Today, it finally hit me, Toys R Us is really closing. The signs tell it all. It took having these signs put up this afternoon for me to come out of denial. I kept hoping for a little ray of hope that this was all just a fluke. Toys R Us would come back bigger and better.
A mother told me today that her five year son heard the news this morning and proceeded to run to his room and bring out his piggy bank. He gave it to her and told her to give it to us so that we would not close.
Another girl, who was ten years old, several months ago when they first announced the troubles with this store, brought her money into the store and tried to give it to us to help out.
The news not only hit the young, it hits the old as well. How many of us through out the years have not found ourselves singing the jingle. I have not only have been a Toys R Us employee for sixteen years, I have been a Toys R Us kid for over sixty years.
Charles Lazarus, the founder of this once great company, passed away. I can only wonder what must have been going on in his mind as he watched his lifelong dream end. It must have broke his heart.
My heart is breaking as well. As I prepare for my last days at work, I can not help but think about all the friendships that I have made. We became a family. I will miss each and everyone of my Toys R Us family.
I will miss Toys R Us.
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