Circuit City question.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by austina126

im not sticking around for the liquidation. having helped out with a liquidation at another local store a few months ago, i can not put myself through that. these liquidations brings out the worst in people because they come in there and want to rub it in your face about all the "bad decisions" that were made in the company how we deserve to be closing. they demand more and more money off of everything and it feels like youre surrounded by a pack of wolves. it really is sickening.

please, anyone going to these sales, be conscientious of the employees. 30,000 are losing their jobs. im one of them and it will be a struggle. at least ill have blu ray to keep me occupied for a while.

I'm really sorry to hear that and if I was working beside you I'd lead the chants of "go f yourself" anytime someone decided to be rude or disrespectful.

I worked in the service industry for years and was lucky to have a boss for most of them that didn't believe the customer was always right. I remember one guy just being completely rude because he thought we had given them crappy service (truth was he was pissed off I asked him to not each chips at the table as we were a pub and served our own food - outside food and drink is against the health code). He was swearing and swearing at me until I finally told him "you have absolutely GOT to stop swearing at me right now"
He said "or what"
I said, "or I'm going to throw you through the f'ing window mate"
At that point my boss came back from the bank and quickly got up to speed and barred the guy from ever coming back, ha, ha.

Any, again, sorry about your job. I hope you're able to find something without much ado.

[Chupacabra]

I remember when CC was the only decent game in town years ago... the only other options were Service Merchandise, Radio Shack, and McDuff (a Radio Shack Spin off located inside malls).

Too bad, but I do remember when BB hit the scene, the customer service was WAAAYYYYY better than CC from the get go...

[bferr1]

Wow. This is really bad news.

And where do you go when a nation's economy shifts from manufacturing to service sector jobs and those service jobs disappear?

[JJ]

I almost hate to ask this, but - does this mean there will be sales/discounted prices on stuff I would buy? I.e., receivers, speakers, Blu-rays, etc?

[Sammy]

The day you buy an extended service plan you loose money. They are a complete waste of money.

It is indeed bad news but we need to get back to manufacturing rather than just selling.

I am thinking that the liquidator will not be selling stuff for less than it can be bought on line even when you show them the on line price on your web-enabled communication device, but I might just head on over on Sunday to see if I can get a new Onkyo 806 for less than Amazon has it listed.

[jw]

Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

I almost hate to ask this, but - does this mean there will be sales/discounted prices on stuff I would buy? I.e., receivers, speakers, Blu-rays, etc?

umm yes and no

they will discount but before they discount they will mark up everything to full MSRP so the discount sometime is higher than the regular everyday CC price

[owa]

Hate to see that. I really liked having CC right across the street from BB.

[pacificvibes]

This really sucks. I know that CC wasn't the best store but it's sad because all the people that are going to be out of work (some of my fellow members are those people, my prays go out to you and your families)
But I just cant believe this is all happening and to say we havent seen the worse is really scaring me.

[sega_smasher]

i was let go in august when things started to get a little too shaky. now this just a little over 4 months after... damn. sorry for all those who lost their jobs... some good people too.

[HD 335]

Wow, this is unfortunate along with the other list of stores that are closing down. This will not help our recession when more people are unemployed.

On a brighter note for people hoping to get discounts, deals can be had from liquidators, just not initially. Items are typically discounted from the initial retail price unless the item is considered discontinued, then it will be discounted from the MSRP. I spoke the one of the liquidator reps while my local CC was closing down.

However, those discountinued items are usually the last ones left since it's so expensive that by the last 2-3 weeks when they begin the count down to 80% off, you can snag them at tremendous deals. I witnessed a person by a Song 46" XBR4 for only $1,250 and an Onkyo 805 for $200. It's some luck or you literally have to be there when it opens every morning to get in on these deals. I ended up with an LG BH200 open box for $95 + tax.

[MountainBlu]

This is a really sad day. I bought my 42" TV from Circuit City as well as some cameras and camcorders. I had some good experiences with CC.

[Teabaggins]

that sucks. will it come to a point where they will price things "just to get rid of them"? near or below costs, etc

[Doc_Stew]

According to the article on CNN, Circuit City's website and call center will cease to operate after Jan. 18.

FYI.

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

that sucks. will it come to a point where they will price things "just to get rid of them"? near or below costs, etc

Yes..... but by that point in time... it will be mostly garbage left.

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Yes..... but by that point in time... it will be mostly garbage left.

Or fixtures only.

[pacificvibes]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

so when would be the best time to check it out?

Right has they are locking the chains on the door

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Yes..... but by that point in time... it will be mostly garbage left.

Originally Posted by mikejet

Or fixtures only.

My tv stand/dvd shelf is actually an old fixture from when Montgomery Ward went out of business. I sawed it in half...... mounted a shelf on top... and dvd shelves on the inside. It's inch thick MDF. Very sturdy stand for just the price of some paint and shelves.

[PA_Kid]

Originally Posted by austina126

i thought that things would turn around and because the new CEO seemed to be doing the right things to get the company going again. just a little too late in my opinion. sorry to hear about your wife. hope all is well with you too. its only a part time job for me while im in college but it still will be tough because ive made a lot of friends in my store and now is not the time to be trying to get work. the show must go on though.

Oh, no worries - In our case I received an offer to relocate to the DFW area for my old job (we had relocated to Richmond for her CC job offer and to give her a chance to advance her career). With the way things were going in CC, around September 2007 we made the decision to go with my offer in TX and take the chance that she could find a new marketing job - which she did.

But my point in all that is that with the two of us in our early 30's and with a 1 yr old at the time, we were very aware that expecting her job to be safe for the next 2-5 years was pretty naive.

As a college job, it make perfect sense though - in that situation I would have stick it out too. Unfortunately I'm sure that there were many people far more invested than my wife was (and older) who played ignorrant and didn't decide to take control of their situation - they are probably in very bad straits now.

Originally Posted by Doughoef

The bright spot to refinancing is not only the monthly savings but you might also find you skip one monthly payment. That might be a good use of that "extra" money. My wife hated the idea of buying speakers when I did, but now loves having the surround sound experience. I personally want HD audio and want to upgrade my receiver.

Oh, my current payment is affordable, but the rates are so good that it'll drop about $200 a month - but large financial transations always make you look at those luxury buys a little differently - at least for a little while.

[STARSCREAM]

Any idea on how much longer you can still return an item?

[mikejet]

Once the liquidators officially take over the locations no more returns. I think they will be doing that right away to.