Circuit City to close 155 stores

[Michael Helgeson]

The website says they're still accepting gift cards.

Legally they have to in just about any state if they were purchased from them, ect. Sometimes cards can expire, if they have a exp date, but somestates like the one I live in have laws overriding that, so here you can sue if they don't accept a card.

[rag-time4]

The website says they're still accepting gift cards.

Legally they have to in just about any state if they were purchased from them, ect. Sometimes cards can expire, if they have a exp date, but somestates like the one I live in have laws overriding that, so here you can sue if they don't accept a card.

I checked the card and it still has the full balance, so I'll give it a shot and see if I can find what I'm looking for. Was a bit busy today, but I'll try tomorrow.

[guyjin]

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/01/19/warn-your-friends-ci.html

Don't even bother picking over its bloated corpse.

[Necromancer]

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/01/19/warn-your-friends-ci.html

Don't even bother picking over its bloated corpse.

Who are they kidding?  :

On the deals desk at the front of the store were Nintendo Gamecubes, offered "half price" for $50 each.

[rag-time4]

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/01/19/warn-your-friends-ci.html

Don't even bother picking over its bloated corpse.

Thanks very much for the warning! I won't make a big deal of it, but next time I head to my Dad's place I'll stop by the Circuit City that's on the way and I'll compare what they have to online prices before pulling the trigger.

[Joe Redifer]

CompUSA did the same thing.  They raised their prices and then took 10% off of that and people thought they were getting a deal.  You have to wait a while for the REAL DEALs to begin.

[nat]

FYE is also going out of business.

[rag-time4]

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/01/19/warn-your-friends-ci.html

Don't even bother picking over its bloated corpse.

Guyjin, thanks very much for thw warning! I finally made it to circuit city to check out the DVD/VHS combo units! They were only 10% off. Because of your warning, I went prepared with a notepad to jot down prices. It turns out the prices were on the extreme high end after a brief search on shopping.com

Glad I went prepared!

[SNKNostalgia]

FYE is also going out of business.

Shit!!! I just updated my FYE Back Stage Pass card. They do have some good deals like Kyuss: Circus Leaves Town for $5,which sells anywhere else for $11 or more. They get those deals for some CDs here and there. I guess I should get my moneys worth out of that $15 I spend. I tend to buy music on the spot at times since I am impatient of getting CDs, but Amazon or other online stores are the way to go when I see some CDs I always put off.

It is funny all the FYEs here used to be Sound Shop 3-4 years ago.

Added: Listen to more Kyuss!!!  :-"

[nat]

All the FYEs here used to be The Wherehouse, which closed/sold all their stores except one in California apparently.

[guyjin]

I hate to link to kotakwhore, but:


http://kotaku.com/5158829/tales-of-horror-from-the-circuit-city-liquidation

Circuit city are selling broken returns.

[Necromancer]

Circuit city are selling broken returns.

That'll buff right out.  Sounds like the buyer and Circuit City fell victim to reshrinking and/or a disgruntled employee (now why should they be disgruntled?).  Just another reason why paying with a credit card is nearly always a good idea, I suppose.

P.S. - It reminds me of Walmart's troubles with rockin' Ipods and real rocks. 

[quoth09]

Circuit city are selling broken returns.

That'll buff right out.

Lol, I severely hope you are being sarcastic 
It looks like a shredder went om nom nom on that disc! 


I should hunt down the ones in my area, and see what I can find. I hear they have slashed prices quite a bit now. Besides, I have a coupon from my Discover Card that is specifically for Circuit City stores, that I just talked to Discover, and they said that Circuit City is REQUIRED to accept the coupon despite the fact that Circuit City stores say they aren't accepting any coupons besides TV converter box coupons from the government. 

I can apparently file a complaint regarding the issue with Discover if Circuit City will not take them - that is what the phone rep at Discover told me, so we shall see.

BTW, has anyone tried calling the locations that are still open? I have called all of the ones within a 30 mile radius, their phone system still works, but when you hit 0, no one will answer the phone.