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Say it Ain't So

dedono — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:23:15 GMT

I heard a rumor in my community over the weekend and and I verified it today. The Rehoboth Beach outlet store is closing. The last day is December 31. It will be missed by me and lot of other folks in the Rehoboth area.

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SahmIam — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:38:08 GMT

Please don't hate me for saying this: I'm not surprised as it's NOT what it once was. I stopped going in there a few years ago because it was dirty, the merchandise was dirty, worn..... the whole place was just unclean on many levels.

10 years plus ago I purchased Waterford, gold, gemstones at wonderful prices and the quality was excellent. Now, it's....very different.

Re: Say it Ain't So

dedono — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:02:05 GMT

Have you been there in the past year? Just wondering, as it has been completely redone and it is immaculate. I am only here about 3.5 years so I can only compare it to the place before the renovation and it is really beautiful now.

As I said, I can't speak to the merchandise and I would beleive that as I used to be able to buy things at Lands End and never fear that the size would be wrong. I have now stopped ordering from them as the sizes are no longer consistent and neither is the quality in many cases.

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SahmIam — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:07:52 GMT

@dedono No, I haven't. We stopped going after a family member found a disgusting object in the pocket of a pair of womens' slacks. Each year it seemed to get worse and worse, sadly. That was a few years ago when we finally said enough.

Odd that they would do all that work to then close it. I do know it was always busy; wonder if traffic had slowed down over time.

Re: Say it Ain't So

bmorechick — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:17:42 GMT

We will be riding up to Rehobeth on Saturday to visit the Hunt & Lane Indonesian furniture store on Wilmington Ave but I am going to slide up to the outlets to check that out. I was in the outlet about 2 years ago and it was chaotic and yea, kinda dirty and seedy.

Re: Say it Ain't So

dedono — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:44:51 GMT

According to my neighbor who had heard it from a friend, she said the same thing. The response was even with the reno's the rent increase over time made it cost ineffective. I have noticed over the past three years here a phenomenon that is puzzling to me albeit not reserved for here alone. The greedy landlords would rather keep a vacant store than negotiate a fair increase. It never makes sense to me to have a vacant store, since you are still paying the taxes. I would rather negotiate an escalating increase than leave a store vacant but that is just me.

Re: Say it Ain't So

SahmIam — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:11:37 GMT

@dedono If the property is vacant, the landlord can write it off as a loss/business expense on their taxes. It's a win-win for them.

When the tidal wave of foreclosures hit years ago, I couldn't understand why a bank would keep a house instead of accepting a contract on it (shortsale) that was $10-20,000 less than the mortgage. Wouldn't it be better to have the property sold than sitting there, falling apart for years?

NO. It was better because they could write it off as an expense and then when it sold, write off the difference as a loss.

Lessons learned, let me tell you. Landlords/bank do NOTHING that will cost THEM money, trust me.

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Boehm Collector — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:48:22 GMT

My DH and I went to the outlet twice ... one-two years ago. Both times it was a huge disappointment.

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wildcat fan — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:36:18 GMT

I went there a few years ago and was really disappointed. What a mess! Honestly, I'm surprised it's lasted this long.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:00:19 GMT

What part of the country is this?

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I am still oxox — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 15:22:38 GMT

Delaware, adjacent to a huge outlet mall on US 1

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
What part of the country is this?

Re: Say it Ain't So

Emeralddotty — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:58:37 GMT

Yes unfortunately it is true. My friend sent me a notification posted in the store. Of all the outlets, the remodeled Rehobeth was the nicest. So sorry to see it go. Several months ago I read that QVC will be closing many of it's facilities in the US. Hope that is not true.

Re: Say it Ain't So

LilacTree — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:34:23 GMT

@SahmIam wrote:
@dedono If the property is vacant, the landlord can write it off as a loss/business expense on their taxes. It's a win-win for them.

When the tidal wave of foreclosures hit years ago, I couldn't understand why a bank would keep a house instead of accepting a contract on it (shortsale) that was $10-20,000 less than the mortgage. Wouldn't it be better to have the property sold than sitting there, falling apart for years?

NO. It was better because they could write it off as an expense and then when it sold, write off the difference as a loss.

Lessons learned, let me tell you. Landlords/bank do NOTHING that will cost THEM money, trust me.

@SahmIam

We have one in my family. It is called a "zombie house." What was once a beautiful house is now crumbling apart, the grass is so high and the landscaping so devoured by deer that it looks like something out of a hideous scary movie. It is flooded inside and mold everywhere, even up the walls and high ceilings. Nothing can be done to it but tear it down.

Most tragic of all is it has brought down the values of all the surrounding homes. There should be a law against this. Nothing the former owners can do about it, as that mortgage was foreclosed years ago. It just sits there in its horrible state.

Re: Say it Ain't So

Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 16:07:04 GMT

@LilacTree

So good to see you .... I was thinking about you MIA the other day! I hope all is well. Tink

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LilacTree — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:39:32 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@LilacTree

So good to see you .... I was thinking about you MIA the other day! I hope all is well. Tink

@Tinkrbl44

Hi Tink! Ortho doc made changes to my sling enabling me to get my hand out of it enough to type with both hands now. It's still slow going and for only short spurts, but it's encouraging. It will be a long haul, but eventually I'll get my shoulder back. PT starts in three weeks. I'm going to hate that, but I know it's necessary.

Had some family over yesterday and couldn't allow hugs! That was a bummer.

Thanks for thinking about me!