Before Virginia Toys R Us Stores Close, Gift Cards Set To Expire

VIRGINIA — As liquidation sales continue at many Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores before they shutter, those looking to use gift cards may want to shop sooner rather than later. Saturday is the final day that Toys R Us and Babies R Us gift cards will be accepted at stores.

The final day to use Endless Earnings e-gift cards for registries at Babies R Us will also be Saturday, April 21.

Gift cards cannot be redeemed for cash.

In addition, gift cards and e-gift cards cannot be used at the stores' online e-commerce sites, which were shut down recently as part of Toys R Us' "winding down" its U.S. operations.

See all the information about what can and cannot be used on the Toys R Us closing FAQ page.

Last month the company also announced that it would be "winding down" operations in preparation to sell or close 735 stores across the U.S. That "winding down" includes liquidating its inventory and holding going-out-of-business sales.

The sales are slated to be completed by the end of June.

The company started the year with more than 800 Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores across the country. In January, Toys R Us said it would close 180 locations.

Toys R Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in September 2017 and began holding going-out-of-business sales at 144 of its U.S. stores in February.

Then, the New Jersey-based company announced March 15 that it would sell or close all of its 735 U.S. stores.

Liquidation sales are currently going on at every store that is still open. Some Babies R Us stores have already closed.

Closings will affect Toys R Us and Babies R Us locations throughout Virginia:

• Alexandria
• Baileys Crossroads
• Chantilly
• Charlottesville
• Chesapeake
• Colonial Heights
• Danville
• Fairfax
• Falls Church
• Fredericksburg
• Lynchburg
• Manassas
• Midlothian
• Newport News
• Norfolk
• Richmond
• Roanoke
• Springfield
• Sterling
• Virginia Beach
• Winchester
• Woodbridge

All purchases are final. Returns will not be accepted.

— By Daniel Hubbard, Elizabeth Janney and Deb Belt

SEE ALSO:

• Toys R Us Liquidation Sales Delayed At Virginia Stores: What's Next?
• Toys R Us Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Outlines Strategy

Pictured, shoppers at Toys R Us on Black Friday. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)