View Full Version : I hope they have enough inventory
fun_4_u_nme
9-10-2006, 10:37 PM
It seems every year when I visit Toys R Us the hot items are not stocked very well, they are out of them very early ! Im glad my kids are getting old
enough to be into other things, that darn elmo and cabbage patch year was
a real let down for me, I came up lame with none of those items, it left me
looking else where, I only wish I was a memeber of the site back then, maybe I could have scored those items and been the hero Mom that year.
I've heard that they do this on purpose to only allow a certin amount of product to be bought.
blakes_mommy
9-11-2006, 8:37 AM
That would not surprise me at all!
krstee
9-12-2006, 11:08 AM
I am afraid to shop at TRU on BF. I'd rather brave Wallyworld - crazy, eh? I have seen too many ravenous moms and dads run over each other and get into fights over toys. (Wait a minute, was that TRU or Wallyworld... hah hah!) Anyway - the closest TRU is about 30 minutes away, so unless they have a great online BF deal, it's no deal for me.
shopping mom
9-12-2006, 8:58 PM
I have not tried TRU on BF. I am not sure I want to either.
laffnatu
9-13-2006, 3:16 AM
I have not tried TRU on BF. I am not sure I want to either.
I wouldn't want to brave TRU either. I'm glad my TRU is about 30 miles away.
shappol
9-14-2006, 9:35 AM
I've heard that they do this on purpose to only allow a certin amount of product to be bought.
They disperse inventory to all stores. Believe me there is not a certain amount of product that they want you to buy. They want you to buy all of it. They want your money. It all involves good planning by the merchandisers and how fast the makers can produce and ship their product to the warehouse. The research has been done. They are making sure you get a deal while in the meantime they make a profit. Believe me the manager is just upset as you are if they don't get their inventory. They don't like to hear "we don't have it" or "there is a delay" just as much as you don't. They don't want any upset customers and they do want a fully stock store with merchandise they can sell. Their bonus depends on it!!!!
They disperse inventory to all stores. Believe me there is not a certain amount of product that they want you to buy. They want you to buy all of it. They want your money. It all involves good planning by the merchandisers and how fast the makers can produce and ship their product to the warehouse. The research has been done. They are making sure you get a deal while in the meantime they make a profit. Believe me the manager is just upset as you are if they don't get their inventory. They don't like to hear "we don't have it" or "there is a delay" just as much as you don't. They don't want any upset customers and they do want a fully stock store with merchandise they can sell. Their bonus depends on it!!!!
I'm not saying that they don't want people to buy products but on Black Friday they have such a smaller profit margin because of discounts on toys. I've read on an Toys R' Us employee website about how they put on select inventory or take some inventory off the floor so that they're only losing so much money, etc.
Again, I read this a long time about - hopefully I can find the article. Like I said, I'm not saying you're wrong - it's just something I read. :smirk:
Shonette
9-14-2006, 3:34 PM
Last year I stayed home and shopped after Thanksgiving dinner online. The deals were awesome. I was able to get most of the doorbusters w/o fighting over the last Barbie. TRU is an hour drive for me, so I will definitely be online again this year! :tongue1: One less stop on BF.
sjborak
9-14-2006, 3:53 PM
Last year I was at walmart for 5am out of there by 5:10 and at toyrus at 5:15- the ad said the store opened at 5:30. When I got there people were leaving with bags! I was so mad and didn't get anything I went there for!:mad:
elena_398
9-15-2006, 11:04 AM
I've only been to Toys R us twice since going out on BF (for the past 6 years or so). It was crazy too. I just don't like the checkouts. Never organized. If I can't get there by opening, then I skip it (or I'll just price match at Walmart). Lines at my Toys R Us is all the way to the back of the store. Never open all the checkouts either. The only problem I never had though is lack of the toy. Always had enough
Scruzin
9-15-2006, 3:58 PM
I have never had a problem at TRU on BF, I am usually in and out. It is helpful to take a peak at the ad early if someone posts it and then map out your store as to where everything is located, then you can get in and out quickly~
duckbrain
9-16-2006, 5:03 AM
I had camped out in line last year for only 2 items from their ad and it was mayhem trying to trek thru everyones carts to get to the shelves and by the time you get to the front of the store to checkout, you're there for another hour! I really hope the website has competitive pricing this year because I know they're on their own and last year they went thru Amazon.
ReillyCheyenne
9-17-2006, 6:23 PM
Just a little sneak peek you guys, a little bird told me that they will be having DBs on Friday & Saturday.
noehlp
9-17-2006, 10:54 PM
Just a little sneak peek you guys, a little bird told me that they will be having DBs on Friday & Saturday.
Can you clarify for some of (well, me at least :) ) what 'DB' is?
Thank you!
mesarobins
9-19-2006, 1:10 AM
I dunno either. Dumb bunnies? :g_think:
Can you clarify for some of (well, me at least :) ) what 'DB' is?
Thank you!
noehlp, DB means Door Busters. :cool:
pkripper001
9-19-2006, 5:55 AM
this friday and saturday or blackfriday and the day after?
this friday and saturday or blackfriday and the day after?
I would believe they're taking about Black Friday and the day after because this forum is just for Black Friday sales.
shappol
9-19-2006, 11:00 AM
I'm not saying that they don't want people to buy products but on Black Friday they have such a smaller profit margin because of discounts on toys. I've read on an Toys R' Us employee website about how they put on select inventory or take some inventory off the floor so that they're only losing so much money, etc.
Again, I read this a long time about - hopefully I can find the article. Like I said, I'm not saying you're wrong - it's just something I read. :smirk:
Let me know when you find it. I use to work there and I guess they keep me in the dark about that one! :shock:
AndreaInNC
9-21-2006, 12:27 PM
Well last year, TRU actually ran their BF prices on Wednesday for some items. And most of the items that they have for BF you can get online on Thursday or after midnight on Friday. I very rarely have to get into TRU on BF cause I shop online with them. Now that they have broken off of Amazon .. I wonder if that will change ..
purplecrush
9-22-2006, 7:28 PM
Ive never had any problem with TRU. At our store, they always opened the store early..like last year it was 4:50, when the ad said 5:30. We didnt mind. The line was all the way up to the street, and there was really no where else for the people to stand ( I was at the front of course hehe) Inside is pretty crazy, but they have a AWESOME system for check out. All the lines were open and you stood in one great big long line, but they had employees placing you in the lines. It was great. No one was cutting in line, everyone was cheerful and it went very smoothly!
I never knew they did it online. Im totally going to check that out!
linda050103
9-22-2006, 8:42 PM
is the online sale the same as the regular BF sale for TRU??
bassfishinmomma
10-4-2006, 2:49 PM
Toysrus has always been pretty nice to shop at on BF. They have people working there to help you get what you want without losing your place in line! My sister and I tag team! One stands in line then the other shops. But the employees have always been very helpful!
AndreaInNC
10-6-2006, 11:52 AM
I usually slide in the line that they have at the Electronics Dept. Last year I was in and out of TRU in 15 minutes!
My biggest problem has always been everyone trying to manuever carts when the aisles are so frigging narrow. I usually grab the clear plasic bags they offer..that we can be slip in and around people with the big clumsy carts. It got me in and out in 15 minutes one year.
Uberfemme
10-8-2006, 2:08 PM
I didn't shop TRU on BF last year, but when I did go there I was able to get what I needed minus 2 gifts -- a Dora kitchen and the Chronicles of Narnia game for Gamecube. They apparently staggered their inventory like Target. So, when I went there they had most of the hot toys I needed.
I was able to get the game at Gamestop and the kitchen on Ebay for retail (not the jacked up prices some people wanted to charge).
tlm2121
10-8-2006, 7:59 PM
I have shopped TRU three times in twelve years on BF - main reason - thier checkout lines suck and their cashiers are slow. I went to wal mart first and spent 45 minutes there - when i went to TRU i was in line for 2.5 hours b/c they had a special version of barbie that my daughter had to have. If you are in a hurry avoid TRU - make it your last stop and see what they have left
mrodgers169
10-9-2006, 11:09 AM
The Toys R Us by me must be preparing for the past craziness of narrow aisles. I went in there last week just to look at stuff and seen they totally redid the aisles where YOU could easily get carts by whereas last year it was impossible- plus rude people not moving also! SO it appears that they're making it easier for this year......guess all shall see!
tazolover
10-10-2006, 10:08 PM
Last year I did my BF shopping at TRU OL and on Wednesday! It was AWESOME!
I shopped TRU ONCE on a BF and will never ever ever ever again. Even crazier was I had my husband and our 10 month old son with me. The lines were crazy and shopping was absolutely impossible. One person would have to wait in line while the other shopped.
On line is the way to go!
ReillyCheyenne
10-12-2006, 5:38 PM
Just a heads up ToysRUs is opening at 5:00 AM on BF
elena_398
10-13-2006, 1:24 PM
Mine has opened up at 5am for the past 2 years. Sucks as KB Toys (though now gone) opened then so I had to make a choice for the past 2 years on where to go first. I will misk KB Toys, but now I can race to Toys R Us if needed.
amylm69
10-15-2006, 2:21 PM
Last year I stayed home and shopped after Thanksgiving dinner online. The deals were awesome. I was able to get most of the doorbusters w/o fighting over the last Barbie. TRU is an hour drive for me, so I will definitely be online again this year! :tongue1: One less stop on BF.
I also shopped online on Thanksgiving night last year. There are GREAT deals and who needs to deal with all that pushing and shoving for toys, save that for BON-TON who has AWESOME doorbuster deals on jewelry!
mfcrowe
10-17-2006, 1:45 PM
Just a little sneak peek you guys, a little bird told me that they will be having DBs on Friday & Saturday.
Forgive me...but what is a "DB" "DD" and "DH"...I've seen this a lot.
carone0318
10-31-2006, 8:21 AM
Forgive me...but what is a "DB" "DD" and "DH"...I've seen this a lot.
DB - door buster
DD - daughter could be dear daughter or d*mn daughter depending on how it is use, but you can figure that out by the post it is in or any other adjective to describe your daughter at that time
DH - same thing but husband
DS - would be son
IL - in law there is MIL, FIL, SIL, BIL
Hope this helps!
EmConMom
11-3-2006, 9:45 PM
I am avoiding TRU on BF b/c the TRU near me has to have a manager or head cashier (whatever) physically look at every check written over $100. Well this was a huge to do last week when the big toy book came out. I cannot imagine how horrible it will be on BF and will make the whole checkout process a nightmare.
ellen zachariia
11-3-2006, 9:53 PM
Does anyone know if TRU runs specials online on shipping for black Friday or do regular shipping prices remain? It seems to me that you could spend as much on shipping as you would save on the item .
Shopgirl
11-7-2006, 10:47 AM
Last year I was at walmart for 5am out of there by 5:10 and at toyrus at 5:15- the ad said the store opened at 5:30. When I got there people were leaving with bags! I was so mad and didn't get anything I went there for!:mad:
Same here, last year I was there at 5 am sharp, people were already leaving with loads of stuff. What really ticks me off is that they didn't even limit some big ticket items like the electric scooter I really wanted. I saw my husband's cousin leaving with 5 of them (out of the very few they had in stock!)and she only has 1 kid! Sickening! After much protest to the manager about opening earlier than advertised she did give me a rain check for the scooter, which FINALLY came back into stock 5 MONTHS LATER! TRU is last on my list this year :no:
cfebles
11-7-2006, 1:13 PM
I have always shopped at TRU on BF and they always have had all the BF items located in the middle, you go through and every thing you want is right there easy to grab and go, All the years I have been going I am in and out in 15-20 mintes and always got what I went for.
Mrs.Gumshoes
11-9-2006, 6:58 PM
I went into TRU on BF in 2003. The line wrapped aaalllll the way around the store. I would have had to wait 2+ hours in the checkout line, to save $20.00. NOT worth it.
nat1026
11-9-2006, 11:53 PM
Yeah, last year I was in line for almost an hour. At first, they ran out of carts and bags by the time I got into the store (I was probably the 50th person in line), but luckily for me, while I was staggering around with an armload of gifts, someone was kind enough to give me their cart, since they had fewer items they could carry.
This year, I'll probably skip it, unless there is something REALLY great to be had. I've seen most of what I want in the WM BF ad.
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