A consumer thread

Deus Irae said:
One of these isn't far from me, and I'll now have to look for an alternative for some purchases. Between this, Party City and Big Lots, it's been a rough couple of months here when it comes to these types of stores.



List: The more than 500 JOANN stores expected to close amid second bankruptcy filing
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I'm guessing you don't have Michaels or hobby lobbies out by you. that's a shame. Big lots (I think it started out as odd lots) has been around for decades.that is definitely a surprise.
 
HSanders said:
I'm guessing you don't have Michaels or hobby lobbies out by you. that's a shame. Big lots (I think it started out as odd lots) has been around for decades.that is definitely a surprise.
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There's a Michaels about 15 minutes away, but it's not as good for some things. You're right about Hobby Lobby. The nearest one I know of is in another state.
 
The Quaker Oats Co. has recalled 10,000 boxes of pancake mix because it contains milk not declared on the label and could pose a risk of potentially dangerous allergic reactions.

The Chicago-based company, a unit of PepsiCo, recalled 2-pound boxes of Pearl Milling Company Original Pancake & Waffle Mix sold in stores in 11 states. Consumers would have been able to buy the affected pancake mix as early as November 2024. The boxes have a UPC code of 30000 65040 and a best-by date of Sept. 13, 2025...
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Quaker Oats Recalls 10,000 Boxes of Pearl Milling Company Pancake Mix for Milk Allergy Risk
 
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States as a devastating outbreak of bird flu is slashing U.S. production and sending prices soaring, a leading sector official said on Wednesday.

Deaths of millions of laying hens imperil U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring down everyday costs, as grocery stores ration supplies and restaurants raise prices for egg dishes.

Shipments to the United States from Turkey began this month and will continue until July, said Ibrahim Afyon, chairman of the Egg Producers Central Union in Turkey...
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Turkey to Export 15,000 Tonnes of Eggs to US to Ease Bird Flu Disruptions
 
 
More bullshit coming from the airlines:


A debate is brewing over whether airlines should adopt weight-based pricing, charging passengers based on their weight to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

This discussion follows a broader trend of U.S. airlines implementing fees for checked baggage, which began in 2008 with American Airlines, and has since become standard practice...
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Airlines could soon charge overweight passengers more for plane tickets. Do you agree?






Air travel is another industry where we'd all be better off if the current companies all went away and we did a full reboot.
 
Lord Chevy said:
Airlines should charge more for the extra cargo they tend to carry, not for passengers.
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They already got together and screwed the customers over the number of bags before charges. This is just a continuation of that, because customer service is dead in the era of "maximizing shareholder value".
 
Deus Irae said:
More bullshit coming from the airlines:




Airlines could soon charge overweight passengers more for plane tickets. Do you agree?






Air travel is another industry where we'd all be better off if the current companies all went away and we did a full reboot.
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Up until about 10 years ago I flew internationally often. Well, on a trip to Asia I flew on United. Pretty much a garbage truck that flew. The service sucked. The plane sucked. That was in business class. When I flew from Taiwan to Hong Kong I flew on Cathay Pacific in coach. Plane was clean and service was better than United's business class. Unbelievable.

FYI: back then I thought Delta was the best US airline.
 
Tony2046 said:
Up until about 10 years ago I flew internationally often. Well, on a trip to Asia I flew on United. Pretty much a garbage truck that flew. The service sucked. The plane sucked. That was in business class. When I flew from Taiwan to Hong Kong I flew on Cathay Pacific in coach. Plane was clean and service was better than United's business class. Unbelievable.

FYI: back then I thought Delta was the best US airline.
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Best flight I ever had was British Airways Business from London to Denver. Amazing service, big seats that had just been upgraded - they flattened into beds.
 
I fly hardly ever. What are your opinions of why other countries have so much better service than we do here as far as flying?
 
I do not tip on take out whatsoever now. that said all during COVID I tipped massively on take out because I knew those places were losing their asses and I was grateful that they were open.
 
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