Latest Breaking News

The Green Manalishi

(1,054 posts)

17. Their 'Stafford' shirts

Thu May 17, 2012, 09:29 AM

May 2012

aren't what they used to be and the selection is poor these days. Used to be I could get a decent looking, long lasting dress shirt in my size for a reasonable price. Now the men's department here (Santa Rosa, CA) looks like no one has been stocking or straightening for months. And the sales clerks told me that they did a 'Circuit City' trick, cut everyone's hours to part time (no more benefits) and got rid of the best, most highly paid people.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

49 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

J.C. Penney Is the New Sears: Ron Johnson Has Done “Incalculable Damage,” Davidowitz Says [View all] pstokely May 2012 OP

There is an interesting thread on this from the other day Sherman A1 May 2012 #1

"New Coke" Itchinjim May 2012 #2

Target Boosts Q1 Profits Sherman A1 May 2012 #3

This really bothers me. I LIKE the new pricing Ilsa May 2012 #4

I loved the coupons vankuria May 2012 #10

I hate to tell you this, but Google "Kohls discount markup" renate May 2012 #23

That's old hat in retail, stores have been doing that for decades (or longer). SomeGuyInEagan May 2012 #26

Kohl's uses electronic price tags jmowreader May 2012 #48

I bet most stores do markups vankuria May 2012 #30

I have always suspected Kohl's of this joeglow3 May 2012 #38

I very, very rarely shop there anymore since they've changed and dropped the coupons. IndyJones May 2012 #41

I'm with you - hate the time coupons require. spooky3 May 2012 #13

The quality has changed over the last years Avis May 2012 #14

We are a disposable society ... SomeGuyInEagan May 2012 #27

Actually, this last time I went to Penney's, I didn't see that fadish stuff they had JDPriestly May 2012 #19

I like the new pricing system too. JDPriestly May 2012 #18

I shop the same way you do--if I shopped at the mall, I'd like Penney's better now than before renate May 2012 #24

Good idea. I would, as usual, forget the coupon. JDPriestly May 2012 #32

My mom loved the coupons... I hated the coupons high density May 2012 #34

Macy's has coupons vankuria May 2012 #44

They stopped selling a major part Lars39 May 2012 #5

Their 'Stafford' shirts The Green Manalishi May 2012 #17

We gave up on Stafford shirts...they started wearing out pretty quickly. Lars39 May 2012 #29

The marketing seems to be all about image. CBHagman May 2012 #6

Yeah those new mailings are totally useless high density May 2012 #35

Agreed vankuria May 2012 #45

Do people never experiment first? originalpckelly May 2012 #7

JCPenny Gay Day!! Ian David May 2012 #8

I'm not gay, but I suspect that part of Penney's problem is that the right-wing JDPriestly May 2012 #20

What is crazy is the insistance that this the right way to go liberal N proud May 2012 #9

"the company insists that the "public" just needs more education." Proud Public Servant May 2012 #15

My experience was that I was getting the same deal at Penney's as at Macy's JDPriestly May 2012 #21

Never been a J.C. Penney shopper, but Johnson Made Target and Apple Stores. onehandle May 2012 #11

My wife and I stopped shopping there Roland99 May 2012 #12

See my post about my experience. JDPriestly May 2012 #22

My wife is a genius when it comes to couponing Roland99 May 2012 #28

But, as I pointed out in my post, I paid the same price at Penney's that I JDPriestly May 2012 #31

But, before the change, you could very well have been able to buy yet another at JCP Roland99 May 2012 #33

No. Perhaps I misunderstand you, but I think that to get the same price JDPriestly May 2012 #37

Not that I like Walmart, but they seem to do fine without coupons and huge sales high density May 2012 #36

I always felt the new management and pricing policies were a direct attempt to wreck JC Penny. mikeytherat May 2012 #16

What are the odds that Ron Johnson has one of those MBA degrees? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #25

last time i went their clothing selection didn't seem as good as before JI7 May 2012 #39

Yes, they seemed to have fewer clothes that I'd be interested in wearing Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #47

I read several headlines at the end of last year about how AWESOME JCP was going to be this year underpants May 2012 #40

Have been a JCP shopper for about 30 years - lynne May 2012 #42

I like the new price system and hated the bloody coupons. Cass May 2012 #43

I don't know where you DUers all are but.... JNelson6563 May 2012 #46

I go once at year Mz Pip May 2012 #49