# What Are The Warning Signs That A Retail Store Is Folding?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 3, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-warning-signs-that-a-retail-store-is-folding/531182 "2010-03-03T21:35:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-warning-signs-that-a-retail-store-is-folding/531182/61 "2010-03-10T02:42:51Z")

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> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#):
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> We had a Hollywood Video nearby. The place was clean, well maintained, happy worker bees. My wife rented movies on thursday, due back on tuesday. By the Sunday in between the place was closed and emptied. No indication at all they would be gone.

Did she get to keep the movies?

> [@eleanorigby](#):
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> Not harsh at all–it sounds very Mid-West to me. 🙂

Sounds like where I work. Guess I have nothing to fear.

> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#):
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> Menards has always sold candy and it’s usually a good price. It’s not selling candy that is the sign of financial troubles. It’s having it on the counter next to the till and the sales person has to ask everyone to buy candy, or they will get in trouble.

Are you serious? They ask customers to buy candy now? Not making enough money off of whiny kids? WTF?

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-warning-signs-that-a-retail-store-is-folding/531182/62 "2010-03-10T13:04:34Z")

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> [@Tamex](#):
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> Are you serious? They ask customers to buy candy now? Not making enough money off of whiny kids? WTF?

No Menards just sells candy near the front.

There are other places pushing it like carnies at the circus.

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