Z-Mart

Map tile

Interior

The **Z-Mart** (or **Discount Store**) is a Location where players can buy various Items at discount prices. It is also a Workplace.

At the start of each player's turn, 6 items are chosen at random to be put up for sale at the Z-Mart. The items are randomized again at the start of the next player's turn. Some of these items can be purchased at other stores, but will *usually* (not always!) be cheaper at the Z-Mart. Other items can only be purchased here.

Appliances bought at Z-Mart have a higher likelyhood of requiring Repair.

Jobs at the Z-Mart are relatively easy to get, but the higher-paying jobs require proportionally better Uniforms.

## Opening Hours

The **Z-Mart** is open every Week. You may purchase items even if your turn has ended while you're in the store.

## Items

The **Z-Mart** offers a variety of different Items for sale, including both Durables and Consumables (but no Food). Some of these items can only be purchased at the Z-Mart. Other items can by purchased at other stores, but are *typically* cheaper at the Z-Mart.

At the start of each player's turn, the items available for sale at the Z-Mart are randomized. Out of the 17 possible items, only 6 are available to purchase each turn. Once a player's turn starts, the items on sale remain the same until the start of the next player's turn.

Actual prices at Z-Mart are affected by the Economy. However the discount percentage (where applicable) always stays the same, relative to the price of the same item at another store.

**NOTE:** The Stereo costs a little *more* at Z-Mart than it does at Socket City.

### Happiness

Depending on circumstances, a player purchasing an item at Z-Mart may be given a bonus or penalty to their Happiness stat.

## Actions

### Work

If you have a Job at **Z-Mart**, you can Work here to get money.

## Visuals

Like most other portraits, the Z-Mart Clerk's face is slightly different in the CD-ROM version of the game.

Z-Mart Clerk, CD-ROM version
## Quotes

### Greetings

* *Welcome to Z-Mart. Home of low cost, low quality, and cheap help.*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart, where low prices don't always mean low quality!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart. Our overhead is so low, the clerks are stoop-shouldered!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart. Our overhead is so low, we hire only midgets!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart. If we see a line with more than 50 people waiting, we'll open another!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart, where our everyday values are other stores' remainders!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart, where shoddy merchandise comes home to roost!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart, where yesterday's trash is today's bargain!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart. If you can't find it here, it must be worth having!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart, where Quality is something we often talk about!*
* *Welcome to Z-Mart, where we've closed over 600 stores from coast- to-coast!*

### Bought an Item

* *Thank you for shopping at Z-Mart.*
* *Have a very good day!*
* *Have you checked out our red light specials?*
* *Please visit us again soon.*
* *Can I have a price check on register two please!*
* *Come back again. We have new specials each week.*
* *If you want cheap, we got it.*
* *Save some for our next...customer.*
* *Well, you get what you pay for!*
* *Check out our new shipment of Taiwanese microwave cozies!*
* *Don't forget to look in Aisle 14 for slightly irregular automotive parts!*
* *Be sure to look for our service department...and if you find it, let us know!*
* *Have you noticed our 83-piece steak knife set for only $4.95?*
* *We're having a special on dented or scratched floppy disks...only $3.50 a box!*
* *Take a look in Aisle 22 for half-price batteries. Sorry, demo models only!*
* *If you don't see what you're looking for, look underneath something else!*