It can get very annoying very quickly dealing with whole foods all the time. Not when you’re eating it, though. Only during prep. lol

Flagship REI In Portland Announces Impending Closure, Citing ‘Crime’ And...
Another store in Portland is closing.
It can get very annoying very quickly dealing with whole foods all the time. Not when you’re eating it, though. Only during prep. lol
Which brings us back to the “evil libs” (your words) are in firm control in Portland, who else should bear the blame?
People are sure enjoying a lot of takeout, even from nice restaurants. I guess it’s cheaper and easier to just eat it at home.
Is Walmart known for their fine dining?
FreeAndClear:
Samm:
Uh … That’s the topic of the thread.
Right the store closure. Not necessarily them libs.
Which brings us back to the “evil libs” (your words) are in firm control in Portland, who else should bear the blame?
Consumers
You are right, but smash & grab mobs and shoplifters are not paying consumers. That seems to be the primary problem there.
You are right, but smash & grab mobs and shoplifters are not paying consumers. That seems to be the primary problem there.
Exactly and libs have a soft spot for these criminals. Disgusting really.
Just those?
Always them libs.
You don’t know that. You really don’t. We do know that consumer choices are an issue.
You don’t know that. You really don’t. We do know that consumer choices are an issue.
Give it up. The situation in Portland is clearly not about consumer choice. The same businesses that are closing there are still thriving elsewhere.
FreeAndClear:
You don’t know that. You really don’t. We do know that consumer choices are an issue.
Give it up. The situation in Portland is clearly not about consumer choice. The same businesses that are closing there are still thriving elsewhere.
Exactly.
FreeAndClear:
You don’t know that. You really don’t. We do know that consumer choices are an issue.
Give it up. The situation in Portland is clearly not about consumer choice. The same businesses that are closing there are still thriving elsewhere.
Which businesses are thriving in Portland?
Elsewhere is not in Portland.
Elsewhere is not in Portland.
Are there any Portland that are?
All the cracker barrels around here seem to have survived the year after the pandemic.
My wife and I stopped going to the local Applebee’s after they raised their prices a couple of months ago.
There are a lot of local mom and pop style restaurants that are doing well and benefiting from the large chain stores raising their prices.
Samm:
Elsewhere is not in Portland.
Are there any Portland that are?
Nope. When we are talking about businesses closing in Portland, no business elsewhere is in Portland.
Are there any Portland that are?
I hear emergency trauma centers are hopping busy.
Did you see the recent Babylon Bee bit where parents were taking their kids to Applebees as punishment?
Are there any Portland that are?
Pot shops…
The bleeding in Portland continues. And there’s no dancing around the reason: Crime and employee safety.
Another store in Portland is closing.