(RUMOR) TRU Canada And TRU U.S. Combine To Form...TRU NORTH AMERICA!
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007 12:01PM CDT
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"As of today, "Toys r' Us USA" has made a deal with "Toys r' Us Canada" to become one corporation, known as "Toys r' Us North America". Will this result in Canada getting exclusives that you can now only find in the USA?"
See the original thread here
Good news for all involved you would think! As of now this is our only source for the rumor, but when and if there is an official press release, we'll be sure to let you know here in the Seibertron.com Toy News!!
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Posted by kirbenvost on September 11th, 2007 @ 12:05pm CDT
Posted by Sledge on September 11th, 2007 @ 12:06pm CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on September 11th, 2007 @ 12:10pm CDT
I wonder, if this happened, perhaps it would result in prices which more closely match the current US/CDN exchange rate? Figures here are disgustingly overpriced if you actually go and figure out the conversion.
Posted by City Commander on September 11th, 2007 @ 12:16pm CDT
Watch Canada still get shafted. Only now their stock will get shifted to fill US stores too.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on September 11th, 2007 @ 12:16pm CDT
I've been saying we should take over Canada for years. Let the infiltration begin!
Posted by Galaxy_Convoy on September 11th, 2007 @ 12:59pm CDT
Posted by Silver Galvatron on September 11th, 2007 @ 1:16pm CDT
Posted by Gutter Bunny on September 11th, 2007 @ 1:23pm CDT
Posted by Starscream on September 11th, 2007 @ 1:51pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on September 11th, 2007 @ 1:53pm CDT
Posted by UltraPrimal on September 11th, 2007 @ 2:02pm CDT
Posted by Sledge on September 11th, 2007 @ 2:12pm CDT
I couldn't think of anything else. It was just such a G1 thing for someone to yell. I'd like to think the chairman of TRU actually shouted something similar. Possibly whilst incorporating a threat to a rival corporation.tigertracks 24 wrote:Slegde, I'm glad to see/hear that someone recognized my topic title as being worded very similarly to a G1 cartoon command from Megatron...
"Our stores have a secret, Optimus Chairman Of Walmart! A secret that will rip your puny stores from the ground! Toys R Us USA, Toys R Us Canada, unite into... TOYS R US NORTH AMERICA!!!"
Posted by kirbenvost on September 11th, 2007 @ 2:35pm CDT
Gutter Bunny wrote:wait doesn't tru canada also get some japanese stock items(i.e mp's)? was that just a dream? Is this one big ball of suck for everybody?
TRU Canada gets nothing available in Japan, we just get most of the US stuff.
Posted by Gutter Bunny on September 11th, 2007 @ 3:33pm CDT
kirbenvost wrote:Gutter Bunny wrote:wait doesn't tru canada also get some japanese stock items(i.e mp's)? was that just a dream? Is this one big ball of suck for everybody?
TRU Canada gets nothing available in Japan, we just get most of the US stuff.
ahhhh so the desolate U.S. store and the even more baren Canadian store merge to form...an empty warehouse a.k.a. one big ball of suck.
gotcha, thx for clearin that up.
Posted by Arcadius-Prime on September 11th, 2007 @ 3:39pm CDT
Posted by tom brokaw on September 11th, 2007 @ 3:42pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on September 11th, 2007 @ 4:06pm CDT
On the one hand, Canadians might get better treatment.
On the other hand, if it's all one conglomerate, the Canadians and Americans will get new figures first. (Canada sometimes gets new figures before America sees them)
Plus special exclusives, etc.
Posted by Ballistic90 on September 11th, 2007 @ 4:16pm CDT
Posted by 1337W422102 on September 11th, 2007 @ 4:42pm CDT
Whatever.
Posted by Tigertrack on September 11th, 2007 @ 6:31pm CDT
Ballistic90 wrote:Where is the source? They have no mention of where the original poster got it from.I was pretty certain that both TRU's ARE part of the same conglomeration, but simply different branches.
Hence, the R-U-M-O-R tag. The source must be reputable enough for them to count it as news at Cybertron.CA. But as I said, rumor until we know more information, or see an official announcement.
Posted by Foallen on September 11th, 2007 @ 6:37pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on September 11th, 2007 @ 8:39pm CDT
That way we all will get Japans exclusives
Posted by Judge Deliberata on September 11th, 2007 @ 8:55pm CDT
1337W422102 wrote:Canada won't get anything out of this. Or, at the very least, Quebec won't. Either way, I still get screwed.
Whatever.
QFT. The megamerger will do nothing to stop the powers that be: Bill 101.
Posted by steve2275 on September 11th, 2007 @ 11:58pm CDT
Posted by shortround on September 12th, 2007 @ 12:48am CDT
Posted by Burn on September 12th, 2007 @ 1:52am CDT
tom brokaw wrote:so what exactly does this mean now?
Store closures as they consolidate resources. Not to mention job losses higher up as two companies become one, certain jobs will be absorbed etc etc.
Posted by kirbenvost on September 12th, 2007 @ 11:30am CDT