What type of businesses, does your city/town have too many of?

[Liberalynn]

Ours has way too many gas stations, pharmacies, pizza shops, coffe/bagel places, fast food places, and Italian resturaunts. Now don't get me wrong I love Italian food, its just some variety would be nice.

We did finally get an Applebees but a Red Lobster would be great. We do have one Mexican but its way expensive and always too crowded, and one decent Chineese, then a kind of fast food type Chineese. There's just so little choice for a medium priced nice meal.

We desperately need a book store too and a Best Buy or Circut City, and some kind of alternative to Wally World for clothes and other non food items.

Luckily we have a great supermarket for food.

But is our business recruiters working on any of those alternatives! No they just keep bringing in more pharmacies and breakfast shops.

[flvegan]

1. Way too many strip clubs.

No, seriously.

[Liberalynn]

2. I believe you!

We don't have any of those here.

[Wcross]

3. The nearest one to me is 60 miles.

I feel that it isn't fair that I am deprived of quality entertainment due to my location.

[flvegan]

19. Within a 10 mile radius (as the crow flies) I believe that I have 20.

At least.

If you'd like to send me a couple hundred bucks, I'll go get some lap dances for you. :rofl:

[SteppingRazor]

57. So, how's Tampa?

Just a guess. :hi:

[flvegan]

61. You're familiar with the area?

Good show!

The Mons is still the Grail around here, I believe.

[SteppingRazor]

64. Actually, I've never been....

but your profile said you lived in Florida, and that pretty much meant Tampa, if there's that many strip joints. It could only be Tampa or South Florida (they closed most of them down in the Orlando area), and living in South Florida, I know there's a lot of strip joints here, but not nearly that many. So, Tampa it is.

[lildreamer316]

60. Just send it to me and be done with.

:evilgrin:

[flvegan]

62. Okay, for the first time

I'm at a total loss for words.

We have that "no touching" rule around here, but nobody enforces it. hint, hint

[likesmountains 52]

46. tourist junk..

[LeftyMom]

58. One on every block, it seems like. nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. deli's.

[Liberalynn]

13. We don't have any self standing delis here.

Only sub shops. The only delis are in Wally World and two of our grocery stores.

[Crazy Dave]

5. Pawn shops and check cashing stores n/t

[Liberalynn]

15. We don't have either of those.

There are a lot of banks though.

[Wcross]

6. Payday loan companies, so called "discount" tobacco stores. n/t

[TK421]

7. chiropractors n/t

[Liberalynn]

16. Must be a lot of people with bad backs in your area!

;)

[TK421]

24. I think so, but many of them are struggling for business

including my landlord, whos office is right below my apartment

[mainegreen]

8. Hotels. Way to many, and still they're popping up like those crazy whack-a-moles.

I just don't have a big enough hammer to bring them down.

[Liberalynn]

10. LOL

We have too few hotels here, and they are actually thinking about tearing a kind of crowded one down to build a new store for an existing Right Aid pharmacy. :shrug: Only a few buildings down for a new Walgreens.

[ohiosmith]

9. Escort services.

[Liberalynn]

17. That's a unique catagory!

[ohiosmith]

25. Las Vegas is a unique city.

[Initech]

11. Housing businesses

Our freeways are insane, we're running out of land and resources, and yet new housing tracts keep popping up like weeds. :argh:

[Liberalynn]

21. I hear you. The traffic is getting awful here too.

We live in what used to be pretty much a rural area, but now there is less noise, when I stay at my sister's house, and she lives in a much bigger city. There's dozens of cars going by every few seconds.

Our town council looks set to approve yet another development too.

[Inchworm]

12. Churches

More churches than houses it seems...

:shrug:

[Heidi]

14. Same here. Every half hour, we hear church bells ringing in four surrounding villages.

For the longest time, I thought it would become "white noise" like the railroad sounds become. But noooooooooooooooooo.

[Inchworm]

20. Is it always the same song?

There oughta be a law against that! Every 30min!! gah

:hi:

[Heidi]

27. Nope. The various churches occasionally change their songs.

That's why it never becomes white noise.

It's actually every 15 minutes, but it's only bell chimes (no song) on the quarter hour.

[Inchworm]

35. Does it seem to have an effect

on voter turn-out.... err, Church participation? They may be on to something here.

Poll Songs! Every 15 minutes!

:D

[RubyDuby in GA]

18. Damn! You beat me to it.

Way toooooooooo many churches in this here neck of the woods.

[Inchworm]

39. I think thats a common theme

In the region :)

:hi:

[Liberalynn]

29. There's a church on our road whose parishoners drive really really

slow. My sister jokes that their minister must lecture on speeding every Sunday. ;)

[Inchworm]

41. Hehe

among other things Im sure. ;)

:hi:

[Roon]

22. Starbucks eom

[Liberalynn]

37. One just moved to our area

and we have two Tim Hortons! Not sure why we needed two? :shrug:

[Monk06]

48. Starbucks Density - Downtown Vancouver - 20 locations within 2 mile radius of my apt.

[Roon]

52. That's the way it is on the shuttle bus on our outdoor mall

every other stop has a starbucks.

[AlCzervik]

23. nail salons and fast food places. What we need is more book stores and some place to buy clothes.

[Liberalynn]

31. Sounds similar to our area

except we don't have too many nail salons.

[HERVEPA]

26. Nail salons for sure!

[LanternWaste]

28. Hooters

Too many Hooters, Wal-Marts and (for whatever reason) Used Tire Shops.

But this being north Texas, I don't expect anything of real substance to become popular (other than farmer's markets-- of which, there is no place in the world that has too many...)

[Liberalynn]

32. Farmers markets are great!

No Hooters here.

[XemaSab]

30. Shops with $250 jeans and restaurants with $50 entrees.

:P

[Liberalynn]

33. Wow!

That sounds pretty pricey!

[1gobluedem]

34. Coffee houses

It's a college town but even so; they are everywhere.

[Liberalynn]

40. We have a college here too, so that must play into it.

But I agree how many do you really need, even then?

[NewJeffCT]

36. Insurance companies

I was born in Hartford, CT...

[MrCoffee]

38. canine boutiques...

how many damn gourmet dog bone stores does one friggin' city need?

[Initech]

43. Do you live in Santa Monica by any chance?

I've seen some really trendy dog places there. One was even selling expensive "gourmet pet food". :eyes:

[MrCoffee]

44. Seattle

[againes654]

42. Dollar stores

We have 3 dollar stores in a town of 6,000 people. Small east Tx town. We just got a Whataburger, good times I tell ya, good times...:woohoo:

[stuntcat]

65. YAH, dollar stores here too.

We have EVERY type of business you can imagine in South Arlington but there are 4 dollar stores within walking distance of my house, and probably more I just haven't passed.

[MorningGlow]

45. I was going to say...

Pizza places and Italian restaurants, and then a little voice said, "Hey, Liberalynn's a neighbor!"

So at least I can corroborate your story. :hi:

I also have to concur about the pharmacies. I love the intersection in Henrietta where the corner businesses consist of CVS, Eckerd, and Walgreens (and Wegmans of course). :eyes:

[Liberalynn]

54. LOL Hey Neighbor

:hi: Rochester does seem to have similar buisness near each other. We saw a Great Northern Bread next to a Panera Bread. Not great planning. ;)

[yellowdogintexas]

47. nail salons, fried chicken establishments, check cashing stores and rent to own

rip off places

[KamaAina]

49. Hotels (duh), hostess bars

and (in Waikiki), convenience stores (the ABC chain alone has over thirty in a two-square-mile area!)

[Arger68]

50. Definitely pharmacies.

There are around 18,000 people in this town and at least 9 pharmacies, including a huge new Walgreen's that just opened. Also too many Wal-Mart's (there is one).

[Colorado Progressive]

51. Chinese restaurants.

[cuke]

53. Pizza Parlors

I live in Bklyn. There's one on every block. Every block

[KitchenWitch]

55. One word - Starbuck's

[redqueen]

56. CHURCHES

I think we lead the nation in churches per capita.

It's deeeesgustin!

[SteppingRazor]

59. Chain anything.

One thing about South Florida -- there is no history. What little Old Florida culture there was has long ago been bulldozed over. There is no sense of permanence. As a result of that, I think, we have a much worse stripmall culture than any place else I've ever been. When I first moved down here and asked about good bars, I often got answers like "Chili's." Made me want to weep.

[mwooldri]

63. Wal-Marts and Targets.

4 Wal-Marts and 3 Targets in Greensboro, I hear plans for a fourth Target is somewhere in the works.

West side of Greensboro is fairly well served - the east side doesn't have anything good in it - except ironically Wal-Mart (who opened up shop in a part of town desperate for anything). The one on the south side of town is really surplus to requirements IMO. The choice is to go across town, or if you're like us and far enough east of Greensboro it's better to go to Burlington, which is growing like crazy on its west side. Its east side has Cum Park Plaza (short for Cummings) and that's about its highlight.

Is it just me or is it that west side of towns are doing OK and east sides are like ... phtooey - don't give a care? Greensboro west is great, Winston-Salem west is great, Burlington west is great, all the easts are erm... yuck.

Mark.

[Sweet Freedom]

66. ...

Subway (restaurant)
Dry Cleaners
Churches (not the restaurant)
Auto shops

[tjwmason]

67. Estate Agents

It doesn't help that I have the normal British dislike of them, but within a few yards of each other there is probably in excess of £20,000,000 of housing for sale.