going out of business after being established 140 years ago and they’re calling that failure. some people just can’t pat themselves on the back huh
125To be fair, they probably inherited the place and got to be the lucky person it closed down under, which probably doesn't feel great.
At least, it'd raise some eyebrows if its had the same owner since 1883.
114Too many raised eyebrows, they were forced to shutdown.
26I ran a DnD campaign where an important shop was under the same owner for over 1000 years, a friendly copper dragon shapeshifted into a halfling, who discovered trading with adventurers was the best way to amass a hoard, they would go all over the world finding interesting things that they have no idea of the true value of, could you believe they'd trade this neat spider statuette that may or may not be mildly cursed for a boring old ring of protection because it "has no practical use" and it "makes them dream of the whisperings of elder gods"?
5Never knew Richard Alpert had a side hustle.
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Just a pet peeve of mine, it's like complaining the Jedi couldn't stop Palpatine and that means they're all idiots with a silly religion or something.
They were the guardians of a multispecies Republic for ten THOUSAND years, and they curb stomped the Sith Empire everytime it tried to start shit. They clearly knew what they were doing.
What was the alternative? Seizing direct control of the government? Executing every Senator that looked a little corrupt?
Palatine played a game they couldn't counter without destroying themselves in the process. Sometimes you just lose...
39There's nothing silly about a religion that can give you the powers of a ninja wizard.
13But the Jedi did fail under Yoda & Windu – that's kind of the point of the trilogy, they became too arrogant in their peace.
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There was a furniture store a couple of blocks away from a place where we used to rent an apartment. We lived there for 8 years and a going out of business sign was up the entire time.
71I don’t think i have ever seen a furniture store without a liquidation sale sign
53I genuinely fucking hate “local” furniture stores. That industry seems slimier than car sales honestly. Sell dog shit quality products for hundreds to thousands of dollars and then are allowed to act like they are going out of business constantly. There are always furniture stores around me having “liquidation sales” and “going out of business sales” and literally none of them have ever gone out of business. If anything, they usually raise their prices before their next sale.
37Same, in multiple states.
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It's like all the "we're hiring" signs in every window
11Taco Bell down the road from me has had their large sign out front saying "now hiring closers" for going on 4+ years now. Of course they haven't considered treating employees well and paying them fairly, yet. Prices went up though! Also this is in a very large city with no shortage of people who need work.
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It's literally their main sales tactic 😂
8comes 2078, business closes, new sign: we told you
7A rug shop near me spent from before 1990 though to 2010 "closing down" then they suprised everyone by closing down. They moved to a cheaper shopping centre, and have been operating there ever since
The same 80% discount they had always advertised was in action during the lead up to their move, and continues today
7Reminds me of that store in Men in Black 3 called Always Going out of Business
5Or the Zohan’s store of a very similar name
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Going out of business for as long as whatever small taxes they have on the place can be payed. People will keep empty properties as long as it really isn't weighing on their pockets. Meanwhile there are people who can't afford roofs because of rents powers of magnitude larger than what the property owners have to pay for empty unmaintained properties. People want to point off to the richest where economic inequality is involved, but the reality is that it's usually a doorstop away.
There was an automobile repair shop were I lived that was the result of several properties getting bought up and being joined into a single one. It eventually failed and moved, but the business that bought it, who initially did so for logistics but later expanded beyond it, has now ended up using it as a glorified parking space even though the garage is a relatively small portion of the business, He's not willing to sell it, and is only willing to rent it above what it's worth, and doesn't care because he has to pay shit all to keep it.
He could even divide it up into multiple properties and sell those, since he's just using it as a parking space. But with what he pays for it, he doesn't have to give a shit. Hell, it might even be profitable for him as a tax/insurance writeoff for the rest of his business if some sort of natural disaster happens to it.
He's far from the only one, and the only local properties that have been bought nearby are those that have been allowed to be sold as housing, along with the markup that's associated with it.
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I wouldn't call that failure. That's a pretty good run.
49Exactly, the average company lasts around 15 to 20 years. Even very big companies are hovering at around 25 (with a tendency to go down).
24Yeah, they really did have a good run worthy of being proud of. I think a lot of people subconsciously think the businesses they see every day will be around forever, forgetting that nothing lasts forever. Least of all an entity whose driving goal is just to make money by any means possible for an aimless mob of shareholders headed by sociopathic elites. Any means possible isn't how you build the foundation of something that lasts decades or longer like this business.
What's really funny to me is how the same people who scream about survival of the fittest in capitalism are the first to approve of corporate bailouts. I'm starting to call it corporate socialism to see if it makes them hate bailouts due to the dreaded "s" word.
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This isn't Hades...
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To be honest I really just don't think there's a place for Doctor Jack Phillip's Wooden Dentures in this world anymore. Shame to see them close down.
44Sometimes it's a little more complicated than failing to adapt.
Sometimes there are challenges that happen that small business owners just can't overcome. Things like the price of the rent for the commercial space that goes up 200% because it became a prime location. People stop shopping at a small shop because the prices are a bit higher than mega stores like Walmart who can afford to have smaller profits on sales due to the amount they sell or even Amazon.
Next thing you know, these small shops that support your local neighborhood and pay the local taxes disappear and the big mega corporations, who are registered in tax havens and pay minimum taxes, take their place because they can afford it.
32Image Transcription:
A green corner window with yellow signs posted in them.
The sign on the left reads "Established in 1883", where 1883 is in a rough, red 15-pointed star shape. A bold line separates it from the text underneath that reads "Going out of Business Forever!"
The sign in the right window reads "We Tried & We Failed"
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20Good human
3Thank you, fellow human 🤖
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remember your oath to increase shareholder value at all cost. silly business
10Snark aside, this definitely looks like a smaller business, something like a pub. This is probably more of a covid casualty.
16furniture stores are notorious for GooB sales
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I guess there's no "too old to fail".
8Tell that to Kongō Gumi. They had been in business for about 1400 years...
4Survivorship bias. Most companies don't get to 1400...
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Now now, people should know better than to get sentimental about corporations. Redirect that energy to people, not companies.
8I'm sure the local Super Wal-Mart is very nice.
7Has anyone ever told you, you're a real FUCKER?
7yep👍
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That’s capitalism, baby! Thanks for playing!
4Had a furniture store back where I come from that just kept running the going out of business sale until they made a law about it. After a whole scandal about providing alcohol for his son's underage drinking party the guy leased the building to a indoor flea market for a while and then eventually turned it back into a furniture store and even has the balls to put his name back on the sign. Bought a mattress from him not too long ago, pretty fucking good mattress actually, especially for the price.
4What a rollercoaster
2Omaha is a weird city.
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It should say, "We failed to adapt"
2"We failed to send enough cocaine money to our representatives"
9Or “The market has decided” 🤣
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0They should have relocated from California.
-3Hey, Why the downvote? Is the Nancy clan running the show here? Corruption reigns supreme here.
2Yeah so they can cut corners and avoid paying taxes like every other pig shmuck
The only people who find your sniveling humor funny are the other sniveling morons you run with if any
-2Yeah so they can cut corners and avoid paying taxes like every other pig shmuck
The only people who find your sniveling humor funny are the other sniveling morons you run with if any
-3Yeah so they can cut corners and avoid paying taxes like every other pig shmuck
The only people who find your sniveling humor funny are the other sniveling morons you run with if any
-3Yeah so they can cut corners and avoid paying taxes like every other pig shmuck
The only people who find your sniveling humor funny are the other sniveling morons you run with if any
-3Yeah so they can cut corners and avoid paying taxes like every other pig shmuck
The only people who find your sniveling humor funny are the other sniveling morons you run with if any
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