Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy
by cmrx64 on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:33PM
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Dollar General, universally understaffed, often with random shit stacked up in aisles, quite often just a single soul running the shop, is usually pretty depressing for me.
Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy
by hotnfresh on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:36PM
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This is all true, yet doesn't bother me like Wal Mart does.
Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy
by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:56PM
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> Between that and Walmart having narrower aisles than most stores, the place feels busy even when there aren't many people in it.
It's not just the stores, the parking lots are like that too. I won't refuse to go to wal-mart, but unless I'm lazy or it's an emergency, I will absolutely drive by one to shop at Target, Best Buy, etc.
Between that and Walmart having narrower aisles than most stores, the place feels busy even when there aren't many people in it.
Also, the workers and shoppers alike all seem depressed, which is another thing I've not experienced in any other store. Walmart's weird, sickly lighting and color scheme probably don't help.
It's a miserable place to be in. Mood instantly plummets on entering. Combo of the seemingly intended-to-make-you-feel-bad design, and the people.
It's not even just a poor-people thing. Aldi is fine. Dollar General isn't as depressing. Plus, wal mart didn't used to be so bad, but that was like 20 years ago.