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post Jan 24 2009, 10:28 AM
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http://www.circuitcity.com/closed.html

I bought a head set for ventrilo usage there this past summer, it was the last time I set foot in a Circuit City. Most people go to Best Buy, I guess. Personally, I liked having more options. Oh well.

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post Jan 24 2009, 10:30 AM
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yeah i was going to buy my camera from there and then my friend sent me a link and i couldnt even get to the website itself.
Though they are having a huge sale from January til the end of march.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 10:41 AM
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The 2 stores near my house closed, the closest one is a good hour away. I like the best buy thats 15 minutes from my house.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 10:43 AM
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^ heh the closest one near my house is 1.5 hours away from me.

I was going to call the place too and see if they had the camera still and if they did then to hold it for me but my mom was afraid that if i didn't get there in time that they might sell it to someone else and then if i get there they pull the whole "oh its gone but would you like..."
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 11:30 AM
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So...all of them are gone...forever? sad.gif I used to buy all my stuff from there! Damn, Best Buy.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 11:38 AM
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I seen this coming when their shares were too low. I feel bad for them though. It makes me wonder if Best buy will go up on prices since there is no competition. I do remember it was either Circuit City or Best Buy that would match or out do their competitor's price if you notified them you found it cheaper at the other store.

On a side note, with CC being gone, I always wondered how radio shack survived all these years.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 11:42 AM
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QUOTE(IamLegend @ Jan 24 2009, 12:38 PM) *
On a side note, with CC being gone, I always wondered how radio shack survived all these years.

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post Jan 24 2009, 11:45 AM
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circuit city was also the second largest chain for electronics sad.gif
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 11:51 AM
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QUOTE(IamLegend @ Jan 24 2009, 10:38 AM) *
I seen this coming when their shares were too low. I feel bad for them though. It makes me wonder if Best buy will go up on prices since there is no competition. I do remember it was either Circuit City or Best Buy that would match or out do their competitor's price if you notified them you found it cheaper at the other store.

On a side note, with CC being gone, I always wondered how radio shack survived all these years.

I feel bad for them as well. I like Best Buy, to an extent, but several of their items are by far, overpriced. I hate the idea of monopoly and while there are other stores out there that offer similar products, there isn't a lot of electronic centric stores anymore. Since I share an Amazon Prime account (many items are 2 day free shipping), I'm more and more buying things online, including larger items. I just refuse to buy something overpriced because of convenience or the lack of electronic centric stores.

Radio Shack has always perplexed me.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 12:09 PM
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QUOTE(IamLegend @ Jan 24 2009, 11:38 AM) *
On a side note, with CC being gone, I always wondered how radio shack survived all these years.
Yeah, seriously. I have one by my house, and I don't see a single person going in there, ever. mellow.gif
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 12:43 PM
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IM GOING TO MISS THEM......

best buy over here tends to me more pricey on CD's and shit
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 12:46 PM
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QUOTE(hypnotique @ Jan 24 2009, 12:43 PM) *
IM GOING TO MISS THEM......

best buy over here tends to me more pricey on CD's and shit

im surprised then they aren't going out of business before circuit city.
 
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The last thing Best Buy needs it less competition. Took them a f*cking month to fix my laptop, and I had all sorts of issues with them over the summer, too.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 03:07 PM
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aw. i might have to go see if i can get a good deal on a gps system. it's kinda like when Krispy Kreme went out of business, only i was actually upset.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 04:53 PM
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my circuit city is closing down in pembroke pinesss. so sad, use to buy all my electronics thereeeee ):
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 04:58 PM
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Radio Shack has always seemed like an EPIC FAIL waiting to happen.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 05:09 PM
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Haha, yeah I am surprised Radio Shack is still around. Their parking lot is always empty. We have a couple Circuit City's here... I never buy DVDs or CDs at Best Buy.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:04 PM
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Seriously, what does RS have that you couldn't get at BB, CC, Wal-Mart or a damn pawn shop?
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:08 PM
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Everytime I got presents for Christmas from circuit city or tried to get something from there, it was either poorly made or broke like immediately. I consider them to be a shitty pawn shop :O

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nevermind, was thinking of Radio Shack.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:09 PM
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radio shack has a lot of smaller electronic pieces that would be harder to find at a best buy, etc. That's about it, maybe some electrical tools?
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:11 PM
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I hate radio shack. Not because of what they sell there, but anytime I've ever gone in there the service has been awful. They either talk to you like sh*t and act like you are a 4 year old, or just don't talk to you at all. Pfttt. I've always found that Best Buy has the best service out of the three stores.
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:12 PM
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^ Ya RS is shitty _smile.gif
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:17 PM
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damn i'm gonna miss CC too
i mean now i go there and i was able to pick up an editing program for my computer there for like 50$
and those things aren't cheap cause Avid and Final Cut Pro are all things used in the industry to day for movies TV shows and commercials and it really helped me with class last year cause it saved me from havin to go all the way to the library and using their editing room to do my movies

and yea I'm still surprised RS is around still to no body goes there
even the vibe u get from the store is jus dead
so you know the end is coming
kinda reminds me of Caldors
any one remember that store.....
used to be the shit
 
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post Jan 24 2009, 06:18 PM
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Lol it's only 10% off everyyティんg利ghtのw。bうtうぁ手ヴぇr。
 
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post Jan 25 2009, 11:18 PM
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QUOTE(Tung @ Jan 24 2009, 05:18 PM) *
Lol it's only 10% off everyyティんg利ghtのw。bうtうぁ手ヴぇr。
10% off what? I can't handle this suspense.
 
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post Jan 26 2009, 12:17 AM
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^ loool.gif
 
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post Jan 29 2009, 10:36 PM
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HAHAHAA well last time i went in Circuit City....All the Products that are white...WERE ALL TURNING BROWN!!!
EWWWWWWW!! crazy.gif oro.gif
 
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