For me, one of the most annoying things about shopping in stores is that I'm forced to drive to a big box store like Target or Walmart because they've forced the local stores out of business, destroying traditional downtowns and walkable neighborhoods and making people need a car to get anywhere. Did they fix that?
https://ilsr.org/articles/robinson-patman-groceries-atlantic/
Someone on here pointed me to this excellent article.
<s> As with so many wonderful things in the US and the rest of the planet, it can be traced to Reagan era successes in the class war. </s>
Great article, thank you for sharing.
The fix is to move to a super expensive walkable neighborhood in the city that everyone wants to live in and no one can afford
The fix is to legalize the construction of more of these walkable neighbourhoods which are the most desirable places to live (so developers could make a lot of money with relatively small plots of land) yet are illegal to build because city governments have regulated them into oblivion.
I go to Europe and I see people just living in the normal areas and outside of the tourist. Zones. They look relatively happy, they don't smile insincerely and they look healthier. Very few people are obese. Just your few grandmas, may be a few of them, but that's it. I'm not trying to fat shame. It's actually to the contrary. The stress levels of these horribly paid jobs and the crap food that people have to consume to survive is what makes us so unhealthy. I go to the thrift store. I buy stuff at the thrift store. Sometimes it's better quality. There is so much shit in America. Useless shit. And you can't blame China because somebody's in charge of importing this garbage. And when we had more markets that were open and not overpriced, we could get better quality if we knew what we were doing. Just remember, when they try to blame China, there is some douchebag on a computer, weighing out the cost benefit ratio, and always going to the lowest common denominator, which is fucking you. You can't just rely on people to do the right thing, especially when you live in a culture that just robs and steals from each other. We are so individualistic, it's disgusting. I feel like it's 28 days later and I'm the character laying in the grass. You know, in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and I look up in the sky and I see a plane flyover. It's like the rest of the world is just moving on while we in America are on a whole other journey.
Were those little stores actually affordable to people on the bottom half of the income scale? Grocery stores are a great example. I would go bankrupt trying to shop for groceries at the corner store. People complain about the chains but I don't recall small grocery stores ever being affordable.
It's true they can charge cheaper prices, and that's why they're able to put other stores out of business. The problem is, there are a lot of large-scale negative effects, but the decision of shopping there is usually beneficial on an individual level. It's the "tragedy of the commons".
According to the article, independent grocery stores were only 1% more expensive than the chains when the act was being enforced.
and they never have exactly what you need either. the number of times i've come home empty handed and had to buy online anyway is rediculous
The clickbait works.. what does this article claim is one of the most annoying things? I must know!
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express have either already stopped or will soon no longer require customers to sign their receipts when checking out.
Who the hell makes customers sign the receipt? I've only seen an employee sign it, and that's for a return/refund.
Just USian things.
https://wallethub.com/edu/cc/chip-and-pin-vs-chip-and-signature/25668
I only ever get asked to sign the receipt at small, local stores.
Next year: "We've heard your complaints about credit cards. So we're switching to Bitcoin only."
An annoying thing which has been identified by 2 of the biggest corporations around? For all we know it's changing the "wet floor" signs to be more noticeable.
Bait is always less interesting than it advertises.
Honestly a good rule to live by. If it were really that outstandingly annoying, they'd just say what it is in the title knowing that it would drive clicks from people who would think "Oh my god, I hated that!"
Wow, they’re closing all their stores?
https://ilsr.org/articles/robinson-patman-groceries-atlantic/
Someone on here pointed me to this excellent article.
<s> As with so many wonderful things in the US and the rest of the planet, it can be traced to Reagan era successes in the class war. </s>
Why not link to the actual article?
We need an attendant on the dildo and shaving isle! A customer has a question on the vibration and battery life. Beth, that's probably a you question!
The fact that they keep condoms locked up is obnoxious and stupid. Some teenager is not going to feel comfortable pressing that button and standing next to the condoms while waiting 20 minutes for someone to notice them. They’re just going to knock up their girlfriend instead.
With the shit Walmart is selling it’s actually not far from the truth.
Thats some funny shit.
