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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

K-Mart sucks, Ray.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I bought my Dreamcast at Kmart

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I remember when sears had a video game section.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

So long Kmart. o7

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why the clickbait? Just put where it is in the title and save us a click

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because they need site traffic ad views to pay the electric bill.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I understand why the website did it, but not why op did it. Surely they don't get a cut of their ad traffic?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

let's not forget one of the best holiday ad campaigns in recent history was from Kmart.

may they ship their pants eternal in blue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8enIDEKrzA

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oh great, now Peace & Love, Inc. by Information Society is going to be totally dated. How is anyone going to know what "a blue light special on truth" means now, let alone why it's "the hottest thing with the youth."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Hopefully this means that when I search for Kmart items I'll finally only get Australian results for things I can actually buy, rather than stupid Google search results offering USA results, even when I tell it that I'm in Australia where Kmart is alive and well with apparently 301 stores in the country.

Here's an example of me searching for "kmart sandles" on "google.com.au"

Search for "kmart sandles" on "google.com.au" and see USA results.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Add site:kmart.au to your search

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Google will still find a way to fuck up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ever since it became about engagement rather than the right results, the writing was on the wall.

Fortunately this means that there are significant opportunities for search competition. The only thing you need to do is give better results than Google.

Just like all the search engines before Google, it too will become a footnote in the history of the internet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Just like all the search engines before Google, it too will become a footnote in the history of the internet.

It's true. Just ask Jeeves.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Didn't realize K-mart was even still in business.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Where have you been buying your Ks?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I shop at S-Mart for all my letter-based shopping needs. I shop smart, at S-Mart

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're buying K's? I only buy vowels.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was shocked when I found a legit s-mart in (the real) northern California, I'd always thought it was Sam Rami poking fun at k-mart. I haven't been past that particular store in 15 years, but I wouldn't be shocked at all to learn that it's still going. And that it survived k-mart, it's an interesting time we live in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

There used to be an S-Mart in southern California too, but it closed down. It was a Korean supermarket similar to H-mart.

[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bridgehampton, New York.

Fucking clickbait headlines.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

So we going or what?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

It was in the handle though, so that's a bit better?