RIP Circuit City 1949-2009

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RIP Circuit City 1949-2009

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Circuit City, once a bellwether American retailer, is going out of business for good, stripping the nation of its second-largest consumer electronics chain.

The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, said Friday that it would liquidate its stores and other assets.

Just last week, Circuit City — which has some 30,000 employees and 567 stores — was in talks with two potential buyers, but it was unable to reach a timely agreement with its creditors and lenders.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/techn ... f=business

DAMMIT. :cry:
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Gee, I sure am glad that Electronics are so readily available for cheap prices in Germany!
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Post by Jongamer »

NOOOOOOOO! :cry: :cry:

Now I will have to go to Best Buy just down the street from it.

I bet Besy Buy Executives are jumping with joy right now. :evil:

RIP Circuit City, you will forever be missed.
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Post by Metallica Man X »

Ouch. That's pretty weak right there.

Well, if there can be a slightly lighter side to this, this means we'll be able to get a pile of cheap merchandise from the liquidation process.
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Post by benheck »

This is hella weak. I have 2 years left on my TV's not-cheap insurance.

I called in and they said it'll still be good, but blah. Doesn't make me feel good.

Nonwithstanding that, I buy EVERYTHING at Circuit City. Best Buy is a frickin' whorehouse, it pains me that I'll have to go there in the future.

Seriously, the only major electronics I haven't bought there in the past decade was the Sony VX-2000 camera we shot PW on (because they didn't sell it)

Oh well, I could use a new digital camera, maybe I can get a deal now.
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Post by Sparkfist »

Man this does suck. I try to avoid Best Buy like the plague and with Circuit City leaving I'm not going to have any alternative. I was hoping that when I heard about the bankruptcy it was only chapter 11 and they'd pull out of it. Guess I was overly optimistic.
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Post by grossaffe »

does this include "the city"? our circuit city closed and moved to another location where it was then called "the city" where its more of hybrid between a showroom and a full out electronics store.
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I bought my first and only iPod there. Still rockin' to this day... I love that store. I don't mind Best Buy, and now I regret saying that I bought more there than CC because of location. Only thing good: my TV recently fried, and I need some good deals! RIP...[/b]
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Post by doctorjames »

Wow. That sucks totally. :cry: They always had the lowest prices on music (not like anybody buys music on CDs as often anymore but anyways).
I'm surely gonna miss them. Best Buy just pales in comparison to CC.
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Post by themadhacker »

wasn't there already a topic about this?

But yeah, this sucks. Good bye CC, I am typing this farewell on a vaio desktop I got from you.
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benheck wrote:This is hella weak. I have 2 years left on my TV's not-cheap insurance.

I called in and they said it'll still be good, but blah. Doesn't make me feel good.

Nonwithstanding that, I buy EVERYTHING at Circuit City. Best Buy is a frickin' whorehouse, it pains me that I'll have to go there in the future.

Seriously, the only major electronics I haven't bought there in the past decade was the Sony VX-2000 camera we shot PW on (because they didn't sell it)

Oh well, I could use a new digital camera, maybe I can get a deal now.
wow ben rage. ok so that means that there stock is going to be dirt cheap. That means for random bits of stuff you might have never known you wanted to mod will be dirt cheap. south of the border your lucky. up here we lose the source formaly radioshack. hummm... I think I better make a shopping trip or two. Oh and AMD is cutting down too. YAY economie being a fake ass way to controll our spending. so visit any place that luquidates from big companys like that. they will be happy to get ridd of it all.

Yay we are all going to be copulate in a few years. we got to do some thing about money. Don't ignore the Farce going on all around every one. like My old man said when I asked him why people fought wars, why did you have to go over seas allot. Whats going on with all that, why cant I come? he said strate up to a 10 year old, War is a business. There fought over money. I always liked my dad in those days, all messed up from that crap. I missed those drunken storys about Africa that people forget. I miss when he was facing the cold truth of the world every day. now he works for home land security and Canadian DND. drives a benz that's sorta on Bio diesel. those where the days... at least then there was a reminder that genocide was a real danger to people. It happen in two out of three campains that I can remember as a kid. one in Europe and one in Africa no one talks about it. yeah theres more to worrie about that you think. Theres also allot to enjoy. Just have to look.

Why is it a good thing that our two homes are getting closer to one big nation? I don't thing were ready for that. Current US policy right now. if there is a terrorist incident during the Olympics the American military can cut passed the UN and Canadian military most of which is on the west cost. And just occupy BC.

Why the hell is this the only thing I'm posting today.. sounds so grim.
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Post by Kurt_ »

Are you talking about manifest destiny here?

Because I do NOT EVER want to be called an American. I'm Canadian and proud. I can travel the world without getting mugged or disrespected. Our leaders don't start wars. Nobody hates Canadians (correct me if I'm wrong). The same can not be said for Americans. And if Manifest Destiny occurs ever, I know we will all just be thought of as Americans. Which would totally blow chunks.

But yeah, the source was our radio shack. 70% off sale right now. I can/will buy an all in one printer for $30 tomorrow, and probably some other junk. Black and white TV/Lantern for $15! Woo!
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Kurt_ wrote: Nobody hates Canadians (correct me if I'm wrong).
LOL!
WOW OH MY GOD YOU ARE SO WRONG!

Though I don't hate Canada personally.
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Kurt_ wrote:Because I do NOT EVER want to be called an American.
You are a North American! :P
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Kurt_ wrote:Nobody hates Canadians (correct me if I'm wrong). The same can not be said for Americans.
Wrong, lots of Americans Hate Canadians, because allot of Canadians are stuck up ass holes that think they are better than everyone else and think they are loved by everyone. :P
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