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

gettysburgfreak · 01-19-2009, 08:07 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, 08:33 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, 08:33 AM

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

01-19-2009, 08:35 AM

Idiots

01-19-2009, 08:44 AM

I saw the same phenomenon, there were a few good deals but "all sales final" on electronics, highly risky when it's not a more significant discount. And the line was the length of the store and started to curl around it! Crazy!

gettysburgfreak · 01-19-2009, 08:57 AM

Unless I can get a PS3 for 150 bucks Im not going anywhere near that store.

kaisersozei · 01-19-2009, 09:13 AM

Same story here in Richmond. I drove by our nearby outlet a few times this weekend, and it was a mob scene every time. I considered going in just to see what the madness was about, but then I remembered that I absolutely hate crowds.

What's interesting is that Best Buy, which is located DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, had as many cars in their lot as they normally do on the weekend.

Despite CC's closing and the expected impact here on the Richmond economy (where they are HQ'd,) I have the good fortune of now receiving a ton of applications for many call center openings I am trying to fill. Yeah for me.

lightning9191 · 01-19-2009, 09:26 AM

I haven't been to Circuit City, but Goody's is closing too. I went looking for a pair of jeans (I wear Levi's) to see if I could get a deal on them. The first time I went the Levi's were 20%....and the price was higher then what they normally had them on sale for. So I walked out....but there was a huge line at the register. I came back a week later and they were 40% off and I managed to find a pair and it was under the usual sale prices. I think people just think that they are getting these great deals, but they simply are not. If people shopped more with their brains, instead of their emotions (letting the store's psychological warfare win), they could get real deals.

01-19-2009, 10:15 AM

Quote:

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.

rizzle · 01-19-2009, 10:45 AM

I walked in and took a look, was out of the store within 5 minutes. I can get much better prices online within minutes that includes free shipping and no sales tax.

RIP Circuit City.

01-19-2009, 08:07 AM	#1
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01-19-2009, 08:33 AM	#3
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,670 Trading: (63)	Re: I was amazed at Circuit City...... People think they are getting a deal, so they don't pay attention to prices- just the "sale" banners everywhere. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

01-19-2009, 08:35 AM	#4
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01-19-2009, 08:44 AM	#5
LordOfWu Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I was amazed at Circuit City...... I saw the same phenomenon, there were a few good deals but "all sales final" on electronics, highly risky when it's not a more significant discount. And the line was the length of the store and started to curl around it! Crazy!

01-19-2009, 08:57 AM	#6
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: I was amazed at Circuit City...... Unless I can get a PS3 for 150 bucks Im not going anywhere near that store. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

01-19-2009, 09:13 AM	#7
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: I was amazed at Circuit City...... Same story here in Richmond. I drove by our nearby outlet a few times this weekend, and it was a mob scene every time. I considered going in just to see what the madness was about, but then I remembered that I absolutely hate crowds. What's interesting is that Best Buy, which is located DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, had as many cars in their lot as they normally do on the weekend. Despite CC's closing and the expected impact here on the Richmond economy (where they are HQ'd,) I have the good fortune of now receiving a ton of applications for many call center openings I am trying to fill. Yeah for me. __________________

01-19-2009, 09:26 AM	#8
lightning9191 I think I'm normal... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kevin Posts: 1,007 Trading: (8)	Re: I was amazed at Circuit City...... I haven't been to Circuit City, but Goody's is closing too. I went looking for a pair of jeans (I wear Levi's) to see if I could get a deal on them. The first time I went the Levi's were 20%....and the price was higher then what they normally had them on sale for. So I walked out....but there was a huge line at the register. I came back a week later and they were 40% off and I managed to find a pair and it was under the usual sale prices. I think people just think that they are getting these great deals, but they simply are not. If people shopped more with their brains, instead of their emotions (letting the store's psychological warfare win), they could get real deals. __________________ I eat gummy bears by tearing them limb from limb and eating their heads last.

01-19-2009, 10:45 AM	#10
rizzle Order Restored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: st pete, fl Posts: 2,679 Trading: (23)	Re: I was amazed at Circuit City...... I walked in and took a look, was out of the store within 5 minutes. I can get much better prices online within minutes that includes free shipping and no sales tax. RIP Circuit City.