Dave Brandon - CEO of Toys R Us
"Quit drinking and go to bed, KID!"
Hopefully we don't still owe him all of the salary he was guaranteed as part of his resignation.
Can't wait to see what advantages will be in that rewards club!
Well, I met him.
He was an asshole.
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I too met him, and YES! he was an ass hole.
Summer of 2011 alumni meet and greet with coaches in NYC. Came hopeful and excited. Left feeling impending doom foreseeing all that lay ahead (and now thankfully behind) us......
The Meet-and-Greet came through Boston just before hitting NYC. I pounced on him with various questions re: MMB. He was pretty unsavory then --got him warmed up for you.
Oh, how I wish this post would have been OT.
Checks. Yes. Those four years did happen at Michigan.
Help me out with some new lyrics:
"I don't wanna own up, to all the things I did
Now I got a million more things at Toys R Us that I can mess with"
I didn't wanna own up, to all the things I did
Now I got a million things at Toys R us that I can play with
I didn't wanna own up, to all the things I did
UMich had the best now it's a mess, it really flipped our lids
From tix to bad games to calling fans names
it was the worst AD there is (gee whiz!)
I didn't wanna own up, cause maybe if I did
I couldn't be a Michigan Man
no power or change, oh boy!
I wanna be a Michigan Man, still.
Awesome, I can only upvote +1 for each post! I use to love the commercial as a kid and thought those kids actually got to keep those toys.
This time, Dave is right - it is just Mommy and Daddy's money now.
Can't wait for the fireworks.
Will I still be allowed to bring my son's sippy cup into the store?
can you afford the $75 / person donation fee just to be able to enter the store?
.... and even then, still no
And don't forget, we also have market pricing on all toys, so the most popular ones, well you wont be able to afford!
Employee of the Month gets to wear the Legends polo!
about this whole situation? Toys R Us is basically the only toy store left.
Where the hell am I supposed to shop now?
There's always Noir Leather in Royal Oak.
and staffed by assholes now. Not that I've ever shopped there.
Like, five years ago...
More like 12 years ago.
Walmart, Target, Amazon, Buy Buy Baby, Meijer, Kohls
And Amazon, and probably a multitude of other online options.
are an actual toy store.
Oh well, he's 3 now. Time to stop paying with toys anyway.
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Regarding his new role, Brandon said, “Meeting our employees and vendors is something I very much look forward to, as we begin to work together to drive future growth and create memorable shopping experiences for our customers.”
Not joking, that's an actual quote.
... the horror ... the horror ...
No way that's an actual DB quote if it doesn't include a reference to "synergies."
"At Toys 'R' Us, it's the giant giraffe that has the infinity and power, not your favorite toy."
Used to eat Domino's pizza as a kid and hate it now.
Had to deal with DB messing with my fanhood.
Figures that this news comes out when my wife is expecting our first child.
I feel like I'm Scrooge or something and Brandon is the douchebag of past, present and future.
Not a bad gig. At all. Here's the 2013 numbers for their execs:
http://www1.salary.com/TOYS-R-US-INC-Executive-Salaries.html
So this should end Michigan's obligation to Brandon, assuming he keeps the job for the next few years, right?