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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:But ladies older than 40 love that store I recently noticed a store that was dedicated to scrapbooking the other day. I had a weird compulsion to come back in the day and go in there even though I've never scrapbooked in my life.
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Jetpens offers a decent amount of materials for scrapbooking. Also look to see if there are any fountain pen shows or something similar coming to town near you. Seriously. https://www.sfpenshow.com/
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:Keep an eye on Jo-Ann Fabrics! And I just got into sewing 
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Companies circling the drain: Jo-Ann Fabrics death watch
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Jo-Ann Fabrics Death Swatch
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Ariong posted:Jo-Ann Fabrics Death Swatch much better
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If anyone else was curious, the "Ditto" device mentioned in there is an 800$ sewing pattern projector. That you then need to subscribe to a 10$ a month/99$ a year. Or you can purchase individual patterns for 12$ and up a pop. I'm sure it sold like gangbusters.
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ultrafilter posted:Companies circling the drain: Jo-Ann Fabrics Death Swatch 
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Weatherman posted:Is Game of Thrones and the whole "winter is coming" shtick the one where it turned out the entire thing was just the imagination of a boy with autism holiding a snowglobe? No that was 30 Rock.
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Shneak posted:No that was 30 Rock. You're thinking of E.R, and it was all in Kubiak from Parker Lewis's head.
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AvesPKS posted:You're thinking of E.R, and it was all in Kubiak from Parker Lewis's head. Thank god Uncle Jesse and Steve Smith showed up later on to save the day
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:Keep an eye on Jo-Ann Fabrics! Aw dammit that was the one national chain store that reliably stocked my cocktail and cook books. Apparently not reliably enough.
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Weatherman posted:Is Game of Thrones and the whole "winter is coming" shtick the one where it turned out the entire thing was just the imagination of a boy with autism holiding a snowglobe?
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Jo-Ann's dying? Where am I going to get cheap acrylic paint?
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The last time I was at a Jo-Ann it was because I wanted one picture frame. But then there was a confusing sort of "deal" on picture frames, and I ended up buying three frames, and spending way more than I thought I was gonna, even though I swear I studied all the signage fully and completely
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Aug 11, 2023 06:26
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Everything is always on sale at Jo-Ann. The sale is never actually a good deal.
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Aw, man. I have no great love of Jo-Ann Fabrics but they're pretty much the only alternative to Hobby Lobby here other than Walmart. 
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SwimNurd posted:Everything is always on sale at Jo-Ann. The sale is never actually a good deal. I hate that human psychology makes this work. So many "sales" that aren't worth anything. I'm sad JCPenney (I think) failed when they just lowered prices instead of having sales.
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Chaotic Flame posted:I hate that human psychology makes this work. So many "sales" that aren't worth anything. I'm sad JCPenney (I think) failed when they just lowered prices instead of having sales. Seems like something Star Trek should have a Ferengi call us out on. Forget about the root beer thing, stupid hyu-mons can't pass up a "sale"
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Working at Fred Meyer as a teenager and trying to find any item, just one item, that wasn't "ON SALE!!!" 1,800 different products on shelves, 1,800 different ON SALE tags someone had to tape up. Ugh
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Chaotic Flame posted:I hate that human psychology makes this work. So many "sales" that aren't worth anything. I'm sad JCPenney (I think) failed when they just lowered prices instead of having sales. I bet a store that tried that from their opening in the current day would be much more successful
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Chaotic Flame posted:I hate that human psychology makes this work. So many "sales" that aren't worth anything. I'm sad JCPenney (I think) failed when they just lowered prices instead of having sales.
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Chaotic Flame posted:I hate that human psychology makes this work. So many "sales" that aren't worth anything. I'm sad JCPenney (I think) failed when they just lowered prices instead of having sales.
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Phy posted:Seems like something Star Trek should have a Ferengi call us out on. Forget about the root beer thing, stupid hyu-mons can't pass up a "sale" Why would the Ferengi ever want to complain about that, let alone to bring it up in front of some of their best customers?
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Improbable Lobster posted:I bet a store that tried that from their opening in the current day would be much more successful The Hornbach chain of hardware/home improvement stores works like that in Europe and make a big deal of it in their advertising. The stores are very popular but they tend to also have better assortments than consumer-oriented DIY competitors so I imagine it's a little column A and a little column B.
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Hornbach is particularly notable because they had Blixa Bargeld do dramatic readings of their catalogue. Which is an absolutely insane combination. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kdLmXRmEec I've never been in one because I only have a Baumarkt.
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Antigravitas posted:Hornbach is particularly notable because they had Blixa Bargeld do dramatic readings of their catalogue. Which is an absolutely insane combination. That fuckin rules, it’s so fitting. Local hardware store here has loving Starship, apparently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw4dwiZLOSU Never in a million years would I think anyone would base a marketing campaign around a Starship song. It’s gone on for at least the past five years. I did not expect I would hear so many riffs on the song Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now in my adult years. There’s another company here that uses a sliver of Spandau Ballet’s True in their marketing, but that’s fine because that song rules.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Why would the Ferengi ever want to complain about that, let alone to bring it up in front of some of their best customers? I didn't say "complain", I was thinking "gloat"
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teen witch posted:Never in a million years would I think anyone would base a marketing campaign around a Starship song. You'd think a hardware store would go for "We Built This City" at least
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Prof. Spaceman posted:You'd think a hardware store would go for "We Built This City" at least There’d be a contingent of lantisar who’d throw a fit
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WeWork is probably headed for bankruptcy. quote:WeWork said in a filing on Friday that it would undergo a 1-for-40 reverse stock split to try and retain its NYSE listing. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/18/wework-plunges-another-11percent-after-announcing-1-40-reverse-stock-split.html
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Zero One posted:WeWork is probably headed for bankruptcy. Time to cue up "Tricky" again
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Platystemon posted:But Hobby Lobby is where I go to see stolen and fraudulent antiquities. Bringing the British Museum to you!
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Zero One posted:WeWork is probably headed for bankruptcy. I would have sworn it went bankrupt ages ago.
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We've had one, yes. What about second bankruptcy? Alternatively: what about chapter elevenses?
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Trabant posted:Alternatively: what about chapter elevenses?
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I'm amazed WeWork has hung on this long considering all of the poo poo that happened with its founder, and then on top of that Covid killing the commercial real estate market.
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FlamingLiberal posted:I'm amazed WeWork has hung on this long considering all of the poo poo that happened with its founder, and then on top of that Covid killing the commercial real estate market. From what I understand, they basically just leveraged their VC piggy bank to stay afloat and now it’s run out.
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i only know of WeWork because I used to deliver boxes of fruit to one of their offices. The place looked pretty sparse. Clean though so maybe they kept the janitorial still.
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