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AzNDarkSamurai 05/14/17 3:57:02 AM #1:	They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... The Good Guys is gone and so is Circuit City So what's going on exactly? --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:879069965] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... The Good Guys is gone and so is Circuit City So what's going on exactly?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 05/14/17 3:59:03 AM #2:	There's this website called Amazon --- "Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia <cite>Caution999 posted [p:879069998] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>There's this website called Amazon</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Webmaster4531 05/14/17 4:00:11 AM #3:	Tell me more about this "Amazon"? --- Ad Hominem. <cite>Webmaster4531 posted [p:879070022] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Tell me more about this "Amazon"?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 05/14/17 4:01:15 AM #4:	Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though Honestly I hate it myself because I'm always not home and I always miss the deliveries for my stuff I avoid it as much as possible --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:879070049] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though Honestly I hate it myself because I'm always not home and I always miss the deliveries for my stuff I avoid it as much as possible</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gravityfare 05/14/17 4:01:27 AM #5:	They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart --- No time to freeze undercovers ease up in Grand Prix, and seize packages and pocket the currency. <cite>Gravityfare posted [p:879070055] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 05/14/17 4:02:46 AM #6:	Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:879070081] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BrownBearKing 05/14/17 4:04:29 AM #7:	People go to stores like Walmart and Target for electronics. --- Dunking off the vert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH_pyqaS13c <cite>BrownBearKing posted [p:879070112] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>People go to stores like Walmart and Target for electronics.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoundNetwork 05/14/17 4:05:55 AM #8:	AzNDarkSamurai posted... Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart? --- http://i.imgur.com/HcKBWZ6.gif <cite>SoundNetwork posted [p:879070144] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one</quote> what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 05/14/17 4:07:20 AM #9:	SoundNetwork posted... AzNDarkSamurai posted... Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart? San Francisco I ain't driving all the way across the bridge to Oakland just to shop at a Walmart --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:879070170] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>SoundNetwork posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one</quote> what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart?</quote> San Francisco I ain't driving all the way across the bridge to Oakland just to shop at a Walmart</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 05/14/17 4:42:40 AM #10:	Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best. --- https://i.imgtc.com/C6jP02v.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/UAGNJFv.gif https://i.imgtc.com/cBTnWgf.png https://i.imgtc.com/wdjM3F8.png <cite>FL81 posted [p:879070896] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 05/14/17 4:47:38 AM #11:	Caution999 posted... There's this website called Amazon --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:879070991] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>There's this website called Amazon</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 05/14/17 4:56:07 AM #12:	AzNDarkSamurai posted... Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though Honestly I hate it myself because I'm always not home and I always miss the deliveries for my stuff I avoid it as much as possible Your experience. The entire world's experience. These are not the same thing --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:879071164] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote>Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though Honestly I hate it myself because I'm always not home and I always miss the deliveries for my stuff I avoid it as much as possible</quote> Your experience. The entire world's experience. These are not the same thing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrDrMan 05/14/17 5:02:22 AM #13:	Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart Don't have a Fry's. Office Depot isn't the same at all. If I'm looking to buy a TV/computer/game I go to Best Buy. I only go to Office Depot when I run out of Pilot G2 pens. --- Pimpin aint easy Chiefs/Royals/Lakers 2015/2016 champs baby <cite>MrDrMan posted [p:879071289] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> Don't have a Fry's. Office Depot isn't the same at all. If I'm looking to buy a TV/computer/game I go to Best Buy. I only go to Office Depot when I run out of Pilot G2 pens.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamer99z 05/14/17 5:03:52 AM #14:	Because you can typically get a wider selection and cheaper prices online through various retailers such as Amazon. And the people who aren't really into shopping online are typically older people who don't know much about tech so they'll just.go down to Walmart and pick up whatever is there for a good price. --- "You need to lay off the peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwiches" - Neon Octopus <cite>Gamer99z posted [p:879071321] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Because you can typically get a wider selection and cheaper prices online through various retailers such as Amazon. And the people who aren't really into shopping online are typically older people who don't know much about tech so they'll just.go down to Walmart and pick up whatever is there for a good price.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 05/14/17 9:01:53 AM #15:	chill02 posted... Caution999 posted... There's this website called Amazon Careful. Technically what I posted falls under the umbrella of trolling. --- "Impossible is just a word to let people feel good about themselves when they quit." - Vyse, Skies of Arcadia <cite>Caution999 posted [p:879076229] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>There's this website called Amazon</quote></quote> Careful. Technically what I posted falls under the umbrella of trolling.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Puglia77 05/14/17 9:03:57 AM #16:	SoundNetwork posted... AzNDarkSamurai posted... Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart? There are no Walmarts in my area of NJ either. There are two Walgreens right in my town though, for some reason. --- http://i.imgur.com/yYU21qA.gif http://i.imgur.com/efCXjoE.gif http://i.imgur.com/SDqG3wB.gif http://i.imgur.com/WDn4cdN.gif <cite>Puglia77 posted [p:879076288] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>SoundNetwork posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one</quote> what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart?</quote> There are no Walmarts in my area of NJ either. There are two Walgreens right in my town though, for some reason.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mernardi 05/14/17 9:03:57 AM #17:	Gamer99z posted... Because you can typically get a wider selection and cheaper prices online through various retailers such as Amazon. And the people who aren't really into shopping online are typically older people who don't know much about tech so they'll just.go down to Walmart and pick up whatever is there for a good price. True, but with GCU, you can typically get most games cheaper at Best Buy. Amazon/Best Buy Master race --- Hifumi Togo > All <cite>Mernardi posted [p:879076289] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gamer99z posted...</cite> <quote>Because you can typically get a wider selection and cheaper prices online through various retailers such as Amazon. And the people who aren't really into shopping online are typically older people who don't know much about tech so they'll just.go down to Walmart and pick up whatever is there for a good price.</quote> True, but with GCU, you can typically get most games cheaper at Best Buy. Amazon/Best Buy Master race</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkprince45 05/14/17 9:04:06 AM #18:	I thought their sales were up the last couple years --- Cubs, Rockies, A's, Grizzlies, Bulls, Cowboys, Patriots. <cite>darkprince45 posted [p:879076297] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>I thought their sales were up the last couple years</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 05/14/17 9:08:47 AM #19:	FL81 posted... Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best. ... lmao <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:879076460] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>FL81 posted...</cite> <quote>Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best.</quote> ... lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
green butter 05/14/17 9:23:55 AM #20:	because best buy is a specialty shop but what they sell is no longer a specialty. kind of like how gamestop used to be the place to get video games, but now 90% of mainstream games are sold in walmart, target, etc so why waste your time going to best buy? laptop sales are down, tv sales are down, etc so best buy really doesnt have much left. as tech gets better, the average person seems to be refreshing less. i do financing for an IT company and I can see this happening across the board, not just in the consumer sphere. --- http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif <cite>green butter posted [p:879076862] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>because best buy is a specialty shop but what they sell is no longer a specialty. kind of like how gamestop used to be the place to get video games, but now 90% of mainstream games are sold in walmart, target, etc so why waste your time going to best buy? laptop sales are down, tv sales are down, etc so best buy really doesnt have much left. as tech gets better, the average person seems to be refreshing less. i do financing for an IT company and I can see this happening across the board, not just in the consumer sphere.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balkov 05/14/17 9:30:17 AM #21:	Anyone remember Tweeter? <cite>Balkov posted [p:879077037] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Anyone remember Tweeter?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
D-Lo_BrownTown 05/14/17 9:33:58 AM #22:	My friend is one of those weirdos who refuse to buy things online. He always insist we go to the Best Buy that's 20 miles away. Every time it's the same fucking story. We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. I ask him why he still does this every time and his dipshit excuse is always "I like to actually walk in a store and see what I'm buying" Like, WTF are you a woman or something? I'm pretty sure it's just because he's a complete moron when it comes to using a computer and doesn't want to admit it or just have me order shit for him. --- http://i.imgur.com/DKL8I5X.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/3XrMwRd.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/DJ9SEeJ.jpg <cite>D-Lo_BrownTown posted [p:879077124] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>My friend is one of those weirdos who refuse to buy things online. He always insist we go to the Best Buy that's 20 miles away. Every time it's the same fucking story. We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. I ask him why he still does this every time and his dipshit excuse is always "I like to actually walk in a store and see what I'm buying" Like, WTF are you a woman or something? I'm pretty sure it's just because he's a complete moron when it comes to using a computer and doesn't want to admit it or just have me order shit for him.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheoryzC 05/14/17 9:35:31 AM #23:	I'm pretty sure they're doing fine these days --- This is where my sigs suppose to be. <cite>TheoryzC posted [p:879077168] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>I'm pretty sure they're doing fine these days</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CreekCo 05/14/17 9:35:50 AM #24:	1. Their service kinda sucks now 2. No cool stuff like Guitar Center anymore 3. Greatly reduced their anime section which was one of the few reasons I'd still visit their store 4. Bad/infrequent sales 5. Stores/brand needs a make over -- stores look/smell run down --- Triggered <cite>CreekCo posted [p:879077180] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>1. Their service kinda sucks now 2. No cool stuff like Guitar Center anymore 3. Greatly reduced their anime section which was one of the few reasons I'd still visit their store 4. Bad/infrequent sales 5. Stores/brand needs a make over -- stores look/smell run down</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PoopPotato 05/14/17 9:42:51 AM #25:	Everything about them looks fine on paper, but their sales are down. It's too easy to get stuff online. --- http://i.minus.com/i5EWBMXTN4ERv.gif <cite>PoopPotato posted [p:879077361] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Everything about them looks fine on paper, but their sales are down. It's too easy to get stuff online.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 05/14/17 9:45:47 AM #26:	AzNDarkSamurai posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Wrong. The reason why they're failing is because the "big" things they're selling, such as household appliances (washing machines / fridges / televisions / home theater / etc) are heavily competed against by larger department stores like Sears, who have much better market outreach, advertising, and brand recognition. The "small" devices get a lot of competition from the larger supermarkets. So their phones, tablets, various bluetooth accessories, DVD/Blu-ray players, etc are often sold at places like Wal-Mart or Target, for cheaper. The media area has largely been shit for a long time. Not only are more and more people watching streaming movies / listening to streaming music these days, but their games business is and has always been crushed by GameStop and Amazon, and also the fact that digital sales are on the rise and phyiscal sales are going down. When it comes to computers, Microcenter, Fry's, and other places absolutely crush them, and people are buying computers less these days because the computers they have last longer. They've got literally nothing that you can't get elsewhere for cheaper or in a more convenient area. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:879077444] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around....</quote> Wrong. The reason why they're failing is because the "big" things they're selling, such as household appliances (washing machines / fridges / televisions / home theater / etc) are heavily competed against by larger department stores like Sears, who have much better market outreach, advertising, and brand recognition. The "small" devices get a lot of competition from the larger supermarkets. So their phones, tablets, various bluetooth accessories, DVD/Blu-ray players, etc are often sold at places like Wal-Mart or Target, for cheaper. The media area has largely been shit for a long time. Not only are more and more people watching streaming movies / listening to streaming music these days, but their games business is and has always been crushed by GameStop and Amazon, and also the fact that digital sales are on the rise and phyiscal sales are going down. When it comes to computers, Microcenter, Fry's, and other places absolutely crush them, and people are buying computers less these days because the computers they have last longer. They've got literally nothing that you can't get elsewhere for cheaper or in a more convenient area.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/14/17 9:48:58 AM #27:	Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though The question was how are they struggling, not how are there still a handful of people who walk inside. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:879077546] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><quote>Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though</quote> The question was how are they struggling, not how are there still a handful of people who walk inside.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativeme 05/14/17 9:50:32 AM #28:	they have a wider selection than walmart but walmart has like 90% of what you're looking for. best buy is pricey with most stuff. i still buy games from best buy just because i have that gamers club thing or whatever and it's 20% off games and it last 2 years. think it was $30 when i bought it but think they jacked that up to like $50 or 60 for 2 years now. so it went from buying 5 new games to cover the price to having to buy like 10. not worth it as much now unless you're buying a lot of games. <cite>creativeme posted [p:879077596] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>they have a wider selection than walmart but walmart has like 90% of what you're looking for. best buy is pricey with most stuff. i still buy games from best buy just because i have that gamers club thing or whatever and it's 20% off games and it last 2 years. think it was $30 when i bought it but think they jacked that up to like $50 or 60 for 2 years now. so it went from buying 5 new games to cover the price to having to buy like 10. not worth it as much now unless you're buying a lot of games.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheApexPredator 05/14/17 9:50:47 AM #29:	D-Lo_BrownTown posted... My friend is one of those weirdos who refuse to buy things online. He always insist we go to the Best Buy that's 20 miles away. Every time it's the same fucking story. We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. I ask him why he still does this every time and his dipshit excuse is always "I like to actually walk in a store and see what I'm buying" Like, WTF are you a woman or something? I'm pretty sure it's just because he's a complete moron when it comes to using a computer and doesn't want to admit it or just have me order shit for him. You sound like the kind of person who buys a car without test driving it first. --- I live in a shack and poop in an out house. <cite>TheApexPredator posted [p:879077611] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>D-Lo_BrownTown posted...</cite> <quote>My friend is one of those weirdos who refuse to buy things online. He always insist we go to the Best Buy that's 20 miles away. Every time it's the same fucking story. We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. I ask him why he still does this every time and his dipshit excuse is always "I like to actually walk in a store and see what I'm buying" Like, WTF are you a woman or something? I'm pretty sure it's just because he's a complete moron when it comes to using a computer and doesn't want to admit it or just have me order shit for him.</quote> You sound like the kind of person who buys a car without test driving it first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darkman124 05/14/17 9:52:46 AM #30:	AzNDarkSamurai posted... Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though hello, this is reality https://ycharts.com/companies/AMZN/revenues the evidence suggests you are wrong please make a choice: A) Accept that your perception is inaccurate and alter your views B) Dig in to an extremely literal definition of "everybody" and have a meltdown while trying to pivot to a position where you appear to have a coherent point --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not. <cite>Darkman124 posted [p:879077655] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote>Online shopping isn't everybody's thing though </quote> hello, this is reality https://ycharts.com/companies/AMZN/revenues the evidence suggests you are wrong please make a choice: A) Accept that your perception is inaccurate and alter your views B) Dig in to an extremely literal definition of "everybody" and have a meltdown while trying to pivot to a position where you appear to have a coherent point</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mernardi 05/14/17 9:53:56 AM #31:	TheApexPredator posted... D-Lo_BrownTown posted... My friend is one of those weirdos who refuse to buy things online. He always insist we go to the Best Buy that's 20 miles away. Every time it's the same fucking story. We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. I ask him why he still does this every time and his dipshit excuse is always "I like to actually walk in a store and see what I'm buying" Like, WTF are you a woman or something? I'm pretty sure it's just because he's a complete moron when it comes to using a computer and doesn't want to admit it or just have me order shit for him. You sound like the kind of person who buys a car without test driving it first. Lmao You can research what you're buying online. There's no absolute need to guy into the store to buy something. --- Hifumi Togo > All <cite>Mernardi posted [p:879077698] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheApexPredator posted...</cite> <quote><cite>D-Lo_BrownTown posted...</cite> <quote>My friend is one of those weirdos who refuse to buy things online. He always insist we go to the Best Buy that's 20 miles away. Every time it's the same fucking story. We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. I ask him why he still does this every time and his dipshit excuse is always "I like to actually walk in a store and see what I'm buying" Like, WTF are you a woman or something? I'm pretty sure it's just because he's a complete moron when it comes to using a computer and doesn't want to admit it or just have me order shit for him.</quote> You sound like the kind of person who buys a car without test driving it first.</quote> Lmao You can research what you're buying online. There's no absolute need to guy into the store to buy something.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeathByMusic68 05/14/17 9:55:47 AM #32:	Caution999 posted... There's this website called Amazon --- http://i.imgur.com/WYOdyH5.jpg <cite>DeathByMusic68 posted [p:879077740] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>There's this website called Amazon</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
D-Lo_BrownTown 05/14/17 9:58:53 AM #33:	TheApexPredator posted... You sound like the kind of person who buys a car without test driving it first. How so? I wasn't aware that you're able to "test drive" electronics, cables and computer parts at Best Buy. --- http://i.imgur.com/DKL8I5X.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/3XrMwRd.jpg https://i.imgtc.com/DJ9SEeJ.jpg <cite>D-Lo_BrownTown posted [p:879077841] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheApexPredator posted...</cite> <quote>You sound like the kind of person who buys a car without test driving it first.</quote> How so? I wasn't aware that you're able to "test drive" electronics, cables and computer parts at Best Buy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GigaSPX 05/14/17 10:00:55 AM #34:	I go to Best Buy and buy a majority of my electronics available there that's not my phone especially for the Geek Squad warranty. Something goes wrong, I can just walk in and exchange it, then walk right out. Amazon doesn't give me that fast experience to do so, but it isn't to say everything I have goes wrong every minute though. Plus it's still cool to check out some things in person rather than on the specs sheet. --- My sig is here. Yup. <cite>GigaSPX posted [p:879077904] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>I go to Best Buy and buy a majority of my electronics available there that's not my phone especially for the Geek Squad warranty. Something goes wrong, I can just walk in and exchange it, then walk right out. Amazon doesn't give me that fast experience to do so, but it isn't to say everything I have goes wrong every minute though. Plus it's still cool to check out some things in person rather than on the specs sheet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 05/14/17 10:04:43 AM #35:	It amazes me why, in an age where online shopping is clearly taking over, that so many brick and mortar stores still insist on the insane prices they have. Like...cost of shipping and storage cant possibly be the different between a 30 and 60 dollar dvd set, can it? --- Currently Binging: Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex http://i.imgtc.com/YQId2Bz.png <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:879078041] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>It amazes me why, in an age where online shopping is clearly taking over, that so many brick and mortar stores still insist on the insane prices they have. Like...cost of shipping and storage cant possibly be the different between a 30 and 60 dollar dvd set, can it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alakazamtrainer 05/14/17 10:05:19 AM #36:	AzNDarkSamurai posted... Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one Micro Center says hi too --- this is a sig. <cite>Alakazamtrainer posted [p:879078060] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote> They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one</quote> Micro Center says hi too</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wolf_J_Flywheel 05/14/17 10:09:58 AM #37:	AzNDarkSamurai posted... SoundNetwork posted... AzNDarkSamurai posted... Gravityfare posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart? San Francisco I ain't driving all the way across the bridge to Oakland just to shop at a Walmart Should live where I live. Walmart is the closest place to shop and I still have to drive 40 mins --- Those who act like sheep, will be eaten by wolves http://i.imgur.com/n1L1yBu.jpg <cite>Wolf_J_Flywheel posted [p:879078215] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>SoundNetwork posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gravityfare posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Drives down my street Office Depot Fry's Walmart</quote> well in my area at least San Fran doesn't have a Walmart or a Fry's We have an Office Depot but a really crappy one</quote> what kind of wack ass city doesnt have a walmart?</quote> San Francisco I ain't driving all the way across the bridge to Oakland just to shop at a Walmart</quote> Should live where I live. Walmart is the closest place to shop and I still have to drive 40 mins</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Artillatron8 05/14/17 10:13:24 AM #38:	FL81 posted... Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best. Didn't hhgregg take their place? But they are defunct now too. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/07/hhgregg-close-all-stores-after-failing-find-buyer/100183284/ --- http://i.imgtc.com/KKyDc7U.jpg http://i.imgtc.com/YA2C1jv.mp4 http://i.imgtc.com/B1BKTJ2.jpg http://i.imgtc.com/F9SQCMi.jpg <cite>Artillatron8 posted [p:879078340] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>FL81 posted...</cite> <quote>Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best.</quote> Didn't hhgregg take their place? But they are defunct now too. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/04/07/hhgregg-close-all-stores-after-failing-find-buyer/100183284/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 05/14/17 10:14:55 AM #39:	The sooner we get rid of Brick and Mortar the better. Except for Barnes and Nobles. Fuck, I love seeing new books right in front of me. --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:879078402] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>The sooner we get rid of Brick and Mortar the better. Except for Barnes and Nobles. Fuck, I love seeing new books right in front of me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BilalPowell 05/14/17 10:18:11 AM #40:	Caution999 posted... There's this website called Amazon --- Start me, bench Forte <cite>BilalPowell posted [p:879078518] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>There's this website called Amazon</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thompsontalker7 05/14/17 10:31:50 AM #41:	I buy all my new games from Best Buy. Their GCU is much cheaper than Amazon Prime and works on all new games, not just ones that recently came out. Also, the stores are routinely getting beaten by their own online store, so the success is split between them. --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet. Might wanna get on that, yeah? <cite>thompsontalker7 posted [p:879078983] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>I buy all my new games from Best Buy. Their GCU is much cheaper than Amazon Prime and works on all new games, not just ones that recently came out. Also, the stores are routinely getting beaten by their own online store, so the success is split between them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sexypwnstar 05/14/17 10:35:46 AM #42:	Geeksquad? lmao what a scam! --- http://i.imgur.com/Su4g5.jpg http://i.imgur.com/21DiJ.jpg <cite>Sexypwnstar posted [p:879079126] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Geeksquad? lmao what a scam!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MangaFan462 05/14/17 10:51:09 AM #43:	Online retailers --- Posted using GameFlux https://i.imgur.com/Il34cSX.jpg / https://i.redd.it/zwfbqetu2b8y.jpg <cite>MangaFan462 posted [p:879079739] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Online retailers</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JBaLLEN66 05/14/17 10:54:48 AM #44:	Because they have too many competitors and electronics are generally cheap --- Him being greedy is a good thing. That means he'll want to spend less and help us get out of this debt. Gamefreak36 <cite>JBaLLEN66 posted [p:879079879] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>Because they have too many competitors and electronics are generally cheap</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 05/14/17 12:37:32 PM #45:	Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best. Circuit City was my supplier for M-rated games when I was a kid. For whatever reason, they didn't age check like everyone else. They were probably supposed to, but hey not gonna complain since that's how I got MGS1 amd MGS2? --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:879084096] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><quote>Man, I miss Circuit City, they were the best.</quote> Circuit City was my supplier for M-rated games when I was a kid. For whatever reason, they didn't age check like everyone else. They were probably supposed to, but hey not gonna complain since that's how I got MGS1 amd MGS2?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 05/14/17 12:38:42 PM #46:	I remember buying a graphics card from circuit city back in the day. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:879084163] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote>I remember buying a graphics card from circuit city back in the day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Volkswagen_Bros 05/14/17 12:45:19 PM #47:	BilalPowell posted... Caution999 posted... There's this website called Amazon You know, sometimes, you just gotta have something "now" as opposed to waiting a few days or a few weeks. --- Wrestling beauty Candice Michelle is the epitome of smart, sexy, and powerful Currently Playing - Forza Motorsport 4 & PGR 4 on Xbox 360 <cite>Volkswagen_Bros posted [p:879084475] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>BilalPowell posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>There's this website called Amazon</quote></quote> You know, sometimes, you just gotta have something "now" as opposed to waiting a few days or a few weeks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
p_elias_26 05/14/17 12:47:11 PM #48:	ChromaticAngel posted... AzNDarkSamurai posted... They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around.... Wrong. The reason why they're failing is because the "big" things they're selling, such as household appliances (washing machines / fridges / televisions / home theater / etc) are heavily competed against by larger department stores like Sears, who have much better market outreach, advertising, and brand recognition. The "small" devices get a lot of competition from the larger supermarkets. So their phones, tablets, various bluetooth accessories, DVD/Blu-ray players, etc are often sold at places like Wal-Mart or Target, for cheaper. The media area has largely been shit for a long time. Not only are more and more people watching streaming movies / listening to streaming music these days, but their games business is and has always been crushed by GameStop and Amazon, and also the fact that digital sales are on the rise and phyiscal sales are going down. When it comes to computers, Microcenter, Fry's, and other places absolutely crush them, and people are buying computers less these days because the computers they have last longer. They've got literally nothing that you can't get elsewhere for cheaper or in a more convenient area. This wraps it up pretty nicely --- http://www.nancarrow-webdesk.com/warehouse/storage2/2008-w08/img.134814_t.jpg <cite>p_elias_26 posted [p:879084569] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>ChromaticAngel posted...</cite> <quote><cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted...</cite> <quote>They're the only huge brick and mortar electronics store still around....</quote> Wrong. The reason why they're failing is because the "big" things they're selling, such as household appliances (washing machines / fridges / televisions / home theater / etc) are heavily competed against by larger department stores like Sears, who have much better market outreach, advertising, and brand recognition. The "small" devices get a lot of competition from the larger supermarkets. So their phones, tablets, various bluetooth accessories, DVD/Blu-ray players, etc are often sold at places like Wal-Mart or Target, for cheaper. The media area has largely been shit for a long time. Not only are more and more people watching streaming movies / listening to streaming music these days, but their games business is and has always been crushed by GameStop and Amazon, and also the fact that digital sales are on the rise and phyiscal sales are going down. When it comes to computers, Microcenter, Fry's, and other places absolutely crush them, and people are buying computers less these days because the computers they have last longer. They've got literally nothing that you can't get elsewhere for cheaper or in a more convenient area.</quote> This wraps it up pretty nicely</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bluezero 05/14/17 12:47:14 PM #49:	D-Lo_BrownTown posted... We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. Best Buy will match Amazon's prices, FYI. --- http://i.imgur.com/VleHYd3.png http://steamsigmaker.de/std/_bluezero_.png <cite>bluezero posted [p:879084572] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>D-Lo_BrownTown posted...</cite> <quote>We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it.</quote> Best Buy will match Amazon's prices, FYI.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 05/14/17 12:49:44 PM #50:	bluezero posted... D-Lo_BrownTown posted... We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it. Best Buy will match Amazon's prices, FYI. Only if it's shipped and sold by amazon. Turns out those prices are usually not much cheaper than Best Buy's. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:879084683] in So.... how... [t:75344263]...</cite> <quote><cite>bluezero posted...</cite> <quote><cite>D-Lo_BrownTown posted...</cite> <quote>We get there, can't find the thing he wants. If we do find it, it's super super expensive. I look at Amazon on my phone, find it in five seconds for a way cheaper price and he gets all pissed off about it.</quote> Best Buy will match Amazon's prices, FYI.</quote> Only if it's shipped and sold by amazon. Turns out those prices are usually not much cheaper than Best Buy's.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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