tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post6923274965686671403..comments2023-11-13T02:00:52.653+11:00Comments on life's free treats: If you don't care for rants...meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-74293467050215759932009-07-07T13:17:06.464+10:002009-07-07T13:17:06.464+10:00Meggie,
I am not sure what I would do without the ...Meggie,<br />I am not sure what I would do without the dollar store for school stuff. It does make you wonder why they would rather have an empty space instead of having the space bringing in some money..<br />You go ahead and rant away- I always enjoy them.<br />Hugs,<br />Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-3946599651716247192009-07-07T09:33:49.859+10:002009-07-07T09:33:49.859+10:00We love dollar stores. They're a special kind ...We love dollar stores. They're a special kind of lifeblood after Wal-Mart. I'll join in your rant gladly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-48058144515243177592009-07-07T08:17:02.783+10:002009-07-07T08:17:02.783+10:00Rant away, Meggie. I'm with you.
Shopping mal...Rant away, Meggie. I'm with you.<br /><br />Shopping malls near me have done the exact same thing: price-freeze out all but the generic stores.<br /><br />If the malls had it their way, we'd all do the same thing; buy the same stuff we see advertised on TV; think the same way.<br /><br />Makes me enjoy the internet all the more. Home of the different.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303376326165829257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-81329040753200457742009-07-07T01:17:22.345+10:002009-07-07T01:17:22.345+10:00Ahhh, ranting is good for the soul. And I always ...Ahhh, ranting is good for the soul. And I always love your rants Meggie!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-6522558586650857702009-07-07T00:22:14.788+10:002009-07-07T00:22:14.788+10:00Greed is prevalent everywhere it would seem. With ...Greed is prevalent everywhere it would seem. With some 500 pipeliners headed to my little world here in the midwest I have seen most of the surrounding campground owners around me raise their monthly rates to almost double what I am charging the families in my campground. We have a captive audience as there are a limited number of camping spots for theses folk, but I can't see gouging these good people just because I can. I am afraid I will pay for it ultimately if I do so..... Rant away, I am listening.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-63007061110307359612009-07-06T11:50:36.622+10:002009-07-06T11:50:36.622+10:00These gluttons are everywhere! I had a friend who ...These gluttons are everywhere! I had a friend who owned a Kebab shop in a mall and ther ent was horrendous, suffice to say he doesn't work there in the mall any longer. We visited a similar type mall when in Queensland (the one to the left of Kippa Ring actually - we go there cos the kids think its a funny name!) and the new mall has all but eclipsed the tiny wee one that it feeds off.The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-76960517966235163952009-07-06T08:52:16.952+10:002009-07-06T08:52:16.952+10:00We've learned here in the U.S.A. that business...We've learned here in the U.S.A. that businessmen making $2.5 million dollars a year (plus a bonus) do not always know what they are doing. The bailouts for the car companies and banks are astounding. The companies said they had to pay high wages to attract the "best and brightest" workers. They could have paid me a lot less to do the same thing (or maybe not).Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-75161944319475637262009-07-06T04:27:03.323+10:002009-07-06T04:27:03.323+10:00I once worked at a mall and even attended a mall m...I once worked at a mall and even attended a mall meeting for my manager. The owner of the Mall said it takes most businesses (and this was back in the '80's) at least three years to start to make a profit... (might be longer now).. at that time they had a number of business that were not paying as high rent as some of the more established stores. They worked with those smaller business trying to do all they could to help them prosper... We watched as one by one fell by the wayside... other business came in and they fell too... the two anchor stores were there the longest... finally... the whole Mall was torn down except the one Anchor store. It was left as a stand alone store... now we mostly have strip malls... Walmart is the only business that looks as if it is really thriving... all the other stores have slow traffic... sign of the times?ancient onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996555276368371467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-38828249392322133522009-07-05T21:33:07.138+10:002009-07-05T21:33:07.138+10:00When profit, not service, is the bottom line, the ...When profit, not service, is the bottom line, the quality of service declines. I'm with you - I don't get big business. Look how much harm it's done here in the US to have large conglomerates running everything! Rant away, Meggie. It shows you care.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-24552925516020296692009-07-05T19:09:02.584+10:002009-07-05T19:09:02.584+10:00I have no issue with you ranting, and I think shou...I have no issue with you ranting, and I think should I be there beside you I would be ranting as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-1768461131575472862009-07-05T18:17:20.997+10:002009-07-05T18:17:20.997+10:00Wow, we had (have) a mall here just like that. The...Wow, we had (have) a mall here just like that. The owner went bankrupt during construction and it sat empty for 10 years. Now that it's finally open, they don't seem to be able to keep the individual stores open. The rents are too high to cover the costs of finishing the half-done monstrosity. There was some sort of dollar store in there, but they raised their prices from one dollar to $1, $4, and $10, then they closed. Seems they couldn't keep up with the rent either. I'm fairly certain the movie theatre that anchors the mall will be closed soon too, only so many people are willing to pay $12.50 for popcorn and a soda! It's a pity, but the economy is driving so may people out of business and the greed is taking care of a number of them too.lovelyprismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288078574913082064noreply@blogger.com