I was amazed at Circuit City......

Blueface · 01-19-2009, 07:46 AM

Went to my local Circuit City yesterday to check out the "deals".
The place was mobbed.
It was like a feeding frenzy.
Couldn't find a spot to park.
When I get into the store, people hanging onto boxes like if it was their last meal.
As I walked around the store, many items were not discounted at all.
A rare few things like cables for connections were at a whopping 30% off.
Some things like CD's and DVD's were at 20%.
The rest (and I mean like 20% of the store) was at 10% off.

So, people were going nuts, carrying printers, TV's on and on at 10% off regular price.

WTF??? Am I missing something? Best Buy on a regular weekend, has many more items at better prices.
At Circuit City, you get 10% off a $2,000 TV that you can't return as all sales are final, that you can't get 18 months to 36 months "same as cash" as Best Buy has.

Isn't it post Christmas? Isn't the economy bad? I was amazed that 10% can be such a motivator.

rack04 · 01-19-2009, 07:53 AM

I had the same experience. I fought for a parking spot and crazy crowds for a chance at 10-20% off their regular prices. I couldn't understand why there was such a long line at the checkout.

Blueface · 01-19-2009, 08:07 AM

I forgot to mention, some TV stands were 30% off.
I think I now covered it all.

mikeyj23 · 01-19-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

I forgot to mention, some TV stands were 30% off.
I think I now covered it all.

Ah, so now you come clean...

longknocker · 01-19-2009, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

I forgot to mention, some TV stands were 30% off.
I think I now covered it all.

I agree completely! No warranty, no buy as far as I'm concerned!

gettysburgfreak · 01-19-2009, 09:07 AM

I read an article on Yahoo a few days ago that said buyer beware. CC raised their prices a little bit so people think they are getting a deal at 30% but really are not.

Blueface · 01-19-2009, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

I read an article on Yahoo a few days ago that said buyer beware. CC raised their prices a little bit so people think they are getting a deal at 30% but really are not.

Makes total sense.

hotreds · 01-19-2009, 09:33 AM

People think they are getting a deal, so they don't pay attention to prices- just the "sale" banners everywhere.

01-19-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

I read an article on Yahoo a few days ago that said buyer beware. CC raised their prices a little bit so people think they are getting a deal at 30% but really are not.

Yupper.

Heck better to sneak in any last dollars before shutting down.

Lorglath · 01-19-2009, 09:43 AM

I had the same reaction when I went in there. I figured I would wait untill it is picked clean and they really drop prices, then go in and see if there is anything worthwhile

kayak_rat · 01-19-2009, 12:20 PM

Ours closed before Christmas. The night before the "Clearance" they went through and remarked everything at MSRP. They then marked they whatever percent off.......so for the most part you were paying more than you normally would. Ignorance of the masses.

macpappy · 01-19-2009, 01:19 PM

Saw all this when the local Circuit City closed in November. I was looking for a new monitor at the time and the one I wanted was on sale for 30% off and that made it $319.

Bought the same monitor at Best Buy - not on sale - for $279.

Any guess why I think Circuit City went bankrupt?

Blueface · 01-19-2009, 01:48 PM

How could I forget to mention this.
My wife overheard a woman at the store who said she was at the West Palm store (mind you, that is about 40-45 minutes away from the Boca store) and she came all the way to this one because she needed two CD racks and they only had one in West Palm.

Now, here is what is funny.
That CD rack was $30 with 10% off for a whopping savings of $3.
Now, anyone care to guess on average what gas would cost to travel an hour and a half round trip?
Unreal!!!

01-19-2009, 02:02 PM

This thread provides more evidence that some people are just plain stupid.

Just like the idiots on cbid, ebay and others that pay retail or higher just to win the bidding.

N2Advnture · 01-19-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

How could I forget to mention this.
My wife overheard a woman at the store who said she was at the West Palm store (mind you, that is about 40-45 minutes away from the Boca store) and she came all the way to this one because she needed two CD racks and they only had one in West Palm.

Now, here is what is funny.
That CD rack was $30 with 10% off for a whopping savings of $3.
Now, anyone care to guess on average what gas would cost to travel an hour and a half round trip?
Unreal!!!

Now THAT'S funny!

Blueface · 01-19-2009, 08:15 PM

I guess I was not alone in this thought.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/34216

Rabidsquirrel · 01-19-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by macpappy

Saw all this when the local Circuit City closed in November. I was looking for a new monitor at the time and the one I wanted was on sale for 30% off and that made it $319.

Bought the same monitor at Best Buy - not on sale - for $279.

Any guess why I think Circuit City went bankrupt?

I don't know if this is the case in the ones that closed earlier, but the pricing is no longer in the hands of CC. The liquidators are now setting the 'great deals'. It's a tactic that they use frequently, and for good reason.

It works.

chippewastud79 · 01-19-2009, 09:22 PM

One of the initial articles I read about Circuit City closing was the fact that the liquidators are in charge of selling at no less than 71% of retail.

So people expecting to break the bank saving money might as well just wait and hope stuff goes to auction. But by then all the idiots will have snatched up most of the stuff left.

rack04 · 01-19-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kayak_rat

Ours closed before Christmas. The night before the "Clearance" they went through and remarked everything at MSRP. They then marked they whatever percent off.......so for the most part you were paying more than you normally would. Ignorance of the masses.

There was a news story on local news that discussed liquidated sales at a popular clothing store. What they found was higher price tags on top of lower price tags. They would tear of the price sticker to find a price much lower.

GTsetGO · 01-19-2009, 02:16 PM

some people are just retarded.

I stopped into our yesterday to look at some compact flash cards for my camera. for the 4gb one they wanted $55 with 10% off. The same CF card is at walmart for $34 everyday price.

it's a joke.

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