Tag: retailers
Getting Something For Free
UNITED STATES—How often do people actually get something for free in the United States? It rarely happens, but in 2020 and 2021, I’ve started...
Return Mayhem At Retailers
UNITED STATES—Well it seems 2020 is finally coming to an end America. I will admit that 2020 has been one of the longest years...
Black Friday 2020
UNITED STATES—With Thanksgiving fast approaching another big holiday is also shaping up, ‘Black Friday.’ For what seems like the first time in years, the...
Online Shopping, Store Pick-Up Is Great!
UNITED STATES—I am just going to put it out there, I know plenty of people who just loves themselves some Amazon. I’m sure the...
COVID-19 Is Killing The Economy!
UNITED STATES—This is the craziest thing in the world, but got damn I cannot wait till this COVID-19 pandemic ends. There are so many...
Businesses Are Closing Left And Right
UNITED STATES—The worry is becoming quite real for me right now. I cannot tell you how many businesses that I have seen shuttered their...
Black Friday Changing For 2020?
UNITED STATES─First it was Walmart, now Target, Best Buy, whose next? You might be wondering what the hell am I referring to it’s all...
Pricing Gouging In Desperate Times
UNITED STATES─It is so hard to believe that so many companies are taking advantage of consumers during these difficult and trying times in our...
Retailers In Major Trouble
UNITED STATES─When I heard the news on Sunday that high-end retailer Neiman Marcus was looking to file bankruptcy as early as this week it...
Forever 21 Files For Bankruptcy
UNITED STATES—The retail chain Forever 21, founded in 1984 filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on Sunday, September 29. The economically priced fast-growing store,...
When Is A Bargain A Good One?
UNITED STATES—There are those people who have the luxury of purchasing items without having to worry about price, but then there are those of...
Deals Not So Much
UNITED STATES—One of the biggest shopping holidays of the year has come and gone, and for most Americans the spending has come to a...
Black Friday Utter Mayhem
UNITED STATES—Black Friday, which I have renamed Black Thursday (let’s be honest, the sales have started on Thursdays for several years now), it’s a...
Let Me Use The Coupon Already
UNITED STATES—I did something this past weekend that I haven’t been able to do for a while? Any guesses as to what I’m referring...
Online Shopping Vs. Big Box
UNITED STATES—This is a column I’ve wanted to do for quite some time, and with retailer Toys R’ Us shutting its doors, we have...
What Good Is A Warranty?
UNITED STATES—I know many of you have encountered this issue in the past or you will encounter it in the near future. Warranties, what...
Black Friday Experience
UNITED STATES—Well, Black Friday, um, Grey Thursday as it has been appropriately coined has officially come and gone, and we have another 360 plus...