Retail News - Page 14

highwater · #**261** Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 9:14 PM**

Too bad LEED criteria don't include location.

markbarbera · #**262** Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 9:35 PM**

Okay, so this location wasn't what any of us would have had as a first choice, but still it's good to have a MEC nearby.

matt602 · #**263** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 2:39 AM**

Indeed, they did a good job considering.

raisethehammer · #**264** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 3:12 AM**

Borington's not for me, thanks.

the dude · #**265** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 1:33 PM**

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the dude · #**266** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 1:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by raisethehammer

BOOO!!

HISSSSSSSSSSS!

markbarbera · #**267** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 3:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by raisethehammer

Borington's not for me, thanks.

How can you possibly take issue with people disparaging Hamilton when you use deragatory (and juvenile) terms like that to describe our neighbouring city? An apology is due to residents of Burlington (but I suspect it's not forthcoming). Mark down another credibility-reducing moment for raisethehammer...

coalminecanary · #**268** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 4:25 PM**

oh the burlington mec. why do you haunt me?

raisethehammer · #**269** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by markbarbera

How can you possibly take issue with people disparaging Hamilton when you use deragatory (and juvenile) terms like that to describe our neighbouring city? An apology is due to residents of Burlington (but I suspect it's not forthcoming). Mark down another credibility-reducing moment for raisethehammer...

Lol...are you for real?? derogatory??? disparaging???
Most people I know who live over there use that term. geez, you make it sound like I dropped an 'N-bomb' on someone.

Disparaging and derogatory would be stuff like shite-hole or filthy, crappy city etc....
Burlington IS boring. That's why people who live there call it that.
Lol. Sheesh. The only apology being offered is to everyone on this site who had their intelligence insulted by your over-the-top post.

raisethehammer · #**270** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by coalminecanary

oh the burlington mec. why do you haunt me?

LOL...you did a heck of a great job trying to get them here. Sadly the economics of sprawl and it's massive taxpayer subsidies are still to attractive, even for a so-called 'green' company like MEC.
Don't beat yourself up. That MEC campaign was one of the best we've seen in years around here. Right up there with LRT.
Too bad EcDev doesn't have you on staff. You'd be certain to win some, and bring new business to town. Which is more than can be said about their current operation.

Jon Dalton · #**271** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by raisethehammer

BOOO!!

http://www.mec.ca/Main/content_text....=1226351089181

Check out all their other various locations. Most are located in central areas and some are adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Shame they couldn't do that here.

markbarbera · #**272** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 5:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by raisethehammer

Lol...are you for real?? derogatory??? disparaging???
Most people I know who live over there use that term. geez, you make it sound like I dropped an 'N-bomb' on someone.

Disparaging and derogatory would be stuff like shite-hole or filthy, crappy city etc....
Burlington IS boring. That's why people who live there call it that.
Lol. Sheesh. The only apology being offered is to everyone on this site who had their intelligence insulted by your over-the-top post.

Say what you like, to call Burlington 'Borlington' may sound cute to you, but it is offensive to people who live in Burlington. You may find it boring, but that does not give you the right to mock the city with this term. As a resident of Hamilton, I know what it is like to be on the receiving end of a disparaging comment about my city, and so do you. One cannot demand respect without showing it in return. Given your vocation, I find it disturbing that you cannot appreciate that fact.

adam · #**273** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 5:47 PM**

I agree. People from other cities read these threads and we need to respect that.

raisethehammer · #**274** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 9:02 PM**

As I said earlier, I first heard that term from Burlington residents. Chill.

bornagainbiking · #**275** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 9:24 PM**

I was looking at the MEC on-line. One thing I did notice many products were or or made in China and Viet Nam.
Considering the times Buying Canadian (North American) should be a major factor for any Canadian Company.

raisethehammer · #**276** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by bornagainbiking

I was looking at the MEC on-line. One thing I did notice many products were or or made in China and Viet Nam.
Considering the times Buying Canadian (North American) should be a major factor for any Canadian Company.

very true, although the jobs are long gone. so many companies have offshored all their good jobs and they ain't coming back.
Barack Obama has his work cut out for him.

Hammer Native · #**277** Posted **Nov 11, 2008, 11:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by hammergirl

Was there ever a Peoples in the mall before?

I can't remember if there was ever a Peoples in JS, but there was a Birk's at one time when they unfortunately left their magnificent old building at King and James for the mall. I could be wrong but I thought there was a Peoples on the north side of King at Gore Park up until the 1970's-80's.

hammergirl · #**278** Posted **Nov 12, 2008, 3:21 AM**

Something else crossed my mind about Peoples....is this a relocation of the Centre Mall Peoples?

BCTed · #**279** Posted **Nov 12, 2008, 4:03 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

Lol...are you for real?? derogatory??? disparaging???
Most people I know who live over there use that term. geez, you make it sound like I dropped an 'N-bomb' on someone.

Disparaging and derogatory would be stuff like shite-hole or filthy, crappy city etc....
Burlington IS boring. That's why people who live there call it that.
Lol. Sheesh. The only apology being offered is to everyone on this site who had their intelligence insulted by your over-the-top post.

I'm with markbarbera.

BCTed · #**280** Posted **Nov 12, 2008, 4:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by markbarbera

Say what you like, to call Burlington 'Borlington' may sound cute to you, but it is offensive to people who live in Burlington. You may find it boring, but that does not give you the right to mock the city with this term. As a resident of Hamilton, I know what it is like to be on the receiving end of a disparaging comment about my city, and so do you. One cannot demand respect without showing it in return. Given your vocation, I find it disturbing that you cannot appreciate that fact.

The use of "Borington" is only a piece of this --- whatever term raisethehammer chooses to use that city, he has made his dislike and disrespect for it and its people very clear. I may be mistaken, but I believe that he once stated that he would rather make the trip into Toronto to visit MEC rather than to visit the new store.