Circuit City's Exit a Loss for Consumers

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Its not surprising to see this happen. When i go into Circuit City, Best Buy, etc.. prices are always way higher than if you buy the same thing online. Often i'll go into the store, check out a product, and then buy it from Amazon and save 25-50% .. I've been using this site to find some good deals online:
http://www.zingsale.com
It's a free service that tracks prices of products from online stores (like amazon) and sends you an email when the price drops.

chris of CO 4:22PM January 17, 2009

its too bad. sometimes you want to go to a store to buy something. the online world uses these stores for us to look into, then buy from them with no overhead for a lower price. well where are you gonna shop when we put best buy out of business.

jason of MD 8:03PM January 16, 2009

Circuit city deserves to die. They did not care about customers at all. . They had horrible customer service. Am really glad they are gone. Maybe this bad economy is going to do some good in getting certain businesses shut down.

of OR 7:24PM January 16, 2009

AMF CIRCUIT. YOU DID IT TO ME.NOW YOUR DOING IT TO THEM !!

RN of 6:45PM January 16, 2009

Why lament the opportunity to pay LIST? I detest rebate crap and getting pounded for an extended warranty. Actually, I do not shop at either on of those places.

Byron of TX 2:29PM January 16, 2009

In my opinion, there were NEVER any deals at CIRCUIT CITY. The only items I ever saw with reduced prices were returned goods, opened boxes and defective merchandise. Their stagnant, overweight and unhelpful salesepeople only existed to rack up commissions. One Christmas, I bought an electronic translator. At the checkout counter I asked that it be gift-wrapped. They didn't know what gift-wrapping was! I'm glad they're out of business. Circuit City became a lousy buying environment. Best Buy is no better and Fry's is worse.

AL GOMA of WA 1:50PM January 16, 2009