Update- Read The Latest On Circuit City’s Closing LINK
Addendum
Circuit City’s posted “current†price in a “closeout†store is not the same as Circuit City really charges (at its own website) for the same product. It is tagged significantly higher with five out of five TVs surveyed!
The HD Guru priced five HDTVs at its closeout store in Massapequa, NY. Comparing the original and 10% off closeout prices with prices listed at Circuitcity.com revealed the “current†pre-closeout price written on the price tags was actually $200 to $400 higher than the “real” current selling price of all five HDTVs at CircuitCity.com . After the 10% off closeout price is taken into account, 3 out of 5 HDTVs remained $60-$100 more than the same item at Circuit City’s website!
A Circuit City spokesman was contacted by email. At press time we are waiting for a response (the site will be updated when a response is received). The HDTVs priced are as follows
Model/Store Price/10% Off Price/ “True” Current CCWeb Price
Samsung/PN50A550 $1999.99  $1799.99  $1699.99
Samsung/LN46A550 $1699.99  $1529.99  $1449.99
Samsung/LN52A750 $2999.99  $2699.99  $2699.99
Sony/KDL40V4100  $1399.99  $1259.99  $1199.99
Sony/KDL52XBR6   $3499.99  $3149.99  $3299.99
This week Circuit City (CC) announced the closing of 155 of its stores. The doors of these stores were reopened yesterday (Nov. 5, 2008) for a closeout sale. Hilco Trading is conducting the sale under their sale policies. Visiting a local reopened CC store revealed a “No Return†rule that is markedly different from Circuit City’s previous store policies. Use the information below to help you decide which items you may want to consider purchasing on closeout.
All of the merchandise in the 155 closeout stores is marked down. Currently, sealed HDTVs are 10% off the Circuit City’s tag price. Video game consoles are at 5% off, DVDs and Blu-ray discs are tagged at 20% off, video/audio cables were at 15% off, DVD/Blu-ray players 10% off and TV stands were at 15% off (the percent discount may increase in the near future, depending on how fast the remaining merchandise moves). A warning: all sales in the closing stores are “FINAL†and all merchandise is sold “As Isâ€Â. If you take an item home and encounter a defect, you are only covered by the manufacturer’s warranty; there are no returns, refunds or exchanges. For this reason, the HD GURU highly recommends you confirm a sealed HDTV is undamaged before purchase. If you do not check it first and there is concealed damage, the product probably will not be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. Also, beware that under Hilco’s rules, you cannot “power-on†a new HDTV to confirm it is functional before purchase. This means: if the set is dead when you get it home, you will have to get it repaired under warranty before you can use it. Depending on the maker, parts and service availability, this could take days or weeks.
Open Box and Display Merchandise
All display products are being treated as “open box†currently with the same 10% discount, however, according to the salesperson at CC and confirmed by a Hilco representative, you can try to negotiate with a manager to obtain a lower price. HD Guru suggests you choose the of the make and model you want to purchase before attempting to bargain the price. Also, check out the lowest on-line price for the same model. You can use the HD GURU/Pricegrabber link on the lower left side of this web page. Different types of HDTVs have different issues concerning demo products. Here are tips for all HDTVs and specifics for plasma, rear projectors and LCD flat panels.
On the back of every HDTV is the date of manufacture. Learn the date. You should assume the TV went up on display shortly thereafter, as the big box retailers tend to get the new merchandise upon release and put it on the floor quickly. Based on Circuit City store hours of operation, you should estimate 400 hours a month use. Keep in mind all displays are in the brightest “showroom†mode, which minimizes the life of the light source, phosphors in plasmas, fluorescent lights in LCD flat panels, and lamps in rear projectors. According to the CC salesperson, none of the display products have the original boxes or packing materials (more on this later). Verify the demo model has the following parts, if missing, you will have to purchase a replacement at your own expense and you should use this as a bargaining tool. The Owner’s Manual (replacement up to around $50 for the original, though you may be able to download and print off the manufacturers website), Table Stand for flat panels (replacement cost around $300), Power Cord and included cables and accessories (around $10-$50). Original Box and packing material if you need to ship the TV back to the manufacturer for repair (up to $300 if ordered from the manufacturer). The original factory remote control is required to assure you have access to all functions including service codes (should the set require service adjustments in the future). Check the owner’s manual to assure the remote provided is the same model remote control supplied with the TV (replacement is about $50-$100). Set makers often pack unique remotes for certain models.
Here are the specific caveats for the three types of displays.
LCD
Set makers generally rate the lifespan (to half brightness) of LCD flat panels at 60,000 hours, however these claims are unsubstantiated and one company’s internal test data puts the life at around 15,000-20,000 hours. Therefore, if the demo model is 10 months old, it has already used up about 10%-25% of its lifespan (10 equals about 4,000 hours use). You should bargain the price down accordingly. Make sure you c\Check the surface of the screen for scratches or permanent marring. LCD screens have special surface filters. Screen surfaces are not repairable and require a panel replacement, which costs about the same as replacing the TV.
Plasma
Set makers generally rate plasma lifespan at 60,000-100,000 hours, though this in the lower wearing “home†mode not brighter shorter life “store demo†mode. I guesstimate the lifespan in store demo mode is about one-half the hours (30,000- 50,000). Calculate usage and bargain accordingly based on its remaining life. Also, check for screen scratches and reject the plasma if you see one.
Rear Projectors (DLP)
Check for screen defects (scratches, cracks or marring) and reject the TV if present. Replacing a screen is impractical (estimates cost $400-$700) and probably isn’t covered under the manufacturer’s warranty. Projection lamps generally have a lifespan of about 2000 to 3000 hours and cost $100-$400 for a bulb replacement module. Manufacturer’s lamp warranties (if any) generally cover bulbs for a short periods after purchase (typically around 1-3 months)
Getting Your Flat Panel Back Home Without Damage
You should never lay down a Plasma and LCD flat on its back or face. If placed this way the glass in the screen can easily crack making the TV useless. Flat panels should always be upright (even if in the factory carton) supported on the bottom on a flat surface (such as the back seat cushion). If the display is uncrated, it’s best secured mounted on its factory supplied table stand. Have someone hold it so it does not tip and break while transporting it. An alternative transport method, lean the front face of the TV’s bezel against the seat back, cushioning it across the back panel and edges with blankets to protect it. Once properly cushioned and protected, you may use seatbelts or bungee cords to secure in the TV in place. NEVER have anything apply pressure to the screen and never support the TV on the screen. A cracked flat panel is not repairable, as the panel must be replaced. The cost of the new panel and labor will equal or exceed the price of the HDTV.
DVD and Blu-ray Players
Disc players are mechanical devices and wear out based on usage. HD Guru recommends you stay away from a demo model, however, if you must consider one, make sure all functions work properly such as drawer opening and closing, properly, access doors are not broken and all rear jacks are intact. Confirm the inclusion of the owner’s manual and remote control. Remember, name brand Blu-ray players will be available on sale in a few weeks for $149 or less. Good luck.
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I feel sorry for some C/C employees that are losing their jobs but I been to Circut City numerous times and their customer support team is way less than perfect. For example, one day around June 2008 I came in the CC store and seen a bunch of older guys talking about women and who is hott blah blah. I had to go there to ask about a computer they were selling because it was a present I was going to give my niece. The white young college looking guy whom I tried to get his attention was really into his women conversation and never engaged me fully or gave me any real help.
He was more interesting in getting his buddies attention which is sad and dissapointing. Anyways he took me over to the computer that was for sale and quickly went back to talking again with his fellow employees. I didn’t care much until I went back to ask him about if they do 24 hour customer holds but he delibertly said in quote “What the hell do you think man, this ain’t Walmart …” than laughed with his buddies.” Instead of going to the manager to report him I just left the store, I would never had said that to a customer.
I work at a retail store and know a whole lot about customer service. I spent a week just training on how to approach a customer with a smile, ask how may I help you, eye contact which is important, how to talk, engaging and approaching a customer, etx. This incident might not happen as often but I now how some customers feel. It is important to give everyone friendly customer service no matter how many customers tried to ruin your day. I just smile at them and let it go. But this incident that happened to me is a good example of how these customers feel when they leave the store. And the reason why most customers get pissed is because one simple fact, poor customer service! Customers at my store I work at get mad to, but I explain to them nicely about the situation and customers ussually let it go and begin to understand. It doesn’t matter if your losing your job, your always suppose to give a lot of customer support I don’t care. If I was losing my job, I still be trying to do the same work and nothing less. Be lucky your still working, some people were laid off the next day at my job and it was sad, no notice of them having to leave or nothing. If you don’t like doing customer service don’t work retail period. And some of you retail employees from CC should be ashamed because you know a lot about customer support. Their customers, let it go, people complain and I know your upset about losing your job, but getting upset about the situation isn’t helping you.
also this is sad because a lot more people are going to lose their jobs. I do wish all employees of Circuit City the best of luck in finding a new job.
The liquidation “Going out of business” sale (which is not a real sale at all) works like this. The reason why the original prices are so high is because that the liquidation firm buys out all the remaining inventory from the Circuit City store then they raise the prices “Original Prices” up to the MSRP or higher then they discount 10 – 40 or so percent off the MSRP price which ends up not being a sale after all. Circuit City managers and employees have absolutely no control over the liquidation tactics used by the liquidation firm and they have no control over the prices. Everything is in complete control by the government liquidation company and prices cannot be lowered without the approval of the liquidation manager on site. During this time, the Circuit City manager no longer has control over the prices during the liquidation sale.
I knew this kid who was Manager at a Circuit City and got all these special deals and discounts because of it. This kid thought he was it. Like he ruled the world or something. I’m like, you don’t rule the world, the country, or state. You just a manager of a city. A Circuit City that is.
Actually had a similar horrible experience at the CC in Catonsville MD.
Found a Nikon SB600 flash for 10% off and a tag of $160 since it was a display. All signs said 20% off so I asked an attendant if it was an extra 10% off the already discounted price. Got to the register and it came up over $180 and I was like excuse me it says $160 on the tag …to say the least the woman at the register did not care of my correct statement, dropped the flash behind her and began to ring somebody else up. Guess I know why they are going out of business.
i love all these people who claim to be had by this so-called “liquidation scam.” its not a scam its just because you aren’t a savvy shopper. stop impulse buying.
Wow, that was a strange set of comments if I’ve ever seen any.
All I want to say is the warrantys are a rip off there always overpriced. I sell central A/C and my warranty for A $6000.00 system is only $600 for a 10 year parts and labor!!!! not 2 years for the same 10% of cost. EBAY has great warantys avalible Check It out. The cost is reasonable and fair. the commision for thease warrantys are at least 60% of the cost to the company selling them. Very few people ever need it.
I am sorry for the 30,000 plus who will be out of work but I have found that some ( not all ) of the so-called salespeople will lie to get you to buy junk. Sample : I bought an open box item which I had been told had been sent out and repaired. It took me a very, long time to find out it had never been sent out and never repaired. When I talked to the manager he didn’t seem to care. Just said, Send it back to Compaq. This was in West Virgina and That computer rermained a piece of junk for over 2 years. That was one example. I am not surprised they are folding and their stock is 1 penny a share which to me seems over priced…lol
It is catch 22 situation. Prices are high, but they have inventory now. In march, prices will be low, but you will end up buying whatever left over. So make the best decision to buy now or buy later.
I Will Miss Circuit City Because i appled to there once and had a interview and also i bought so much stuff there including a Zune and i will miss circuit city alot.
Michael Edwin Salazar
To me Circuit City has always been nothing but rude workers and poor service. It is a blessing that these people will no longer be able to treat customers the way they have. Jacksonville NC store was a joke today when looking at the liquidation sale… Prices were high and little to no discount really. Buy Circuit City you wont be missed!
EAST OR WEST CIRCUIT CITY IS THE BEST
BEST BUY U WILL NEVER COMPETE CIRCUIT CITY
EVEN THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS
CIRCUIT CITY IS THE NUMBER ONE
CIRCUIT CITY ROCKSSSSSSSSSSS EVEN THEY R OUT OF BUSINESS THEIR ASSOCIATES FROM CIRCUIT CITY THEY GREET EVERY CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECTFUL MANNER I WENT CIRCUIT CITY SO MANY TIMES AND I HAVE BEEN GREETED SO MANY TIMES I AM IMPRESSED AND I WENT TO BEST BUY WE DONT CARE NO BODY CAME TO ME AND ASKED FOR ME HELP CIRCUIT CITY WILL BE A GOOD HISTORY I M SAD ITS CLOSING BUT BEST BUY SUCKSSSS
“CIRCUIT CITY AND ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
My laptop was broken and they couldn’t fix it they offered me either a laptop they picked out or a CC gift card for $1000 on 1/15 I decided to research it and decide the next day I called them at 11:45 to take the gift card and luckily found it was no longer an option so they sent a check instead. The extended service plans still work. I’ve been lurking in the stores on my lunch the first 3 days of the liquidation they were very busy almost everyone on day one were paying with gift cards today the store was almost empty so I expect to see prices start diving in the next week or 2…although keep buying at these prices if all the stores sell out at MSRP maybe they will pay the common shareholders something.
These liquidation sales are a con. Before they cut the price by 10 or 205 they put the RRP back up to the MSRP and then cut the price which means the savings are minimal
hahaha, As soon as I walked into the store, I knew what the liquidators were up to: to make a profit.
There are no sales, the liquidators are first trying to “get theirs back.”
So people, quit buying, and the prices will go down, they have no other choice. so again, quit buying, liquidations should be just that, 50 to 70% discounts, not a memorial day, or christmas day 10 to 25% off. So quit buying.
In any case, even with a low price and a 20% discount, your better off buying on the web where you may not pay taxes, and some companies even offer free shipping.
Be smart, not impulsive.
I’m not a fan of CC. They had a TV on their website advertised for about $800. When I tried to purchase it, the shopping cart shows $1200. I tried multiple time and after calling customer service they told me it was a mistake and wouldn’t honor the price that they advertised on the website for 2 days! No wonder they’re going out of business. With higher prices than most online resellers and poor service, it shouldn’t surprise any of us.
I keep hearing about prices being negotiable, but thats not what i found at my C/C store in Indiana. I went in hoping to get a bargain, but found prices only marked down 10% from somthing that was too high to start with, when i asked to speak with the (LIQUIDATOR) He told me Prices were NOT negotiable, that this was a bankruptcy sale not a give away. The price i wanted to negoiate to and would have paid was only 25.00 lower. So im gonna wait til the percentage off raises, which it will and hope the item i want is still available, but some folks will be tricked into thinking they are getting a deal, and go for it im sure
dont trust these slaesmen. i lucked out and brought my flat screen 2 days before they announced the bankruptcy. Needless to say i found the same flat screen for $300 less then cc. Only thing was it was off the website from that particular store.I printed out the page and went too cc and with a little hard work they paid me 110% of the diffrence. I bet you can find whatever they have on liquidation cheaper somewere else. I won’t even waste my time going too any of there closin stores.
any video games on sale, i watn to buy some nintendo gamecube video games please tell me thanks i remember long time ago, this one rcir ty had a hsale It was a big sale! so many crappy games at $5 I bought em all !
I firmly disagree with “COME ON!”. Supply and demand govern the economy. Not only will internet pricing rise slightly (notwithstanding sales tax pushes), but other big-box chains like Wal-Mart and Best Buy WILL raise prices. They don’t HAVE to raise them… the WILL raise them. This is an opening for them to do so and in so doing increase their profit margins. I work closely with several manufacturers and can tell you in all honesty that televisions, gaming consoles, etc. are priced AT or BELOW the price BB and WalMart buy them for. They make their money on warranty, accessories, and games.
i went to the circuit city closing and it is now 30% off and 40% on cds and dvds
For those who are against CC, why the heck are you trying to shop now? People are the reason why the economy is like this. No one knows how to appreciate things nor each other.
The coming trend. Internet sales are not going to be cheap any longer, at least as far as sales tax is concerned. Staes have been pushing for years and now they will push even harder..
States push for Internet sales tax on items shipped in
KSBY-TV
updated 9:44 p.m. ET, Tues., Jan. 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 9, 2009
Reported by: Colin Seiler
Internet sales may become a taxing problem for some consumers.
Many online shoppers have avoided sales tax, but that may be coming to an end. Some states, like New York, want to tax sales in-state as well as items that are shipped in.
An estimated $3 billion in tax revenues are at stake, based on last year’s figures. Internet taxes may be a way to tap into new revenue streams to make up budget shortfalls.
I went to Olympia, WA’s Circuit City on 1/18/09 to check on the liquidation price for a Logitech Squeezebox Boom. The liquidator tagged it with $399. MSRP list is $299. Circuit City’s price on 1/16/09 was $299. Practice buyer beware in there!
I don’t know why people rush to “liquidation sales” the first day they are publicized. When a company publicizes their closing date, then that gives you a timeline for when you should purchase. They always start out very low. I wouldn’t buy a high ticket item from a liquidation sale unless it was at least 75% off. You can always find deals online if you search. Wait people. Wait until they are so desperate to get the products off their hands that they practically throw it at you. Although, they could always sale to discount stores instead.
Does anyone no the name of the liquidation company that did arizona when the closed the first 155 stores…
@ laughing at you all:
Circuit City’s departure will not mean higher prices at best buy. Why?
Wal-Mart and Amazon! Thats who everyone will try and compete with now, nothing will change. CC was always higher. I feel bad for the people losing their jobs, but don’t be bitter at all (ignorant) consumers, and inpaticular the ones reading HDGURU blogs. They might not be the morons paying more than MSRP, and running wild.
HAHAHAHA…. I just love the stupid people who complain about prices because they can’t seem to comprehend how things work. Like people who say OMGS WTF Bbuy has tv for 500 less, you know they still make $$$ on it… No they don’t it’s probably about 5% negative margin. They lower their prices so you buy the home installs and cables that they get like 50% positive margin on..Also love the people who are like “which stores are liquidating”… The CCity website doesn’t tell you which ones, it just says closing… The entire company is gone.
Pretty bad job on the liquidation–the store in my neighborhood is just closed, and the CC website does not provide a list of which stores are open to liquidate.
Same old Circuit City story–drive down to the local CC store and go home empty handed.
Gordon and Brothers with Hilco Co. Are the liquidators for Circuit City. The minute the take power; the will automaticaly raise all the prices -at that time C.C. has no control over Inventory and/or its employees nor the pricing policy. If there is anyone to blame – it will be Gordon and Brothers – They have promised X amount of money to the the Court – X amount of money on top of that is what the are going to be making out of the deal. I dont like them….
Based on what I read here, most people actually wants to get “advice / service” from a sales person. I just want to understand the logic there. First of all, all large chain stores like CC or Bestbuy have fast turn around. Why would any sales care about you or the store? When you return, he’s probably long gone, and does he care if you return at all? He doesn’t own the store. So given that, will he tell you the truth, or will he try to sell you the most expensive item?
I know a few Bestbuy sales associates personally (who has quit), and they told me they lie through their teeth and then laugh at the customer’s stupidity for believing the crap. Did they have a choice to lie? Yes and No; yes because they can quit, no because management gives them a sales quota — meet it, or get out. Plus, what do you expect? Most of these people gets paid 7, 8 dollars an hour; most of them are college kids. Are you expecting them to explain to you how a $2,000 A/V receiver work? Or how a LCD TV is superior than the Plasma? Do they even understand the science behind it at this kind of pay grade? I believe people should just research the product on their own. Find exactly what you want and the best price. There are tone of reviews for various products online — it’s not rocket science.
PS Go check out Fry’s Electronics, in this economic down turn, that store is still the same busy as before. It’s known you won’t get any service there. Their associates knows nothing at all, but their prices are GOOD. So yeah, get in –> get out, it’s as easy as that. Go to uncle joe’s “personalized” store if you want 6 star service, and of course, pay for it (there’s one in pasadena, ca — I love these guys!!).
Liquidation sales are a gimick to get as much money for the business in order for them to pay debts. Liquidation sales always post their suggested retail and then markdown merchandise according to this price and not the actual store retail price. This is why liquidation sales are never as good as buying from a discount wharehouse.
We bought an Element TV Sat. at CC, we tried to set it up and it doesnt work. I called the store we bought the TV at and they said we now had to deal with the manufacturer, they wouldnt even do a straight exchange. We called the manufacturer and guess what? the TV was made by CC! so technically we do not have a warrenty. This is plain dishonest, selling merchandise that doesnt work in the first place and with no recourse. Our only option now is to wait to see if the liquidators will do anything then deal with the credit card co. who may insure us. CC is dishonest and unethical, as are their liquidators.
I was just wondering if the video games and video game systems would be are included in the everything is 10% off sale? And if they would be on sale at a higher percent off on a later day? Also I feel bad for the Circuit City employees who are losing there jobs and i hope they are able to find another job.
some circuit citys have the store look like an actual circuit plug, if nobody ever noticed this.
I went to a store in Frisco, TX, today and saw a guitar hero III for $47, plus 10% off. I proceeded to buy it, only to find out at the check-out that the price they have on the wall IS NOT the actual price. They said the liquidators set new prices and that’s what they go by. That’s fine, if they actually DISPLAY that price somewhere. And he wanted to tell me since all sales are final he wouldn’t charge back the price when I told him I wouldn’t take it for that price (we never even finalized the sale).
After talking to the manager he finally returned the money and took the game back.
With these kind of tactics, I’m not surprised they went down. This is borderline if not an actual attempt of fraud. Be VERY careful if you get something there!!!
I agree on all this comments. I myself is a victim of this liquidation scam. I bough a receiver from their Gateway Park branch in NY. I check the price from amazon I was surpprised that it was more than 20% lower than their liquidation price. I tried to return it but they said that the sale is final. no return and no price match either.
Went to my neighborhood Circuit City and crossed checked at least 10 LCD TV’s against Amazon (thanks to the iPhone) and they all averaged $200-$300 higher than Amazon. What a ripoff! The liquidator appears to be taking advantage of the “going out of business” status and the frenzy caused by this so-called Fire sale.
May Jesus give strength to the people losing their jobs.
This is typical of liquidation prices, nothing new going on here as far as the 10% liquidation prices on the “Original Ticket Price”. The Original Ticketed Prices in the Manufactures Original Selling Price, so those who don’t do there homework could get rooked.
This is not Circuit City’s fault though! Once a store turns a company over to a liquidator, it is the the liquidator who gets all the money. The Liquidator bought the rights to sell off the inventory. That is what they do. You won’t see great prices for weeks, maybe months from now, and anything that they can’t make the money they want off items that there is still a big demand for, could be moved to another location where things are selling better, ebay, or for auction by the liquidator.
But, it is often worth doing your homework so you know how much things really cost before you rush off to a liquidators close out sale.
i have this cool circuit mouse pad from the 90s. it says ‘where service is state of the art’ and has all these bubbles on it.
While I do have compassion for some of Circuit City’s employees, a lot them were just rude and useless before they closed. Also, the CEO and founder of Circuit City, I feel “so bad” for him… I can just imagine him now in front of his little cardboard box with a sing that says will do …. for food. Oh wait, I don’t feel bad, cause guess what…. He is still rich!!! Owners and chair people of companies have no legal liability against personal assets in the case of failure. I never did like Circuit City and never will. Idk, maybe the employees in MN are just told to be more rude.
Like all buyers we should beware of all scams out there and until we see some real bargains from Circuit City then let the Liquidators know we aren’t a bunch of suckers just because they say “Sale”. Our dollars speak out more then words in today’s economy. I saw their prices in store here in Alabama and it’s not a sale it’s a ripoff for sure! Let them pack up their stuff and ship it to Canada where they still have stores open and see how they get over taxed there.
Win some loose some. I know all of the CC employees will find another job, even with the economy the way it is, I’ve been there twice lost it all once but I came back. Makes you stronger. I Didn’t have a 60 day payout either. As far as the liquidation. . . pick out what you want and get on with it, you will waist more time waiting for a better price for an inferior or broken product.
Good luck CC employees! America is a great place. You will never be poor. . . you just might have less than others
Having been through many closings and aquisitions as a company director, the worst thing is having to tell people the only way to keep their jobs for a bit longer is by helping to close the business that is ultimatley going to let them go.
Folks, remember that the employees that are still at CC are there because they are in need of a pay check and/or just loyal to the end.
I hated letting staff go and knowing I would still have a job. The employees are people just like (maybe better than) you and me.
Busnesses will always come and go, buyers will always try to find what is perceived as the best “deal”. This is how capitalism works.
In the meantime try to recognize that you could be the employee or the employee could be you. A little kindness both ways could help.
We have shopped at Circuit City for the past ten years because their policies were fair, their prices as good as any, and their staff was reasonably pleasant.
We have tended to avoid Best Buy because of false advertising (e.g. they claimed that if you buy a computer you get a free device X and turns out they didn’t have it in stock and never supplied it nor agreed to a refund, so, 4 months of hassle until they coughed up a poor replacement for device X).
Sorry to se CC go, and as many have tried to explain, the liquidation sale IS NOT run by CC.
To all the CC employee losing their jobs, all the best. Thank you for the good service you provided over the years.
I am really sorry to see Circuit City go. As for liquidation sales, I’ve bought a handful of items over the years at liquidation sales at fantastic prices. But of course, in all cases the liquidation sales have been going for some time.
I don’t understand some of the attitudes here on pricing. It is the job of the retailer to sell his product for as much as he can. It’s the job of the consumer to buy product from the retailer for as little as possible. The only thing that has ever kept prices of anything low is competition. With Circuit City out of the picture, Best Buy probably won’t have as good deals as they used to.
P.S. If our country did not rely so heavily on debt then we would be in such a greater stronger position than we are now. I have no debt and I am free. GET OUT OF DEBT AMERICA!!! I own my cars and my house outright and I do not have a credit card.
There are 2 types of people when it comes to interest. Thems that earns it and thems that pays it. Be the one that earns it.