News, 'It was a ghost town': Shoppers reveal why they've abandoned Sears and Kmart (debt, sales)
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People without jobs don't buy much stuff.
Businesses these days hate to have employees, but then they wonder why they have few customers anymore. Do they have any idea where most customers get their money from?
I'm unemployed. I have a degree but I'm either overqualified or underqualified for everything I apply for. I have some savings and pull a few extra bucks in here and there. I've gone very frugal. I have only a few basic bills, and no debt. I only buy a few necessities, at a yard sale if I can find them there. I'm really liking the frugal simple life and doubt I will inflate my lifestyle if I ever get a decent job again.
I have been to K-mart a couple of times in the past year. Seems like the checkout procedure takes twice as long as it does at Wal-mart. Am I a rewards member? No. Would you like to join our rewards program? No.
(HINT- If I was a member I would present my card. If I was interested in being a "member" I would have done so already. Just ring me up and let me get out of the freaking store.) Then AFTER you buy they have to print out three or four pieces of paper with your receipt.
I hate Wal-mart too but at least they are quick moving you out of the checkout line.
There are several reasons I don't shop at K-Mart. #1, Wal-mart and Target generally offer better prices than K-Mart. #2, even when I do find a bargain, I generally change my mind when I realize how slowly the checkout lines are moving. I've never seen a store with lines that move as slowly as K-Mart's! I'll pay an extra 50¢ or $1 for something rather than spend 20 minutes waiting in line with only two people ahead of me!
Plus Sears destroyed its own brands, craftsman now mostly made in China junk but for the same price the better USA stuff was. They turned the tool department into "well maybe if harbor freight is closed we'll go to Sears"
We had a nice mall with a very nice Sears store. It left several years ago, the mall is in bad shape now. Our Kmart just closed a few weeks ago. I liked going there over Wal-Mart just because it wasn't so busy. We had two alco stores close too. All that is left is walmart, target, Lowe's and home depot.
There are several reasons I don't shop at K-Mart. #1, Wal-mart and Target generally offer better prices than K-Mart. #2, even when I do find a bargain, I generally change my mind when I realize how slowly the checkout lines are moving. I've never seen a store with lines that move as slowly as K-Mart's! I'll pay an extra 50¢ or $1 for something rather than spend 20 minutes waiting in line with only two people ahead of me!
Walmart has junk. K-mart has better sales and more of them.. Sears has great sales and the products are much better.. Hope Depot has knock offs of a cheaper made product with the brand name such as John Deere lawn mowers etc. John Deere will not honor product bought at Home Depot.
Walmart has junk. K-mart has better sales and more of them.. Sears has great sales and the products are much better.. Hope Depot has knock offs of a cheaper made product with the brand name such as John Deere lawn mowers etc. John Deere will not honor product bought at Home Depot.
The problem with K-mart, by the time you actually get to the register the sale has ended. The lines at K-Mart make shopping there an unpleasant experience every time. I don't care how good a deal an item is; if I have to wait half an hour just to pay for it, I'm not buying it.
Large retailers are like automobile brands and models. Most younger people (the ones who spend money) are always seeking change not only in their cars but also in the places they shop.
If it hasn't started downhill already, Walmart will eventually go the same way as new names and places to shop come on the scene. It's a bit like Elvis trying to remain relevant in a changing world of music.
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