--- title: Toys 'R' Us Is Closing Forever and the Internet Is Very Sad description: After filing for bankruptcy last fall, Toys "R" Us is reportedly working on a plan to liquidate its business entirely. canonical: https://time.com/5201842/toys-r-us-closing-forever-reactions/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-15T19:08:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T21:12:53.000Z og:title: Toys 'R' Us Is Closing Stores and the Internet Is Very Sad og:description: "Pouring a Capri Sun out for Geoffrey" og:url: https://time.com/5201842/toys-r-us-closing-forever-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5214b36f84a0328/69892affe76ad2522863164d/toys-r-us-closing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Toys-R-Us-Closing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Toys 'R' Us Is Closing Stores and the Internet Is Very Sad twitter:description: "Pouring a Capri Sun out for Geoffrey" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5214b36f84a0328/69892affe76ad2522863164d/toys-r-us-closing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Toys 'R' Us Is Closing Stores and the Internet Is Having a Hard Time  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:12 PM UTCPublished: Mar 15, 2018 7:08 PM UTC  Closing down signs sit on the window of a Toys 'R' Us in London, England, on February 19, 2018. Closing down signs sit on the window of a Toys 'R' Us in London, England, on February 19, 2018.Jack Taylor/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 12, 2023 9:12 PM UTCPublished: Mar 15, 2018 7:08 PM UTC After filing for bankruptcy last fall, Toys ‘R’ Us is reportedly working on a plan to [liquidate its business](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/13/toys-r-us-is-preparing-to-file-its-liquidation-plan-with-the-court.html) entirely. In the wake of the struggling toy retailer announcing the closure of all its U.K. stores, remaining U.S. locations are now also facing the prospect of total liquidation. The news of the shutdown has quickly spread across the Internet, prompting some who grew up with the toy giant to wax nostalgic about its peak. “It’s going to be so weird trying to explain Toys ‘R’ Us to future generations,” wrote one Twitter user. “‘Hey, you know those six aisles at Target you spend all your time in? Well, imagine if they were an entire store…’ (Assuming, like, future generations have Target.)” “One day I will have to explain to my kids what Toys ‘R’ Us was,” added another. “And that’s where it hurts.” However, others were just there to try and inject some humor into the sad situation. “I want to do my impression of NPR covering Toys ‘R’ Us closing,” tweeted comedian Chelsea Peretti. > [](https://twitter.com/wyshynski/status/974040607143407616) > [](https://twitter.com/Y2SHAF/status/974355338039357440) > [](https://twitter.com/chelseaperetti/status/974335129282727937) See some other reactions below. > [](https://twitter.com/loneblockbuster/status/974333407093248001) > [](https://twitter.com/TalynSunshine/status/974340897637724160) > [](https://twitter.com/Flight8/status/974352861936144385) > [](https://twitter.com/willfriedle/status/974321108324265989) > [](https://twitter.com/ybnotv/status/974313814954008576) > [](https://twitter.com/JesseFernandez/status/974347148232978432) > [](https://twitter.com/VinceValholla/status/974042332571095041) > [](https://twitter.com/Willcartoons/status/974035756405612544) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5201842/toys-r-us-closing-forever-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5201842/toys-r-us-closing-forever-reactions/"},"headline":"Toys 'R' Us Is Closing Stores and the Internet Is Having a Hard Time","datePublished":"2018-03-15T19:08:29.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T21:12:53.000Z","description":"\"Pouring a Capri Sun out for Geoffrey\"","url":"https://time.com/5201842/toys-r-us-closing-forever-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Companies","toys r us"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5214b36f84a0328/69892affe76ad2522863164d/toys-r-us-closing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5214b36f84a0328/69892affe76ad2522863164d/toys-r-us-closing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Toys-R-Us-Closing","caption":"Toys 'R' Us Closing","creditText":"Jack Taylor/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5201842/toys-r-us-closing-forever-reactions/","name":"Toys 'R' Us Is Closing Stores and the Internet Is Having a Hard Time"}}]}] ```