Kmart CD-i Training Discs

Just like last time, here are all of the photos I took: photos.app.goo.gl/cRCQwTLazN1z7yJKA

Apologies for my prolonged absence! Unfortunately, I passed a kidney stone while I was driving home and had to deal with that for a couple of days. You folks are lucky to not be as old as me!

During my time in the Kmart store, I tried talking to some longtime employees to see if they remembered anything about the CD-i discs. Two employees were nice enough to go into the back of the store and check for any sign of the CD-i discs. After I’d been waiting ten minutes or so, they came back and told me that they might have the CD-i discs in their possession, but refused to give them to me without permission from the corporate side of the company. After asking for my phone number and shipping address, they said they would try to gain approval, but I don’t exactly have my hopes up.

Transformco (the parent company of Kmart) isn’t really known for being open towards stuff like this. After all, they’re auctioning off assets in mass, and as a result, the CD-i discs could be in jeopardy.

Heck, just recently, they held yet another auction: youtu.be/3MO6Iv5XGVA

My next best bet is to try to talk directly with various employees at Transformco. As you might be able to imagine, they’ve downsized like crazy over the past few years. I’m pretty sure there are only forty employees still working there. Part of me isn’t even sure how I’d get in contact with them. Maybe through LinkedIn or something like that?

I’ll probably touch base with Robert Rothermel first before doing anything else. He might be able to give me some more advice with how I should proceed with the search effort.

In the meantime, I’d like to thank you all for everything you’ve done so far, and as always, I really do appreciate it. See you soon!

Looks like somebody who just likes uploading videos of storefronts, so I wouldn't get your hopes up.

If you want to try, I guess

Ever since I began this search effort, I’ve always tried to avoid getting my hopes up.

So far, I haven’t received a response back from the uploader.

If the CD-i discs were at that auction, they’re probably gone now: youtu.be/kLQXGlb5Smo

My 50th birthday is on the 13th of November, and on that date, I would love to finally have the CD-i discs in my hands by then. Unfortunately, it looks like that isn’t going to happen, but regardless, I’m still persisting.

My current plan is to call Transformco’s new headquarters once they’re finally done relocating. At the moment, I’m digging through Transformco’s website for any phone numbers attached to their new address.

If anybody else wants to help out, Transformco’s website can be found here: transformco.com/