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@daveybelladonna92952 жыл бұрын
As an ‘80’s kid who still loves toys, Bain Capital basically murdered my childhood.
@MrCraigblaze2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 Who evey thought that the toy world would be such a cut throat bussines .. XD
@FallicIdol2 жыл бұрын
Romney is like a mobster
@appalachianwoman5619 ай бұрын
When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s there was only one Toys R Us near me and it was over an hour and a half away each way, and I can count the number of times I was in one on one hand. Kay Bee Toys was in every mall, from the Fort Henry Mall in Kingsport to even the Middlesboro Mall in Kentucky. So Kay Bee or KB Toys as it later was called was the toy store I grew up around and went in. I never noticed it had older or markdown/close out toys, if anything it had the toys I couldn't find anywhere else. RIP KB Toys, you are missed and were a part of a lot of our childhoods.
@zerocooler72 жыл бұрын
I always checked out KB Toys when visiting malls, as it seemed most malls I visited had one. It's so sad what happened to KB Toys.
@TruthAndMoreTruthАй бұрын
I worked there in 89-90. It was a train wreck. They did have an incredible management training program at the time where they sent assistant managers to a dedicated training stores for a 6-8 weeks to complete training course with a dedicated training manager. I didn't know it at the time, but no other companies were investing a fraction of this on training and developing their management.
@trevonpernell08142 жыл бұрын
0:27 Love the intro.
@glof2553 Жыл бұрын
Had a KB Toys in my mall growing up - was always a blast going in there.
@peterpiotrowski22452 жыл бұрын
I loves going to Kay-Bee. They carried high end vinyl statues and figures. Not a huge selection, but you could find some treasures there. It's always sad to see somewhere you shopped at go under.
@theenforcer212 жыл бұрын
Kay-Bee > Toys-R-Us. Great work! I can tell the amount of research that went into this. Keep it up.
@undergroundretail2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video! I was going to release a “Top 5 Forgotten Toy Stores,” but opted out to go ahead and work on a (Part 4) installment of my Forgotten Department Stores
@PostMortar2 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see either!
@SomeOrangeCat2 жыл бұрын
I remember when they went out of business. That was a blow.
@SCMediaWorks2 жыл бұрын
You’re my new favorite KZfaqr man. I hope you know that!
@PostMortar2 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro. I appreciate it! That means a lot!
@SCMediaWorks2 жыл бұрын
@@PostMortar No prob man! Just keep on the grind! I'll follow right behind you!
@matthewwebb82452 жыл бұрын
Came here for K-B, left remembering K&K toys. I totally forgot about that chain! Good vid! :)
@pretzelrides3748 Жыл бұрын
K&K Toys, worked for them in Myrtle Beach SC. Name stood for Kenny Kaufman., nice family company but as they started the Dollar Tree chain, which was a cash cow, they sold K&K off to fund the rapid growth of DT. I ran the former store at Myrtle Square, Briarcliff Mall and Inlet Square which is dead. Myrtle wa the better mail, replaced with the lame Coastal Grand. K&K was a fun job, I hope like K.B.
@benjaminmendenhall31042 жыл бұрын
I remember Kay-bee toys when I was a kid and I was living in great falls Montana at the time in the late 80s to early 2000s and I went to the Kay-bees toys store and I remember the store front has a cool looking design.
@grizzlycountry1030 Жыл бұрын
Aisles were narrow, you had to brush against people to get past, the place was always a mess although they had numerous employees who only responsibility was to watch you like you're going to steal.
@davidsensing26642 жыл бұрын
When I think of Kay Bee, I think of stores stocked full of toys and very small lanes between isles. I liked Toys R Us much more.
@HamburgerAmy2 жыл бұрын
your intro song makes me think of LGR Thrifts, but i know that its just a pick from the YT commons library
@PostMortar2 жыл бұрын
Funny you would say that! I chose this song because I heard it on the LGR! I figured it would make a perfect theme, so I kept it in mind for later. It came in handy for the show, so I got permission to use it from its creator, DanoSongs. Good ear!!
@HamburgerAmy2 жыл бұрын
@@PostMortar
@RyanBile2 жыл бұрын
Eff yes
@Gil-jw3om2 жыл бұрын
How about Ann & Hope
@mrmikeflo11 Жыл бұрын
Have you done builders square?
@PostMortar Жыл бұрын
Not yet. Planning to do it in the future.
@ivoryinteractions49635 ай бұрын
A greek tragedy
@FallicIdol2 жыл бұрын
Mitt Romney’s company likes Kay bee and toys r us
@danielferstendig2 жыл бұрын
Mitt Romney wanted to open his own toy stores.
@FallicIdol2 жыл бұрын
@@danielferstendig mormon toys?
@danielferstendig2 жыл бұрын
@@FallicIdol bain capitol toys.
@PostMortar2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Bain made a fortune killing toy stores
@pretzelrides3748 Жыл бұрын
I worked for K.B for years eventually becoming a District Mnager. Great company until Bain came along, then the end was near. Sadly though, the stores never made real profits, just a good store that most malls wanted as part of the Melville chains of stores: This End Up, Piercing Pogoda, Merry Go Round, CVS, etc. Melville loved to rent multiple spaces at a discount, and used K.B’s sale to fund the CVS growth, which were making $ hand over fist. Let’s not forget that KB did 18+ versions of a larger Toys R Us called: Toy Works. Eventually they bought out Playland Toys, Tons of Toys, Toy Liquidators, Circus World Toys (great southern chain) and a few others. I miss the chain and to this day have fond memories of working there during the holidays.
@jasondiaz8431 Жыл бұрын
Am i the only one that refuses to shop at Walmart.