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(Reuters) Ironic Staples is not having an easy quarter   (reuters.com) divider line 12
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linc654
2011-11-15 10:17:18 AM
Well, I know that's not the case it Canada - where they carry twittens!
 
Bacontastesgood
2011-11-15 11:53:27 AM
CSB: I asked a Staples employee where the hanging folders were. He pointed me to the opposite side of the store. I looked and looked, not there, so I asked another one to show me. We went back over to the original side, where they were. I told him what happened and pointed out the butthole who steered me wrong. That butthole turned out to be the manager. I don't shop there anymore. Office Depot and Max are hellholes, so it's Microcenter or online.
 
Slayinit
2011-11-15 01:31:17 PM
Staples can eat a fat hairy one and have a TJ Maxx take over their empty, rotten retail corpse.

"Hi, I'd like to buy this laptop that's on sale."

"Sorry, were out of stock. But the nearly identical one next to it is in stock and is only $300.00 more."

"Can I buy the display model?"

"No."

Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Staples sucks & they're going down to suck some more.
 
jjorsett
2011-11-15 04:05:39 PM
Staples is just dreadful. I don't know how they manage it, but the feel of my local store has a weird "zombie attack imminent" vibe.
 
Revek [TotalFark]
2011-11-15 05:13:45 PM
I never see anything but overpriced goods in staples. Poorer people notice these things.
 
dofus
2011-11-15 06:48:38 PM
Staples can kiss my arse
 
MrEricSir
2011-11-15 06:51:49 PM
Whatever happened to, you know, old-fashioned stationary stores? Do those still exist?

Methinks it's time for the office supply chains to DIAF and make way for small businesses. The death of Borders made way for small bookstores, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome.
 
cyberspacedout
2011-11-15 07:35:41 PM
Revek: I never see anything but overpriced goods in staples. Poorer people notice these things.

WOW! THAT'S A HIGH PRICE!
 
HotIgneous Intruder
2011-11-15 07:54:26 PM
As a winner of the monthly $5,000 Staples gift cards, I'm getting a kick, etc...

/True story, bro.
//Cool story, bro.
 
rotsky [TotalFark]
2011-11-15 09:00:21 PM
HotIgneous Intruder: As a winner of the monthly $5,000 Staples gift cards, I'm getting a kick, etc...

/True story, bro.
//Cool story, bro.


Good for you! Was that taxable?

I can't bash Staples. As a gold reward member, you have to price things out and play the rebate game. Which I do. Next day free delivery, etc.
 
Gurlugon
2011-11-15 09:13:48 PM
Staples routinely marks up their stationery and miscellaneous doodads at 100-500% of cost, so fark 'em.

/being in the inventory business had its perks
//knowledge is power
 
kudayta
2011-11-15 10:00:10 PM
Staples (at least where I worked Kong ago) treats their employees like shiat too. Seemingly, the manager's only job was to undermine his employees. And then look at you like you're a retard even if you did exactly what he told you to do.


/I guess all retail is like that though
//Won't work retail anymore
 
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