Circuit City back...? - Blu-ray Forum

Kor-ray · 07-30-2009, 07:06 PM

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aramis109 · 07-30-2009, 07:08 PM

Been stated before- TigerDirect picked them up. Well, technically the group that owns TD- Systemax I believe. So they're only back in name. I get emails from them and it's all the same TD type stuff.

Kor-ray · 07-30-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

Been stated before- TigerDirect picked them up. Well, technically the group that owns TD- Systemax I believe. So they're only back in name. I get emails from them and it's all the same TD type stuff.

will they ever open up stores?

mikejet · 07-30-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

Been stated before- TigerDirect picked them up. Well, technically the group that owns TD- Systemax I believe. So they're only back in name. I get emails from them and it's all the same TD type stuff.

They own CompUSA too right?

fatediesel · 07-30-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kor-ray

will they ever open up stores?

No, all they own is the name, none of the real estate. It would be dumb to open up Circuit City, as it had a horrible reputation when it died. This will purely be a web site.

jono_0101 · 07-30-2009, 07:57 PM

its an internet only company trying to capitalize on any brand recognition that circuit city has left, they picked up the rights to the name on the cheap, and are trying to make a quick buck on it

ThePhantomOak · 07-31-2009, 12:19 AM

I think an energy company should start using ENRON to sell power. Lots of brand recognition there, too!

tommyboy81 · 07-31-2009, 12:33 AM

They're just an online store now.

www.circuitcity.com

tron3 · 07-31-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

They're just an online store now.

www.circuitcity.com

Was afraid of that. Egghead did the same thing about 10 years ago. One of the computer magazines (I forget which one) printed my letter to them that "Egghead sucks eggs". Why? They put hundreds and hundreds of people out of work to become an online store.

I don't believe CC closed for the sake of becoming an online store, but the overhead of being a warehouse with a web page is MUCH lower. The name recognition will get them plenty of business. Welcome to shopping in the 21st Century people.

tommyboy81 · 07-31-2009, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tron3

Was afraid of that. Egghead did the same thing about 10 years ago. One of the computer magazines (I forget which one) printed my letter to them that "Egghead sucks eggs". Why? They put hundreds and hundreds of people out of work to become an online store.

I don't believe CC closed for the sake of becoming an online store, but the overhead of being a warehouse with a web page is MUCH lower. The name recognition will get them plenty of business. Welcome to shopping in the 21st Century people.

They don't have any movies and I don't think any games either. It's all electronics.

The only reason I knew they were still around was because they were still sending me e-mails on there deals on T.V's

Purplegrasshopper · 07-31-2009, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jono_0101

on the cheap

On the cheap.....hahahahahahahahaha

Steve · 07-31-2009, 01:58 PM

From what I hear they don't have as good of a selection of merchandise as the REAL Circuit City used to have. But then again they're not really Circuit City are they?

Uxi · 07-31-2009, 05:04 PM

Seems like they spam me more. Not really worrying since I put them on my blacklist so the filter keeps grabbing them.

Chordata · 07-31-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

They don't have any movies and I don't think any games either. It's all electronics.

They do, and their BDs are priced REALLY high.

Sylin · 07-31-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Uxi

Seems like they spam me more. Not really worrying since I put them on my blacklist so the filter keeps grabbing them.

+1 to that. I unsubscribed from all Circuit City emails before the B&M store went under. But when the online shop opened up, they started emailing me again, which is a violation of the CAN-SPAM Act (I would know, as I'm an investor and co-owner of a legit email marketing company).

I've tried no less than 3 times to unsubscribe from this "new" mailing list. Each time, they confirm my opt-out, but then a week later I start getting emails from them again. Pissing me off... about ready to file a complaint.

Bottom line: CircuitCity.com, for an online store, is no better than anyone else out there. Amazon.com FTW.

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07-30-2009, 07:08 PM	#2
aramis109 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Milwaukee, WI Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:360 Trading Score:18	Been stated before- TigerDirect picked them up. Well, technically the group that owns TD- Systemax I believe. So they're only back in name. I get emails from them and it's all the same TD type stuff.

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jono_0101 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:7	its an internet only company trying to capitalize on any brand recognition that circuit city has left, they picked up the rights to the name on the cheap, and are trying to make a quick buck on it

07-31-2009, 12:19 AM	#7
ThePhantomOak Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Reno, NEVADA. "Battle Born"	I think an energy company should start using ENRON to sell power. Lots of brand recognition there, too!

07-31-2009, 12:33 AM	#8
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	They're just an online store now. www.circuitcity.com

07-31-2009, 01:58 PM	#12
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	From what I hear they don't have as good of a selection of merchandise as the REAL Circuit City used to have. But then again they're not really Circuit City are they?

07-31-2009, 05:04 PM	#13
Uxi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:9	Seems like they spam me more. Not really worrying since I put them on my blacklist so the filter keeps grabbing them.

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