10 Brands That May Disappear in 2011

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Since it seems several people were stunned by this post, let me clarify. The woman was in middle management with blockbuster. She went on and on about the company for about 15 minutes about how strong the company was. I do not find humor in her misfortune, just in her complete lack of understanding of her companies financial situation, especially since this was not a teenager working the desk at a store.

Maybe she knows something you don't and has faith in her company. Maybe she feels BB can compete over RedBox and NetFlix, maybe BB has a new business model they are rolling out and she's excited for it. Maybe shes a single mother of two who will lose her house if she gets laid off and is in denial of BB's losses. You never know.

P.S. I read your post just fine.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Maybe she knows something you don't and has faith in her company. Maybe she feels BB can compete over RedBox and NetFlix, maybe BB has a new business model they are rolling out and she's excited for it. Maybe shes a single mother of two who will lose her house if she gets laid off and is in denial of BB's losses. You never know.

P.S. I read your post just fine.

LOL @ the bold

[epchick]

If T-Mobile merges with Sprint, I WILL leave. I've dealt with Sprint before, and will never do it again. I'll go to Verizon before I become a Sprint customer again.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Maybe she knows something you don't and has faith in her company. Maybe she feels BB can compete over RedBox and NetFlix, maybe BB has a new business model they are rolling out and she's excited for it. Maybe shes a single mother of two who will lose her house if she gets laid off and is in denial of BB's losses. You never know.

P.S. I read your post just fine.

Nah....I get your point, but she actually discussed why she thought it was a solid company and pretty extensively about her personal life during this conversation. The woman pretty much dominated the conversation. If she thought the company had a new business model, the only thing she mentioned is that you can rent the game systems at their stores and buy snack food. Maybe she was trying to convince herself and her friends that Blockbuster is a strong company, but honestly, if I worked for a company that was in trouble, I probably wouldn't monopolize a conversation talking about how wonderful it was.

P.S. You read INTO my post what you wanted just fine.