http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/ "Alas! must it ever be so? Do we stand in our own light, wherever we go, And fight our own shadows forever?" - Lord Lytton Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 darkmoon Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:00:35 +0000 http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/#comment-1536 No kidding. I mean seriously. If Best Buy doesn't shape up, they might run the same direction and that would just be sad. I'm okay with slightly inflated pricing due to brick-and-mortar. But seriously. When you can get it online for almost 2/3 the price, it starts getting outrageous. I think BB still has a shot to stick mainly because it's not crazy all the time. But who knows. No kidding. I mean seriously. If Best Buy doesn’t shape up, they might run the same direction and that would just be sad. I’m okay with slightly inflated pricing due to brick-and-mortar. But seriously. When you can get it online for almost 2/3 the price, it starts getting outrageous. I think BB still has a shot to stick mainly because it’s not crazy all the time. But who knows.

]]> http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Ged Maheux Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:42:58 +0000 http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/#comment-1535 Same thing happened when CompUSA "liquidated". I walked in the store, saw the same or slightly inflated prices and left. No way to go out of business if you ask me. I don't get it. Same thing happened when CompUSA “liquidated”. I walked in the store, saw the same or slightly inflated prices and left. No way to go out of business if you ask me. I don’t get it.

]]> http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 beth Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:17:36 +0000 http://life.firelace.com/2009/01/circuit-city-liquidation-fail/#comment-1534 Disclaimer- for a few weeks back in 99, I worked at CC in W-S. :) That said, if you paid attention, there would be deals to be had and I never had a problem with them honoring the price match (match + 10%). Heck, they would even price match themselves. You just had to decide if it was worth your time to shop (and my answer is 99% of the time YES!). I also loved the option to order online and pick it up at the store. Best Buy is alright but I always liked CC better back in the day. However, CC decided to quit selling appliances and then get rid of anyone with a clue-- it was over at that point. They didn't drop their prices and people were smart enough not to pay more for no-service. I went by the GSO CC today with Riley- I did get a couple of movies and cases because they just met my bare minimum, but the other items were not marked down at all. 10% is not a great discount especially when it is still cheaper across the street at Costco or up the street at BB or Sams. I just wanted to smack some sense into people- if you WAIT they will drop the price, but if you buy now they have no incentive. Grrr. May check again later on for a couple of items that I'm guessing may still be in stock. They did have notes up they are still receiving new stock so *shrug*. I'm glad to take advantage of the situation but sad that it has to come to this (for CC and tons of other companies). Disclaimer- for a few weeks back in 99, I worked at CC in W-S.
That said, if you paid attention, there would be deals to be had and I never had a problem with them honoring the price match (match + 10%). Heck, they would even price match themselves. You just had to decide if it was worth your time to shop (and my answer is 99% of the time YES!). I also loved the option to order online and pick it up at the store. Best Buy is alright but I always liked CC better back in the day. However, CC decided to quit selling appliances and then get rid of anyone with a clue– it was over at that point. They didn’t drop their prices and people were smart enough not to pay more for no-service.
I went by the GSO CC today with Riley- I did get a couple of movies and cases because they just met my bare minimum, but the other items were not marked down at all. 10% is not a great discount especially when it is still cheaper across the street at Costco or up the street at BB or Sams. I just wanted to smack some sense into people- if you WAIT they will drop the price, but if you buy now they have no incentive. Grrr.
May check again later on for a couple of items that I’m guessing may still be in stock. They did have notes up they are still receiving new stock so *shrug*.
I’m glad to take advantage of the situation but sad that it has to come to this (for CC and tons of other companies).

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