Two More Victims Of The Retail Apocalypse: Family Dollar And Coldwater Creek

TEC ^ | 04/19/2014 | Michael Snyder

[Black Agnes]

You are the one making a value judgement here.

Practicality is another matter.

You can make all sorts of ‘feel good’ statements about ‘different intelligence’ all you want. Fact of the matter is, if someone is only capable of working on an assembly line or being an order taker at a fast food restaurant, and that job has been automated out of existence, what do you propose we do with those people?

[cloudmountain]

You are the one making a value judgement here. Practicality is another matter. You can make all sorts of ‘feel good’ statements about ‘different intelligence’ all you want. Fact of the matter is, if someone is only capable of working on an assembly line or being an order taker at a fast food restaurant, and that job has been automated out of existence, what do you propose we do with those people?

You have HAD your explanation, in full. I guess your I.Q. isn't capable of hearing anything else but the song YOU sing. YOU are the problem, not the rest of humanity, high OR low I.Q.

Poor Agnes, you are doomed to a life of frustration.

Seek the Lord! I hope you find peace. You sure won't find YOUR brand of perfection...especially in your own mirror, but you will find peace in the Lord.

[Black Agnes]

Pollyanna.

Automation is here, increasing.

The jobless numbers are increasing as well. They won’t starve willingly. At least not while they have the vote. I can’t blame them either. I certainly wouldn’t starve quietly if my job were automated out of existence and I were incapable of doing any of the remaining jobs.

[oh8eleven]

Did I say that? I don't think so.
Yes, you said it and I'll quote your words AGAIN for you ... "We can't spell FRUGALITY let alone practice it on any level."

[Gay State Conservative]

No need to fear folks.We can take solace in the fact that the Obama family is worth 10 million plus today and six years from now,after both of them have each written two books,they'll be worth $50 million.

[Gay State Conservative]

There's a big mall near me where I often go to “power walk” in bad weather...too cold/hot/rainy/snowy/slippery.Until fairly recently they had a Coldwater Creek store.I remember that they often had displays in their window featuring very attractive,very classy ladies.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Per my daughter, who worked in retail clothing while she was in school, Coldwater Creek is overpriced and poor quality - they are failing on merit.

Family Dollar has been outstripped by Dollar General (at least in my area). There are Dollar General stores even in very small towns, while I rarely see a Family Dollar and have never been in one.

[Fire_on_High]

Around here it’s opposite. The Family Dollars are clean, bright, and modern looking, and even the newly built Dollar Generals are cramped, dark, and feel dated.

[ican'tbelieveit]

I don’t shop at them, but had a friend comment that they sell expired merchandise. Expired food items.

[reformedliberal]

I always check dates,although they are best by dates, not actual expirations and it is always a judgement call. I have used things out of my own pantry that were *expired*, sometimes by 3-5 years and found little to complain of. I think the worst was some canned fruit that had lost taste and some texture. I incorporated it into a frozen dessert with other ingredients and it was fine.

While I never found past due foods at any dollar-type store, there is a Mennonite-run salvage shop near me that does sell these items. They post an FDA handout that basically says it is not illegal or even very dangerous and to use caution and common sense.

I just never thought I was getting much savings at dollar shops. Aldi is much, much better.