We advertise it, but we don't have it

Father's Day is coming. We know this from the various television and print ads that have been thrust beneath our noses for the last three weeks.  Some of us struggle more than others with what to get the guy who has everything and wants nothing, so when I heard that dad wanted "work shirts," that seemed to solve my problem.

What better quality work shirt to get the old man than a Dickies brand?

Even though I don't usually shop at the local K-Mart (I admit I'm a little put off by the panhandlers who are allowed to hang out there, holding signs, but that's for another day) I figured why not.  Their ad, pictured above, implied they had Dickies-brand clothing available.

Here's what happened.

Me: (wandering around men's department, searching for Dickies-brand men's work shirts. I wander two times more, just to be sure I haven't overlooked the obvious because sometimes that happens. I spy a clerk walking by and ask . . .) "Excuse me, do you have the Dickies-brand men's work shirts?

Clerk: No, we don't carry any of the Dickies men's clothing.

Me:  Thank you.

I left the store. I didn't have the ad with me, so wasn't sure if I'd mistaken the Dickies sale as being at the local K-Mart instead of at the local Sears or Target store.  I wandered down to the local Sears store and made my purchase there, instead. 

Yes, I am aware that Sears and K-Mart are owned by the same corporation.

Upon returning home, I checked the ads once again. Sure enough, K-Mart was advertising exactly what I was looking for, even though they "don't carry any of the Dickies men's clothing."  Huh. I wonder what else they advertise but don't carry?  Oh yeah. You must mean the OTHER K-Mart store - the one called "Sears." THEY'RE the ones with the Dickie's men's brand clothing.

I knew there was a reason I didn't shop at K-mart.  Every time I think it will be different - that I'll be able to find what is advertised and at the advertised price, it doesn't happen.  I'm not the only one.

Here is a sampling of posts from the K-Mart Facebook page:

i LIKE kMART i DONT HAVE TO GET DRESSED UP LIKE AT wALmART

KMART: Thanks for the feedback. We want to make sure you always feel comfortable when shopping with us.

OK seriously....I speak for everyone in the Mentor, OH area when I tell you that the management at store #4910 is KILLING your business. This is a nice store, with decent products and a decent selection. You have wide aisles and good prices. You also consistently have TWO registers open during the busiest hours of the day, a useless customer service department, and a parking lot full of shopping carts (none in the store). Please! Fix this! It's been declining for years, but now it's unbearable. I honestly don't know why I keep going back.

KMART: We will pass your comments along to the store and district managers.  

Today I took my grandson to Kmart for shorts , bought several pairs when we got home there was still a security tag still on,he lives out of town with no near by Kmart, so now I have to send them to him, For mothers Day I bought my daughter a dress, same thing, had to keep it, till I could get back to have it removed, Apparently the security tags don't work. 

KMART: Security tags don't make the best fashion statements, Jan. Let's take them off of your hands. Send us a private message with your name, phone number, address and order number so we can review your order for resolution. Please let us know which store you visited, too. Thank you.

HI WHERE CAN I GET GIRL FRIEND HOW DO I IMPRESS GIRL

KMART:  there are definitely a lot of great women at Kmart. Good luck!

Thank you! You are definitely alot more helpful than Wal-Mart! I will be sure to stroll around Kmart the next time I start feeling lonely! Thank a million Kmart!

let's hit up Kmart this Friday night instead of our usual gig at the club. According to Kmart they have all the hot babes!
Well, we don't like to brag..

Whoever is behind these kmart comments is hilarious

KMART:  Whoa, whoa. Let's just take it slow. Our hearts still belong to Mr. Blue Light.

Let the buyer beware at K-Mart, particularly at the antiquated, dilapidated, dingy Bridgeville, Pennsylvania store. I purchased a 35-ounce canister of Planters' Cocktail Peanuts on 8 June 2014 only to find upon getting the item home that it is stamped with a "best by" date of December 28, 2013. There was no indication at the display that the product was out of date or that the sale price was a clearance offer. I have yet to receive a response from contact made with K-Mart on Sunday about it. Next time, a bright, clean, modern, competitively priced Target will secure my business!

KMART: looks like our Pennsylvania store was having hard time parting with those peanuts. Let us make this right, were you able to share this with the store manager?

Even if you don't like shopping at K-Mart, the posts on the Facebook page are quite amusing - and they're doing something right with the representative who responds to complaints.  
Buyer beware: If you go to K-Mart expecting to purchase something they've advertised, you may not find it. Instead, you might find someone who wants to ask you on a date to eat expired peanuts.