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05-26-2008, 07:58 PM | #1 |
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What is happening????
Okay, what is happening to our retail stores???? If your experiencing some of the same things we are and want to share them. This is the thread for you!!!
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05-26-2008, 08:40 PM | #2 |
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I HATE when there's nobody at the registers. We have a new giant Walmart right by my house, it's the biggest one in Western Canada. They have at least 20 registers, but no more than 3 are ever open at any one time. There is about a 25 minute wait at each register! The last time I went there was just ONE open!
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05-26-2008, 09:08 PM | #3 |
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This is why I've decided to stick with my local small town stores. The owners greet us by name, ask about the kids, appreciate the business and if they don't have what we're looking for, they'll usually tell us who else might. Between our Harware Hank, grocery store and Family Dollar (which has a very small town atmosphere) I rarely have to leave town anymore to do my shopping.
For gift shopping and such I order most online. Can't get much handier than having it shipped to my house.
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05-27-2008, 03:27 AM | #5 |
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We have a Super Wal Mart too and I hate it. I try not to buy any more than I have to there. We have 3 different Dollar stores I try to frequent, grociery stores and for clothing, mostly go out of town. They don't care and when they act like they don't care, I let the manager know, hand him the merchandise I was going to buy and tell him/her goodbye.
It's so frustrating Marilyn, but it's a sign of the times. I've lost hope that it will get better, it won't.
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05-27-2008, 06:42 AM | #6 |
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Walmart only carries things that will sell quickly. They don't want things on the shelves that are going to sit for very long.
As for the pie plate from Target, how many of the younger generation make pies anymore? It's too easy to buy a frozen one and bake it. There are even some who can barely cook and eat out all the time. It's really sad. Of course with the economy the way it is they may be learning how to cook soon. Hmmmmm, I don't know why you wouldn't be able to find wooden clothespins. As for the checkout girls, I think that there are problems everywhere with them. I really think that someone could make a good living by going around and doing a small seminar about working. How to dress, how to greet customers, not to chew gum, just good work ethics. I get so fustrated at how customers are treated. We have a little Alco store (it's kinda' like a very small Wal-mart) and my daughter, Amy, returned some shoes that she had bought her daughter because they didn't last very long and she had bought an expensive pair and she had her receipt. Well, our store has been having shoplifting problems, enough that they're about to close (mostly employees and teens). The girl at the returns counter called the manager up to handle the transaction. My daughter got chewed out and then the manager turned and chewed out my granddaughter. When they left the store they both were crying and all because of returning a pair of shoes. My son-in-law then went in and he came home with a number to call the company because he had gotten into it with her too. We have a new manager now!!! |
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