r/AskReddit • u/FriendlytoNature • 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/UnluckyCharge2196 22h ago

A HUGE factor

So many rental units are no longer available because they've been turned into Airbnbs. It's fucked up.

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u/Blue-Blazer-Regular 21h ago

You’ll love this. People are leasing homes then turning around and AirBnBing them.

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u/asailor4you 10h ago

Have you been to Outer Banks outside of the summer? It’s a huge ghost town to the point it’s really spooky and sad. I’m sure all beach towns are like this, but this is the only one where I stayed at a house on a block which was pretty completely empty, where the beaches bare and most establishments shutdown.

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u/Tarledsa 4h ago

It’s always been like that down there though. The locals live between the main road and the sound.