So That Happened

<p>This week, toy store mega-chain Toys R Us has officially closed its doors for good, and former-children everywhere are mourning the loss of the toy Mecca and their respective childhoods. Someone else who is having a hard time saying goodbye to the toy retailer? Toys R Us mascot, Geoffrey the giraffe.</p><p>This photo, posted to Facebook by Toys R Us employee <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rene.johnpiere/posts/10212230465617455" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Rene Johnpiere</a>, shows Geoffrey waving goodbye next to a suitcase in an empty aisle of the store. The picture has gone completely viral, and has been shared nearly 300,000 times since it was posted on Wednesday, June 27th.</p><oembed>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212230465337448&amp;set=a.10207103750092771.1073741832.1251971262&amp;type=3&amp;theater</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Where is he going? Vacation? Retirement? The unemployment line?</p><p>Either way, it is sad to know that this will probably be the last time we see Geoffrey before he fades into obscurity. Well, until he shows up on some nostalgia-bait <em>BuzzFeed</em> list or something (I&#39;m calling it now, look out for a &quot;You Will Never Believe What Geoffrey the Giraffe Looks Like Now!&quot; headline in the next ten years or so).</p><h2>The internet was heartbroken by the photograph:</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This picture has been showing up constantly in my feed and I&#39;m not going to lie: every single time it does I feel a twinge of sadness. Bye-bye, Geoffrey the Giraffe. RIP Toys &#39;R Us. <a href="https://t.co/Crm45RkZjK">pic.twitter.com/Crm45RkZjK</a></p>&mdash; Jeff B., who on earth is this guy?? (@EsotericCD) <a href="https://twitter.com/EsotericCD/status/1012477647245467648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I actually wanna cry <a href="https://t.co/jAS9UdYVK2">pic.twitter.com/jAS9UdYVK2</a></p>&mdash; bonnie (@bonnieIeebrown) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonnieIeebrown/status/1012328306883158016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/galaxseokjin/status/1012520523845242881</oembed><oembed>https://twitter.com/Pray2Porzingis/status/1012483784669835265</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After seeing that picture of Geoffery the Giraffe with a suitcase inside a empty store today. I’m driving pass <a href="https://twitter.com/ToysRUs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@toysrus</a> playing this! Sad to see it go 😢 😞 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/toysrus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#toysrus</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPToysRUs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RIPToysRUs</a> thanks for the memories. <a href="https://t.co/5eYhdRGKQs">https://t.co/5eYhdRGKQs</a></p>&mdash; Kel Mitchell (@Iamkelmitchell) <a href="https://twitter.com/Iamkelmitchell/status/1012552149497204741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can everybody stop sharing the posts with the sad Geoffery the giraffe from toys r us because I get upset every time I see it</p>&mdash; b (@brittanywtfff) <a href="https://twitter.com/brittanywtfff/status/1012655921120595968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I don&#39;t know if I can go a whole day looking at sad ass Geoffrey The Giraffe.</p>&mdash; Trent (@BarstoolTrent) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarstoolTrent/status/1012342431352803328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 28, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Johnpiere also posted a few other photos, including ones of an emptied-out store plastered with &quot;going out of business&quot; signs:</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="" height="960" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/36427061102122409215188466343853415600226304n-IKl4Ls.jpg" width="720" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Facebook</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="" height="960" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/36318883102122409215988486741858590287462400n-O6SeNt.jpg" width="720" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Facebook</div></figure><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="" height="960" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/36329995102122409214388444278847098327138304n-X03Ts8.jpg" width="720" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Facebook</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Ouch, right in the childhood.</p><p>She also shared this very somber letter from Geoffrey himself:</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Facebook" data-attribution-url="" height="960" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/36365602102122408749176816322584024585863168n-URm6Cv.jpg" width="720" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Facebook</div></figure><p>Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy in a September after 70-years of being in business. In January, Toys R Us announced it would close 182 stores across the U.S, but in March the toy retailer said they would be closing all locations.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Toys R Us posted final heartbreaking photo before closing and the internet is weeping.

This week, toy store mega-chain Toys R Us has officially closed its doors for good, and former-children everywhere are mourning the loss of the toy Mecca and their respective childhoods. Someone else who is having a hard time saying goodbye to the toy retailer? Toys R Us mascot, Geoffrey the giraffe.This photo, posted to Facebook by Toys R Us employee Rene Johnpiere, shows Geoffrey waving goodbye next to a suitcase in an empty aisle of the store. The picture has gone completely viral, and has been shared nearly 300,000 times since it was posted on Wednesday, June 27th.https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212230465337448&amp;set=a.10207103750092771.1073741832.1251971262&amp;type=3&amp;theaterWhere is he going? Vacation? Retirement? The unemployment line?Either way, it is sad to know that this will probably be the last time we see Geoffrey before he fades into obscurity. Well, until he shows up on some nostalgia-bait BuzzFeed list or something (I&#39;m calling it now, look out for a &quot;You Will Never Believe What Geoffrey the Giraffe Looks Like Now!&quot; headline in the next ten years or so).The internet was heartbroken by the photograph:This picture has been showing up constantly in my feed and I&#39;m not going to lie: every single time it does I feel a twinge of sadness. Bye-bye, Geoffrey the Giraffe. RIP Toys &#39;R Us. pic.twitter.com/Crm45RkZjK&mdash; Jeff B., who on earth is this guy?? (@EsotericCD) June 28, 2018 I actually wanna cry pic.twitter.com/jAS9UdYVK2&mdash; bonnie (@bonnieIeebrown) June 28, 2018 https://twitter.com/galaxseokjin/status/1012520523845242881https://twitter.com/Pray2Porzingis/status/1012483784669835265After seeing that picture of Geoffery the Giraffe with a suitcase inside a empty store today. I’m driving pass @toysrus playing this! Sad to see it go 😢 😞 #toysrus #RIPToysRUs thanks for the memories. https://t.co/5eYhdRGKQs&mdash; Kel Mitchell (@Iamkelmitchell) June 29, 2018 Can everybody stop sharing the posts with the sad Geoffery the giraffe from toys r us because I get upset every time I see it&mdash; b (@brittanywtfff) June 29, 2018 I don&#39;t know if I can go a whole day looking at sad ass Geoffrey The Giraffe.&mdash; Trent (@BarstoolTrent) June 28, 2018 Johnpiere also posted a few other photos, including ones of an emptied-out store plastered with &quot;going out of business&quot; signs:FacebookFacebookFacebookOuch, right in the childhood.She also shared this very somber letter from Geoffrey himself:FacebookToys R Us filed for bankruptcy in a September after 70-years of being in business. In January, Toys R Us announced it would close 182 stores across the U.S, but in March the toy retailer said they would be closing all locations.

This week, toy store mega-chain Toys R Us has officially closed its doors for good, and former-children everywhere are mourning the loss of the toy Mecca and their respective childhoods. Someone else who is having a hard time saying...