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Thank you, Toys R Us
Yesterday, we went out to run a bunch of errands (Home Depot for some flooring, BedBath&Beyond if we had enough time). One of the things we planned to do was take the kids to Toys R Us to let them spend their Christmas gift cards. We decided to go to TRU last so that the kids would have plenty of time to shop.

We arrived at around 5:55PM and were ready to spend the next hour or so buying toys that the kids absolutely didn't need. Unfortunately for us, Toys R Us was scheduled to close at 6PM because it was New Year's Eve.

Cut to 5 minutes later. Mahlon and I are outside and I am getting the "I-told-you-we-should-have-gone-to-ToysRUs-second speech. As my eyes glaze over, I look back inside and see Miles having a total meltdown at the exit door. He is crying and pretty much freaking out over the cruel 5-minute toy shopping trip we've just subjected him to.

The manager of the store also noticed this and told us that the employees would be in the store for at least another half an hour, so we could come back in a continue to shop. On top of that, one of the clerks, who I'm sure was ready to go enjoy NYE, went to the back, put on the Geoffrey costume and came out to see the kids.

I haven't always been the biggest fan of TRU; however, they really went above and beyond what we expected in this situation. Now, we have more toys...hooray?