Toys"R"Us Stores Nationwide to Open at Midnight on Black Friday

Toys"R"Us today announced its stores nationwide will open at midnight on Thursday, November 26, providing shoppers access to its Black Friday deals five hours earlier than ever before. The company has pulled out all the stops to cater to Black Friday customers who want to shop as early as midnight, sleep until 5am, find that "must-have" toy, or purchase fun playthings to fit any budget. Here's what Black Friday bargain-seekers will find at Toys"R"Us:

-- More than 70 outstanding doorbusters available between midnight and
1pm
-- A preview of more than 100 unadvertised "Mystery Deals" on Toysrus.com
at 12:01am on Wednesday, November 25, available in-store on Black
Friday between midnight and 1pm
-- 50 additional doorbusters available beginning at 5am until 1pm
-- Nearly 25% more hours to grab hot deals on Black Friday
-- Tens of thousands of highly sought-after Zhu Zhu Pets Hamsters ready
to find new homes

-- More than 250,000 FREE Crayola 64 Boxes (an incredible value) gifted
with ANY purchase, along with access to receive an $18 Crayola coupon


The 28-page Toys"R"Us Black Friday circular, packed with four more pages of values than last year, will appear in select newspapers across the country and online at Toysrus.com on Thursday, November 26, offering more than $6,500 in combined, weekend-long savings.

"We're raising the bar on Black Friday savings opportunities by expanding our store hours, offering the most sought-after toys in-stock when parents want them, and - of course - delivering outstanding values on items to fit any budget," said Jerry Storch, Chairman and CEO, Toys"R"Us, Inc. "There's only one Toys"R"Us! We are and will remain focused on providing gift-givers more reasons to shop with Toys"R"Us, offering 220 doorbusters on Black Friday, thousands of dollars in savings on many of the hottest toys, and more ways to save with "R" Rewards all season long."

Zhu Zhu Pets ALERT! Toys"R"Us Stocks Stores for Black Friday

Determined to make one of the biggest shopping days of the year enjoyable for customers, Toys"R"Us has big plans for Black Friday shoppers seeking a Zhu Zhu Pets Hamster, one of the hottest toys of 2009. The first 100 customers in line at their local Toys"R"Us store on Black Friday will each be given a ticket for the opportunity to purchase a Zhu Zhu Pet (with a limit of one per household).* With thousands of additional Zhu Zhu Pets being made available in Toys"R"Us stores throughout the day on Friday, and thousands more of the highly coveted Zhu Zhu Pets arriving regularly throughout December, gift-givers will have the best chance of finding the precocious little hamsters at Toys"R"Us.

Ensuring a Colorfully Happy Black Friday

Two-hundred fifty thousand Crayola 64 Boxes of crayons will be given away with purchases made at Toys"R"Us stores nationwide, while supplies last. One box will be given away per purchase, upon checkout. This special offer will help parents and gift-givers add a little extra to a child's stocking or supplement their household's assortment of Crayola's fantastic craft items.

A Sneak Peek of Black Friday Deals For Tech-Savvy Shoppers

Facebook users can visit Facebook.com/Toysrus now to access a special Toys"R"Us Black Fr