Pages Tagged “store”
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- Location, Location, Location
Two storefronts in a mall. One is MAC Cosmetics. Right next to it is the Apple Store.
- Goodwill: Stay Healthy
Scenes from pandemic shutdown: Shuttered Goodwill. To be fair, I seem to remember they were already planning to remodel, so the plywood all over the windows could just be a case of bad timing. Update: Here’s a better picture of the sign from the near side of the street.
- Low-Tech/High Tech B&N
I stopped frequenting Barnes & Noble a while back because they were so determined to sell you a Nook and get you out of the store, never to return. (That, and for a while we had a great indie bookstore nearby.) Now they’re selling vinyl records. And holding events. They’re doing Throwback Thursdays and a […]
- Price wars are getting serious
9 Cent Only Stores: Now that’s what I call a discount!
- Cryptic Store
A mall mystery has been solved…or has it? Thoughts on brand recognition, target audience and the use of icons instead of words in signage.
- Overheard at Closing Time
Teenage surliness knows no bounds, no matter how pleasant the voice on the PA system.
- I’m Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today!
Walking into Best Buy wearing a bright blue shirt. On Christmas Eve, no less. This could get interesting. 😯 As it turned out, it didn’t. Either people weren’t quite so desperate and panicked as they often are that close to Christmas, and paid more attention, or the shirt has faded past the point of confusion. […]
- Location, Location, Location
As near as I can tell, all they sell are iPod/iPhone accessories. But they’re right across from the Apple Store.
- Eliminating the BS
Signs spotted while shopping: Iglot sounds so much like igloo that it should be a kind of building. “Take it round back to the iglot.” If only there were a way for this to say “Teh Aid,” it would be perfect.
- Behind the Times
While wandering the aisles at Micro Center, I stumbled on ancient versions of Netscape and Opera for sale…even though newer versions had been free for years!