Circuit City?

Anyone been to CC for the big sales? Any good deals?

On Jan 23, 6:35*pm, "Rastamon" wrote:
Anyone been to CC for the big sales? *Any good deals?

It was reported to me today there was 10% off everything, except 50%
on some cables and software. Not quite enough to get me there yet.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:44:03 -0800 (PST), robinlos
wrote:

On Jan 23, 6:35*pm, "Rastamon" wrote:
Anyone been to CC for the big sales? *Any good deals?

It was reported to me today there was 10% off everything, except 50%
on some cables and software. Not quite enough to get me there yet.

Don't hold your breath.
Thumper

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robinlos wrote:

On Jan 23, 6:35*pm, "Rastamon" wrote:
Anyone been to CC for the big sales? *Any good deals?

It was reported to me today there was 10% off everything, except 50%
on some cables and software.

10% off of what starting price?

Not quite enough to get me there yet.

Conventional wisdom is that bankruptcy sales are ripoffs, since the
discounts are not based on the "normal" selling price, but on some
imaginary price set by the liquidator.

It might be fun if people who've actually gone to Circuit City let the
rest of us know what they've seen in the way of prices on items we might
recognize.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:02:36 -0500, Thumper
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:44:03 -0800 (PST), robinlos
wrote:

On Jan 23, 6:35*pm, "Rastamon" wrote:
Anyone been to CC for the big sales? *Any good deals?

It was reported to me today there was 10% off everything, except 50%
on some cables and software. Not quite enough to get me there yet.

Don't hold your breath.
Thumper


I love the idea of getting a good deal, but there usually isn't any
particular item that I actually need, yet still wait around till it
goes on sale.

Even if I go in there and discover that they have Myst V for $5, or
Batman Begins on Blu-ray for $8, those are obviously things I was able
to do without.

The coincidence of an item going on sale, and that it also happens to
be an item that I've needed but declined solely because the price was
prohibitive, never seems to happen for me.

It won't be Doctor Who Seasons 1 and 2 for $25. Instead, if anything,
I would probably end up buying some item like a surge protector,
thinking "Well, this price seems pretty good. I think I could use
another of these."

"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
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| robinlos wrote:
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| On Jan 23, 6:35 pm, "Rastamon" wrote:
| Anyone been to CC for the big sales? Any good deals?
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| It was reported to me today there was 10% off everything, except 50%
| on some cables and software.
|
| 10% off of what starting price?
|
| Not quite enough to get me there yet.
|
| Conventional wisdom is that bankruptcy sales are ripoffs, since the
| discounts are not based on the "normal" selling price, but on some
| imaginary price set by the liquidator.
|
| It might be fun if people who've actually gone to Circuit City let the
| rest of us know what they've seen in the way of prices on items we might
| recognize.
|
| --
| Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Well, when they were closing their stores in Phoenix last fall, the prices
started out at 10% off list price which was a joke. I didn't bother going
back.

Rastamon said this on 1/23/2009 5:35 PM:
Anyone been to CC for the big sales? Any good deals?


One store in Baltimore area I went to monday said only 10% off all items
unless posted on the item. 30% off on cables.
So the 33$ web cam I was looking at was now 30$ and I've seen it at
newegg for 28, maybe 24$ with free shipping.

Granted that's splitting hairs and yes I have to wait for 3 days to save
2$ and I haven't done it yet so I've wasted 5 days.... But there is no
returns!!!! So if you get a bad item, what can you do?

Rastamon wrote:

Anyone been to CC for the big sales? Any good deals?

Um, no.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6326174&page=1

"Rastamon" wrote in message
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Anyone been to CC for the big sales? Any good deals?

I got a promotional coupon for a whopping 10% off "anything" over $100 in
purchases. When I got my magnifying glass out, and I'm not kidding, it
turns out that the coupon does not apply to virtually everything a person
could conceivable want. No good on software, movies, music, televisions,
stereo equipment, speakers, modems, computers, printers, vacuum cleaners,
phones . . . well, you get the idea.

What it comes down down to with Circuit City is simple: They Suck.

I have purchased items at my local Circuit City and they were just fine. As
a company, they stink. Unless and until they start marking everything down
from their store prices of six months ago by at least 50%, I'm not
interested in their little sales thing they have going on.

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"Rastamon" wrote in message
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Anyone been to CC for the big sales? Any good deals?

I got a promotional coupon for a whopping 10% off "anything" over $100 in
purchases. When I got my magnifying glass out, and I'm not kidding, it
turns out that the coupon does not apply to virtually everything a person
could conceivable want. No good on software, movies, music, televisions,
stereo equipment, speakers, modems, computers, printers, vacuum cleaners,
phones . . . well, you get the idea.

What are getting 10% off then? Gift cards? just kidding....

What it comes down down to with Circuit City is simple: They Suck.

I have purchased items at my local Circuit City and they were just fine.
As a company, they stink. Unless and until they start marking everything
down from their store prices of six months ago by at least 50%, I'm not
interested in their little sales thing they have going on.

There is one near me, but I'm too lazy to go in to see what they have to
offer. They did have some great prices on some DVDs during Christmas.

I remember one chain that went bankrupt about 15 years ago. I forget the
name, but it was not Good Guys, they went bankrupt about 8 years ago. I
went to the final liquidation sale, and picked up some Mini-Discs (that's
when they were still current), I got a good collection for under a $100.