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Like Lenin said!
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Nov 7, 2018 03:19
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We are the egg man.
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Nov 7, 2018 04:10
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ToxicSlurpee posted:If you didn't hide in a clothing rack as a kid because you were bored did you even really have a childhood? Hell, I'm 44 and whenever my husband drags me to Jo-Ann Fabrics, it's all I can do to keep from trying to burrow into the bolts of crushed velvet or faux fur. (No, I'm not a furry, I just have memories of being a bored tomboy growing up kinda poor in the 70s/80s when my mom sewed my own clothes for me. Yeah, real interested in that flowery print you picked out for my Easter dress, mom. I'm gonna go explore.)
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Nov 7, 2018 04:47
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Jo-Ann just reminds me of standing around bored(and occassionally checking out the dumbest patterns of fabric) whenever my mom would pick up sewing supplies. I appreciated her making my halloween costumes and being able to fix stuff easily, but sewing stores still make my eyes glaze over out of reflex.
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Nov 7, 2018 06:41
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Wait really? Cause I was a horrible tomboy that got dragged to Jo-Ann daily by my mother and it just turned me into a quilter. Thanks to a lifetime of endless sewing, crafting and quilting classes I can spend whole paychecks at any craft store because I drank the Flavorade and I lust for ways to afford my hideous sewing budget. Spend too many hours in a Jo-Ann, Hobby Lobby or Michael's and you just give in and start creating. God help me I teach classes now. I hope craft stores all die. I'm going broke.
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Nov 7, 2018 21:00
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lol that Onion TJ Maxx article posted a few pages ago hit way too close to home. All of it is so true, coming from a former store manager
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Nov 7, 2018 21:51
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I hated the craft store for a long time, I have no idea why but I think I flipped as a teen and started to develop irony.
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Nov 7, 2018 22:47
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fizzymercy posted:Wait really? Cause I was a horrible tomboy that got dragged to Jo-Ann daily by my mother and it just turned me into a quilter. Thanks to a lifetime of endless sewing, crafting and quilting classes I can spend whole paychecks at any craft store because I drank the Flavorade and I lust for ways to afford my hideous sewing budget. Spend too many hours in a Jo-Ann, Hobby Lobby or Michael's and you just give in and start creating. God help me I teach classes now. I hope craft stores all die. I'm going broke. Im just gonna preemptively tell you to finish that baby quilt you promised that person before their child is able to drive
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Nov 7, 2018 22:54
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 Ow. Too real.
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Nov 7, 2018 23:01
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Barudak posted:Im just gonna preemptively tell you to finish that baby quilt you promised that person before their child is able to drive I've had more than one customer come in with a unfinished quilt that's now going to the baby of the baby it started for. Also one wedding quit that should be done in time for the 25th anniversary party.
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Nov 7, 2018 23:47
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fizzymercy posted:Wait really? Cause I was a horrible tomboy that got dragged to Jo-Ann daily by my mother and it just turned me into a quilter. Thanks to a lifetime of endless sewing, crafting and quilting classes I can spend whole paychecks at any craft store because I drank the Flavorade and I lust for ways to afford my hideous sewing budget. Spend too many hours in a Jo-Ann, Hobby Lobby or Michael's and you just give in and start creating. God help me I teach classes now. I hope craft stores all die. I'm going broke. Oh I love me some crafts; put me in an AC Moore or Michaels (or if there's any old NYC/LI goons in the house, Pearl) and I'll easily blow way too much time and money if left unchecked. Jo-Ann is actually pretty cool on that front now --- in fact I just made an awesome set of earrings from a tiny set of silverware in the scrapbooking section. But back in the day it was nothing but fabric that meant I was gonna have to wear an itchy, girly dress to church. And I never did get into sewing or knitting, my brain just has a dead spot when it comes to textile arts.
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Nov 8, 2018 04:14
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Probably depends on whether your parent in question actually makes the slightest effort to get you involved in it or just drags you around like luggage.
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Nov 8, 2018 04:21
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I sew like a demon, I’ve made baby quilts for babies before they were born, and even I hate JoAnns. Ours is a tiny broken trash pit with one person working it and if it’s the one lady, she hates me personally and I will NOT be using my coupons today. Fabric.com 4lyfe
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Nov 8, 2018 04:28
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They don't think lethargy be like it is, but it do.
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Nov 9, 2018 01:25
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Sears is closing a store here. The Mall has one less. Soon it will be JCPennys and some weird headshop stores left in the mall. The only operating "food court business" is literally a hotdog cart. How does a mall operate with like 95% of the stores closed. Is it a new kind of mafia front or something?
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Nov 9, 2018 01:41
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red sampson posted:Sears is closing a store here. The Mall has one less. Whoever actually owns the mall is making enough rent to keep the lights on I guess. Though speaking of mafia, the gourmet popcorn store that took up an entire bay of the food court has finally closed down at my mall, leaving behind all their gear and a mini fridge full of cokes.
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Nov 9, 2018 03:25
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red sampson posted:Sears is closing a store here. The Mall has one less. It takes a surprisingly long time to close these places. Several of the dying malls he has put on his series are still hanging on.
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Nov 9, 2018 04:15
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You figure that mall owners would lower their rent to encourage some new shops in their mall since some rent is better than no rent but  .
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Nov 9, 2018 04:30
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Detective No. 27 posted:You figure that mall owners would lower their rent to encourage some new shops in their mall since some rent is better than no rent but
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Nov 9, 2018 04:37
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red sampson posted:Sears is closing a store here. The Mall has one less. Looks like that's one of 40 more that Sears is closing.
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Nov 9, 2018 04:41
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The places that are willing to set up shop basically anywhere I imagine malls might not want as there are certain things that basically say "this mall will die soon." Once the dregs start showing up you know it's over. Of course malls are just dying overall for a lot of reasons. There just isn't enough money in department stores to have a traditional mall like what used to exist anymore. Another very big snag is that if you cut one tenant's rent to get a new store in then every store is going to demand a rent reduction which might not be viable. Really, malls are just kind of hosed. There's also the possibility that nobody wants to open a store in a mall given how many of them are dying. Of course inexpensive anything will attract those people and so much of American business is "lol gently caress the poors only cater to the not poors."
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Nov 9, 2018 04:41
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The Chrysler headquarters are in a mall.
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Nov 9, 2018 04:46
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The most important thing I have learned about dying malls is that GNC and Bath and Body Works are the last stores to go.
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Nov 9, 2018 05:04
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Most malls are owned by a small handful of companies. As long as they’re making profits at other locations, the dead malls are a tax write off.
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Nov 9, 2018 07:19
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Of course malls are just dying overall for a lot of reasons. There just isn't enough money in department stores to have a traditional mall like what used to exist anymore. Near where I live, there are three malls within thirty minutes of each other. That goes up to at least 6 malls if you expand that to what's within an hour of each other. That's bonkers, even after considering the population density here. You could get rid of half the malls and nothing of value would be lost. FlamingLiberal posted:The most important thing I have learned about dying malls is that GNC and Bath and Body Works are the last stores to go.
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Nov 9, 2018 07:31
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When OSH closed I intended to switch to ACE, but they were kind of mean to me so now I guess I just won't do things.
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Nov 9, 2018 07:32
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Haifisch posted:You could get rid of
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Nov 9, 2018 07:38
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Detective No. 27 posted:You figure that mall owners would lower their rent to encourage some new shops in their mall since some rent is better than no rent but This is totally true, but a few malls have actually gone ahead and finally lowered the rent and it's actually made these places pretty cool, lots of local businesses and small chains mixed in with the big chains that thrive in the mall. Okay, half those local businesses are vape places but hey it's got the young people back in.
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Nov 9, 2018 07:39
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The zombie mall in my town mostly survives by renting out its parking garage. I wonder how long until they just tear out the interior walls and just convert it all to parking.
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Nov 9, 2018 14:38
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FlamingLiberal posted:The most important thing I have learned about dying malls is that GNC and Bath and Body Works are the last stores to go. Haifisch posted:Don't forget the shady cell phone repair places. So what's the ruling on my city's mall, where the GNC closed, but the shady cell repair kiosk expanded into a larger custom kiosk?
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Nov 9, 2018 17:27
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I imagine someone could make a lot of money turning a dead mall into a marijuana emporium.
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Nov 9, 2018 17:55
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totalnewbie posted:The Chrysler headquarters are in a mall.
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Nov 9, 2018 18:02
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Shifty Nipples posted:I imagine someone could make a lot of money turning a dead mall into a marijuana emporium. the food court would need to hire tons of people
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Nov 9, 2018 18:29
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Both the malls on my town are all bit abandoned, but the one in the next town over is packed every drat day, no empty store space, bustling food court (probably because of the movie theater), and filled entirely with all the mall stores I remember from the 90s and early aughts. It's like going back in time. The first time I went into the Sears it took me forever to find an employee and I straight up couldn't find anyone the most recent visit, so good shoplifting opportunities for any enterprising criminals who want to try their hand at selling stolen luggage and appliances I guess.
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Nov 9, 2018 19:23
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When The Big Mall in my hometown of Syracuse, NY finally died, it got bought/leased by a car dealership. Which is a brilliant move on their part --- plenty of pre-existing lot space, plus all that massive interior square footage for showroom. In a city where it snows six months out the year, in amounts measured in feet, you can actually shop for a car indoors, where it's warm and dry. I'm sure potential customers are gonna linger more there and listen to a sales pitch than in an outdoor lot that's 20 degrees and full of slush. They rent out the second floor space to business offices, small churches, etc. Pretty good set-up they've got going.
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Nov 9, 2018 19:47
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JacquelineDempsey posted:When The Big Mall in my hometown of Syracuse, NY finally died, it got bought/leased by a car dealership. Which is a brilliant move on their part --- plenty of pre-existing lot space, plus all that massive interior square footage for showroom. In a city where it snows six months out the year, in amounts measured in feet, you can actually shop for a car indoors, where it's warm and dry. I'm sure potential customers are gonna linger more there and listen to a sales pitch than in an outdoor lot that's 20 degrees and full of slush. Indoor test drive! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e7R3y-qwZ0&t=53s
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Nov 9, 2018 19:56
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Acute Grill posted:Both the malls on my town are all bit abandoned, but the one in the next town over is packed every drat day, no empty store space, bustling food court (probably because of the movie theater), and filled entirely with all the mall stores I remember from the 90s and early aughts. It's like going back in time. Is there anything else to do in the next town over? I feel like a lot of malls way out in the burbs are still hopping because the populace is still a lot of affluent suburbanites, and there's nowhere else to go to spend their money.
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Nov 9, 2018 20:04
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All of our malls are doing surprisingly well. But I think they’re being supported almost exclusively by Apple stores.
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JacquelineDempsey posted:When The Big Mall in my hometown of Syracuse, NY finally died, it got bought/leased by a car dealership. Which is a brilliant move on their part --- plenty of pre-existing lot space, plus all that massive interior square footage for showroom. New Oldsmobiles are in early this year.
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