tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900435884863462118.post6650542443062275729..comments2024-03-18T00:18:26.607-07:00Comments on All About Fifth: Toys "R" Us Pops Up On Fifth?All About Fifthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015035378895064974noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900435884863462118.post-82741106971274245862010-08-11T09:36:02.865-07:002010-08-11T09:36:02.865-07:00Some national chains actually are independently-ow...Some national chains actually are independently-owned - like the McDonald's franchise on 9th Street and the 7-11 on 5th Avenue. True, the money leaves the community since these aren't LOCALLY-owned businesses, but it's far better than shipping their earnings off to a central corporate office somewhere outside the neighborhood.<br /><br />Frankly, I'll continue to support Little Things on 7th Avenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900435884863462118.post-22714157984491315762010-08-11T07:35:04.399-07:002010-08-11T07:35:04.399-07:00So Toys 'R' Us comes into Park Slope for a...So Toys 'R' Us comes into Park Slope for a few weeks, rewards some absentee landlord for warehousing their storefront to the detriment of the community, pays a handful of workers minimum wage, undercuts established mom 'n' pop stores, and then -- poof! -- vanishes with our money, which would otherwise have circulated through the local economy.<br /><br />Good for the neighborhood? Not by a mile. Spend your dollars in a locally owned toy store.Eric McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076817365595659597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900435884863462118.post-62562388419789428922010-08-11T05:59:44.565-07:002010-08-11T05:59:44.565-07:00I love the idea, sometimes Toys R Us has things th...I love the idea, sometimes Toys R Us has things that you can't get at the local boutique toy shops in town. It has PLASTIC, toys that have buttons, require batteries, and that kids love! hahaha. It'll be good have around during the holidays and will save me the hassle of going into the city or ordering online.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082827893013002592noreply@blogger.com