Dying stores always make me sad. They are just things, but they are also places where memories are made. Where people meet, chat, browse, and buy. Where stories are told, dreams are shared, and emotions are felt. There is something lost when a store closes its doors for the last time. A part of history, a part of culture, a part of life.
I know it is hypocritical of me to say this, as someone who shops online now. I know I am part of the reason why stores are dying. I know I should support them more, visit them more, shop in them more. But I also know that online shopping is more convenient, more affordable, more accessible. It is hard to resist the temptation of clicking a button and getting what I want delivered to my door.
But sometimes I miss the feeling of walking into a store, smelling the scent of new books or fresh flowers, touching the fabric of a shirt or the cover of a magazine, hearing the music or the chatter of other customers, seeing the colors and the shapes and the styles of the products. Sometimes I miss the human connection, the interaction with the staff, the smile or the nod or the thank you. Sometimes I miss the thrill of finding a bargain or a treasure or a surprise.
I dont know if stores will ever come back to life, or if they will fade away into oblivion. I dont know if online shopping will ever replace the experience and the joy of shopping in person. I dont know if I will ever stop feeling sad when I see a dying store.
It they also remember me a time when I was happy. I was healthy and I had the world at my fingertips. But depression and fear let that slide by. The passage of time is walk down the hall way of regret , and old stores are a monument to that. Forever frozen in time. Or worst it dying sell to be infested with a seasonal store.
Don't feel bad about this. Kmart did it to themselves honestly. <_<
They could still be around if they didn't make crappy decisions over the years.
Other stores have done a lot of mistakes as well. There is a reason why Target is still around and not Kmart.
DKBananaSlamma posted...
That was fun to watch lol >_>
Kmarts are always a fun time. >_>
AI_TechGam3FAQS posted...
Your voice sounds like a League of Legends streamer I follow, lmao
Oh really? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? >_>
Iyami posted...
It makes sense. Blue light special has become a part of popular culture, the look of a Kmart is in our memories.
People create things during their lives and as people we acsribe value to these creations, big and small. When they die it reminds us that both the things we create that give us pleasure and sentimental feelings are impermanent, and so too are we. And so too is humanity.
It's just a chain store, but humans are good at recognizing ourselves reflected in the world. As a kid things like K-Mart and David Bowie and the school we went too seem as much a part of the world as the sky and the stars, but they all pass in time.
I miss David Bowie but his music will live on! I will miss Kmart too because it was something I grew up with. There were two Kmarts within a one mile radius of where I lived and man have I seen it go from thriving to a barely there dump. I remember when Kmarts had long ass lines on Saturdays a few years back when I used to buy water bottles from them but no more. I remember at one point in time, Kmart had electronics but it has been over a decade.
Serious_Cat posted...
Kmart always had a late 80's vibe to it right to the end.
Yea Kmart never shook off that 90s vibe to it.
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