What B&M store would you really miss if it disappeared?

[BarkingGhostar]

Costco

 

[dasherHampton]

I'm running a 1070ti with 5700x1080 on a Devil's Lake i5 and have yet to find a game that causes it to choke. Average around 50fps on FarCry 5

Thanks. I have a regular 1070 and it does amazingly well at 5700x1080. Some games are a little smoother when I turn down a few things, like Witcher 3 (I can't really see any difference) but most everything plays very well at that res. Some sites I checked say the 2080 benches much better but you won't see as much during actual games. I was just wondering if anyone here had a personal opinion.

I think the 2080 is more of a "want" than a "need" for me.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Costco

And that is even after your American Express disappointment.

Yes, Costco for me too.

And Chuck's (local high-end grocer), Winco (local cheap grocer), and Home Depot

 

[Red Squirrel]

Home Depot and Canadian Tire. Probably more Home Depot but I'd hate to see Canadian Tire go as it's Canadian. Though really I should do my shopping at Home Hardware instead of Home Depot, at least it's actually Canadian. But they have weird hours, so half the time they're not open.

And oddly enough, Staples I would honestly miss. I don't go there that often though, but I do go there sometimes. I get an odd feeling of nostalgia walking in there, it has a very particular smell and reminds me of when it was first open and going there as a kid to get supplies for school. Oddly enough I was there today. I can't say I go there more than like once a year though, and half the time I'm just looking for something to see if by chance they carry it, before I order online. Today it was a thermal printer. Didn't have it, so ordered online off their website.

Unfortunately I think the idea of local retail is slowly dying though, it cost too much to keep stores and inventory in every city, when most people just order stuff online now. I don't think stores like Home Depot or Canadian Tire are going to go anywhere though as ordering things like lumber or other construction material or even big tools online would not exactly be cheap to ship, but general retail stores I could see slowly die off. I think they would keep operating, but online only. I could see Staples, Walmart etc eventually be online only for example. Sears should have probably done that while they were ahead. I totally just tried to go to sears.ca out of curiosity. It's so odd to see such a once major brand be completely gone to the point that it does not even resolve anymore.

 

[lxskllr]

A little surprised at the love for homedepot. I don't know what they keep in all that space, but it usually isn't what I need. I'd be happy to see the stores razed, and trees planted in their place.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

For me frys. I probably go every other month just to drool over techie stuff. Recently got my home theater sound system from there. Microcenter is a 75 mile drive one way for me so it's a rare treat for me. So in my scenario frys would be the one I'd miss most.

 

[Oyeve]

Bed bath and beyond, costco and microcenter. I live in NYC and have easy access to all three and would be really bummed if they closed. I hate best buy and never go there. I really miss tower records and the virgin megastore. Hell, I miss any music store. All thats left are hipster douchebag vinyl record stores that sell shitty music on $30 vinyl because its hip. I even miss looking for cds, and I hated cds back in the day.

 

[SKORPI0]

Apple Store?

Not really.

B&M stores that used to exist where I live - Cost Plus/World Market, A&W Restaurant, Long Johns Silver's.

 

[Muse]

Costco

I discovered them over 20 years ago (maybe 30), think I was in the neighborhood on my bike. Got a day pass to check it out. Been a member for probably 25 years. I was approached by a lovely lady around 2 months ago there while I was waiting in checkout line and she asked me if she could check and see if I might benefit from an elevated status membership (forget what she called it. Executive? Business?). She took my card and came back a few minutes later and said I was sort of on the cusp. If I were to want to buy a big ticket item, say a $800 TV, I should ask about that membership and I would benefit.

For quite a few years I went there on my bicycle, I'd affix a big basket on the back rack and bring home a haul every once in a while. One day I brought home over 100lb on that bike! That was a wobbly trip, but I made it. I am the only guy I ever saw bring a bicycle to Costco! These days I have a car.

I was going every 6 weeks or so but these days I hit them every other week. Got into getting produce there, especially the organic produce. Very competitive pricing on that.

 

[Oyeve]

I discovered them over 20 years ago (maybe 30), think I was in the neighborhood on my bike. Got a day pass to check it out. Been a member for probably 25 years. I was approached by a lovely lady around 2 months ago there while I was waiting in checkout line and she asked me if she could check and see if I might benefit from an elevated status membership (forget what she called it. Executive? Business?). She took my card and came back a few minutes later and said I was sort of on the cusp. If I were to want to buy a big ticket item, say a $800 TV, I should ask about that membership and I would benefit.

For quite a few years I went there on my bicycle, I'd affix a big basket on the back rack and bring home a haul every once in a while. One day I brought home over 100lb on that bike! That was a wobbly trip, but I made it. I am the only guy I ever saw bring a bicycle to Costco! These days I have a car.

I was going every 6 weeks or so but these days I hit them every other week. Got into getting produce there, especially the organic produce. Very competitive pricing on that.

yeah, I hit them up every 2 weeks or so. I even bought my last 55" 4k TV from them. 400 bucks and adding 3 more years was like 30-40 buck more on the warranty.

 

[Muse]

yeah, I hit them up every 2 weeks or so. I even bought my last 55" 4k TV from them. 400 bucks and adding 3 more years was like 30-40 buck more on the warranty.

I bought 2 TCL 43S403 43" 4K TVs from them ~3 months ago, they were discounted and the best price around, period. $219.99 each IIRC. Automatic warranty extension from Costco when buying with the Costco Visa CC. Not only did I get a killer deal, I could pick mine right off the pallet and make sure the boxes weren't dented, a big deal for me. I bought a 40" Avera 4K TV from Walmart that was delivered with a dinged box a month or so before and I refused to even open the box, just brought it to my local Walmart and demanded a refund. They would only give me store credit and I was "whatever." Costco's policies are way better. They have a 90 day return policy on TVs.

After returning the TV to Walmart I ordered another from them (Avera 40" 4K, 2017 model), and was shipped the 2016 model, which is quite a different thing. I arranged a return via Fedex for that. The first of those TV's I bought was from Newegg. That was around December. That had a major defect and it went back. I decided that picking up your TV from a store personally is the way to go if possible.

 

[Oyeve]

I bought 2 TCL 43S403 43" 4K TVs from them ~3 months ago, they were discounted and the best price around, period. $219.99 each IIRC. Automatic warranty extension from Costco when buying with the Costco Visa CC. Not only did I get a killer deal, I could pick mine right off the pallet and make sure the boxes weren't dented, a big deal for me. I bought a 40" Avera 4K TV from Walmart that was delivered with a dinged box a month or so before and I refused to even open the box, just brought it to my local Walmart and demanded a refund. They would only give me store credit and I was "whatever." Costco's policies are way better. They have a 90 day return policy on TVs.

After returning the TV to Walmart I ordered another from them (Avera 40" 4K, 2017 model), and was shipped the 2016 model, which is quite a different thing. I arranged a return via Fedex for that. The first of those TV's I bought was from Newegg. That was around December. That had a major defect and it went back. I decided that picking up your TV from a store personally is the way to go if possible.

Yep. Bought my TCL there. Picked up a nice un-dented box. Works great. I may go for the 65" version soon as I sit around 7 feet from the 55" and at my advanced age of 53 my eyesight ain't what it used to be even with glasses.

 

[herm0016]

costco, its the only way we can afford to feed about 250 lbs of dogs/cat. we buy 6 bags at a time.

I like the ACE by us, easy to find stuff and better nut/bolt/small parts selection than depot. i try to buy building supplies from local lumbar yards when i can, but depot is often easier and open when i want to go.

I do really like our shoe store, independent, carries lots of brands and is actually helpful with decent prices.

 

[Muse]

Yep. Bought my TCL there. Picked up a nice un-dented box. Works great. I may go for the 65" version soon as I sit around 7 feet from the 55" and at my advanced age of 53 my eyesight ain't what it used to be even with glasses.

I think to get the full benefit of 4K (assuming the content is of that res) even with the best of eyes you should be that close, maybe closer. I checked it out at Costco maybe a year ago on their 4K displays. If you are farther back you are just not going to discern the detail that's in the picture (assuming that detail is there!). That said, there's more to the viewing experience than picking up on the maximum detail on inspection. There might be something to say for sitting further back, is what I'm saying.

Myself, I'll turn 76 in August. I had cataract surgery (both eyes on the same day) last October, and my eyes are pretty terrific wearing glasses (I opted for single vision both eyes, uncorrected target focal distance at 40cm, ~16 inches). I am right now facing one of my 43" 4K TCL Roku TVs (it's not on), and I'm about 6.5 feet from it. Maybe not as close as I'd like for some stuff, but pretty OK. Roger Ebert said he liked to sit twice as far from the screen as it was wide. I think that's about where I am. Just measured, my factor (assuming I'm actually 6.5 feet away) is 2.08.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I would love if we had a Costco here, some people actually do the drive to Sudbury (3 hours) just to go shopping there. Then again as someone single I don't know if it would be worthwhile for me to even get a membership. There are some things I could buy regularly like toilet paper and cat litter but food items would be too much as I would not be able to eat it all fast enough.

 

[Muse]

I would love if we had a Costco here, some people actually do the drive to Sudbury (3 hours) just to go shopping there. Then again as someone single I don't know if it would be worthwhile for me to even get a membership. There are some things I could buy regularly like toilet paper and cat litter but food items would be too much as I would not be able to eat it all fast enough.

3 hours is a long way. I buy a lot of food at Costco, have a 25lb unopened bag of white flour, buy 10lb bags of organic carrots cheap (for some reason they stopped carrying that a couple months ago), have bought all kinds of stuff there over the years. But I'm ~5 miles away.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Yeah I personally would not drive that far just to go, but I know some people do. My mom does it sometimes. Usually a once a year thing. When I got my LASIK in Sudbury we went. It was oddly awesome in there, just so much stuff and so big.

 

[nutxo]

My local hardware store. A family owned business since the 40's. They only have 3 employees and they are the grandchildren of the guy that opened the place. The most helpful people I've ever known.

After we moved here we had a storm that took down this huge old cherry tree. I cut everything up but I was left with a HUGE stump in my yard. The guy at the hardware store explained how to bury it. Basically cutting the roots and digging a hole underneath until you had a hole big enough for the stump then cut the rest of the roots and drop the stump in the hole. It didn't sound like fun and told him so.

The next weekend my wife and I went shopping and out for lunch. When we got home there he was covered in dirt. Tamping down the mound of dirt covering the stump. He stopped by with 2 shovels , 2 picks and an axe to help me out.. He said he got there and saw I wasn't there and figured he'd just get started and we could finish when I got home.

When my furnace broke and all the repair places said it was going to have to be replaced they took the broken thing apart and repaired it for me. It cost me 9 bucks.

I bought my wife a really nice bench ( this thing weighs like 200 pounds) for the yard many many years ago and it needed new slats. He made a deal with me. I built a voltage regulator for his classic datsun 2000 and he rebuilt the bench.

If this place closed I'd be crushed.

 

[microAmp]

Howard-Edward-Butt, more known as H-E-B, a grocery store.

 

[SKORPI0]

Howard-Edward-Butt, more known as H-E-B, a grocery store.

I've seen those in San Antonio, TX.

 

[blankslate]

Fry's Electronics And there is a Radio Shack still around not far from my local Fry's Electronics oddly enough.



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[PJFrylar]

No way that stuff is still as good by the time you get it home. Unless it's just curry and rice you mix yourself. We've tried.

BTW, I learned to make the Thai Iced Tea at home. Tea leaves from Amazon. Score.

I live like a 5 minute drive, if that, away from there. I usually do end up getting a curry, but sometimes I go with drunken noodle or pad thai.

 

[nakedfrog]

A little surprised at the love for homedepot. I don't know what they keep in all that space, but it usually isn't what I need. I'd be happy to see the stores razed, and trees planted in their place.

Just this past week I was in there and got a metal pail and some ABS cement. I tend to go to Menard's more often, a regional chain version of the same kind of store.

Apple Store?

Not really.

B&M stores that used to exist where I live - Cost Plus/World Market, A&W Restaurant, Long Johns Silver's.

We actually still have all of those.