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I went shopping today to an out of town shopping area. Headed for a clothes/food store I have shopped for many years catering for classical clothes rather than young fashions.
I wanted a cotton /similar skirt and a pair of thonged sandals with a back strap. No sandals like that in shop..Amazon has loads but I like to try before buying. In the...entire shop there were six skirts three in shocking pink three in navy blue same style. Three tiers .. fashionable some years ago.
This is a chain store branches every town..
I bought sandals from another shop..not the style I wanted ..again no thonged sandals with or without a back strap.but at least comfortable...and a good fit..
Is this a sign of what is to come? Shortages of everything?
My husband and I went to a nearby mall last night and shopped at JC Penney which we haven’t been to in decades. I had been shopping at Kohl’s (and he at WalMart) but no longer. I believe JC Penney was targeted for bankruptcy like Sears, Toys R Us, and GameStop by the rotten hedge funds. We both needed a wardrobe update but really we needed some specific items for an upcoming wedding so JC Penney it was.
Some observations. Much of the mall had no stores and even at 5:45 pm on a Wed, hardly anyone was at the mall. It was HOT (and we are in Central FL.) They said the entire AC for the mall was broken and had to be replaced. Interestingly at a nearby mall a few weeks ago (where we went to see Top Gun Maverick), it too was warm, although fortunately it was cool in the movie theater. A friend says that in touristy area of Orlando, all businesses have been turning up their thermostats. Obviously to save money.
JC Penney was pretty well stocked I thought. We were able to easily find what we needed. But I didn’t look at shoes at all.
I will say that the resale shops like Marshalls, Ross, etc. have been usually very empty for the past 2 years. I’m not a big shopper but the few times that I have gone into those stores, their inventory was really limited.
I’ve been seeing this since March 2020, plandemic. It’s gradually gotten worse. The stores are carrying less locally. What they do have is cheap! Lowes (hardware store like Home Depot) has stopped carrying most named brand (lights, mirrors, etc). You can’t even buy a door knob for your house. They have the display but out of stock. I used to shop the local target at least once a week if not more. They have the basics but mostly carry the good stuff online. We are living in a time large big box stores online like Amazon, Walmart & Target have just about anything you need but you can’t get it locally. I believe it’s part of the plan to control. My local TJ Maxx has more merchandise than it’s had in two years. I shop TJ, Marshall’s & Home Goods more than any other local stores. I have to drive an hour to shop HG & Marshall’s. Gabe’s (Gabriel’s up north) used to have the best selection of clothes & the last time I went it was cheap clothes. I’m also finding the clothes I’ve bought in the past two years aren’t lasting. After about four washes the clothes are rough and scratchy.