Sandy21 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 I am repeatedly being asked where I shop, which is totally acceptable. However WHY are stores that have closed or gone out of business constantly included in the list? Some of the businesses listed have been gone for 10 years or more! Do you suppose that this is a trick question or are those that compose these surveys working off a totally outdated list? Case in point, today I was asked if I shop at Mrs.Gooch. WholecFoods took over this store maybe 20 years ago! What's your take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy21 Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 Now I feel REALLY OLD! I looked up when Whole Foods took over Mrs.Gooch and here is what I found! When did Whole Foods buy Mrs Gooch? 1993 Over 30 years ago! Why in the world would a store that was bought out over 30 years ago be a choice as to where we shop today? Mind-boggling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFriday Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 I know. In the Chicago area, Dominick's closed all of their stores 10 years ago, but I still see them listed on some surveys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnleona Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 They have Daytons in some surveys and they have been gone from Minnesota for years. They were the top department store for years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Useless Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 I see Wieboldt's listed as well. It was closed in 1987 and I'm surprised it lasted that long. I went there as a very little kid in the early 60s. I think these are just trick questions to weed out the non-serious survey takers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy21 Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 10 hours ago, Useless said: I see Wieboldt's listed as well. It was closed in 1987 and I'm surprised it lasted that long. I went there as a very little kid in the early 60s. I think these are just trick questions to weed out the non-serious survey takers. I agree! trick questions. Thanks for your response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neminem Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Definitely the latter. They're pulling from a database that hasn't been maintained in aeons, because maintenance costs money, and having a buggy survey doesn't. It always makes me sad seeing Fresh & Easy in lists - they were one of my favorite grocery stores, until they went out of business like a decade ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy21 Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, neminem said: Definitely the latter. They're pulling from a database that hasn't been maintained in aeons, because maintenance costs money, and having a buggy survey doesn't. It always makes me sad seeing Fresh & Easy in lists - they were one of my favorite grocery stores, until they went out of business like a decade ago. Oh, I loved Fresh and Easy too! I still miss them, understand they were a.UK company that didn't find the US market profitable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oshawott Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Not sure if we're thinking about the same survey, but there's this one pre-survey that I get occasionally that lists like 15 stores and asks if you've shopped at any of them in the past month, and at least several of the stores are ones that I've never heard of or don't believe actually exist anymore. From my experience that survey is basically one big trick question because it also asks a few other questions that are clearly meant to detect bots or people who aren't paying attention. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
episemion Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 3 hours ago, Oshawott said: Not sure if we're thinking about the same survey, but there's this one pre-survey that I get occasionally that lists like 15 stores and asks if you've shopped at any of them in the past month, and at least several of the stores are ones that I've never heard of or don't believe actually exist anymore. From my experience that survey is basically one big trick question because it also asks a few other questions that are clearly meant to detect bots or people who aren't paying attention. Know the one you mean , but don't recall the company. From experience , it seems to simply be a gateway to another survey. The answers do not seem to matter on accuracy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmith4 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 It seems like they are running an outdated lists. It could be a discrepancy on their end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jipsyjo30 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 It could be a trick question. A couple I've seen that no longer exist are Sam Goody and that retro 80's young men's clothing store, Chess King! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsielc Posted April 5 Report Share Posted April 5 On 3/27/2024 at 4:08 PM, Oshawott said: Not sure if we're thinking about the same survey, but there's this one pre-survey that I get occasionally that lists like 15 stores and asks if you've shopped at any of them in the past month, and at least several of the stores are ones that I've never heard of or don't believe actually exist anymore. From my experience that survey is basically one big trick question because it also asks a few other questions that are clearly meant to detect bots or people who aren't paying attention. i see that one all the time too. you select the stores you know, and then it says how much did you spend in a store that you nver heard of ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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