“Excuse me, sir or madam. Are you satisfied with your current internet provider? Allow me to introduce you to another one that you’ll be sick of within a year, if you don’t shut the door in my face first!”The world of business is a brutal one. If you don’t have an excellent idea and a way to execute it without running out of funds, your brand is toast. Yet somehow, despite all odds, there are companies out there who continue to roam the earth like cockroaches, seemingly impossible to destroy.Reddit users have recently beendiscussingthese confusingly successful companies and business models, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below. Enjoy reading through, and be sure to upvote the businesses you’re shocked are still around too!This post may includeaffiliate links.
“Excuse me, sir or madam. Are you satisfied with your current internet provider? Allow me to introduce you to another one that you’ll be sick of within a year, if you don’t shut the door in my face first!”
The world of business is a brutal one. If you don’t have an excellent idea and a way to execute it without running out of funds, your brand is toast. Yet somehow, despite all odds, there are companies out there who continue to roam the earth like cockroaches, seemingly impossible to destroy.
Reddit users have recently beendiscussingthese confusingly successful companies and business models, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below. Enjoy reading through, and be sure to upvote the businesses you’re shocked are still around too!
This post may includeaffiliate links.
The Kardashians
F**k Ticketmaster
Nestle - with all the negative press about the terrible things they’ve done, surprised anyone still buys their products.
We reached out to the person who started this conversation in the first place, Reddit user Square-Floor8879, and they were kind enough to have a chat withBored Panda.
McAfee
Wells Fargo, why anyone would still trust them with their money baffles me.
Herbalife
There are a few companies that Square-Floor8879 is surprised are still around as well. “Amazon and online shopping have completely taken over society, so any department store that doesn’t differentiate itself from online shopping has me surprised it is still around,” the OP told Bored Panda. “Macys or JC Penney type [stores].”
Every single cryptocurrency related company
That furniture store that has had the “going out of business” sale going on for the last 4 years.
We were also curious what the OP believes is keeping these companies afloat. “It has to be a combination of loyal customers, reinventing themselves and maybe a financial strategy or aid that was provided either during COVID or otherwise,” they noted.
All those awful kiosks in malls that sell stuff no one honestly needs
classmates.com still trying to charge what you can get for free on Facebook
Finally, the OP added that they loved how involved their post became. “Every time I checked, there was so much to read and try to keep up with. A cool experience for sure!”
I hope they don’t but Arizona Ice Tea has cost the same my whole life. Good on them.
Burlington. Place is basically Goodwill with clothes people haven’t worn yet.
The Chinese buffet across the parking lot from the coffee shop where I work. My boss saw them defrosting fish fillets on the roof of a car once. Directly on the car. I don’t know how many times we’ve had to call the health department on them.They leave the dumpsters looking like a war crime, too
Edible Arrangements. I’m convinced this company survives on one time orders that are for the hell of it, not actual repeat customers.
AOLAOL’s 2022 revenue was $7.4 billion. AOL has 10,350 employees, and the revenue per employee ratio is $714,975 per.🤯
Kohls. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Kohl’s. But everytime I go in there it feels like 90% of the shoppers there are just there to return their Amazon package. Kohls does have some pretty good stuff so I do hope they stay in business (mostly because they are just so convenient for returns.
Macy’sOne of my favorite stores but it gets pretty depressing to shop there. You see maybe like 2 employees on the entire floor. Products are often never organized and the fitting rooms are even worse. Clothes just dropped on the floor and no one ever checks how many clothes you go in with or what you truly do inside… some macys are better but many are really bad. Feels like a complete ghost town
I’m honestly surprised every “Check cashing” and “payday loan” and “title loan” place hasn’t been shut down due to violence against their staff, yet. Every single one of those places is a detriment to their community and the fact that nobody is throwing molotovs in to them on a regular basis astounds me.
All the mattress stores that are somehow across the street from each other and never have any customers but open new locations down the street all the time.
Mary Kay
Chuck E. Cheese’s, lost its hay day years ago, business sucks, shows aren’t that good, animatronics mostly gone at this point. And debt. Lots of it. Surprised they’re still around even though they just filed for bankruptcy three years ago.
Amway!
Tv guide still exists In print, not just the channel.
Those adult video stores.
Uber. After 14 years and $32bn of cumulative losses, they have only just this year started to turn a profit.
Yahoo. They’ve been through a lot and are still staying alive.
Honestly? F****n NetflixThey upped the price, cracked down on password sharing, and there’s talk about them adding ads.They don’t have any big or popular franchises anymore, there’s like 5 things worth watching, and don’t bother with any of the original content they spend literal millions of dollars on every year because no matter how good or well received the show is it will be canceled in the first or second season.The only thing people consistently tune in to Netflix for is Stranger Things, so they’ll probably have a spike in 5 years when the next season comes out.
Guitar Center, I worked for them for 13 years, they were on the brink of death the whole time.
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applebeeswhy are people going therewhy are people working there
Twitter.
KFC. They lowered their quality so much I can’t eat there. I actually have a Colonel Sanders tattoo. So, you can say I’m a fan. I’m really a fan of the man himself. He failed over and over and died a household name. Look him up. It’s a cool story.
Papa Johns. Horrible food that somehow gets worse every year. In the 90’s they rocked.
Chipotle.They had a severe ecoli outbreak that spread to at least 13 states.
Subway! Quiznos and Blimpie have better sandwiches!
It feels like they have been saying Claire’s is on the edge of bankruptcy for 20 years.
I’m convinced that when the nuclear apocalypse finally happens there will only be two things left on this earth: cockroaches and Frontier Communications
Best Buy. I thought they would have gone the way of Fry’s, The Good Guys or RadioShack
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Buffalo Wild Wings.Hear me out:Music so loud you can’t hear yourself think, wings that taste meh at best, and an insane price tag to boot.
Kmart and Sears. They’re on their last leg, and I’m going to be sad for them to go, but how there’s still two Kmarts left and a couple dozen Sears left is shocking
JC Penny
Office Depot
Burger King. I never see anyone inside them, the parking lot and drive thru are always empty. When was the last you or anyone you know ate there? How are they still around?
Counting the days for Lularoe to call it quits
Quiznos. All Quiznos where I live have gone out of business get some still exist in my state. Gods I miss the place…
Boston Market
DoorDash somehow loses money on every transaction. Not clear how that’s sustainable for any kind of growth
FitBit. I had one years ago, but I am really surprised they are still around considering you can get more full featured smart watches for the price.
Tim Hortons. It used to sell decent fare but they expanded their selection of food in 2006, got bought out and took an absolute nosedive in food quality. The only people who seem to like it are younger Canadians with no memory of the “before” times and newcomers to the country.
Mapquest
Equifax – they could hardly be doing less to take data security seriously, yet they continue to exist as a for-profit entity with tremendous influence and no effective federal oversight.
BetterHelp. So many ethical issues😬
Hardees. The only time I ever see customers there is for their breakfast. I’ve never seen more than a car or two in the parking lot after 11 a.m.
Party City.Huge stores with thousands of skus and I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than 10 people inside one.
There’s a vacuum store in my town that’s been open for as long as I can remember. With the ease of new stick vacuums and just in general idk who would ever need to go in there
Golden Corral - everything there tastes old and bad.
HP. Specifically their printers but not just their printers. They are so shamelessly anti-consumer that I don’t know why anyone would buy HP. They don’t have brand appeal like an Apple or Tesla, and competitors offer better versions of everything they sell.
Carvana.They offered me $300 for a car I sold for $6k… they can get f****d.
Long John Silvers. Why do people eat that c**p?
Oracle. I have no idea what they are doing, they seem to have exactly one product, a database engine that is severely outdated, but somehow they are still raking in billions.
Spirit Airlines
Redbox
Dippin' dots. Disgusting tiny ice cream balls that I’ve never seen anyone eat (aside from myself one time because I thought I’d try it)
comicxposure. Bought some comics and never got them. Checked BBB and this is a common occurrence. They never reply to anybody on their main site or social media. They never answer the phone either. Absolutely no way of getting in contact with them.That was years ago. Checked their site today, and they’re somehow still up. It’s mind-boggling. They can just take your money, never send out anything with no replies what so ever and still remain in business.Google their name and you’ll see countless people warning you to avoid them like the plague.
Rent A Center
Stitchfix, I have trouble believing that many people would rather pay to have an algo choose their outfit than pick it themselves.
Soap Opera Digest. There are four shows left.
Hot topic
Staples.The mismanagement and insane pay of the incompetent is outrageous. They are incredibly top heavy with mid to upper level employees making $100k + bonuses who contribute maybe $15k worth of actual effort.
Panera bread.Went to both Chik Fil a and Panera on the same weekend (busy weekend) and got, nearly the same thing at each….Panera was twice as much, asked for a tip, waited forever to order and get my food, and I had to do all the “waitering” myself.Chik Fil a was half as much, asked for no tip, and had extra employees Takiing orders, bringing you your food, etc.
National Post.A major conservative Canadian Newspaper that failed to turn a profit for the first thirteen years of operation. It’s not propaganda though. Couldn’t be.
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