# Which company would you be most upset about if they went bankrupt and closed? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840 "2009-09-28T13:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/1 "2009-09-28T13:17:01Z")
Personally, I was incredibly upset when CompUSA closed, but that closure made me psychologically stronger. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/2 "2009-09-28T13:24:22Z")
Amazon. Itā€™s absolutely stupid how much money I spend there. Plus itā€™s my connection to books in a town with few good book stores. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/3 "2009-09-28T13:24:28Z")
CompUSA is back in our area, they use that name for the former Tiger Direct store. They sell lots of PC parts along with PCs and TVs. > **[CompUSA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompUSA)** > > CompUSA, Inc., was a retailer and reseller of personal computers, consumer electronics, technology products and computer services. Starting with one brick-and-mortar store in 1986 under the name Soft Warehouse, by the 1990s CompUSA had grown into a nationwide big box chain. At its peak, it operated at least 229 locations. Crushed by competition from other brick-and-mortar retailers, corporate oversight which was out of touch with evolving market realities, and a failure to make a strong transi Fo... They have 30 stores now ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/4 "2009-09-28T13:40:36Z")
Apple. Adobe. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/5 "2009-09-28T13:43:33Z")
Google. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/6 "2009-09-28T13:43:41Z")
This is a poll, so Iā€™m moving it to IMHO. twickster, Cafe Society moderator ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/7 "2009-09-28T13:48:47Z")
The one I work for. Otherwise, in terms of providing a service I couldnā€™t easily replace to my satisfaction: Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/8 "2009-09-28T13:50:24Z")
Google Amazon ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/9 "2009-09-28T13:53:00Z")
Creative Loafingā€¦or whoever it is that keeps this board functioning these days. (And I hope Iā€™m not the only one. ) ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/10 "2009-09-28T14:00:51Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Creative Loafingā€¦or whoever it is that keeps this board functioning these days. > (And I hope Iā€™m not the only one. ) Iā€™ve been on a ton of boards over the years, but yes, this (SD) is the only one Iā€™ve felt ā€œat home.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/11 "2009-09-28T14:04:46Z")
IBM (not just because I work there) ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/12 "2009-09-28T14:25:01Z")
My local comic shop. That would suck. ---
**Author:** ![qubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f07891/32.png) [@qubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qubed)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/13 "2009-09-28T14:30:00Z")
My favorite radio station just got sold and turned into some top 40 crap. That left a much bigger hole in my heart than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![MizQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/14 "2009-09-28T14:52:59Z")
WalMart ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/15 "2009-09-28T14:59:31Z")
The one I work for, of course. Beyond that, one of our competitors, which would drive a chain of supplier bankruptcies that would affect my business. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/16 "2009-09-28T15:06:21Z")
Whataburger ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/17 "2009-09-28T15:49:50Z")
> [@qubed](#): > > My favorite radio station just got sold and turned into some top 40 crap. That left a much bigger hole in my heart than I expected. Oo, yeah. A couple years ago or so, there was this local hard rock station that I loved. One day at noon, with no apparent fanfare, the format turned to oldies - sock-hop music, etc., not classic rock or anything. I listened and eventually heard the new call letters, and realized theyā€™d just changed formats. In retrospect, I suspect it was intentional that the last song before the changeover was Metallicaā€™s ā€œFor Whom the Bell Tolls.ā€ Other than Amazon, Iā€™d say [Northern Brewer](http://www.northernbrewer.com/) (my main homebrew supplier), and oddly enough, the corporation that owns Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic. I have a long pants inseam and canā€™t buy pants off the rack at nearly any department store, but these stores have long-inseam pants on the rack at the latter two stores, and long-inseam jeans at the Gap/Old Navy. (Havenā€™t checked Banana Republic.) I can also get them online from those stores. Finding more-or-less reasonably priced pants and jeans that fit me in shape and length is such a hassle, and Iā€™ve given up on not-quite-long-enough hemlines while wearing flats, never mind what happens if I want to wear heels. These stores are conveniently located for me, and have good prices - or good sales at least - plus (barring Old Navy) theyā€™re not way too young in demographics for me. Iā€™m skimming along the edge of ā€œtoo oldā€ for Old Navy but their jeans fit great. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/18 "2009-09-28T15:56:22Z")
Iā€™ll second Adobe. Also, Chick-Fil-A. Theyā€™re really the only relatively healthy fast food joint, they take care of their employees, and they put their values over money, even if I donā€™t agree with those values. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/19 "2009-09-28T16:09:54Z")
I agree with Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840/20 "2009-09-28T16:22:18Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > twickster, Cafe Society moderator Eh, that companyā€¦I could take it or leave it šŸ˜‰ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-company-would-you-be-most-upset-about-if-they-went-bankrupt-and-closed/511840.md?page=2)