Circuit City may have to shut down 150 stores...

"jdang307 wrote:

Yup. One of those guys. You're trying to make money, I'm trying to save it. Every person for themselves. I mean, If best buy and cc are showing $3,000MSRP for a tv I can buy from amazon with no tax, free shipping, 30 day return policy, and selling for $2,000, how can I not?

Shoes I buy in store normally. I dont need to see what size I am either, but save for a few shops, I dont' trust online stores for my AF1s and Dunks etc. Plus I need instant gratification for shoes. My GF wonders why I have over 40 pairs I have not worn yet :D

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You wanna save money? A man shouldn't own 40 pairs of shoes over his lifetime!!!!!! :wink2:

"jdang307 wrote:

Yup. One of those guys. You're trying to make money, I'm trying to save it. Every person for themselves. I mean, If best buy and cc are showing $3,000MSRP for a tv I can buy from amazon with no tax, free shipping, 30 day return policy, and selling for $2,000, how can I not?

Shoes I buy in store normally. I dont need to see what size I am either, but save for a few shops, I dont' trust online stores for my AF1s and Dunks etc. Plus I need instant gratification for shoes. My GF wonders why I have over 40 pairs I have not worn yet :D

You bastahd ;)

IMHO opinion though the online marketplace has hurt the economy in alot of ways. Joe Schmoe can run an online store from his house by drop shipping other manufacturers products.

Not only that, he can sell them for WAY below advertised price and undercut the competition without doing any of the leg work.

This kills medium sized businesses. Ive had several large clients go out of business or stop carrying my product because they cant afford to make $5 off a $200 item...

"opfinistic wrote:

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You wanna save money? A man shouldn't own 40 pairs of shoes over his lifetime!!!!!! :wink2:

the problem with america today....

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

You bastahd ;)

IMHO opinion though the online marketplace has hurt the economy in alot of ways. Joe Schmoe can run an online store from his house by drop shipping other manufacturers products.

Not only that, he can sell them for WAY below advertised price and undercut the competition without doing any of the leg work.

This kills medium sized businesses. Ive had several large clients go out of business or stop carrying my product because they cant afford to make $5 off a $200 item...

I deal with that daily in my industry. Smug jackoffs that will spend an hour + at my desk while I help them design their kitchen and pick out the equipment for their restaurant. I price them out fairly then they want me to match the online pricing. :fu: I could meet the prices sometimes, but it is not worth it, especially if something goes wrong (and on every opening order something does). I've had these same guys that bought online come back to me later for help because something shipped in damaged or doesn't work properly. They'll ask for my help, I tell 'em to contact the seller.

"FiN.in.RI wrote:

That is such a load of Bull

Bro I seen it first hand with my grandparents in Temecula. They bought a tv, and they had them buy all this extra stuff that they didn't even need. My father in law was the one that filled me in about fixing stuff, selling at as new as well as last years models as new ones. Shop where ever you like. This was a couple of years a ago.

I do shop at best buy but for little things. Circuit city doesn't carry the CD selection that they once used to.

"Fin Fan In Cali wrote:

Bro I seen it first hand with my grandparents in Temecula. They bought a tv, and they had them buy all this extra stuff that they didn't even need. My father in law was the one that filled me in about fixing stuff, selling at as new as well as last years models as new ones. Shop where ever you like. This was a couple of years a ago.

one thing i do agree with when it comes to business: buyer beware.

"opfinistic wrote:

I deal with that daily in my industry. Smug jackoffs that will spend an hour + at my desk while I help them design their kitchen and pick out the equipment for their restaurant. I price them out fairly then they want me to match the online pricing. :fu: I could meet the prices sometimes, but it is not worth it, especially if something goes wrong (and on every opening order something does). I've had these same guys that bought online come back to me later for help because something shipped in damaged or doesn't work properly. They'll ask for my help, I tell 'em to contact the seller.

I have the same problem on a weekly basis. People will call me because our company name is on the item, not realizing it came from God knows what website.

This is why I lowered our retail prices. (I dont advertise though as to not piss off my wholesale accounts)

This way I dont have to concern myself with people wanting me to price match. And since we manufacture the products in-house we can afford to be a little lower than our suggested retail cost.

"FinSane wrote:

one thing i do agree with when it comes to business: buyer beware.

I agree brother, and that is what I was saying. You won't have a problem if you do your homework up front on big purchases.:wink2:

I have also bought from here as well. I bought my camera, and DVD player from them.

J&R: Electronics, Digital Cameras, Computers, Appliances, Software, Video Games, DVDs, CDs .

"CrunchTime wrote:

The trend today is to buy online.

CC has plenty of competition so their departure wont be felt much IMO other than the convenience factor....close to home.

Competition.....Best Buy,Office depot,Walmart Super Stores,Tiger Direct,CompUSA,CompServe,Computer Solutions etc.

Good point bro.:wink2:

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

Does CC still pay their employees on commision? Thats the one reason I liked shopping there. The kids at Best Buy are the least helpful individuals Ive ever dealt with. I walked around for 15 minutes trying to get someone to ring me up for a 51" TV.

Sales people tend to know more about the product when they can make a buck off what they're selling.

They stopped doing that years ago. At least out here in Ca.

"DonShula84 wrote:

They stopped doing that years ago. At least out here in Ca.

Here in FL they were doing it at least until 2003 (had a friend who worked there)

Sears is the only place I know for a fact that still does.

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

Here in FL they were doing it at least until 2003 (had a friend who worked there)

Sears is the only place I know for a fact that still does.

Yet the one in coral springs you never see any of the salespeople.

"FinSane wrote:

Yet the one in coral springs you never see any of the salespeople.

Well thats because the company sucks as a whole now.

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

Well thats because the company sucks as a whole now.

seriously, my friend and i went looking in there for a certain type of drill, and the guy who works in the hardware dept. was totally clueless.

"FinSane wrote:

seriously, my friend and i went looking in there for a certain type of drill, and the guy who works in the hardware dept. was totally clueless.

That sounds about right.

When I worked in the Sears Hardware Dept. we had to take and pass a week long training course on the products there.

IMO, CC and Bestbuy don't know the definition of customer service.

"HardKoreXXX wrote:

That sounds about right.

When I worked in the Sears Hardware Dept. we had to take and pass a week long training course on the products there.

Mustve been ages ago.

I can't believe this is news. I worked at CC like 3 years ago, and they were in financial trouble back then (closed my store a few months after I got my co-op).

And we gave waaay better CS than the local best buy. I worked games/movies/music section, and most people knew one or the other really well. Everyone in each section knew their stuff, especially car audio. I'd go way out of my way to help people find the movie they want (maybe not way, but I'd be able to help them out sometimes just by actors involved), and if we didn't have something, I'd even refer them to deepdiscountdvd.com (now known as deepdiscount.com).

And no, CC hasn't been working on commission for years now.

"opfinistic wrote:

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You wanna save money? A man shouldn't own 40 pairs of shoes over his lifetime!!!!!! :wink2:

I didn't say I was cheap! Just save money so I can buy more stuff! it's value! :lol:

I have stopped buying shoes though. My gf buys them for me now ;) I just have to actually wear them. They're not heels or anything just sneakers. I need them crispy.

And I never ever bother employees trying to glean information and then walking out. I wouldn't do that even if I wanted to buy in store. To be fair, I'm a TV whore as well, owning no less than 6 in the past 3 years. 3 were bought locally. 3 online. It's whatever the best deal is, and usually the best deals in-store are around black friday (before and after). But half the time, I know more than the employees anyway. They couldn't possibly help me, since I'm an internet addict and will research the living crap out of a product before buying. I walk in, i look, I walk out. That's all. And they do get my business for smaller stuff.

The CC here has lousy people working behind the counters (does it really take 1 and a half hours to go back and get the Iron Man Blu-Ray, I mean really) but I do like their 110% price guarantees. I remember getting Rainbow Six Vegas 2 first day for just $39 including tax because they beat Fry's $39.99 deal.

"FinSane wrote:

Mustve been ages ago.

About 5 years ago.