[Wingy]

It's not Martha Stewart that brought K-Mart to her knees, but the the abject stupidity of sponsoring Rosie O'Donald. The first day they announced her as a spokesperson was the last day I shopped at K-Mart. Since then, I've driven four miles out of my way to patronize Wal-mart. Now I have some problems with Sam's place but they don't try to undermine the Constitution by supporting dimwits like Rosie. I don't think that I'm alone in this sentiment, and I will take no small measure of satisfaction when the doors close, for I will know that I did my part.

[Dixielander]

I too quit shopping at Kmart when Rosie the Pig became its spokesman. Wonder how many others did the same?

[usmom]

It's not Martha Stewart that brought K-Mart to her knees, but the the abject stupidity of sponsoring Rosie O'Donald. The first day they announced her as a spokesperson was the last day I shopped at K-Mart. Since then, I've driven four miles out of my way to patronize Wal-mart.

My sentiments exactly. I have not stepped foot in a K-Mart in years. Not to mention the stores give me the heebie-jeebies. Totally scuzzy.

[boris]

"It's not Martha Stewart that brought K-Mart to her knees"

This conjures an image that I cannot bear to think upon.

Sorry.

--Boris

[rejoicing]

I think the demise goes back even further than that. About ten years ago, The American Family Association (I believe) formally asked Kmart to stop selling some pretty hard-core pornography which was being marketed in Waldenbooks, a Kmart-owned chain. The reasoning was that Kmart made a huge amount of money off families and that pornography was a destroyer of those same families. The CEO laughed at the AFA and said that he'd market anything he pleased (can't recall his name). When that happened, the AFA called for a boycott of Kmart by anyone who agreed with their request. Almost from the day that boycott began, Kmart's fortunes began to go downhill. I believe they eventually divested themselves of Waldenbooks (Somebody help me here!), but it was too little too late. I totally agree that Rosie and the gun debacle was the icing on the cake. Hmmmmmmmmmm, she's a real kiss of death, isn't she?

[Don Joe]

KMart lost me the first time I had to spend a half hour arguing with the red-faced and sweating manager, just to get them to honor the advertised price on what I had in my cart.

The fact that they ultimately honored it -- and, paid the ten-times penalty required by Michigan law -- did not in any way diminish my recognition of the fact that dealing with KMart means dealing with an adversary. If no one else has it, and I need it, I'll get it from the adversary. Otherwise, they can go pound sand. And I must say it looks like they're getting a lot of practice in that endeavor as of late.

That Mather Stupert is taking it on the chin is merely the icing on the cake. :)