Archived Retail Apocalypse Worsens: Some Major Stores Are On "DEATHWATCH" (dcdirtylaundry.com)
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Archived Retail Apocalypse Worsens: Some Major Stores Are On "DEATHWATCH" (dcdirtylaundry.com)
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[–] VanilluhGorilluh 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago (edited ago)
The problem is most of us cant survive without walmarts, targets, kroger's, etc. They can. And that's exactly what they want.
[–] Anon1986 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
We most definitely can survive without these big corporations! The only reason they’re here in the first place is because they brought in a cheaper product. If they all close their doors small businesses will start becoming more prevalent and we can start supporting our own communities again. People have become lazy and want everything in one place. I think if we were to go back to small businesses people would prefer to support quality products again, instead of the cheapest piece of crap they can find that will break in less than a year.
If people would pull their heads out of their asses and get over materialism they would realize that a table that costs a little bit more but is better quality is the better purchase in the long run. We’re so focused on having more garbage instead of having less but better quality.
Maybe I’m way off base here but I think that this is more economically feasible for the average household than spending a lower amount on a product that lasts much less time.
Planned obsolescence is something we all ignore when it is something that should enrage us.
[–] 17221027? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Almost all my furniture is 2nd hand. I refinish it. I like the history they carry and imagine who owned a piece and what their lives were about.
[–] Hand_of_Node 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Do you know people who buy stuff that breaks in less than a year? While it would be great to have more local businesses with inexpensive quality products, just paying 2-3 times as much for a product isn't going to make it any more durable.
[–] Paladin_Diver 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Spot on comment.
[–] 17221018? ago
I don't even own a cell phone.