No one, I mean NO ONE, is immune from losing their job! Not in todays psychotic world!👍🏼✌🏼
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Agree 👍
@Railfan-gp40-22 күн бұрын
Entrepreneurship is the only way to stay ahead
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
@@Railfan-gp40-2 truly believe that is accurate. Sure there are exceptions for fortune 500 company CEOs, etc. but for average American, we gotta make our own way.
@Railfan-gp40-22 күн бұрын
@@nothingspecific.8119 Indeed. I started my own LLC as a licensed electrician during the scamdemic. It completely changed my life. Never again will I follow someone else's orders...
@peterbedford2610Күн бұрын
Ever worked in government?
@bubbathekid70144 күн бұрын
Build Your Ark folks. It’s raining in Ernest.
@kevinjoseph5174 күн бұрын
who is ernest?
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Yes bubba absolutely agree
@williamwilson6499Күн бұрын
Ernest 😂 Think you wanted earnest.
@erichorn34144 күн бұрын
Big Lots used to be a discount retailer but about 4 years ago they raised their prices to the same as Walmart and Target and people stopped going there!
@Jenda-ld8dj4 күн бұрын
You're right about that!
@patrickmartinson26563 күн бұрын
As someone who used to work for them I agree 100 percent
@carolgeyser54154 күн бұрын
I feel for the folks who are losing their jobs. Hang in there, and plan for the future. Happy birthday to Matt's wife. Enjoy your day. BLESS
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Yes hopefully many have put a back up plan in place. I am afraid however that most have not… 🙏
@allencoffland16854 күн бұрын
Walgreens 57,000 Big Lots 30,000 Mod Pizza 12,000 the hits keep coming in Dementia Joe's sizzling economy!
@oxtalks4 күн бұрын
@@allencoffland1685 Yes Walgreens also
@michaelturner59193 күн бұрын
this started before joe & trump! this agenda was planned out in 1890's while planning ww1 & ww2 at the same time, trump has never worked a day in his life. the big boys have a much bigger plan then you relize
@javajunkie5172 күн бұрын
Yes, and Bob's store in the Northeast is closing all stores next week. Sad.
@707Berto2 күн бұрын
How the hell do you think interest rates will go down? Smh...
@ryanyoung9202Күн бұрын
@@javajunkie517 WHAT ?!?!? BOB’S FURNITURE !!!!
@billjames30304 күн бұрын
Long haul truckers crisscrossing the USA have been saying the economy is in shambles. You and JB need to run for President and Vice President. ❤ USA 🇺🇸
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Hi Bill. Yes the truckers have their finger on the true pulse of this economy. If that is the word from them we all should pay attention.
@bibibachmd99954 күн бұрын
The last thing we need are more do-nothing gov jobs.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
I know.
@mrsironside19844 күн бұрын
Hey, I paid off a bill today and my confirmation number was 1776💥
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Love it!!
@barryraven47454 күн бұрын
Unemployment numbers a scam. And not only that a small business going under isn’t counted.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Fair point
@geedee24204 күн бұрын
REMEMBER... California business owners and their employees are legally allowed to possess a loaded and concealed firearm while working on company property without any kind of permit being required as per California Penal Code Sections 25605(a) and 26035... These laws also cover your home as well as other privately owned properties.
@melanietheisen56814 күн бұрын
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Ox! Hope you treated her to a special dinner!
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Thanks Melanie. Yes nice time with the family. 🙏
@jamessteele70104 күн бұрын
Big Lots, Lots of Big retailers will end this recession.
@brianegert26644 күн бұрын
🤦🏽♂️ people need to wake up! ❤️🙏🎚️💪🏽
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Yes they do. Trying to do my part here. 👍🙏
@rrp3374 күн бұрын
I am in Cary, NC. There is one in my area. I have seen their sales dropping. But, didn’t expect news.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
If you’re referring to big lots, I did notice that the number of employees has been dropping each year from 2020 so the handwriting might’ve been on the wall, but I didn’t know either
@rogersmith97054 күн бұрын
I don't understand how a pizzeria can lose money. They have an average profit margin that typically falls within the range of 7% to 20%. Not so long ago, 99 Cent Fresh Pizza, a New York City chain, was charging $1 for a slice of cheese pizza. 🍕
@kevinjoseph5173 күн бұрын
Rent / overhead / slow biz/ competition...in los angeles pizza is costly....maybe people cant afford 5 dollas for slice n pepsi.
@kevinb88814 күн бұрын
I spent my 4th of July paying off debt!!!😇
@jaleesa004 күн бұрын
Jeremiah babe would be proud
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
lol we are both proud of you. 👍
@kevinb88812 күн бұрын
@@oxtalks Thank you sir!!
@Noname773314 күн бұрын
Big Lots are located also in the Midwest
@EvySurvived4 күн бұрын
I use to love that store
@MCC8764 күн бұрын
Excellent information on what the Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report is really saying.
@kevinjoseph5173 күн бұрын
A DEBT BASED SYSTEM--mortgages / student loans / credit cards / bankruptcy / etc
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
debt as far as the eye can see
@agoogleaccount28613 күн бұрын
We have big lots and they're higher than other stores generally. Something strange happened to them during the pandemic. They went a bit nutz i sus .. and they've been messed up ever since
@juliecrockett45894 күн бұрын
Not Big Lots too. dang it
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
lol
@user-lh1ss1fp5q4 күн бұрын
I never ate a Mod Pizza. I doubt that they will be missed. Big Lots and Dollar were making bad business decisions 10 years ago about what they were carrying. Good riddance.
@teresaalford59783 күн бұрын
We have way too many of the BIg Lots in Phoenix. Hardly any shoppers. Makes sense to close several
@txgal75722 сағат бұрын
Our Big Lots is not as busy as they used to be. Our Dollar Generals and Dollar Trees are always busy.
@dwagner25663 күн бұрын
Happy Birthday Mrs. FOX Talks
@hermosafish4 күн бұрын
We have a ton of Big Lots in MI.
@attila63444 күн бұрын
Great video Ox,Thank you !
@user-wz7fo7bt2o4 күн бұрын
Look at Big Lots balance sheet; specifically their accounts payable. Unless they raise cash they will be gone in 90 days
@madammim6944 күн бұрын
never heard of MOD pizza but I LOVE biglots, that just stinks. we can't get trump in fast enough to stop this madness.
@Jenda-ld8dj4 күн бұрын
Buyer beware- Trump will be able to correct certain problems but many he will not.
@niccolewhite31494 күн бұрын
Way to many government jobs...government is too big, it's the same here in Canada
@brianmatthews41493 күн бұрын
One way to see we are over bloated in government workers. Look how much less traffic is on the road with a federal holiday.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
@@brianmatthews4149good point
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Agree
@rockermarco4 күн бұрын
I've only been to MOD once. I don't remember if I liked the product but clearly it was not a memorable experience as I never returned.
@rockermarco4 күн бұрын
Just to clarify, I'm not saying that^ is the reason MOD is having problems, certainly higher min wage, rising operating expenses in general make it difficult for everyone to keep their head above the water.
@jmf1976jmf4 күн бұрын
Went one time, not bad
@mrsironside19844 күн бұрын
Yeah, we worked too-and we are our own BOSS🙄😂using that extra money for preps this wknd Happy bday to your wife🎉🌺🌸
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
👍🙏
@janetmanning11954 күн бұрын
Tell your wife happy birthday 🎂🎈
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Thank you Janet 🙏
@Jenda-ld8dj4 күн бұрын
A pizza chain that large indicates to me that their failure is due to an internal, systemic management problem. Pizza is the highest profit margin food of all foods.
@betsyr47243 күн бұрын
I thought that too
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Agree usually it’s just outlay and cost mismanagement and of course, if people aren’t buying the product
@annettaboggs70564 күн бұрын
My ark is built 💪
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
💪💪
@diannemc31794 күн бұрын
Happy Birthday Mrs Ox Talks. We are Cancer🦀 my BD was the June 23.
@FATBOY22224 күн бұрын
Mine too - happy birthday & God bless you
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
🎉🎂🙏
@JasonAldeann-bt4xf4 күн бұрын
Cvs and walgreens just took out another 55k jobs!! Gonna get dicey folks!
@oxtalks4 күн бұрын
@@JasonAldeann-bt4xf Crazy the collapse is accelerating
@cdmorrissy36924 күн бұрын
Thankfully, I have a very secure job, A LOT of savings, and I collect my full Social Security, so in the unlikely scenario I were dismissed, I would still have my SS, interest income and a surplus of cash monthly, not to mention unemployment. Also, with my career skills acquiring other work would be relatively easy.
@kathyb5740Күн бұрын
IMO Big Lots is in trouble due to them raising prices to a ridiculous level for a so called discount store.
@rob-pm7gb2 күн бұрын
Its been a looong time since i went to mod pizza, but it was some of the worst pizza id ever had, $13 for a very small super thin pizza with like 2 toppings. Im surprised they lasted this long.
@shanasvensson73843 күн бұрын
Im headed to Big Lots today to see if i can find any deals. Ive been shopping there a few years for discount home stuff
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Shana they’ll be a lot more deals to come when they have the going out of business sales.
@donbachman46604 күн бұрын
Logger from Astoria Oregon Hello!
@rockermarco4 күн бұрын
Hey Neighbor! Hello from the Willamette Valley! Haven't been to Astoria in a while. Miss fishing and driving over to Long Beach.
@garymensurati16314 күн бұрын
Greetings from Vancouver Washington State USA.
@elw61503 күн бұрын
Go get a real job instead of destroying carbon reducing trees!!
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Hello and welcome 👋
@tamjeanell4 күн бұрын
Starts 1:05
@melelconquistadorКүн бұрын
Noooo not mod pizza. I get lunch there when i forget to make.
@willieg78953 күн бұрын
We used to have 4 big lots stores as early as 4 years ago in my immediate area and now we are down to one. Are they all gonna close soon? That's where I buy a lot of my DVDs and body wash.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Better stock up lol
@TOCC504 күн бұрын
My birthday was on Wednesday
@melanietheisen56814 күн бұрын
Happy belated birthday!
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Happy Birthday
@djd-sj7zf2 күн бұрын
Funny how they always spin the jobs numbers when anything beyond a cursory exam shows they are not good.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
all smoke and mirrors
@HipHopCantSaveMe4 күн бұрын
Big Lots closing too!?!?!
@vallejoborncalihasbecomeal90224 күн бұрын
Mod pizza is so damn expensive it's unbelievable. Bought two small personal pepperoni pizzas and a medium two topping pizza and a few drinks and the bill was over $40!
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
there is one of the culprits then
@healthywealthywise4 күн бұрын
Did a quick Google on the Sahm pronunciation for you. I was curious myself too. The Sahm Rule is pronounced as if it rhymes with “mom/prom”. Tricky one there. 👍
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Got it! like ‘som’ 👍
@dreamersseat4224 күн бұрын
Never heard of it. 😐
@crystallane33904 күн бұрын
Mod pizza…..Sad
@jemelajiminez17362 күн бұрын
Big Lots......no!!!!!!
@brianmatthews41493 күн бұрын
Lumber liquidators filling bk ?
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Have to look into that. Would not surprise me
@user-ov9mm3gr9d4 күн бұрын
WOW
@karihosny94204 күн бұрын
I’m not a fan of Mod Pizza…
@FATBOY22224 күн бұрын
Overpriced. Little Caesar’s $6.38 for large pepperoni 🍕- done! 😊
@benrichards96674 күн бұрын
MOD Pizza. Haven't spent a dime in any of there places in prolly 4 years . Last pizza sucked.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever tried one. We have blaze pizza and pieology here, same concept I think
@MikeKelsoJr3 күн бұрын
I’m on the verge of loosing or quitting mine due to manager abuse !?😔
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
Mike. That is no fun, as if the job itself is not enough stress. Get a backup plan in place if you can
@shadowbanned4days3 күн бұрын
Brrrrrrrrrrr
@Shell00034 күн бұрын
AHHHHH HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MRS> LOVELY OX 🌻🌷🌻🥀🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
@oxtalks4 күн бұрын
@@Shell0003 She says thank you Shell 😊
@Shell00034 күн бұрын
@@oxtalks
@annettaboggs70564 күн бұрын
We have both Big Lots and MOD Pizza in my area of northwestern Oregon
@jillainenewman13583 күн бұрын
These are all low-wage, working poor jobs.
@oxtalks2 күн бұрын
The ones that will be most needed for the most amount of people