Wal Mart

[R0cketer]

And Walmart knows that they don't want any competition, which at least if talk is true, is why they prevented Target from even getting a snip on their old building.

It's the local way, build a new stripmall when you run out of space at the old one, let the old one turn into a dump.

[imported_elp6n]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: R0cketer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And Walmart knows that they don't want any competition, which at least if talk is true, is why they prevented Target from even getting a snip on their old building.
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I don't believe the talk is true.
That building is significantly undersized for Target - and they build their own (as wal-mart does)

But I agree - Target is better all around.
We've driven to Bristol more than once already to shop there.
And when Petsmart, Books-a-Million, Bed Bath & Beyond, and TJMaxx open, that'll be the last we see of Kingsport shopping (VA tax!).

[NotSoSilentBob]

I don't have a problem shopping at Wal Mart, my problem is with the way the company is run.

[imported_elp6n]

I think Target is run now the way Wal-Mart was once many years ago.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Now if there was a store I would ever profess hate for, it is Target.

[imported_elp6n]

To each his own!
I love it. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

I had a co-worker that stated she despised Target also. Turns out she only had the JC one as an example.... bad example! She likes it now that she has a newer one to go to.

[NotSoSilentBob]

I've been to Targets all over the south. I hate them all. If a store doesn't sell ammo or have a decent selection of lures, then I don't shop there.

Needless to say I spend a great deal of time at Colgard and M&M.

[imported_elp6n]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NotSoSilentBob</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've been to Targets all over the south. I hate them all. If a store doesn't sell ammo or have a decent selection of lures, then I don't shop there.

Needless to say I spend a great deal of time at Colgard and M&M.</div></div>


If they dont sell what you want, then you have no reason to shop there. Quite reasonable to not be a Target shopper.

[Merlin]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: elp6n</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think Target is run now the way Wal-Mart was once many years ago. </div></div>

And, it shows. Walmart's problems (and it ain't makin' money) begin with management at several levels including at the top and then trickles done to the pions. So, the customer service we receive or don't receive locally is a direct reflection of how the Walmart corporate entity now views its customers -- they no longer feel that its the customers that have built them up to where they are today and deserve some degree of respect. We are only herds of dollar signs to them now. Sure Sam was driven to be successful, but he went about it the right way and they've definitely lost sight of that fact. Shades of the fictional "OCP" corporate mentality from the old Robocop movies comes to mind. That may be a bit harsh, but if left unattended, who knows what the future might hold.

[CoeburnCane]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NotSoSilentBob</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I've been to Targets all over the south. I hate them all. If a store doesn't sell ammo or have a decent selection of lures, then I don't shop there.
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No reason for you to "hate" the place. It's just a place that doesn't carry some things you shop for a lot--that's all. As for clothes, other sporting goods, home stuff, some food, and electronics--it's a good store.

I don't shop a lot at Colgard or M&M because I don't shop for a lot of the things you shop for, but I don't "hate" those places.