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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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So Saturday I went to Circuit City because I heard they're going out of business and I hoped to maybe get some good deals on video games or DVDs.
NOPE.
Not only did they have the same shitty prices they always do, but it was a fucking mobscene in there. Some stuff had 10% off stickers on it, but really, who cares? Ten fucking percent? So I can pay $53.99 (plus tax) for an XBox game instead of 59.99? BIG FUCKING DEAL.
Fuck you, Circuit City. I demand crazy awesome prices. I want seasons of Law and Order for $20, goddamit. Go bankrupt faster!
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
Location: The Forest
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Screw Circuit City I'd rather go to Fry's.
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Syd Lexia
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Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
Posts: 24886
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docinsano
Title: Boner King
Joined: Jan 08 2008
Location: Mpls Mini Soda
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isn't Fry's an electronics store?
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SoftNum
Joined: Jan 13 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
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Yes. They're not in very many parts of the country though. Mostly California and Texas and points between. With a few other states thrown in for good measure.
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
Joined: Dec 08 2007
Location: The Forest
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
Posts: 7565
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Fry's is fucking awesome. They really have nothing like it on the East coast.
Problem is that there's about a 20% chance the stuff is defective and you need to exchange it.
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Necrosaro
Joined: Dec 05 2008
Posts: 32
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I work next door to a Circuit City and the lines when they opened were fucking unbelievable, damn near like black friday. Sucks for me too because the router i got there a week or so ago is shitting out on me, and they wont let me return it...WTF!
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SoldierHawk
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Title: Warrior-Poet
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
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I hater Circuit City personally. Prices are sucky, and customer service even sucker (at least at the two branches I have been in.)
I do most of my electronics buying at Best Buy, or like some of the other guys said, at Fry's if there's something a little more specialized I need.
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Ghandi
Title: Alexz Aficionado
Joined: May 21 2008
Posts: 2889
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Circuit City probably has some liquidation mogul keep their prices in the profitable range still. Don't expect huge drops until it's almost over.
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SevereFlame
Title: Superpowered President
Joined: Dec 07 2008
Location: White House In The Sky
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MOGHARR
Title: The Original CandyWafer
Joined: Apr 05 2007
Location: Under Jolly Roger
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In AZ Frys was a trashy super market
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
Posts: 1179
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I have rarely, if ever, conducted business with Circuit City only because Best Buy or some other store had what I was looking for for a bit cheaper than they were.
The only thing I have ever bought from a Circuit City wasn't even really with Circuit City to begin with, it was their local Warehouse Store (Surplus Store) and I got a sweet Sony Bravia 32" HDTV for $500, just because it was at the warehouse store and had been on display for two weeks. The other prices for 32" HDTV's were AT least a hundred dollars more, and after doing all of the shopping around possible (I went to every store that had HDTVs for sale), they had the best price.
It's just like Circuit City has become the Chiller's/Flinger's/Banger's (office space bland 90's restaurants) of the electronics market, and with a poor economy, people want what they can get for the cheapest, and its not going to be found at Circuit City.
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SSNintendo
Title: Likes to Blow Sh*t Up
Joined: Oct 14 2006
Location: Virginia
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I actually bought something at Circuit City on Saturday, although I could've found them for better prices. They had video games for 10% off; DVDs for 20% off. I bought Super Mario Galaxy and WrestleMania 24.
Gamestop had a used copy of Mario Galaxy for $44.99, and I could've used my card to get 10% off. I'm sure Wal-Mart had WM24 for a lower price than Circuit City's $24.99 tag.
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Syd_Who
Joined: Dec 20 2008
Location: Planet Earth...I think
Posts: 19
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Yeah, went in Saturday, guy says video games are 20% off so me and a buddy of mine are like...we'll pass (30% is probably about the tipping point for me to consider a game a "good deal"). Then his Dad goes in Sunday and gets a surround sound system for 30% off so we're like, "Damn, that was quick!?" and go back to get some good games. Problem was, they just posted a sign that read "30%*" with an obscure disclaimer at the bottom of "up to" and to our amazement games were now only 10% off as the first poster pointed out!
So Circuit City can pretty much suck it and all the R-tards paying full price plus are dumb asses b/c that's what CCity is essentially doing is raising prices to or above retail for the appearance of savings.
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Probable Muppet
Joined: Aug 05 2008
Location: CA
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Yeah I just bought Sins of the Solar Empire, Far Cry 2, a new Blackberry and a few movies from Circuit City. Nnot too good of deals, but I am sure the prices will keep dropping every few days.
Edit: The one I went to here in Minneapolis had 20% off games.
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Ermac
Title: Thread Killer
Joined: Aug 04 2008
Location: Outworld
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| Probable Muppet wrote: |
| Yeah I just bought Far Cry 2 |
I enjoyed the game even though it does get repetive, think a San Andreas type game but not as memorable but still solid in its own way.
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Probable Muppet
Joined: Aug 05 2008
Location: CA
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| Ermac wrote: |
| Probable Muppet wrote: |
| Yeah I just bought Far Cry 2 |
I enjoyed the game even though it does get repetive, think a San Andreas type game but not as memorable but still solid in its own way. |
Yeah I am playing it now, so far I like Crysis(same people that made Far Cry) better. Only been playing Far Cry 2 for about an hour though.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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CompuUSA was the same way when it went out of business. The deals didn't get good until the last week they were open, and by then most of the good stuff was gone.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
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10% to start, 20% is right around the corner. They don't give a fuck... they do the best they can for a little while and clear shit out... but someone else is buying all the left overs.
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
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fry's is both a grocery store with some awesome specials but it is also fry's electronics, which is obviously an electronics store. and fry's electronics is awesome.
anyhow, fuck circuit city. their specials always sucked. i always liked best buy better, even if they tried to ban me
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DarknessDeku
Title: Deku Scrub
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Location: The Forest
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| username wrote: |
fry's is both a grocery store with some awesome specials but it is also fry's electronics, which is obviously an electronics store. and fry's electronics is awesome.
anyhow, fuck circuit city. their specials always sucked. i always liked best buy better, even if they tried to ban me |
What did you do to deserve getting banned?
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Undeath
Title: Facepuncher of Asses
Joined: Jan 15 2009
Location: Here
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I like Circuit City for one thing. Before Christmas I was shopping around for games I don't have, and the local Circuit City usually has them because, let's face it, no one fucking shops at Circuit City. I didn't find much, but I did find Trauma Center New Blood for Wii for $10.
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