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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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 Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:16 am Post subject: Re: h |
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What about lost wages to those that aren't able to work on those two days? Also, because of being closed, will there be little price hikes on items that were cheap?
Small stores don't want to have to compete. I hate going into those claustrophobic stores with product strewn ever which-a-way and having to step over bags of ramyun. I read an article before that said people would rather shop at Target, because the store was neatly organized even though the prices were a bit higher. I'm not sure if Target is still doing a good job with that now though. The small stores need to look at themselves and figure out how they can appeal to customers, so that they will shop at their stores instead of considering them CU's and GS25's. |
i agree w most of what u said in this thread as i esp want more selection and better prices; but, some of the bigbox stores here seem to clutter up their aisles w too many workers. it's often worse trying to get around the samplers and meat barkers than the worth u might get by getting some half-decent salsa, hamburger, and beer. have also seen milk cheaper at some smaller joints; not the smallest("true" mom and pops that live in the back room) though. anyway, i'll continue buying 90% of my stuff at the bigger places, so, yeah, the gov't definitely failed on this issue, at least w me. i was REALLY annoyed one day when the nearby emart was closed on wednesday. what happened to sunday!?! anyway, i grudgingly went back the next morning, knowing full well that the little joints near my place had nothing that i was looking for. |
Most of the small stores don't sell what many foreigners want to buy. Problem is we are not even a drop in the bucket marketwise and we essentially don't matter.
I disagree with you about the samplers. My kids love them, and it gives them a chance to try a food and see if they like it. if they do I often buy it. If they don't then I will save some money by not buying something they won't eat.
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:18 am Post subject: |
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Just got burnt going to a HomePlus that was closed on Wednesday.
I find very little appealing at the mom and pop shops and therefore shop at HomePlus, where I can get everything from curry in a jar to good cheese and a TV if I want. I'm sorry, but this law is asinine, inconvenient, and I have zero sympathy for the local stores survival if they can't be bothered to offer me something worthwhile for my tastes.
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It is ridiculous. If they had done something illegal or even immoral the forced closings would at least have some moral force behind them. All the big stores have done is a good job with prices and customer service. Wow. They are being closed because the smaller stores have the political power to force them to close. That's all this is, a spiteful power play, and the losers are consumers like us, and Koreans consumers, too. |
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Jodami
Joined: 08 Feb 2013
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:42 am Post subject: |
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Just back from E-Mart and of course it's closed today.
From now on, let's all boycott the mom and pops stores, without exception. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:45 am Post subject: Re: h |
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| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| denverdeath wrote: |
| nicwr2002 wrote: |
What about lost wages to those that aren't able to work on those two days? Also, because of being closed, will there be little price hikes on items that were cheap?
Small stores don't want to have to compete. I hate going into those claustrophobic stores with product strewn ever which-a-way and having to step over bags of ramyun. I read an article before that said people would rather shop at Target, because the store was neatly organized even though the prices were a bit higher. I'm not sure if Target is still doing a good job with that now though. The small stores need to look at themselves and figure out how they can appeal to customers, so that they will shop at their stores instead of considering them CU's and GS25's. |
i agree w most of what u said in this thread as i esp want more selection and better prices; but, some of the bigbox stores here seem to clutter up their aisles w too many workers. it's often worse trying to get around the samplers and meat barkers than the worth u might get by getting some half-decent salsa, hamburger, and beer. have also seen milk cheaper at some smaller joints; not the smallest("true" mom and pops that live in the back room) though. anyway, i'll continue buying 90% of my stuff at the bigger places, so, yeah, the gov't definitely failed on this issue, at least w me. i was REALLY annoyed one day when the nearby emart was closed on wednesday. what happened to sunday!?! anyway, i grudgingly went back the next morning, knowing full well that the little joints near my place had nothing that i was looking for. |
Most of the small stores don't sell what many foreigners want to buy. Problem is we are not even a drop in the bucket marketwise and we essentially don't matter.
I disagree with you about the samplers. My kids love them, and it gives them a chance to try a food and see if they like it. if they do I often buy it. If they don't then I will save some money by not buying something they won't eat. |
not saying ur wrong, but sure hope ur not shopping on the weekend or near one of the big holidays. if u r, good luck even getting a smell of what those samplers r cooking up. and, yeah, i have 3 kids. |
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Gnawbert
Joined: 23 Oct 2007
Location: The Internet
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| Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Jodami wrote: |
Just back from E-Mart and of course it's closed today.
From now on, let's all boycott the mom and pops stores, without exception. |
"You have my sword..." |
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