Circuit City Shutting Down.

SteamWake · 01-16-09, 01:33 PM

Cant say Im really supprised.

I found Circuit city to be arrogant and inflexible they felt they were the 'be all to end all' of electronics retail.

Their prices were not that good, their staff were snooty, and support

Just try to call a local store to check on availablity of a product... good luck.

Trying to be a 'high end' hoity toity botique in a sluggish economy is not a good buisness model.

GoldenRivet · 01-16-09, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Cant say Im really supprised.

I found Circuit city to be arrogant and inflexible they felt they were the 'be all to end all' of electronics retail.

Their prices were not that good, their staff were snooty, and support

Just try to call a local store to check on availablity of a product... good luck.

Trying to be a 'high end' hoity toity botique in a sluggish economy is not a good buisness model.

agreed.

circuit city has had troubles for the past few years.

this financial crisis was just the coup de grace

AVGWarhawk · 01-16-09, 01:45 PM

Well, lets look at some things other than attitude, etc. Lets look at outfits such as Best Buy who basically squished CompUSA. Let's take a look at Tigerdirect and Newegg. Since I found these two, I do not go by Circuit City anymore, not Best Buy that much anymore. Internet purchases is used more widely now. I know it has doubled in my house and especially in the computer parts, etc.

GoldenRivet · 01-16-09, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Well, lets look at some things other than attitude, etc. Lets look at outfits such as Best Buy who basically squished CompUSA. Let's take a look at Tigerdirect and Newegg. Since I found these two, I do not go by Circuit City anymore, not Best Buy that much anymore. Internet purchases is used more widely now. I know it has doubled in my house and especially in the computer parts, etc.

agreed.

and what retail stores there are who are in competition with circuit city generally are capable of offering lower prices.

lets face it - retail mark up on most cases is over 40%

i know they have a lot of costs to cover but thats rediculous.

Quillan · 01-16-09, 01:58 PM

When it comes to computer components, I almost always order from Newegg. If I need a monitor NOW, or a new printer NOW, I go to Office Depot. If my PSU explodes (has happened to me twice in the last 10 years) and I can't wait 3 days for a new one to be shipped, I go to a local computer store that builds computers on site. I never go to Best Buy for computer components. I never went to CompUSA for them.

I had similar experiences to SteamWake with the Circuit City here. It was convenient for the location, but I didn't like dealing with them.

AVGWarhawk · 01-16-09, 02:44 PM

CompUSA was a bit of a different store. They were more diverse in the components for computers. It was like Newegg but the parts were there to see and touch. I could get wires and cables. Wire ties, clips, ends, etc. I do miss CompUSA. Best Buy and Circuit City never did get as deep as CompUSA with special items and a diverse section of vid card, sound cards, you name it. THey closed the one in my neighborhood.

CompUSA is really just Tigerdirect but with different colors on their website.

SteamWake · 01-16-09, 03:07 PM

Starbucks will probably suffer a similar fate....

4 bucks for a latte when you can go accross the street to the doughnut shop and get one for 1 buck. :hmm:

Oh about Compusa you ever try to return an item there? There return policy was basically "you open it you own it".

August · 01-16-09, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

CompUSA was a bit of a different store. They were more diverse in the components for computers. It was like Newegg but the parts were there to see and touch. I could get wires and cables. Wire ties, clips, ends, etc. I do miss CompUSA. Best Buy and Circuit City never did get as deep as CompUSA with special items and a diverse section of vid card, sound cards, you name it. THey closed the one in my neighborhood.

CompUSA is really just Tigerdirect but with different colors on their website.

Oh man NEVER buy wire ties at places like that. You can get a bag of 1000 7 inch ties at Home Depot for less than $20 bucks.

geetrue · 01-16-09, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Cant say Im really supprised.

I found Circuit city to be arrogant and inflexible they felt they were the 'be all to end all' of electronics retail.

Their prices were not that good, their staff were snooty, and support

Just try to call a local store to check on availablity of a product... good luck.

Trying to be a 'high end' hoity toity botique in a sluggish economy is not a good buisness model.

Either we went to the same store or they are all like that ... I only went to find the cheap items on sale thinking I could save a buck or two, but it cost me a lot of time an d fristration to find out it's not in stock.

Good bye Circuit City I won't cry :p

01-16-09, 01:45 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Well, lets look at some things other than attitude, etc. Lets look at outfits such as Best Buy who basically squished CompUSA. Let's take a look at Tigerdirect and Newegg. Since I found these two, I do not go by Circuit City anymore, not Best Buy that much anymore. Internet purchases is used more widely now. I know it has doubled in my house and especially in the computer parts, etc. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-16-09, 01:58 PM	#5
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	When it comes to computer components, I almost always order from Newegg. If I need a monitor NOW, or a new printer NOW, I go to Office Depot. If my PSU explodes (has happened to me twice in the last 10 years) and I can't wait 3 days for a new one to be shipped, I go to a local computer store that builds computers on site. I never go to Best Buy for computer components. I never went to CompUSA for them. I had similar experiences to SteamWake with the Circuit City here. It was convenient for the location, but I didn't like dealing with them. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

01-16-09, 02:44 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	CompUSA was a bit of a different store. They were more diverse in the components for computers. It was like Newegg but the parts were there to see and touch. I could get wires and cables. Wire ties, clips, ends, etc. I do miss CompUSA. Best Buy and Circuit City never did get as deep as CompUSA with special items and a diverse section of vid card, sound cards, you name it. THey closed the one in my neighborhood. CompUSA is really just Tigerdirect but with different colors on their website. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-16-09, 01:33 PM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cant say Im really supprised. I found Circuit city to be arrogant and inflexible they felt they were the 'be all to end all' of electronics retail. Their prices were not that good, their staff were snooty, and support Just try to call a local store to check on availablity of a product... good luck. Trying to be a 'high end' hoity toity botique in a sluggish economy is not a good buisness model.

01-16-09, 03:07 PM	#7
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Starbucks will probably suffer a similar fate.... 4 bucks for a latte when you can go accross the street to the doughnut shop and get one for 1 buck. :hmm: Oh about Compusa you ever try to return an item there? There return policy was basically "you open it you own it".