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The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial
not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is very reliable: >Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the >gift cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless >January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the >contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. > >Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. > >Circuit City (filed Chapter 11) > >Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing > >Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide > >Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January > >Cache will close all stores > >Talbots closing down specialty stores > >J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also >owned by Talbots) > >GAP closing 85 stores > >Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January > >Wickes Furniture closing down > >Levitz closing down remaining stores > >Bombay closing remaining stores > >Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January > >Whitehall closing all stores > >Piercing Pagoda closing all stores > >Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January. > >Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick ) > >Macys to close 9 stores after January > >Linens and Things closing all stores > >Movie Galley Closing all stores > >Pep Boys Closing 33 stores > >Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores > >JC Penney closing a number of stores after January > >Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores. > >Wilson Leather closing down all stores > >Sharper Image closing down all stores > >K B Toys closing 356 stores > >Loews to close down some stores > >Dillard's to close some stores > >Hollywood Video just filed for bankruptcy Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." - Duncan Hines To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" |
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Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
: > The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial > not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in > email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is > very reliable: > >>Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the >>gift cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless >>January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the >>contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. >> >>Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. >> >>Circuit City (filed Chapter 11) >> >>Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing >> >>Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide >> >>Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January >> >>Cache will close all stores >> >>Talbots closing down specialty stores >> >>J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also >>owned by Talbots) >> >>GAP closing 85 stores >> >>Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January >> >>Wickes Furniture closing down >> >>Levitz closing down remaining stores >> >>Bombay closing remaining stores >> >>Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January >> >>Whitehall closing all stores >> >>Piercing Pagoda closing all stores >> >>Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January. >> >>Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick ) >> >>Macys to close 9 stores after January >> >>Linens and Things closing all stores >> >>Movie Galley Closing all stores >> >>Pep Boys Closing 33 stores >> >>Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores >> >>JC Penney closing a number of stores after January >> >>Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores. >> >>Wilson Leather closing down all stores >> >>Sharper Image closing down all stores >> >>K B Toys closing 356 stores >> >>Loews to close down some stores >> >>Dillard's to close some stores >> >>Hollywood Video just filed for bankruptcy > > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd > *HOLY CRAP*!!!! That's a *lot* of people out of work :-( -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke. |
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I used up the last of my Mervin's gift cards in September without a
problem, but this week my SIL's gift card was refused at the register. The local stores figure to close their doors after December 31st. Liquidators are in and, yes, a la Linens and Things, they are raising prices and refusing to honor sale prices on items already advertised as on sale or clearance. Linens and Things is taking online orders and allow gift cards for those purchases. Mervin's may be doing the same. Terry Pulliam Burd wrote: > The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial > not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in > email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is > very reliable: > >> Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the >> gift cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless >> January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the >> contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. >> >> Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. >> >> Circuit City (filed Chapter 11) >> >> Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing >> >> Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide >> >> Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January >> >> Cache will close all stores >> >> Talbots closing down specialty stores >> >> J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also >> owned by Talbots) >> >> GAP closing 85 stores >> >> Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January >> >> Wickes Furniture closing down >> >> Levitz closing down remaining stores >> >> Bombay closing remaining stores >> >> Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January >> >> Whitehall closing all stores >> >> Piercing Pagoda closing all stores >> >> Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January. >> >> Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick ) >> >> Macys to close 9 stores after January >> >> Linens and Things closing all stores >> >> Movie Galley Closing all stores >> >> Pep Boys Closing 33 stores >> >> Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores >> >> JC Penney closing a number of stores after January >> >> Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores. >> >> Wilson Leather closing down all stores >> >> Sharper Image closing down all stores >> >> K B Toys closing 356 stores >> >> Loews to close down some stores >> >> Dillard's to close some stores >> >> Hollywood Video just filed for bankruptcy > > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd > > -- > > "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as > old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the > waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." > > - Duncan Hines > > To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" > > > > |
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On Thu 20 Nov 2008 07:51:00p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us...
> The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial > not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in > email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is > very reliable: > >>Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the >>gift cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless >>January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the >>contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. >> >>Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. >> >>Circuit City (filed Chapter 11) >> >>Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing >> >>Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide >> >>Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January >> >>Cache will close all stores >> >>Talbots closing down specialty stores >> >>J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also >>owned by Talbots) >> >>GAP closing 85 stores >> >>Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January >> >>Wickes Furniture closing down >> >>Levitz closing down remaining stores >> >>Bombay closing remaining stores >> >>Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January >> >>Whitehall closing all stores >> >>Piercing Pagoda closing all stores >> >>Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January. >> >>Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick ) >> >>Macys to close 9 stores after January >> >>Linens and Things closing all stores >> >>Movie Galley Closing all stores >> >>Pep Boys Closing 33 stores >> >>Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores >> >>JC Penney closing a number of stores after January >> >>Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores. >> >>Wilson Leather closing down all stores >> >>Sharper Image closing down all stores >> >>K B Toys closing 356 stores >> >>Loews to close down some stores >> >>Dillard's to close some stores >> >>Hollywood Video just filed for bankruptcy > > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd > > -- Good Gawd! The malls will be empty. I could see many such malls simply closing all their doors. -- Wayne Boatwright (correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply) ************************************************** ********************** Date: Thursday, 11(XI)/20(XX)/08(MMVIII) ************************************************** ********************** Countdown till U.S. Thanksgiving Day 6dys 2hrs 44mins ************************************************** ********************** It is not enough merely to succeed: one's friends must also fail. ************************************************** ********************** |
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"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message ... > The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial > not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in > email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is > very reliable: <Snip> The email is circulating through the legal community today. Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. :-) Dimitri |
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Dimitri wrote:
> The email is circulating through the legal community today. > > Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. Hey ... my mom got it in OKLAHOMA and she's no attorney! --Lin |
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I wrote:
> Hey ... my mom got it in OKLAHOMA and she's no attorney! Also, she said to be wary of warranties from the store or manufacturer because bankruptcy could nullify them. This could apply to previously purchased items. --Lin |
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I got that one today too.
``````````````` On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:51:00 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote: >The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial >not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in >email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is >very reliable: > >>Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling the >>gift cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless >>January 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the >>contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankruptcy Planning'. >> >>Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about. >> >>Circuit City (filed Chapter 11) >> >>Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing >> >>Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide >> >>Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January >> >>Cache will close all stores >> >>Talbots closing down specialty stores >> >>J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots) Pacific Sunwear (also >>owned by Talbots) >> >>GAP closing 85 stores >> >>Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January >> >>Wickes Furniture closing down >> >>Levitz closing down remaining stores >> >>Bombay closing remaining stores >> >>Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January >> >>Whitehall closing all stores >> >>Piercing Pagoda closing all stores >> >>Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January. >> >>Home Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick ) >> >>Macys to close 9 stores after January >> >>Linens and Things closing all stores >> >>Movie Galley Closing all stores >> >>Pep Boys Closing 33 stores >> >>Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores >> >>JC Penney closing a number of stores after January >> >>Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores. >> >>Wilson Leather closing down all stores >> >>Sharper Image closing down all stores >> >>K B Toys closing 356 stores >> >>Loews to close down some stores >> >>Dillard's to close some stores >> >>Hollywood Video just filed for bankruptcy > >Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West |
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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 20 Nov 2008 07:51:00p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us... > >> The DH, as some of you may recall, is a bankruptcy lawyer (commercial >> not personal). I received the following from one of his colleagues in >> email this evening. I haven't vetted it personally, but the source is >> very reliable: >> >>> Stores that are planning to close after Christmas are still selling >>> the gift cards through the holidays even though the cards will be >>> worthless January 1. >>> >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd >> >> -- > > Good Gawd! The malls will be empty. I could see many such malls > simply closing all their doors. Wayne, it was many years after you were in Memphis but the Mall of Memphis was the largest shopping mall they ever had. It even had an indoor ice skating rink. Dorothy Hamill performed on that rink when the mall opened ! It was two levels and had tons of stores. That may not sound like much to some people but for the time, in Memphis, it was a big deal. You could buy anything you wanted. Remember the old store (not local) Spencer's Gifts? You could buy gag gifts and all sorts of useless crap there. It was fun! Well, the Mall of Memphis shut its doors in 2003 (on Christmas Eve, no less). Well, the Mall of Memphis was razed. The DMV tried opening a small substation there first so people could take driving tests in the parking lot. That didn't last long. I think the fact that they had several shootings and erected guard towers had something to do with its demise. LOL I don't know if there is anything there now other than a vast empty parking lot. Meanwhile back at my "current" ranch the Hilton chain is throwing up more hotels around Beaufort. Yeah, just what we need down here in a nice peaceful place... tourists and more traffic. Heh. I guess those tourists don't realize there are only two bridges and one of them (the Woods Bridge from downtown Beaufort) was shut down due to mechanical problems causing one hell of a problem for people who live and work here. At least the people here fought the good fight against getting another WalMart out in this direction. As one concerned citizen was quoted at a city coucil meeting (I'm paraphrasing because this was months ago and I can't find the quote) "You get all 25 checkout lanes at the existing WalMart manned and people standing in line at all of them. Then we'll talk about putting in another WalMart." Good answer! Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. Jill |
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> CNN had a short blurb about this a few days ago. I wasn't paying real > close attention but IIRC, expected losses to consumers would be at > about $100 million this year. I don't remember the "expert" they had > on with this prediction but I was surprised to learn that even in > good times something like 25% of gift cards go unredeemed. That's why stores love them, it's free money. Better yet if they can chip away at the amount with fees, it's all good. Unless you're the one just carrying around the card and not using it. I think Consumer Reports is trying to get a law passed where the store has to set aside gift card income so that if they go bankrupt, the card holders will be paid. nancy |
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jmcquown wrote:
> Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love > my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and > clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. The town needs to stand behind their zoning, once they cave, other stores use it as ammo to slap up whatever they want, wherever. nancy |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote: > >> Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love >> my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and >> clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. > > The town needs to stand behind their zoning, once they > cave, other stores use it as ammo to slap up whatever > they want, wherever. > > nancy Yes, they need to stand behind their zoning. They beat out Wally World (WalMart). I hardly think a Dollar General is necessary. I can point out where a Dollar General, a Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are located and I don't even live here. We don't need another friggin dollar store. I complain sometimes about having to go so far to shop for groceries. But I don't want this place turned into another metropolis. It's peaceful here. It's quiet here. There's little crime here. Bring in the malls and the fast food restaurants and BOOM the next thing you know this is not a nice quiet area. Jill |
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Nancy Young said...
> jmcquown wrote: > >> Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love >> my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and >> clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. > > The town needs to stand behind their zoning, once they > cave, other stores use it as ammo to slap up whatever > they want, wherever. > > nancy There's a large strip mall in town that underwent a new parking arrangement a couple years ago. Once finished, it instantly became the worst parking lot on the planet!!! Stores come and go all the time. Andy |
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I emailed a friend and she saw a story on the local news last night
claiming this story to be fake. I did a quick google and found this: http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/l...323234535.html I am still not buying gift cards this year. I don't usually buy them anyway. -Tracy |
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:32:10 -0800, Lin wrote:
> Dimitri wrote: > >> The email is circulating through the legal community today. >> >> Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. > > Hey ... my mom got it in OKLAHOMA and she's no attorney! > > --Lin it sounds like bullshit to me. snopes says it's a mixtu <http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp> ....it does not address gift cards, but lists some of the businesses. your pal, blake |
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jmcquown said...
> Nancy Young wrote: >> jmcquown wrote: >> >>> Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love >>> my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and >>> clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. >> >> The town needs to stand behind their zoning, once they >> cave, other stores use it as ammo to slap up whatever >> they want, wherever. >> >> nancy > > > Yes, they need to stand behind their zoning. They beat out Wally World > (WalMart). I hardly think a Dollar General is necessary. I can point out > where a Dollar General, a Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are located and I > don't even live here. We don't need another friggin dollar store. I > complain sometimes about having to go so far to shop for groceries. But I > don't want this place turned into another metropolis. It's peaceful here. > It's quiet here. There's little crime here. Bring in the malls and the > fast food restaurants and BOOM the next thing you know this is not a nice > quiet area. > > Jill I just saw a documentary about Wal-Mart. Maybe you've seen it? "Wal-Mart: The High Price of Cheap Labor." They're a terrible company. Highly discriminatory and working foreign factory employees seven days a week for pennies an hour, as well as demeaning intimidation and false job growth promises to employees, manipulating supplier prices, undercutting local competition out of business, gross environment negligence, etc. It was difficult to watch, with upper management smugly refusing to admit the unfair practices it employed!!! At the end of the program it showed a town meeting that voted Wal-Mart outta town, denying them a building permit. Then the closing credits rolled a list of hundreds (?) towns and cities that also voted Wal-Mart out of town. There's a Wal-Mart a few towns away from me that is in absolutely the poorest part of town. I don't know by choice or not. I shopped there exactly once. Never again, ever! Andy |
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"Lin" > wrote in message est... >I wrote: > >> Hey ... my mom got it in OKLAHOMA and she's no attorney! > > Also, she said to be wary of warranties from the store or manufacturer > because bankruptcy could nullify them. This could apply to previously > purchased items. > > --Lin The other things most people don't consider - IIRC Chapter 11 voids real estate leases and union agreements. Wait till the Big 3 go chapter 11. Dimitri |
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"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
... > Michael "Dog3" wrote: > >> CNN had a short blurb about this a few days ago. I wasn't paying real >> close attention but IIRC, expected losses to consumers would be at >> about $100 million this year. I don't remember the "expert" they had >> on with this prediction but I was surprised to learn that even in >> good times something like 25% of gift cards go unredeemed. > > That's why stores love them, it's free money. Better yet if > they can chip away at the amount with fees, it's all good. > Unless you're the one just carrying around the card and not > using it. And even when people do redeem the cards, they often spend their own money once in the store (i.e., go over the gift card amount)... > I think Consumer Reports is trying to get a law passed where > the store has to set aside gift card income so that if they go > bankrupt, the card holders will be paid. I hope it passes! Mary |
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On Fri 21 Nov 2008 05:57:16a, jmcquown told us...
> Wayne, it was many years after you were in Memphis but the Mall of > Memphis was the largest shopping mall they ever had. It even had an > indoor ice skating rink. Dorothy Hamill performed on that rink when the > mall opened ! It was two levels and had tons of stores. That may not > sound like much to some people but for the time, in Memphis, it was a > big deal. You could buy anything you wanted. Remember the old store > (not local) Spencer's Gifts? You could buy gag gifts and all sorts of > useless crap there. It was fun! Well, the Mall of Memphis shut its > doors in 2003 (on Christmas Eve, no less). > > Well, the Mall of Memphis was razed. The DMV tried opening a small > substation there first so people could take driving tests in the parking > lot. That didn't last long. I think the fact that they had several > shootings and erected guard towers had something to do with its demise. > LOL I don't know if there is anything there now other than a vast empty > parking lot. > > Meanwhile back at my "current" ranch the Hilton chain is throwing up > more hotels around Beaufort. Yeah, just what we need down here in a > nice peaceful place... tourists and more traffic. Heh. I guess those > tourists don't realize there are only two bridges and one of them (the > Woods Bridge from downtown Beaufort) was shut down due to mechanical > problems causing one hell of a problem for people who live and work > here. > > At least the people here fought the good fight against getting another > WalMart out in this direction. As one concerned citizen was quoted at > a city coucil meeting (I'm paraphrasing because this was months ago and > I can't find the quote) "You get all 25 checkout lanes at the existing > WalMart manned and people standing in line at all of them. Then we'll > talk about putting in another WalMart." Good answer! > > Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love my > dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and clog > traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. > > Jill Jill, that entire store is really sad. I wish for yesteryear! Even now there is rampant building of commercial retail and office space in the greater Phoenix area. In the 8 years we’ve lived here, I can’t even count the number of orange, date, and pecan groves that have been obliterated for the sake of “progress”. -- Wayne Boatwright (correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply) ************************************************** ********************** Date: Friday, 11(XI)/21(XXI)/08(MMVIII) ************************************************** ********************** Countdown till U.S. Thanksgiving Day 5dys 12hrs 18mins ************************************************** ********************** Save energy: Drive a smaller shell. ************************************************** ********************** |
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Michael "Dog3" wrote: > Wayne Boatwright > > 5.247: in > rec.food.cooking > > > > Good Gawd! The malls will be empty. I could see many such malls simply > > closing all their doors. > > I have avoided malls like the plague for years so this will be no big loss > to me personally. OTOH, my sister in law will suffer severe withdrawal. Gordon Segal, the founder/owner of the Crate & Barrel chain, was on the local PBS _Chicago Tonight_ news show last night...he made the point that the US has been *way* "over - stored* for years now and that a big shake - up will be coming. He was sanguine about the topic, saying that the stores that focus on good service and value for their customers (whatever market segment is targeted) will likely survive... He mentioned that in our capitalist system there are highs and lows, and these are often driven even higher and lower by extreme emotionalism... One problem is that the US economy is hugely driven by retail spending, more than most any other developed nation, and much of this spending is predicated on credit spending, soooo... In contrast to the "glass half - full" of Segal, Larry King featured Power Lezbian - Financial Guru Suze Orman, who was yelling "Of course gas prices are DOWN...NOBODY has a JOB to drive to...!!!". What an idiot... -- Best Greg |
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "jmcquown" > > : in rec.food.cooking > >> >> Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love >> my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and >> clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. > > I have not set foot in a Walmart in about 2 years and have no plans of > doing so in the future. I do enjoy browsing the Dollar Store and > Dollartree now and then. I was there about a week ago and one of the > employees was outside taking a break when I was coming out of the > store. I asked her why it was so busy on a weekday morning. She said > it just seemed busy. The store was cutting hours and there were > fewer cashiers. > > I found that curious because I'd never seen so many people in the > place shopping. One lady in line spent almost $200 on stuff and it > all looked like Xmas gifts... teddy bears etc. It would seem to me > that in hard economic times, people would be shopping much more at > these places than at their usual shopping spots. What do I know. > The only thing I know about retail is how to spend my loot ;-( > > Michael One of the hospice nurses keeps urging me to go to WalMart to buy things. She's obviously a WalMart proponent. I said, "You are just bound and determined to make me go to WalMart, aren't you? Let me tell you right now, I despise WalMart!" She laughed. I was deadly serious. I think she probably buys groceries there  Oh goody, saline injected meat!Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote: >> "jmcquown" > >> : in rec.food.cooking >> >>> >>> Now the same developer wants to put in a Dollar Store. Okay, I love >>> my dollar stores. As long as it doesn't take up 295,000 sq. feet and >>> clog traffic. But that's still not what the property is zoned for. >> >> I have not set foot in a Walmart in about 2 years and have no plans of >> doing so in the future. I do enjoy browsing the Dollar Store and >> Dollartree now and then. I was there about a week ago and one of the >> employees was outside taking a break when I was coming out of the >> store. I asked her why it was so busy on a weekday morning. She said >> it just seemed busy. The store was cutting hours and there were >> fewer cashiers. >> >> I found that curious because I'd never seen so many people in the >> place shopping. One lady in line spent almost $200 on stuff and it >> all looked like Xmas gifts... teddy bears etc. It would seem to me >> that in hard economic times, people would be shopping much more at >> these places than at their usual shopping spots. What do I know. >> The only thing I know about retail is how to spend my loot ;-( >> The DS - a marketing major - explained this to me while at Target a couple a weeks ago. It was strangely quiet. This particular store is usually VERY busy. I don't remember the technical term for each type of store but Target is one kind and WMart or dollar stores are another - very obvious - I know. But, in tough economic times people flood the cheaper stores. >> Michael > > One of the hospice nurses keeps urging me to go to WalMart to buy > things. She's obviously a WalMart proponent. I said, "You are just > bound and determined to make me go to WalMart, aren't you? Let me tell > you right now, I despise WalMart!" She laughed. I was deadly serious. > I think she probably buys groceries there Oh goody, saline injected > meat! > > Jill We also stopped shopping at WMart a few years ago. My sil worked there briefly and was treated like crap. It's just an evil, evil company. The one thing I miss though is the cookie tins at Christmas time. They were like a buck each. I could use a new source. -Tracy |
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"Dimitri" > wrote: > The email is circulating through the legal community today. > > Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. > Dimitri Old news. I saw the list maybe 3-4 weeks ago. -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.mac.com/barbschaller - crustless pie; kraut and ribs are the latest |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, > "Dimitri" > wrote: > >> The email is circulating through the legal community today. >> >> Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. > >> Dimitri > > Old news. I saw the list maybe 3-4 weeks ago. And you didn't tell us?!! <G> Jill |
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"blake murphy" > wrote in message
... > On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:32:10 -0800, Lin wrote: > >> Dimitri wrote: >> >>> The email is circulating through the legal community today. >>> >>> Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. >> >> Hey ... my mom got it in OKLAHOMA and she's no attorney! >> >> --Lin > > it sounds like bullshit to me. > Me too. Besides, much of that info could really be considered "insider trading" information, and not something that would circulate via email. The company I work for has yearly required CBTs and one of them is on insider trading. This seems like the same type of information to me. > snopes says it's a mixtu > > <http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp> > > ...it does not address gift cards, but lists some of the businesses. > > your pal, > blake > |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, > "Dimitri" > wrote: > >> The email is circulating through the legal community today. >> >> Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. > >> Dimitri > > Old news. I saw the list maybe 3-4 weeks ago. Hell.. even AOL had it on their front page a month or more ago. And every financial guru I have ever read for a few years have always discouraged people from those gift cards because they are fraught with fees, declining value, deadlines to use, etc. |
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Goomba wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote: >> In article >, >> "Dimitri" > wrote: >> >>> The email is circulating through the legal community today. >>> >>> Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. >> >>> Dimitri >> >> Old news. I saw the list maybe 3-4 weeks ago. > > Hell.. even AOL had it on their front page a month or more ago. > And every financial guru I have ever read for a few years have always > discouraged people from those gift cards because they are fraught with > fees, declining value, deadlines to use, etc. What grownup uses AOL anymore? Oh, that would be Sheldon Jill |
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:53:06 -0500, Tracy wrote:
> I emailed a friend and she saw a story on the local news last night > claiming this story to be fake. > > I did a quick google and found this: > > http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/l...323234535.html > > I am still not buying gift cards this year. I don't usually buy them anyway. > > -Tracy tracy, your research was better than mine. i just looked at snopes. your pal, blake |
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:44:13 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > In contrast to the "glass half - full" of Segal, Larry King featured Power > Lezbian - Financial Guru Suze Orman, who was yelling "Of course gas prices > are DOWN...NOBODY has a JOB to drive to...!!!". What an idiot... now, now, morrow. does orman call you 'power faggot'? oh, right, that would imply you were powerful in some way. never mind. blake |
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:29:53 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> Goomba wrote: >> >> Hell.. even AOL had it on their front page a month or more ago. >> And every financial guru I have ever read for a few years have always >> discouraged people from those gift cards because they are fraught with >> fees, declining value, deadlines to use, etc. > > > What grownup uses AOL anymore? Oh, that would be Sheldon > > Jill since when is the human blister a grown-up? your pal, blake |
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blake murphy > wrote: > On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:44:13 -0600, anonymous wrote: > > > > In contrast to the "glass half - full" of Segal, Larry King featured Power > > Lezbian - Financial Guru Suze Orman, who was yelling "Of course gas prices > > are DOWN...NOBODY has a JOB to drive to...!!!". What an idiot... > > now, now, morrow. does orman call you 'power faggot'? > > oh, right, that would imply you were powerful in some way. never mind. He's pretty powerful at changing his posting name. That takes *real* talent and power. One of my filters on him expired yesterday. I foolishly didn't extend it. Bunch of crap posted today. Two more filters. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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blake murphy wrote: > On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:44:13 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote: > > > > In contrast to the "glass half - full" of Segal, Larry King featured Power > > Lezbian - Financial Guru Suze Orman, who was yelling "Of course gas prices > > are DOWN...NOBODY has a JOB to drive to...!!!". What an idiot... > > now, now, morrow. does orman call you 'power faggot'? > Nope...but she IS a "power lezbian", blake...in the same class as Ellen, Rosie O'Donnell, etc...it's not a "derogatory" term at all. If you read the _Advocate_ once in a whiles you'd know this... > oh, right, that would imply you were powerful in some way. never mind. > Yer being silly, blake... -- Best Greg .... |
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Dan Abel wrote: > In article >, > blake murphy > wrote: > > > On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:44:13 -0600, anonymous wrote: > > > > > > In contrast to the "glass half - full" of Segal, Larry King featured Power > > > Lezbian - Financial Guru Suze Orman, who was yelling "Of course gas prices > > > are DOWN...NOBODY has a JOB to drive to...!!!". What an idiot... > > > > now, now, morrow. does orman call you 'power faggot'? > > > > oh, right, that would imply you were powerful in some way. never mind. > > He's pretty powerful at changing his posting name. That takes *real* > talent and power. One of my filters on him expired yesterday. I > foolishly didn't extend it. Bunch of crap posted today. Two more > filters. Be a *good* boy, Dan, and Sinter Klaus might be bringing you even *more* "filters" for xmas... :-) Anyways, a little Santa's helper elf told me that if you put "Gregory Morrow" and gregorymorrowatearthlink into yer kf that will take care of about 99.99 % of everything I post... -- Best Greg |
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Got the title wrong folks.
"The High Cost of Cheap Price" A dumbdowned (incomplete, except for purchase/Free on cable TV) version of the documentary. But still good. http://walmart.bravenewfilms.org/ At least watch: http://walmart.bravenewfilms.org/blo...e-war-against- unionization Andy |
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On 21 Nov 2008 13:07:16 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine: >"Dimitri" > news:JArVk.804$jZ1.12 : in rec.food.cooking > >> >> The email is circulating through the legal community today. >> >> Received the same from Daughter # 2 Esq. > >I won't be doing gift cards this year. I've already bought quite a bit >online and the rest will either be cash gifts or one of those pre-loaded >Visa/MC from my credit union which is still solvent. At Christmas, we usually buy Simon Mall gift cards for our attorney service, deposition service, secretaries, other support staff, etc. They could only be redeemed at Simon Malls. This year we bought Visa-backed gift cards through the Simon Mall concierge at the Shops of Mission Viejo, but they can be used anywhere. Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." - Duncan Hines To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" |
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.... > "Nancy Young" > wrote in message >> That's why stores love them, it's free money. Better yet if >> they can chip away at the amount with fees, it's all good. >> Unless you're the one just carrying around the card and not >> using it. No so here in CT. Law states no fees, no expiration. > >> I think Consumer Reports is trying to get a law passed where >> the store has to set aside gift card income so that if they go >> bankrupt, the card holders will be paid. > > I hope it passes! Some stores do, but not all. Tweeter extended the deadline for redemption but after that, you're screwed. People that put a deposit on items lost the deposit as it is tied up now in the bankruptcy and may never get anything as a creditor. |
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Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> ... > > "Nancy Young" > wrote in message > >> That's why stores love them, it's free money. Better yet if Uh, actually, extant gift cards and certificates are carried on the books as liabilities. It is a debt for accounting purposes. A bankruptcy could erase those of course. > >> they can chip away at the amount with fees, it's all good. > >> Unless you're the one just carrying around the card and not > >> using it. But very few do that. One should read the fine print on things like gift cards and be aware of any fees or expirations. I got a Barne's & Noble gift card for Father's Day a few years ago. I misplaced it for about 18 months or 2 years, but it was redeemed at full value, no fees or expiration. > No so here in CT. Law states no fees, no expiration. I suspect that's more common than not, but the media loves to play Chicken Little. "Your *HOME* may be killing you!!! Tune in at 11 to find out how!" Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va. |
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