Business and the Economy

[Matty]

How the fok can a casino be in debt.

Found my answer:

Much of the debt is a legacy of the $30 billion leveraged buyout of Harrah's Entertainment that was led by Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital in 2008.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-9979833.html

 

[Matty]

You don't go to either to mingle. If you do you belong in an asylum.

service - similar
traffic/lines - target wins
pricing - Walmart wins

The big one is selection, Walmart is the one stop shop and at Target if you went for a few things you probably have to go somewhere else (Walmart) for at least one thing you need.

Game.

Amazon beats Walmart in just about every way. I subscribe to Amazon for diapers, it's insanely cheap and I don't have to wait in line between a registered sex offender and a car thief.

Stores a Canadian needs

• Amazon
• Canadian Tire
• LCBO/SAQ (liquor store)

The end.

 

[bacon]

No argument on Amazon defeating the field, Bacon agrees.

1. Amazon
2. Walmart

3. The field, including Target.

 

[reno cool]

their $20 shoes are pretty good

 

[Matty]

Yeah no.

Amazon sells proper shoes.

 

[reno cool]

I ain't waiting on ups for $20 shoes.
Seriously though, I couldn't find the shoe I was looking for for $70 at shoe stores, then I run into em at walmart.

 

[Matty]

I wanna see those $20 shoes.

 

[Mudcat]

I remember a few years back hearing that Zimbabwe had like 100,000% inflation.

That's probably not accurate and I wouldn't know how to interpret it regardless.

Just trying to sound businessy and economyish.

 

[Matty]

You can be a multi-trillionaire for 22 dollorz these days:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZIMBABWE-100-TRILLION-DOLLARs-2008-AA-P-91-UNC-/290702453172

 

[Boner_18]

Target and Walmart are basically the same company. Your individual experience may differ. But in the macro-business view they are nearly identical.

 

[Blitty]

Basically a shittier Walmart in all facets, imo. Less traffic about the only perk.

Are you nuts!?!?

Target is WAY better than walmart.

 

[Boner_18]

Also, Amazon doesn't crush anything except sector growth. They basically make zero $.

 

[bacon]

I mean if doing donuts in a the parking lot at a peak hour is your thing, then Target wins that.

 

[FairWarning]

The only Target by me that isn't busy is the one in the Hood. It also isn't a Super Target. The others are very busy.

 

[reno cool]

most not busy here. I always wondered when people started talking about Walmart is it because it came into areas that never had big stores previously? We've had Kmart Target forever. Wasn't a big difference.

 

[FairWarning]

most not busy here. I always wondered when people started talking about Walmart is it because it came into areas that never had big stores previously? We've had Kmart Target forever. Wasn't a big difference.

I believe so Reno. They can't get cheap land in the cities and expect to pay min wage when cities usually offer a higher min wage. We have Meijers here in the Great Lakes region, a cross between Target and WalMart. They basically put K Mart out of business.

 

[Matty]

I bought a nice Victorinox laptop bag at a Target in Vegas. It was like 30 dollorz.

Forgot/lost it in a bar, that night I spent chasing around Nose Ring Girl, for those of you who remember.

(She still works here and is now dating an ex-coworker who was cheating on his wife with her. Turns out, she used me back then to make that guy jealous. )

It's a shame - Victorinox makes a nice laptop bag.

 

[bacon]

Caldor.

Now that, was some shit.