also owned the Babies R Us chain, was hampered by a $ 5 billion debt after a debt buyback that took them over. prevented to invest and keep up the pace. At the closing of the last US store, more than 30,000 workers will be looking for work. Toys R Us problems have also rattled some of the big toy companies like Mattel and Hasbro.
Some buyers at the Carle Place store complained that the merchandise was scarce, but others said they were not coming to the store looking for bargains. wanted to say goodbye to the once-animated toy store.
The children lined up to pose for photos in front of a poster by Geoffrey the giraffe who said: "I will always be a child of Toys R Us.
Lydia Lee , 37, from Franklin Square, visited the Carle Place Toys R Us store with her son Michael, age 6
. The birthday is approaching, I told him that we could come and that he could pick a toy, but there is almost nothing left, "said Lee." He's so angry, he does not want that the shops are closing and do not understand why "they are closing."
Lee herself said she saw the store full and "full of life" Imagine what she saw now.
"Just empty shelves, it's so sad," she said. "There is no other store like Toys R Us."
Toys R Us is committed to staying open after bankruptcy, but its sales have been mediocre during the period of Holidays as customers and vendors hesitated. In March, he announced that he would liquidate the rest of the more than 700 stores
at the time, the company had 12 Toys R Us stores and four Babies R Us stores on Long Island. Some of them have already closed.
We do not know if the name Toys R Us and the mascot will disappear forever. An auction for the name of the company, the baby shower registry and various brands is scheduled for late July.
The 16-foot tall statue of Geoffrey the Giraffe that greeted visitors at Toys R Us Headquarters in Wayne, New Jersey a children's hospital in the state.
With AP
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