Circuit City R.I.P.

[Darth Waller]

Circuit City became the largest retailer to fall victim to the expanding financial crisis Friday, announcing it will shut down its remaining 567 U.S. stores at the cost of 34,000 more jobs after failing to sell the business.

Link to full story.
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28691963?GT1=43001

I didn't shop there much, but I hate hearing another 34,000 will be jobless.

 

[pixletwin]

I have window shopped there a few times but it always seemed like everything was overpriced...

Didn't Circuit City fire p!tu?

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Oh wow. I just bought a tv from them less than a year ago. Makes me wonder whos next.

 

[The Ringer]

I have window shopped there a few times but it always seemed like everything was overpriced...

I have to agree, they could not compete with Best Buy.

 

[Shropt]

Circuit City was always a crappy place to shop except for the occasional amazing internet deal.

 

[customizerwannabe]

Good riddance. Prices sucked.

 

[sladesuperagent]

I bought a high-end Craig portable CD player there in the late 90's, but that's about it. Always overpriced. I do remember when they first opened that everyone wore ties and white shirts, but that didn't last too long.

 

[Darth Caedus]

I have window shopped there a few times but it always seemed like everything was overpriced...

Didn't Circuit City fire p!tu?

Never shopped there very much. I would always go to Frys or Best Buy. Then Best Buy screwed me over, so now I only go to Frys or NewEgg.com.

 

[jbinny]

Good riddance. Prices sucked.

x2

I was about to post the exact same thing

 

[Moonloop]

NewEgg.com.

The best! Or the best kept secret....as everyone always asks, "what is newegg?".

Example: I recently saved myself like $100 by getting a $20 9 ft hdmi cable from newegg rather than paying over $100 from Bestbuy!

 

[Shropt]

I feel the exact same way about Kay-bees. They were overpriced and they made their money by ripping off parents.

How can you really feel bad about them going under?

 

[Ktjn]

Good riddance. Prices sucked.

The liquidators prices are worse than CC...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYcXa2rvHSo

 

[King Darkness]

34,000 jobs

Thats so ^^^^ed up!

 

[darthviper107]

Yeah, Newegg is pretty awesome. And Fry's is like Newegg in store form. Best Buy isn't too bad, they had smart marketing.

 

[pjam]

I can't remember the last time I was in CC, but I CAN remember the last 3 times I went to Best Buy. I guess that sums it up for me.

 

[Vader AL]

The best! Or the best kept secret....as everyone always asks, "what is newegg?".

Example: I recently saved myself like $100 by getting a $20 9 ft hdmi cable from newegg rather than paying over $100 from Bestbuy!

check out www.monoprice.com too, they are great and cheap.

 

[The Ween]

Circuit City lost my business a few years back when they cut out all those employees who had been with them for years because they felt they made too much money.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2994476

 

[Darth Waller]

Circuit City lost my business a few years back when they cut out all those employees who had been with them for years because they felt they made too much money.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2994476

Wow, I'd forgotten all about that. Good to see the sleazebags that made that decision laid off, but not the rest.

 

[The Ween]

The liquidators prices are worse than CC...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYcXa2rvHSo

What a crock of ^^^^!!!!

Thanks for this!

 

[Rook]

I actually went there yesterday in search of a deal on a TV or a laptop or a new receiver. It didn't take to long to recognize that they had actually RAISED their prices for this "sale."

The funny/sad part came when I left, and saw literally scores of people waiting in line to purchase some of these items. They could have walked right across the street to Best Buy, bought the same product and saved even more money ... AND had the benefit of a return policy. Suckers to the last....