if only

Every comment makes the case even stronger… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPvrxBqjnQA

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The LIFE Magazine Archive

Window of “The Poor Man’s Store” on Beale Street in Memphis. [1938, during the depression]

I love thrift/sonsignment type shops. I always find something I want. Sometimes I even NEED it!

retail sucks (via shawnblog)

So many lovely comments… this is the winner today:

You’re an extremely annoying whinny asshole. And it’s pathetic that you have a printer about 1000 years old that you need a fucking parallel connection! I’d love to see how well you’d do working at that place you smug piece of shit.

Best Buy Reward Zone® just sent me this:

We’d like to welcome you to the Best Buy^® program at our most elite membership level - Premier Black. Reward Zone

One of my issues with retail stores, especially when it comes to gadgets, is that I want the top of the line version of latest/greatest/most popular/etc. and retailers either don’t stock these items until they’re “old” (in web years) or, if they do stock the item, pricing is out of line with what I can get online or in Manhattan.

One of the many benefits offered in this “elite” service from Best Buy’s credit card (by HSBC) is a concierge service.

NOW THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT!

So I click the button that will help my to locate my “PREMIER BLACK CONCIERGE” from the site provided in the welcome letter and I get the error message below…

Due to heavy server volume we are unable to process your request at this time. Please try again later.

Dang!

I guess the intention is good. “E” for effort and all that.

I actually went to a Best Buy to try to buy a Flip video camera before my trip to NY/MA/ME (I am about to head back from Maine in the morning) and decided against it because it was $25 higher and it seemed like a dumb idea after some thought since I am about to get an HTC “Diamond” when I return to work. If this “concierge” program were up and running, I would have impulsivley bought the thing and been happy about it, even at the extra $25 :-)

I absolutely HATE walking into retail stores. Usually, the crowd is bad enough, but on too many visits, employees either don’t have answers or just seem to not want to be there or have any desire to help at all. Wasting my time to visit a store that doesn’t have what I’m looking for in a new item that is popular and available on the market has become an expectation, not an occasional frustration.

So, please, GIVE ME A CONCIERGE!

Make the link work!

I’m ready!

“no tomatoes or water… and we’re almost out of gas”

Target Stores (1/5) on Yelp.com

If you are a mega corporate retail giant (killing any chance for a traditional retail business to succeed anywhere within driving distance of any suburb), the law should require that you must keep a…

List of Disgruntled Employee Forums (listed by company or chain)

UPDATED 7/18/2010

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groups.myspace.com/CVS

Do You Hate Blockbuster Video? - I Hate Blockbuster Forum
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Albertsons Employee Forum | Retail Worker
Albertsons Forums - Topix
groups.myspace.com/albertsons6148

Best Buy Employee Forum | Retail Worker
The BestBuySux.Org
BBY Forum :: View topic - Welcome To the Best Buy Retail Forum
Best Buy Forums - Topix

Lowes Employee Forum | Retail Worker

Home Depot Employee Forum | Retail Worker
Home Depot Forums - Topix

Walgreens employee forum | Retail Worker
Walgreens Forum | Indeed.com

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hyku | blog - The Un-Official Publix Forum

groups.myspace.com/SubwayEmployees
groups.myspace.com/subwayland

Target Forum - target is bogus | Indeed.com
The Break Room (Target Employee Forum!) - Topix
Forums | Target Union!

Circuit City Employee Forum | Retail Worker
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Office Depot Employee Forum | Retail Worker

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