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    Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers

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    Image of frigg frigg
    11/11/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    Given enough time, do any consumer electronics stores not go out of business?
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    Image of discounteggroll discounteggroll
    11/11/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    I feel embarrassingly old remembering "Nobody Beats the Wiz" (which was truncated later to "The Wiz") and "Service Merchandise"


    I do remember the wiz having sneaky sales Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly what they were, but I know it did involve cablevision so that's enough of that

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    Image of VakeroRokero VakeroRokero
    11/11/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    Anyone know how that "The Wiz" logo animation in the end was done? could it be done using Adobe After Effects?
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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/11/08

    @VakeroRokero: Commercial's from 1986, After Effects came out in 1993.
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    Image of S-Mies S-Mies
    11/11/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    WTF does "Random access remote" mean?

    Does it work randomly?
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    Image of Scazza Scazza
    11/11/08

    @S-Mies: Thats what I want to know. I guess when you only got 3-4 channels OTA, ir possibly wasnt a big deal that it selected a random channel.. but wtf? Technology!
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    Image of Cordfucious of Tech Clan Cordfucious of Tech Clan
    11/11/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    What about Service Merchandise.....
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/11/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    We had a store in KC called "Silo" that was a weird conglomeration of house-wares and consumer electronics, they always (without fail) had the highest prices in the area on an item, their only saving grace was that occasionally they would carry items that you couldn't get anywhere else w/out mail-ordering them. I was never sure if they were a national chain or not...


    Speaking of which does anyone remember "Service Merchandise"? They were sort of a precursor to CC in so far as they had a warehouse on site and nearly anything you wanted to buy there had to be ordered from the ware house via tickets that you grabbed from the displays and then turned in at check out, then you had to go wait by an unmanned conveyor belt for your stuff to come out through a hole in the wall. I always thought service merchandise was a national chain but again I was never sure...

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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/11/08

    @bpapa9013: Yeah, we had one of those in Rochester. A Gold Circle too.
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    Image of G_Money21 G_Money21
    11/10/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    Were the Wiz and Crazy Eddie National retailers? I know we had them both in Jersey, didnt know if they were national or not.


    Before CompUSA there was "Computer City". That's where my folks purchased my first computer back in 1995 (this was in jersey). A packard Bell lol.

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    Image of twoeightnine twoeightnine
    11/11/08

    @G_Money21: The Wiz at least was mainly a Tri-State shop. I live Upstate and Rochester cable used to carry SportsChannel NY where they advertised non-stop. I was always pissed that I couldn't shop there (or Modell's.) The first trip I took to NYC I demanded that make parents take me there.


    The Wiz still has an online shop.

    [www.thewiz.com]

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    Image of Yetibelle Yetibelle
    11/10/08

    In reply to Take a Trip Down Memory Lane With Other Failed Gadget Sellers
    AHHH The Wiz ...a Walkman from the Wiz and a Fudgie the Whale cake from Carvel. So warm, so fuzzy.
    Good times...Good Times..
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    11/11/08

    @Yetibelle: And Cookie Puss. And around St. Patricks Day, Cookie O'Puss.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    I still think it's weird to be thrilled about a store we don't like closing down. It's almost as if their reps come into your house, steal your cc's and send a lot of useless shit to your doorstep without your permission.
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    Looks like this Circuit just shorted out.
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    11/10/08

    @P3nnst8r: Practicing your superhero lines?
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    11/10/08

    @whiteknight89: Whenever possible.
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    Image of VideoVampire VideoVampire
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    If they had hired just one person with even a modicum of knowledge and a lot less attitude thay might still be in business, but I guess those people wont work for minimum wage.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/10/08

    @VideoVampire: Yes, the douchebaggery of those 16-21y/o sales people (is gen-y what we are calling them now?) is clearly to blame for CC's downfall.


    The weird thing is that I'm honestly not sure if I am being sarcastic or not...

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    Image of Ibelieveinsandwitches Ibelieveinsandwitches
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    To think... an entire city, gone overnight.

    One day a bustling urban community, The next, wiped clean from the earth without a trace. We must be vigilant in the time ahead. For the power that caused one city to fall may strike again, and if we are not wary we may be left with nothing...


    ... but Walmarts

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    11/10/08

    @Ibelieveinsandwitches: So... Do we need to kill a giant worm or something?


    /Shaky GoW2 reference...

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    Sucks for them dudes


    now can I have wii games for supercheap?

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    Image of DucatiGuy DucatiGuy
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    Sad, but anyone who's shopped at CC in the past 5 years had to see this coming! Maybe it's just the ones in and around the NY tri-state area, but they nothing but degenerates working for them.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/10/08

    @DucatiGuy: Yeah their stores were dirty, and I swear 50% of the sales people at the one by my parent's place were high-as-fcuk every single time I went in there.


    I have been calling it "Circuit Bodega" for years...

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    Image of bms bms
    11/10/08

    In reply to Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection
    This should be a wake up call to all retail stores. You need to shift focus to your online presence and close your retail locations. There is too much overhead in retail stores to remain competitive.
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    Image of Mayor McRib Mayor McRib
    11/10/08

    @bms:

    Ummmmmm. NO.

    It doesn't make sense to focus on online sales. What makes you think that you are going to compete with online retailers such as Amazon? Your greatest asset if you are Best Buy/Circuit City is that you can walk into the store and get it. WalMart is killing them though. Online presence isn't going to fix anything. And the fact that 0% interest credit will be harder to get will put the nail in the coffin, many shoppers stuck with Best Buy/Circuit City because they had credit through them. When that dries up they will absolutely be history.


    The good thing for Circuit City about going into bankruptcy protection is that the Government backs their assets. Meaning Sony can sell to them freely because the government will be backing their line of credit. It's there only hope.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    11/10/08

    @Mayor McRib: Yeah but they need to focus more on the high volume of sales items and only stock a couple units for everything else...


    The one thing that I did like about CC was that you could order something from their website and even if they didn't have it in their nearest store, they could get it there in a day or two for free then you could just go in and pick it up. Faster than mail-order, cheaper than mail-order and local pickup.


    But to reiterate that was the ONLY thing I liked about CC...

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