A consumer thread

[Beers]

Looks like a good deal. Can't speak to the quality of the hardware, but it checks a lot of boxes - POE, outdoor, motion, and external storage.

Thanks, I'll do a bit of research into them. I don't need anything crazy, not even worried about security much with the dog and guns. But figure it'd be good to have the house entrances and garage covered.

 

[Deus Irae]

India-based hotel operator OYO is acquiring Motel 6's parent company, G6 Hospitality, for $525 million in an all-cash transaction, according to a release from Blackstone Real Estate...

...G6 Hospitality is the parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, which is estimated to have gross room revenues of $1.7 billion across its franchise network...

Motel 6 sold to India-based OYO Hotels for $525 million: 'New chapter'

 

[Lord Chevy]

Thanks, I'll do a bit of research into them. I don't need anything crazy, not even worried about security much with the dog and guns. But figure it'd be good to have the house entrances and garage covered.

Always good for those times when you're not there. Most NVR's also have an app for remote viewing which is nice.

 

[Deus Irae]

For those of you with seed oil concerns:


Canola is modified rapeseed, rather than the two being identical, but the overall point remains the same

 

[Deus Irae]

Late term Kmart should be studied as an example of how not to run a big business:

The last full-size Kmart store in the continental United States is set to close in October, leaving only one downsized location remaining, reports say.

The department store chain, which once operated around 2,300 locations in the early 1990s, will shutter the full-size store in Bridgehampton, New York, on Oct. 20, Newsday is reporting, citing an employee there.

That means a smaller Kmart store in Miami will become the last one remaining in the U.S. Kmart, which is now owned by Transformco, also has three stores in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Transformco did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment from FOX Business, but a spokesperson for Kimco Realty Corp. – which owns the shopping centers where both Kmarts are located in New York and Florida – told Newsday that the Bridgehampton store will indeed be closing...

Last full-size Kmart in US to close

 

[Lord Chevy]

Late term Kmart should be studied as an example of how not to run a big business:





Last full-size Kmart in US to close

Shop SMART, shop S-Mart!

 

[HSanders]

Late term Kmart should be studied as an example of how not to run a big business:





Last full-size Kmart in US to close

their "hardware" division,builder's square was a fave of mine when planning and having my 1st house's kitchen remodel done.

 

[Lord Chevy]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzbzgwttgNo

 

[Deus Irae]

I found this interesting, and I think one or two of you may find it discussion worthy:

The CEO of WeightWatchers is abruptly out of a job amid growing uncertainty about the company's future following its pivot under her leadership to embracing weight-loss drugs.

Why it matters: Tech executive Sima Sistani sent WeightWatchers in a new direction after she took over in early 2022, acknowledging that weight loss isn't necessarily a matter of willpower and acquiring a telehealth company that markets anti-obesity drugs.

Driving the news: WW International — the company's corporate name — said Friday in a surprise announcement that Sistani is exiting as CEO and as a member of the board....

WeightWatchers CEO is suddenly out of a job

 

[Deus Irae]

In the mood to try something a bit different?

Critics are crowing about "Claude the Claw," a show-stopping paean to poultry performing under the bright lights of Broadway.

"When do you ever see a chicken sandwich with the entire leg attached to it?" Instagram influencer Jack Goldburg asked his 1.2 million followers (@jacksdiningroom) after visiting Birdbox, a takeout sandwich shop steps from Times Square, surrounded by New York City's Theater District.

"It's like this hidden little sandwich shop run by a two-Michelin-star chef who's doing some crazy s---," he also said...

Food-Drink Fried chicken sandwich with claw intact sends social media into a food frenzy

 

[HSanders]

I found this interesting, and I think one or two of you may find it discussion worthy:





WeightWatchers CEO is suddenly out of a job

for many reasons i hate the reliance on drugs for everything as a quick fix instead of doing work/research.

 

[Deus Irae]

@everyone

 

[Deus Irae]

 

[Deus Irae]

DirecTV will write a check for one whole U.S. dollar — 100 cents — to buy onetime rival Dish Network and its Sling TV business.

Of course, that’s not the only financial component of the transaction, which would create the largest U.S. provider in the declining pay-TV industry with around 18 million customers. DirecTV will take on about $9.75 billion of debt that’s currently on the books of Dish parent company EchoStar. Effectively, EchoStar is giving away its shrinking satellite and streaming TV business in order to get rid of a huge chunk of debt, so it can focus on building out a wireless services play...

DirecTV Is Buying Dish for $1, Joining a Rare Club of Properties Sold for One Buck

 

[Kontradiction]

@everyone

Didn’t see this when you tagged everyone. He’s on the money.

 

[Lord Chevy]

View: https://youtu.be/z-JOYGlsnKw

 

[Deus Irae]

View: https://youtu.be/z-JOYGlsnKw

I remember ranting about that act at the time, and a big part of the "why" was because it was so obvious that it was going to be a problem down the road with the used car market being heavily impacted.

 

[Deus Irae]

 

[Lord Mayo]

watch biden and kamala try to crack down on this with federal enforcement agencies

 

[Deus Irae]

watch biden and kamala try to crack down on this with federal enforcement agencies

They're already trying to screw with Elon for not following the leftist line 100%, and they obviously don't care about those suffering due to the hurricane, so nothing in this area would surprise me.