HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – After the announcement of Big Lots’ plan to go out of business they have began hosting ‘going out of business’ sales at all of their remaining stores, including the one in Harrisonburg.
With Christmas right around the corner, many locals decided to take advantage of the sale.
“It’s a shame to see a lot of your little variety stores, like it’s going downhill. They have decent prices on a lot of things,” Thomas Siever said. “A lot of the stuff we went in there and got we really wasn’t looking for, but the prices were great, so we bought it anyway.”
Even with the big sale going on, some customers saw this as a sentimental moment as a staple of the community begins to close.
“I think it’s the signs of our times coming to an end, not only here, but I think it’s pretty much everywhere, with different stores, they have been there for the people, and they do really well as far as everyday people. And it’s kind of sad to see them closing as a whole,” Joe Sprouse said. “With the younger generations, and with people spending a lot of time now on the internet, on computers, I think it’s the wave of the future. I think it’s a lot more convenient for them. The old-school people like myself, we used to go into the stores, interacting with other customers and the staff.”
Big Lots said it is still looking to sell the company by early January.
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