I haven’t been in a Toys ‘R Us since, er, since I was 12?
Maybe. I can’t remember if there was a Toys ‘R Us in Singapore when I was growing up.
Now that I’m utterly baby crazed, we had to visit a nearby Toys ‘R Us/Babies ‘R Us when I determined that we did not have the all-important BABY WIPES to prepare us for the 100 diapers we will change a week when Mini DJ is here.
It’s been a while, folks, so it was a thoroughly surreal experience.
Toy-makers must believe children can only see two colors in their lifetime. Why else would all girly stuff be pink and the boy stuff be blue?
Enter the “Barbie Escalade SUV.”
I don’t like Escaladesâ€â€they look obnoxious and ugly on the roadsâ€â€so to see it miniaturized and pinkified was horrifying.
The good people at Fisher-Price didn’t think so. They wanted $350 for it.
Is this what my future holds? Saying “No” to a wailing girl in front of a pink abomination?
Toys R Us’s own website says they opened their first store in Singapore in 1984 — and it was one of the two first international stores they had! Wah!
I remember it simply because that was when I picked up the damn theme song …
I think all baby/kids’ stuff should be in green and yellow. Nice neutral non-gender-specific colours that everyone can live with.
from bikes to trains to video games, it’s the biggest toy store there is!
My head spins when I walk into Toys R Us (probably not when I was a kid, but now..) – too many selections..
i think there’s one in Jurong Point and Forum Shopping Centre. Not sure if they are still there
What if the pink thing is a hello kitty?
That’s right! It’s coming back. “I don’t want to grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid…”
And good question on the Hello Kitty – THAT is a tough one. I think it will be the only exception.
Hey Dot
So you’d be agreeable to this?
http://www.mypinkroom.com/index.php/category/pink-cars/
Whoa, Chris. I don’t know about being agreeable. More like partly agreeable. I think Hello Kitty is best enjoyed in small doses. (LISTEN TO ME!)