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Toys R Us is selling every piece of furniture from its closing headquarters that once housed 1,600 people, and the photos are depressing

Welcome to a completely empty Toys R Us headquarters, where everything is for sale.

Toys R Us is selling every piece of furniture from its closing headquarters that once housed 1,600 people, and the photos are depressing

That includes things like displays of Geoffrey the Giraffes and cafeteria furniture.

That includes things like displays of Geoffrey the Giraffes and cafeteria furniture.

Touches of Toys R Us can be seen throughout, but otherwise, the pictures depict a relatively normal suburban office park.

Touches of Toys R Us can be seen throughout, but otherwise, the pictures depict a relatively normal suburban office park.

A renovation done last year in the kitchen means plenty of relatively new equipment is for sale.

A renovation done last year in the kitchen means plenty of relatively new equipment is for sale.

The sale also includes items from the Starbucks satellite that's on campus.

The sale also includes items from the Starbucks satellite that

Normal office furniture, like these executive chairs, will be up for grabs.

Normal office furniture, like these executive chairs, will be up for grabs.

There are some whimsical items for sale, too, befitting a toy retailer.

There are some whimsical items for sale, too, befitting a toy retailer.

This giant Minion of "Despicable Me" fame needs a home ...

This giant Minion of "Despicable Me" fame needs a home ...

... as does this life-size King Kandy, from the Candy Land board game.

... as does this life-size King Kandy, from the Candy Land board game.

Some items, while appearing fun, may only be valuable to those with imagination.

Some items, while appearing fun, may only be valuable to those with imagination.

A K'Nex Ferris Wheel sits next to a plant.

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The auditorium provides plenty of opportunity for those looking for discount audio equipment.

The auditorium provides plenty of opportunity for those looking for discount audio equipment.

More standard office equipment is spread through the eerily empty cubicles.

More standard office equipment is spread through the eerily empty cubicles.

The ample square footage may trigger jokes referencing hit NBC comedy "The Office."

The ample square footage may trigger jokes referencing hit NBC comedy "The Office."

There is also some higher-end furniture available for sale, like these Barcelona Loungers.

There is also some higher-end furniture available for sale, like these Barcelona Loungers.

Sully from "Monsters, Inc." broods over a for-sale pool table.

Sully from "Monsters, Inc." broods over a for-sale pool table.

Printers — the stalwarts of modern office culture — sit idly by.

Printers — the stalwarts of modern office culture — sit idly by.

Leftover office supplies, like these paper goods, will also be liquidated.

Leftover office supplies, like these paper goods, will also be liquidated.

Certain pictures of offices in the campus bring to mind a nostalgic sentiment, when corner offices were still coveted and large.

Certain pictures of offices in the campus bring to mind a nostalgic sentiment, when corner offices were still coveted and large.

Suburban office parks, like Toys R Us, have fallen out of favor with modern corporate America.

Suburban office parks, like Toys R Us, have fallen out of favor with modern corporate America.

Younger workers typically want to live in cities, and most companies don't need the ample space a location in the suburbs affords.

Younger workers typically want to live in cities, and most companies don

New Jersey now has 6.5 million square feet of leasable space in office parks around the state, CoStar, a commercial real estate company, told The New York Times.

New Jersey now has 6.5 million square feet of leasable space in office parks around the state, CoStar, a commercial real estate company, told The New York Times.

"The model as it played out in New Jersey is now seemingly obsolete," Louise Mozingo, a professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning at University of California, Berkeley, told The Times.

"The model as it played out in New Jersey is now seemingly obsolete," Louise Mozingo, a professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning at University of California, Berkeley, told The Times.

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