If you saw that Kmart’s website had a listing for a $20 HDTV, would you try to buy it? Or would you assume it was a mistake? If you did try to buy it and they canceled your order, would you be mad?
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FBI: Kmart Worker Poisoned Meat
By 4.16.07
Earlier this week, a judge released Wyndham on bond. She currently is under house arrest.
We question the thought process that resulted in this course of action. —MEGHANN MARCO
Walmart Gives Up: No Stores For New York City
By 3.28.07
Frustrated by a bruising, and so far unsuccessful battle to open its first discount store in the nation’s largest city, Wal-Mart’s chief executive said yesterday, “I don’t care if we are ever here.”
FTC Cracks Down on Monthly Maintenance Fees on Gift Cards
By 3.26.07
Retailers love gift cards. They get your money up front, so they can earn interest on your “deposit.” Cards bring customers into the store, where they often spend more than gift card value. Other consumers will forget they have the card, and the retailer keeps the money without selling anything. Nice margins!
North Carolina Kmart Fined $1,230 For Inaccurate Price Scans
By 3.2.07
Sure $1230 isn’t a lot of money to a store like Kmart, but it’s something.
Lead Prompts Recall Of Children's Necklaces, Earrings, And Rings
By 2.25.07
Kmart and Big Lots! are voluntarily recalling 121,000 necklaces, earrings, and rings that contain lead. This stunning announcement is sure to devastate Valentine sweethearts in pre-schools across the nation.
Kmart T-Shirt Protest Continues; Kmart Pulls Shirt
By 1.22.07
- A T-shirt sold at Kmart stores that shows a boy pushing down a girl and calls the action “Problem Solved” drew more than 50 protesters to the sidewalk in front of the chain’s Alexis Road store yesterday afternoon.
After initially refusing, Kmart has now agreed to pull the shirt.
- Spokesman Kim Freely said: “We’ve heard and respect the opinions of our customers and the item is no longer available at Kmart. And we have no plans to reorder it.”
Kmart Automatic Door Fractures Woman’s Ribs
By 1.10.07
Automatic doors in one West Virginia Kmart went haywire, attacking a customer.
Great Moments In Consumer Journalism: Kmart’s Taint
By 1.10.07
We were poking around the internet, as we often do, searching for interesting tidbits to share with you, our loyal readers, when we came across this bit of text from an editorial:
- The Levi Strauss & Co. rejected Kmart’s bid to buy the entire output of two factories slated for closing because it didn’t want Kmart’s taint on its brand.
We don’t want Kmart’s taint on, well, anything. —MEGHANN MARCO
Kmart’s “Domestic Violence” T-Shirt Irritates Shoppers
By 12.19.06
A shopper at an Augusta Kmart was shocked, shocked to see a children’s t-shirt featuring “two panels of stick figures, with a male figure pushing a female figure out of a box.” The shirt is captioned “Problem Solved.” Shoppers offended by the shirt have been complaining to the manager.
Kmart: The 2 Item, 21 Inch Receipt
By 12.19.06
Reader David writes in with a complaint about Kmart. David went to his local Kmart where he bought a lamp and a light bulb for that lamp. David was then printed a receipt that was 21 inches long. He measured it. From his blog:
Gift Cards Are The Most Popular Gift
By 12.19.06
The 2006 Deloitte report on gift cards is out, and it’s official. Gift cards are the single most popular gift this holiday season. But are they a good buy? Sort of. It seems that due to consumer pressure, and FTC pressure, stores are improving their customer service/disclosure of fees when it comes to gift cards. But that doesn’t meant there aren’t still a lot of problems. The Montgomery County, Maryland, Office of Consumer Protection which assesses dozens of cards annually, has released their 2006 report. The report evaluates 40 different gift cards, looking for things like whether or not the card can be replaced if lost or stolen, whether the cards have an expiration date, and whether fees are assessed to the card’s balance. Basically, you want to avoid the following cards:
Blue Light Special: Video Voyeur Busted in Kmart
By 12.12.06
Jon Fletcher went to the Kmart on Wednesday, but not to buy Christmas presents.
Happy Returns Mean Happy Returning Customers
By 12.9.06
Our favorite? “Wardrobing.” This is the retail industry term describing the practice of a consumer wearing a piece of clothing once and returning it; it’s especially common with prom and other special-occasion attire. Yay for girls at a dance with the tag still on the dress. This was probably pretty common at our prom, which we did not attend. Actually, never mind that, the dresses probably still had the security tags on, if you know what we mean. —MEGHANN MARCO
Man Hides in Furniture Box; Steals $80,000 from Kmart
By 11.28.06
Introducing our new favorite alleged thief, Greg G. Giannotta. Our buddy Greg, “hid inside a furniture box at Kmart until closing time and, according to police, swept the jewelry department nearly clean of merchandise.”
Kmart Has Your Huge Box of Pot
By 11.9.06
A huge-ass box of pot on its way to a Philadelphia drug dealer was mistakenly rerouted to the local Kmart, Saturday, where it was discovered by an employee in the stock room. Imagine their surprise when, instead of Martha Stewart towels staring up at them, the poor Kmart employee saw the, ahem, unfamiliar sight of 25lbs of marijuana. From the story:
Breaking: Sears Black Friday Ad
By 10.30.06
Nary seconds ago, Sears Black Friday ad pooped onto the internet.
