Toys 'R' Us: Boycott.

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Ha, yeah, I thought that might have happened.

If I had bottomless coffers to get legal counsel and fight this, I would, but I just don't have to have that kind of cash and I don't want to risk getting caught with one and becoming a felon.

I just hope that they put on my tombstone: "Died because he couldn't get his CCW."

Still, I'll join in on the boycott.
 
Gotta love the Holiday season :)

My fiancee and I work for a huge company and just in our building alone with 3,000 employees, someone is always having a child and my fiancee is in charge of gift cards and toys from TRU or KB for about 3 years now.

Im happy to say that this thread has given me the info i need to share with her the need to find a new source for gifts. She estimates 2-4k each year between the holiday season and new arrivals to the family.

I have also sent an email to TRU and have spread this to my car forums i frequent. Especially with the upcoming holiday season and various car clubs throwing events that require toy donations as an entry fee, im sure this will keep money out of TRU's pocket :)
 
Keep up the good work. Although many of us haven't posted in this thread and others like it, we still observe the boycott in the fight to protect our rights. Several of my friends (and of course myself) have stopped shopping at TRU until this matter is resolved, if it ever is.

The one good thing about this economy is that corporate policies like this are sometimes enough to make or break a company.


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Thought I would update this with some information some may find interesting.

It appears that TRU is being very consistent in their application of their no guns policy.

TRU has confirmed that the no gun policy applies to Uniformed law enforcement officers who are not there in an official capacity.

While I agree 100% with a business' ability to refuse service to absolutely anyone, I think that banning anybody based on whether they are armed or not is ridiculous, and only further makes their stores dangerous.
 
i know someone that went to a copy store and had about 500 flyers printed and then spent an evening with friends stapling them to phone poles and the like. It did not sway the local business from changing its no firearms (concealed or not) policy but it did catch the eye of the local newspaper, i'm sure they lost business from it. I would think being a mom and pop store you wouldn't want anything negative affecting your business after wal-mart moved into town.
 
Toys r us policy

I had an idea for the corporate folks at Toys R Us. I legally choose to carry concealed for my and my family's safety. Since learning of the TRU boycott of legally armed citizens I choose to take my business elsewhere.

A company executive told me that last year many Toys R Us stores had to be permanently closed. Due in part to the current economy, but mainly due to loss experienced from theft.

Some stores had shortages in excess of $125,000.00 or 3% of sales. The loss from external theft and fraud is not only compromising the current stores the company will not build any new brick and motor stores at all. The only current option is to open a store in a mall or strip mall where the building already exists. The company will try a tentative or seasonal lease to see if they can profit.

I suggested that under the firearm boycott they also post, "THEFT AND FRAUD IS NOT ALLOWED IN TOYS R US."
I haven’t seen any of the new signs up which leads me to believe they do not expect the same compliance from those who choose not to abide by the law.
 
Thank you for the info, OP. TRU corporate surely didn't think the ramifications of posting these new signs 45 days before "Black Friday". I won't be spending a dime there either.
 
OK, it is on.

I just sent TRU an email stating neither I, my family, nor my friends would be using them for the Holiday season.

Let's dig in hard and rip 'em good with the boycott at Christmas!;)
 
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hide the gun under your coat :) problem solved.




I don't agree with their policy, but expecting my baby come March, babies R us is really the only good place around here for my wife to register.
 
That could result in an arrest, criminal proceedings, and the possible revocation of your concealed carry permit in some states.
 
This is a tough situation for me, I really see both sides of it. While I truly do understand your point and agree with you, I also think that we should also be understanding of their property rights its their property. I was asked at a Costco to not carry, they let me finish my shopping and did not make it a big deal so I was not upset they were merely exorcising their rights. I think that making an effort to get them to change their minds without being malicious is the right way to go. And so far you all seem to be respectful in voicing your opinions to them.
 
See, we are respecting their property rights.

Many of us, myself included, have made the decision, if I can't carry, I wont go there.

It's really a responsible decision, and one that I will hold very firmly to so long as I can. (Unfortunately, I do occasionally have to go places that I can't carry, and have no choice whether I go or not.)

The ONLY way to both respect their property rights, and hold firm to my decision, is to not shop there.

It becomes a boycott when I let them know why I don't shop there anymore, and inform my like minded friends. Nothing malicious going on here. :cool:
 
my second ex heard i was not shopping there because of there new policy and took the opportunity to jab me by saying she felt safer shopping were nobody is allowed to carry a gun.:what:

guess she doesn't know i know her new husband has a CCP.:confused:

bet he takes it in when he goes in.:rolleyes:

no wonder i don't care for ex's.:banghead:

point of this is to show the mind set of some that if the sign states no guns allowed nobody will bring any in , including the bad guys.:scrutiny::banghead::scrutiny:

untill we retrain the public this is a no win war.:eek:

then again she does not like me much either and would rat me out if i was to be seen in toy-r-us.:fire:
 
I think you are being being respectful, it looks like you sent them a respectful letter explaining why they were loosing your business. How can they ask for more, your response is very fair. I just think that if they ask in a polite way then I respect that. But when they get snotty about it is when I want to boycott and complain about them.
 
I never understand how this site works. I thought everyone was doing ok, following the rules and all. But I see we're being bad again and being threatend with being shut down. Hopefully, this won't violate any rules.

I support what you are doing and will tell our local Toy R Us about my disagreement with their policy.
 
If this is a big deal to you, I would voice my opinion against their policy. I don't know of a viable substitute for the selection of toys available at Toys R Us. I seldom look for signs at stores and would likely carry inside if I was carrying that day. Nobody would ever know because it's concealed and stays concealed.
 
Certainly is a good substitute. There are a lot of them. And I can save a couple bucks. Got some local ma and pa stores, or God forbid Walmart, Target, or KMart which all permit CCW in their stores.

A said before they absolutely have the right to post if they wish. Freedom to do so does NOT make them free from the business repercussions of doing so though. Personally, my local TRU is in a questionable part of town anyway. They have NO security and now the local THUGS know there is a large store with people unarmed with kids.

You know my church asked us not to carry our weapons into the building, when they asked they at least had the consideration to add ARMED security (off duty city cops)inside the building and in the parking lot. TRU has done none of this. They have no security armed or otherwise. They have done absolutely nothing to make their stores safer, in fact they have made them less safe for law abiding citizens.

"hide the gun under your coat..." - IMO, breaking the law (assuming sign holds weight of law in your state), is never the way to go. If we break the law we are no longer the law abiding armed citizen.
 
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I don't know of a viable substitute for the selection of toys available at Toys R Us.
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Walmart, Target, and the internet are why TRU is closing stores and losing business. Much better choices elsewhere at less than full retail that TRU charges. This way you can stay true to your conviction and get the toys you want for your kids
 
i will not be shopping there this christmas and every christmas they have this policy. i am also on a few forums and will pass this along.
 
Toys 'R' Us has their rights as such.

BUT, they are a company that changes and morphs to keep the customers happy and to do that now, they have to lift this preposterous ban.

Was actually thinking of going there today to pick something up. Not anymore. lol
 
If this is a big deal to you, I would voice my opinion against their policy. I don't know of a viable substitute for the selection of toys available at Toys R Us. I seldom look for signs at stores and would likely carry inside if I was carrying that day. Nobody would ever know because it's concealed and stays concealed.
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but if your luck is like mine, bad guy comes in to kill a bunch of people and you stop him , hurray for you,
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then they arrest you for violating the no gun rule:uhoh:
 
I sent an email to TRU today stating that I was boycotting their stores and encouraging everyone I know to do the same. I politely explained my reasons.

A few months back, Kroger pulled this same policy out of their corporate bag, and the speed and volume of negative feedback from customers convinced them to do a quick about-face.

Boycotting works. It has worked since the practice began. We are many and we are committed. I love my brothers and sisters in arms.

I don't know about other states, but the law in Kentucky says that any business can post a no-weapons-allowed sign. Kentuckians can ignore the signs and carry concealed inside. The worst that can happen is that business personnel figure out a customer is carrying concealed and ask that customer to leave.

Failure to leave when asked by business personnel opens the carrier to trespassing charges.

KR
 
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