Will Circuit City's bankruptcy affect your shopping plans?
Maybe some of their problems arise from alienating so many customers by failing to honor promised rebates, selling used products as new and having ridiculously bad customer service. That might fly in a flourishing economy, but not in one where people are more being more conscious of their spending decisions.
To all those looking forward to a sale; Beware. You will get screwed.
]]>If I can find an open store near me.
]]>Circuit City always went above and beyond when it came to warranty and customer service issues. I guess screwing customers out of their hard earned cash is a more viable business model.
]]>Most consumer electronics are commodities. Who needs help? Just need someone to ring up the purchase. Pay with a credit card so that you can do a charge back if they give you any grief about a return.
]]>I refuse to go into any Circuit City in my area simply because they're dark, outdated, and unwelcoming. Say what you want about Best Buy, but they are bright, clean, and well organized. Not that I buy much from Best Buy either, but the shopping experience is much better. I would compare Circuit City to an old, run down K-Mart and Best Buy to a new Target.
And, should Circuit City offer something on sale that week, I'll still buy it at Best Buy due to their price matching policy.
]]>Notice that the ones listed everywhere else are on average $30 cheaper than CC, even with shipping included?!
]]>I can't wait until we do this for Best Buy. :)
]]>I once bought an extended warranty on a hard drive based MP3 player (waaay back in the days before the iPod). Was shocked when I got back home and actually read the warranty terms and discovered that it was a one-time replacement warranty, meaning if the device went bad they'd replace it and your warranty was over. One of the sleaziest things I've ever run across.
]]>@Hate_Brian_Club: Release date delivery is not avialable for all games. Only select titles.
]]>@xjeyne:
Yep, one of the worst box retail stores in my area. No way, no how.
]]>They should have gone under 3 years ago. I haven't made a purchase there in 5 years and that's not going to change any time in the foreseeable future.
]]>I LOL'd at home, and now I'm getting weird looks from my roomates...
]]>@InfiniTrent: Dammit you made me LoL in the library computer lab!
]]>"Will Circuit City's bankruptcy affect your shopping plans?" To which I'd answer "no."
Then the poll question is the opposite, "Will you shop at bankrupt Circuit City?" To which I would answer "yes."
]]>@Hate_Brian_Club: And I thought 8.25% was insane...sheesh man, move out of that horrible place!
]]>I think it's a figure of speech.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have some bridges to burn.
]]>on the plus side, this one still had a "Now hiring" sign in front of it. So if you need a new CC polo shirt, stop by the CC in Fairfax Towne Center
]]>I'll shop there the way I normally do, that is to say that I will go the day after Thanksgiving for their sales on DVD's and memory cards. For anything bigger, I didn't shop at CC before and I won't now.
]]>Not to shill for Amazon, or anything, but here goes my shill for Amazon: if you have Amazon Prime you get free release date delivery.
Living in Chicago this saves me not only the hassle of going to a brick and mortar store and fighting through throngs of other nerds, but saves me the 10.25% sales tax (which I of course report and pay yearly on April 15th, if anyone asks).
]]>@acknight: And your credit cards might be able to give you extended protection anyway.
]]>Yes. I've been able to find a great deal on several particular items from Circuit City in the past. They're not a regular shopping stop,but I do go in there from time to time.
]]>I might check the store/website as CC burns just to see if there are any bargains on small electronics/headphones/the like. Something like that would not strike me as too big of a risk. Big electronics? Forget it. Of course, I'm not really in the market for any big electronics right now, seeing as how there's an economic apocalypse going on.
]]>Seriously though, if it wasn't for me wanting to buy new video games on release day I wouldn't have a reason to ever shop in a brick and mortar store any more.
]]>Pocket Hitlers, all of them.
]]>@Raekwon:
What do they sell that does "need" a warranty? I used to work there (back before they canned the best paid people thank God) and while I sold mad amounts of big screen TV and desktop computer "service plans" I could never really convince myself that they were truly needed.
]]>Sadly, that was the only deal I could find there.
]]>I used to work there about 4 years ago. Their getting what's coming to them. The got rid of all of the people who actually knew anything and hired people who would work for next to nothing. Kind of sad really, we used to take pride on knowing the product and helping the customer.
]]>Althought Bankruptcy has saved quite a few businesses, for retail, its the kiss of death.
]]>Seriously, consumerist, I know some marketing major told you that polls are a good way to build a community or whatever, but you guys got to step up your game.
]]>@xjeyne: exactly.
]]>That doesn't stop me from shopping elsewhere, however. The last electronics things I bought were a hard drive and a scanner at Staples.
I still love CC for my big TV. They also have a turntable thing that rips records that I want reaaaaaaaaal bad.
]]>This is not a problem. Circuit City avoided honoring as many warranties, discounts, gift cards as possible before. So going bankrupt won't change anything. Go and buy with the same confidence you had before!
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