These 21 Failed Chain Stores Aren't Fooling Anyone

They used to house fast food and discount goods, but now...

By all accounts, we may have gotten a little too excited about cheap burgers and discount TVs in recent decades.

Thanks to a long trend of rampant consumerism and willful ignorance of its consequences, some of our former big box stores and fast-food joints are now lying empty, leaving communities the problem of what to do with the sad reminders of a wasteful culture.

Small business owners and local governments alike have come up with some pretty great solutions, and observant Reddit users have taken note. No matter how these buildings have been repurposed, they're still not fooling anybody about their past lives.




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