YolksOnU t1_j41adn9 wrote on January 12, 2023 at 2:14 PM

And nothing of value was lost. Marden's was one thing 20, 30 years ago, selling surplus and salvage was one thing when most products, in general, were higher quality than today. Now everything they sell is insanely cheap Chinese-made trash that just happened to be salvage.

The only things worth buying there are tarps and carpet. Anything else you're getting ripped off by paying money for it at all.

xrayjack t1_j41wppz wrote on January 12, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Chains, rope, nuts and bolts l. It was my go to for that stuff. Kids clothes occasionally.

SpreadAccomplished16 t1_j42ctxy wrote on January 12, 2023 at 6:21 PM

Yeah they still get the occasional shipment of monitors/other tech, furniture is okay if you look. Flooring is super cheap by the foot. Carpeting, kids toys, etc.

AssumptionLivid6879 t1_j46ibg7 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 2:43 PM

As long as people keep buying Chinese-made trash from Amazon and Walmart, Marden’s will be prosperous.

Quality is a thing of the past in the United States. Most things have no competitors.

Are you going to buy a wooden spoon with hair made by a Granny in the county for your daughter or are you going to buy the latest Barbie or Disney princess made in China? We as a country are addicted to chinesium: buy, use once, trash.

Are you going to buy the Restoration Hardware couch made in North Carolina, or are you going to buy the chinesium dupe on Amazon for 1/2 the cost?