These take me back to my childhood even though very few toys r us are still using them. However the majority of TRU used game slips in the 90's until for some weird reason they decided to change the video game section into an R Zone. I guess they wanted to make things more XTREME for the 00's but it just segregated the video games(literally there was a wall put up). Anyways I got off point but TRU used to have a slip of each video game they had, the front had the cover and you would lift it up so the back had a picture of the back of the game box. My childhood self was always reaching for the games at the top(the good ones are always at the top) just to get a glimpse of super mario 64. After you knew what game you wanted you would take the little paper slip each game cover had where you would pay for at the register.
So how would you get the game if your paying for a piece of paper? this is most favorite part of TRU which I wish they still had just for nostalgia reasons. Past the registers was a little (tall) corner where another employee would take your receipt then they would go off into a backroom(you could only see a few game boxes) then 2 mins later tada! your game was in your hands. Because of the process involved, it seemed to almost have a heavenly glow and you could swear there was a choir playing. After that you couldn't wait to rush home to play it but first your dad asks if you want some mcdonalds or pizza hut or to stop by to rent a movie.
Ok I got off track again so picking up a game box and paying for it at the register just isn't the same. It feels so hollow and quick
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