[Info-vax] OT: Demise of Target in Canada

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In article <mailman.143.1454337190.14919.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>, lists at openmailbox.org writes:
>On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 05:58:06 -0800 (PST)
>John Reagan via Info-vax <info-vax at rbnsn.com> wrote:
>
>> On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 2:40:05 AM UTC-5, li... at openmailbox.org
>> wrote:
>> > On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:44:53 -0500
>> > JF Mezei via Info-vax <> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > The business failed spectacularly with constant stream of complaints
>> > > of unstocked shelves ins stores turning away customers. Considering
>> > > that Target in USA has a very good reputation on that aspect, people
>> > > were surprised.
>> > 
>> > No, Target doesn't have a good reputation in America. It is a distant
>> > 3rd place behind KMart (absolutely terrible) which itself is in a
>> > distant 2nd place behind WalMart which is pretty good to great
>> > depending which store we are talking about.
>> > 
>> > Target is a crappy store, has crappy products, crappy service. They
>> > basically sell junk to people who buy junk. Nobody ever said a positive
>> > word about Target that I ever heard. Their stores are depressing and
>> > rundown. If they go out of business it will be a very positive thing.
>> > 
>> 
>> You must have different Target's then I do.  I like Target.  I drive past
>> WalMart just to get to Target.
>
>Perhaps you have different Walmarts than I do :-)
>
>Some things I like about Walmart:
>
>Gigantic selection. I can't think of any store that has more stuff than a
>Super Walmart. Beer and wine too if you live in the right state(s).
>
>Gigantic buying power = lowest prices on earth on many important items.
>
>Watches, calculators, cameras, TV, stereo, hunting and fishing and outdoor


For Cameras and Video gear:  bhphotovideo.com exclusively.

Watches?  Does anybody really know what time it is?  Does anybody really care?

Calculators?  http://tinyurl.com/cbhhm5h



>gear, bicycles, home construction supplies, tools, home and garden shop with

Home construction?  Go to Lowes and Home Depot.



>lawnmowers, sprinklers, plants, trees, pots, topsoil and mulch, I haven't
>seen any department store come close, especially not Target which doesn't
>even stock 99.9% of that stuff. Some watches, but that's about it. And they
>can't match Walmart's prices. You can still buy .22 rimfire ammo at KMart
>but I don't think Target (despite the name) ever had it. 

Not in the People Republic of New Jermany.  Hell, I had to obtain a license
just to purchase a hot glue gun. ;)



>One stop shopping with grocery and department store all under one roof
>which is that many less trips to get all sorts of shopping done.
>
>They make an effort to sell American made products while KMart and Target
>sell whatever the cheapest junk is and it is hard to find anything
>American made on their shelves. Because of their buying power you can often
>get American made stuff at the same prices of Chinese stuff. I would rather
>support my local economy than piss the money away in some foreign land.
>
>They run my favorite operating system in their data center last I heard.

And they have a webpage devoted to photos of all the freaks, fruitcakes and
people who don't own mirrors that frequent their stores!  I've never seen a
people of Target page, so I assume it doesn't exist.


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