Circuit City official bankruptcy watch: final days, 90% off games, ends 03/08/09

[Wavedash]

After reading this thread since the first day of CC bankruptcy and common confirmations of 30% off game accessories which could be applied to my much needed ms points I rushed to my local CC in Miami, FL. I found 20% off dvds and 10%!!! OFF signs over my beloved MS Point card wall that was fully stocked.

I kind of doubt they'll be down to the 30% others are reporting for awhile. I've probably been to the same CC you're talking about and that one knows they have a hungry populace just waiting...so they'll play the game of seeing how many they can get with their crap prices.

[Pootie Thang]

law suit for racial discrimination? but that's real messed up.. you should've talked to the manager

That was the manager. That's why I thought it was so bizarre. The other people who worked at CC said they believe it was asinine but it was the manager who told every employee to watch out for "us".

[saiyajinsc]

I managed to get the fallout 3 collector's edition for around 54 after the 10 percent off on the 360. CC in Mobile Al

[Furashu]

I walked into my local CC (92nd and Sheridan in Westminster, CO) and I was told I can't shop there and they tried to kick me out as I entered the front doors. Why, might you ask? Because some Asian guy earlier in the day who works for a competing company tried to have customers shop with them instead. Anyways, they basically told me I couldn't shop there because I was Asian and we're all the same. Fucking ridiculous I've never been more pissed as I was when they told me that.

bullshit!! throw a millkshake at their doors

[Josef]

Well at least it seems (according to my experience and some of the other posts in this thread) that they kept the last clearance prices on the video games that were on clearance. Anyone experience them raising the price on a known clearance game yet?

[4tygames]

Well at least it seems (according to my experience and some of the other posts in this thread) that they kept the last clearance prices on the video games that were on clearance. Anyone experience them raising the price on a known clearance game yet?

Clearance prices should stay the same. When my local CC closed in November, one of the only games left on the shelf was Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for the Wii. It was stickered @ $49.99, but rang up $8.96 before the 20% discount. If you have a question on a game, just ask an employee to ring it up for you.

[Monroeski]

Thinking of grabbing the Samsung LN19A330. It's a little cheaper here than you can get it for on Amazon, and I've been needing a small TV for the back room of our house, but they had a lot left when I went today so I may risk waiting for a further drop.

[lpescato]

god the commercials on tv for the liquidation are sickening. everything must go, go, GO! buy that TV for the big game! Save up to 30 percent! Blah blah blah. It looks like those you like you buy Iranians took over.

[Wario64]

I walked into my local CC (92nd and Sheridan in Westminster, CO) and I was told I can't shop there and they tried to kick me out as I entered the front doors. Why, might you ask? Because some Asian guy earlier in the day who works for a competing company tried to have customers shop with them instead. Anyways, they basically told me I couldn't shop there because I was Asian and we're all the same. Fucking ridiculous I've never been more pissed as I was when they told me that.

Oh wow. You should call the local news stations or something. I know they're going out of business but what the hell? I'd be pissed.

[bigl523]

I went into the North Haven, CT CC this afternoon. I saw a HUGE pile of PSN cards with a 50 on top and behind a bunch of $50's were a bunch of $20 underneath a 30% off sign. I grabbed two along with a 4 pack of AAA eneloop batteries and walked around for a bit and finally made it up to the register. Apparently they can't take anything off of the PSN cards so I didn't buy them. I did end up with the batteries for 5.81 before tax which is about 50% so can't complain about that. Here's hoping the liquidators move EVERYTHING to 30% off.

[Shady07]

Is $32.xx a good price on a xbox 360 wheel? They had about 15, dont know if to wait

[genfuyung]

My circuit city looked like vikings had pillaged it. Not a 1600 point card in sight...anyone come across an extra one?

[buster90]

My circuit city looked like vikings had pillaged it. Not a 1600 point card in sight...anyone come across an extra one?


Mine had about 15 plus at least 40 800 point cards but it was only 10% off.

[speedrunner17]

Are wireless routers on sale? Can I buy a cheap one for online play, or will that limit gameplay?

[ryheeles]

anyone in the baltimore area been to cc

the one in Towson was getting raped all afternoon. couldn't noticeably see anything of value missing, but it was so packed I wouldn't be surprised if most of the DVD's are gone by now.

seems 20% off overpriced movies is much better than a fool like me ever would have thought

[The Linguist]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but game guides appear to count as accessories and are 30% (at my CC at least). Of course, this still makes them more than $.01 which is the only price true CAGs pay for guides. The pennied out guides remain so; I got TR: Anniv. and God of War 2 guides for a penny each tonight.

[Nirron]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but game guides appear to count as accessories and are 30% (at my CC at least). Of course, this still makes them more than $.01 which is the only price true CAGs pay for guides. The pennied out guides remain so; I got TR: Anniv. and God of War 2 guides for a penny each tonight.

Mine had most things specially marked by whatever it happened to be. DVDs/Blu-ray were 20% off, accessories for each system were 30, but strategy guides were 10% off, which irritated me a bit, as I would've picked up one or two I actually needed. They had been fairly cleaned out on all the accessories though. They only had a few Wii and PS3 accessories left, and most of those were either overpriced cables or (worthless to me) Wii remote skins/gloves/whatever you want to call them. And no Wii Point cards like I was hoping to get

[kevlar51]

the one in Towson was getting raped all afternoon. couldn't noticeably see anything of value missing, but it was so packed I wouldn't be surprised if most of the DVD's are gone by now.

seems 20% off overpriced movies is much better than a fool like me ever would have thought

It's been a while since I graduated. Where's the CC in Towson?

The one in Hanover, MD, near Arundel Mills mall still had tons of PSN cards and 800pt ms cards (not the blister pack kind), but they had no discount applied to them. My guess is the computer thinks they're gift cards, and thus wouldn't apply a discount.

[genfuyung]

Mine had about 15 plus at least 40 800 point cards but it was only 10% off.

Mine were like that as well until the 30% happened. The entire section was cleaned out other than one vision camera and a component cable.

[Nirron]

It's been a while since I graduated. Where's the CC in Towson?

The one in Hanover, MD, near Arundel Mills mall still had tons of PSN cards and 800pt ms cards (not the blister pack kind), but they had no discount applied to them. My guess is the computer thinks they're gift cards, and thus wouldn't apply a discount.

Don't know about MS cards, but I had a roaming employee explain to me why they didn't have PSN cards when I asked about them. I think they are pretty much the same as gift cards like you said, in that they need to be activated at the register, and apparently, anything that requires register activation can't be sold, since I guess the cards have 0 value to them before sold, and they don't need to get rid of them or something.

[bmoregeniusinc]

CC is full of impulse buys when the one in Golden Ring closed it was similar as with the one in Glen Burnie now full of impulse buys. People see % off signs and don't think logically.
the one in Towson was getting raped all afternoon. couldn't noticeably see anything of value missing, but it was so packed I wouldn't be surprised if most of the DVD's are gone by now.

seems 20% off overpriced movies is much better than a fool like me ever would have thought

[mj1108]

People see % off signs and don't think logically.

That's exactly it.

Interesting ABC Investigation on Liquidation sales and how they're not always a great deal (http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=6326174&page=1).

[Malik112099]

Are wireless routers on sale? Can I buy a cheap one for online play, or will that limit gameplay?


How would that limit gameplay?

[TyranT]

Two circuit cities I went to literally had close to a 100 guitar heros lying around at each store. But one had rock band 1 at 110 dollars.. which I might pick up soon.

[jordanv99]

Picked up the last 4000 MS point card a 1600 for 51.92 after tax. :) They still had about 4 or 5 1600 pt cards left so I may have to stop back tomorrow and buy some presents!

[jkanownik]

Last night I stopped by and looked everywhere for points card with no luck. As I was walking out I notice the cards behind the counter. I picked up 2 Wii Cards and 2 1600 Point XBL card for $13.99 each. There were plenty of Live cards and a few Wii cards left over. They also had a ton of 800 point cards but those were $9.99.

[speedrunner17]

How would that limit gameplay?

So it wouldn't cause lag?

[mikeyhegs]

I tried to get a $20 Playstation Network card at my local circuit city (hicksville NY). They said the cards weren't part of the liquidation. Has anyone had similar experiences with them?

[dennisb407]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but game guides appear to count as accessories and are 30% (at my CC at least). Of course, this still makes them more than $.01 which is the only price true CAGs pay for guides. The pennied out guides remain so; I got TR: Anniv. and God of War 2 guides for a penny each tonight.
All the guides here still scan at $20 with a 10% tag on 'em

[cat_tango]

Went to a CC in El Paso, TX today and picked up two 1600 point cards for 13.99 each. All clamshell cards are sale items, but anything that needs to be activated (yes, just to reiterate) does not count, i.e. PSN cards or point/xbl cards with activation codes. Must be in plastic.

All game guides were 30% off, and we had a decent selection of game accessories left. Games will probably stay there until it drops more. Good selection of 360 games.

Anyone else's CC have signs saying they're getting more merchandise?

[Poorleno]

My curcuit city looked the same for the most part, atleast 20 micorsoft point cards left at 13.99 each so far. This is in Pearland, Texas.

[richdmoore]

At the CompUSA clearance, a few weeks prior to the end they started putting out more stock like computer screen wipes and very cheap chinese made plastic iPod chargers. The labels were actually from other stores that they must have closed, or items they purchase in bulk from somewhere else rather than CompUSA.

I would suspect that the same might happen at Circuit City.

[FlamedLiquid]

At the CompUSA clearance, a few weeks prior to the end they started putting out more stock like computer screen wipes and very cheap chinese made plastic iPod chargers. The labels were actually from other stores that they must have closed, or items they purchase in bulk from somewhere else rather than CompUSA.

I would suspect that the same might happen at Circuit City.

Awesome. I was afraid all the computer screen wipes would sell out.

[ryheeles]

It's been a while since I graduated. Where's the CC in Towson?

The one in Hanover, MD, near Arundel Mills mall still had tons of PSN cards and 800pt ms cards (not the blister pack kind), but they had no discount applied to them. My guess is the computer thinks they're gift cards, and thus wouldn't apply a discount.

Ironically, they just built a new one on Goucher Boulevard. Probably been open there 6 months max. Only 800 MS points, no PSN or Wii cards.

[Regian]

Stopped by the Merrillville, IN location before work today. Once again, batshit insane in there. Headed over to the games section to see that there were now signs all over the place. Saw the 30% sign and confirmed with an employee that the 1600 MS Points cards were indeed $13.99 and snagged three of them. No Wii Points cards or 4000 MS Points cards were in-stock at that time. Plenty of 800's, though.

I also saw that they had sales signs for the Wii and 360 bundles, but not on the PSP or DS packages. I believe the 360's and Wii's were set at 20% off.

[strongpimphand]

went to the hattiesburg cc and saw there was 30% off speakers. three people working over there.

so i was like "hey, does this mean all speakers including subs or just speakers, period?"

guy goes to check with a friend and without turning around said yea and then started up a new conversation. i wasn't sure he was talking to me so i followed him back to the counter (where he was starting up ANOTHER conversation...)

so he finally saw me and was like "anything else?" so i had to ask again to find out that yea was for me. so i was like what's a good cheap in-door type?

dude said like 3 brands and had one of those faces like I WAS WASTING HIS TIME!



yep, for that reason, i'm glad they're closing! i hate that hard working co-workers are going to have to find a new job, but, i also hate always having to go into a retail store of any type and basically already know my homework and exact pricing because i know i'm never going to get help. might as well go to amazon if i can't get help!

[FlamedLiquid]

I'd like to see if the points cards at my local Circuit City ring up 30%.....but they have a sign next to them stating 10%.

[Josef]

Anyone else's CC have signs saying they're getting more merchandise?

The one I went to had a sign that said more Ipods were expected in.

[Flushola]

Anyone else's CC have signs saying they're getting more merchandise?

We won't be getting any more NEW product (new DVD's, games etc.), but everything still in the distribution centers is still getting shipped to stores (so things like iPod's will still get shipped). So depending on how busy your store is will depend on how many more trucks of shipment your store gets. I work at one of the busiest stores in the district and what I heard is that we're getting 3 more trucks, one per week.

Kind of interesting that we will be getting more product when the liquidation percentages should be higher. Then again, the more product that gets sold now during the 10-30% off, the longer it will take for the prices to drop.

[Lil Stinky]

CC--- Oh no!!!

[Mythran]

Picked up a few 1600 XBL point cards for $13.99 each, even though the signs everywhere said 10% off. Store had like 10 or so 1600 pt cards left. Was about to buy the last wireless headset (but I was hesitant), but some other dude REALLY wanted it, so I handed it over to him.

[richdmoore]

I looked at a xbox 360 wireless headset, but I looked at amazon.com price checker with my iPhone. At most I would have saved $5 (Oregon does not have sales tax, otherwise there would be no savings whatsoever.) I didn't want to chance a all sales final type sale for that small of a discount.

I looked at a 5.1 sony stereo system, exact model was $100 more at circuit city than direct from amazon.com..........

[shrike4242]

I walked into my local CC (92nd and Sheridan in Westminster, CO) and I was told I can't shop there and they tried to kick me out as I entered the front doors. Why, might you ask? Because some Asian guy earlier in the day who works for a competing company tried to have customers shop with them instead. Anyways, they basically told me I couldn't shop there because I was Asian and we're all the same. Fucking ridiculous I've never been more pissed as I was when they told me that.I think that needs a call to the local TV channels for a news story, yes.

[lukewin]

At the Pensacola, FL CC, saw an Archos GPS upgrade, which would've went nicely with my new Archos 605, but it was $103 after discount, no thanks. picked up a Verge (Circuit City brand?) Wireless Sensor bar for the Wii for $7. Was the last one, originally $10. This will be my travel sensor bar. It includes a USB cable to charge the batteries in it, or can be used as a wired sensor bar. Either way, I figure I can't beat $7. If the batteries in it die, I can always use it as a wired sensor bar. Same thing as other stores, 30% accessories/guides, 10% almost everything else

[genfuyung]

Lucky people finding points cards...hopefully mine will restock or something.

[chuckywang]

I got a bunch of 1600 MS Live points cards for $14. If any of you CAGers live in a area where it's sold out, I will email you a code for $16 PP'ed ($14 + 10.25% chicago tax + Paypal fees).

I know I don't have many posts here, but my heat and eBay ID are both chuckywang so you can verify I'm legit. Just shoot me a PM!

EDIT: Ok, I forgot about paypal fees, so the price is now $16. However, the people who already contacted me can still pay what I originally asked.


EDIT2: ALL GONE!! I'll let you now if I find more.

[genfuyung]

I got a bunch of 1600 MS Live points cards for $14. If any of you CAGers live in a area where it's sold out, I will email you a code for $15.50 PP'ed ($14 + 10.25% chicago tax).

I know I don't have many posts here, but my heat and eBay ID are both chuckywang so you can verify I'm legit. Just shoot me a PM!

wow chicago tax sucks eh?

[Poorleno]

I agree contact someone about that. ASAP

[chuckywang]

wow chicago tax sucks eh?

It does indeed ... I forgot about Paypal fees when I posted this, so if any of you are willing to pay $16 out of the goodness of your heart, then I would appreciate it.

[RaisinBran]

Anyone know anything about the Bellinghem Circuit City's? I'm heading over tommorow just wondering if it's worth

[CappyCobra]

Bought Guitar Hero III for Xbox 360 for $33 2 Saturdays ago. Went there this Saturday Now it's a 'deal' at $66.99 - 10%. Careful of any 'bargains' you get there. If you have a web enabled phone, I'd use it to make sure prices are on the up and up.

[ptuck874]

I think that needs a call to the local TV channels for a news story, yes.

yes please call a local "12 on your side" about that :(

[kingotnw]

Not really much they can do, the stores are bankrupt. Sucks though... I have had pretty bad experiences at CC over the past couple months so i'm not shocked to hear what happened to you, nor was I shocked to hear they were closing.

[radman99]

Same 10/20/30% discounts as last week, but now they pulled out some old guides for 30% too. I shifted through the stack and found these for a penny each:

Rise of Nations Rise of Legends
Guild Wars Factions
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Rogue Gallery
Rock Band

Still tons of customers for a Saturday, but not a lot of sales going on. They had a bunch of newer guides that rang up 30% off, but I will wait for a better deal. There's a nice looking Fallout 3 golden hardcover I want.

[Hranj]

Same 10/20/30% discounts as last week, but now they pulled out some old guides for 30% too. I shifted through the stack and found these for a penny each:


So they are still doing penny guides during liquidation?

[karkyco]

Hey, someone just posted a new "deal" about MS Point cards sold at CC now being activated properly. Any point cards not sealed in plastic are suspect, apparently.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212201

[radman99]

So they are still doing penny guides during liquidation?

Mine was, but I bet it's YMMV. I'm in Santa Cruz, CA.

Just to be clear, CC is running all video game assessories at 30% off which includes strategy guides. I shifted through the bin and found some older ones that were pennied. But some others came up regular price -30% (like Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Mario Galaxy, Madden 08...)

[viggyeld235]

Mine was, but I bet it's YMMV. I'm in Santa Cruz, CA.

Just to be clear, CC is running all video game assessories at 30% off which includes strategy guides. I shifted through the bin and found some older ones that were pennied. But some others came up regular price -30% (like Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Mario Galaxy, Madden 08...)

Huh, I must have missed those in the bins (I live in Santa Cruz too), but I did see the guides stacked in one of their discount bins for sure at 30%. What was more amusing was the 30% off of video game accessories except for that one spot in the PSP aisle that was only 20%. Whatever that meant.

But yeah, the sales are not all that great, the first Saturday they were stretched almost around the building but there are still a lot of window shoppers waiting to see where the deals are. Go figure.

[sunnysky]

I did notice back when CompUSA had their liquidation sale, that game guides were still around even when they dropped store prices to 80% off.

[buster90]

I did notice back when CompUSA had their liquidation sale, that game guides were still around even when they dropped store prices to 80% off.

Only difference is COMPUSA is still around (there are stores in Florida, Texas, and NC that is it) but Circuit City is going away forever everywhere.

[jubeininja69]

customer frustrated with circuit city's liquidation prices.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11549464?source=most_viewed

[crazy blain]

Just left Circuit City, what a joke. 10% off MSRP on games.

[unreal999]

any discounts on laptops @ circut city?

[speedracer]

Les Paul wireless 360 guitar $35 at Meyerland CC. Quite bummed it wasn't $20.

[karkyco]

customer frustrated with circuit city's liquidation prices.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11549464?source=most_viewed

:rofl:

"Circuit City's price for a 46-inch Samsung 1080p LCD HDTV television set was $1,890 Wednesday afternoon, $440 more than Best Buy's price of $1,450.

DVDs of the movies "Step Brothers" and "The Incredible Hulk" were $17.59 at Circuit City, 20 percent off the original price of $21.99. The same titles apparently cost $14.99 each at Best Buy, down from a regular price of $19.99."

And such bullshit from that liquidator, Great American Group's President Carpenter. "We just mark everything at Circuit City's official prices that are on the books for those items, the same prices they always are outside of sales..." Asshole, please! We're not all retards gobbling that shit up at outrageous prices...

[007]

Ah, America, the land of people with zero patience.

I don't want to defend the liquidators, but really... it's a business, just like CC *was*. All liquidation sales have been like this, so I fail to see why people are surprised now. The merchandise isn't going anywhere, except to people not doing their homework. It's sort of like that deabte over Live/PSN... if people are willing to pay it, why WOULDN'T you charge them that price? I mean, really, if you're going out and buying an HDTV with zero research, then you deserve to pay more than should. That's not even CAG sense, that's common sense.

I just fail to see what people want from this. Marking prices up sucks, but why would they offer it at the same price that CC did because they were trying to NOT DIE? It's a liquidation, they don't have to compete with anyone... they have what they have, and it's going to go away by March. Sure, they could be nice and offer 50% off CC sale prices right away, but that doesn't really benefit anyone, including the employees who are still expecting to have jobs until March.

I don't know, maybe nothing I typed there made sense, but I'm just getting sick of people complaining about things that have always been that way and show no signs of changing. Deals will be had, just not right now. I mean, really, the choices are buy things now at a not great price, or wait for a cheaper price and possibly miss the item. The choice is yours.

[sgaldis]

:rofl:

Asshole, please! We're not all retards gobbling that shit up at outrageous prices...


Yes, you are correct in the sense that, we, as CAG's are not going to pay these outrageous marked up prices, but the sad thing is that the general public, being comprised of mainly 'retards', will scoop this over-priced crap up.

"Woo-wee...10% off of this here H-D-M-I cord! This is definitely what we need for our new TV, Maw; and It's only $79.99!":lol:

[FlamedLiquid]

Kinda ticked. I went back to my local Circuit City today and noticed where the points cards used to be the sign had changed. On Wednsday it said 10% and they were fully stocked on the pegs. Like 20 1600 pt cards and about 8 4000 pt cards. The sign now reads 30% off and every pt card was gone. :(

Not even worth getting games 10% off and the majority of dvds I had some interest in buying I didnt buy.....20% isnt that great. I bought 1 dvd that was it. And only because I have been searching for the dvd for the last few years and can never find it.

Gremlins 2. Got it for like $8.50 after tax and the 20% discount. I can live with that. Wont be going back till I hear games are at least 40% and dvds are at least 50%.

Sad that the games and dvds are already starting to dwindle though.

:(

[Zippon]

Ah, America, the land of people with zero patience.

I don't want to defend the liquidators, but really... it's a business, just like CC *was*. All liquidation sales have been like this, so I fail to see why people are surprised now. The merchandise isn't going anywhere, except to people not doing their homework. It's sort of like that deabte over Live/PSN... if people are willing to pay it, why WOULDN'T you charge them that price? I mean, really, if you're going out and buying an HDTV with zero research, then you deserve to pay more than should. That's not even CAG sense, that's common sense.

I just fail to see what people want from this. Marking prices up sucks, but why would they offer it at the same price that CC did because they were trying to NOT DIE? It's a liquidation, they don't have to compete with anyone... they have what they have, and it's going to go away by March. Sure, they could be nice and offer 50% off CC sale prices right away, but that doesn't really benefit anyone, including the employees who are still expecting to have jobs until March.

I don't know, maybe nothing I typed there made sense, but I'm just getting sick of people complaining about things that have always been that way and show no signs of changing. Deals will be had, just not right now. I mean, really, the choices are buy things now at a not great price, or wait for a cheaper price and possibly miss the item. The choice is yours.

Quote for Truth! Finally, an intelligent post! (I tried to say the same thing, but my post got deleted. Go figure.)

When CAG's complain nonstop about how stupid the general public is re: this sale, it makes CAG look bad, not the public. Comparing a liquidator's prices the first week of a sale to an established store's prices is apples and oranges. Sure, Best Buy is cheaper this week, but do they have a plan to systematically lower prices until everything is gone? No. That's kind of an important fact right there.

I gladly bought a few accessories for 30% off and a few games for 10% off. The way people in this thread talk, I'm a moron for saving 10%, so the droves of people that pay actual retail for games every day must be drooling vegetables. :roll:

[sgaldis]

I gladly bought a few accessories for 30% off and a few games for 10% off. The way people in this thread talk, I'm a moron for saving 10%, so the droves of people that pay actual retail for games every day must be drooling vegetables. :roll:


I agree 30% off accessories could be pretty good, depending on what you want. Just out of curiousity, what games did you find that couldn't be had elsewhere for less than full MSRP minus 10%? And no you're not a moron for saving 10%, any discount is better than none.

But this is CHEAP ASS GAMER, so I think the basic consensus would be that you'd have to be a walking jack-o-lantern to pay full retail price for most things, unless there was no other alternative!

So I still stand by my statement: Most people (in the case, meaning the majority of the retail-buying, mcdonald's eating, no turn signal-using public) are blithering idiots. There, I said it again.

Maybe you want to call me jaded or mean, but I work in the restaurant industry, and spend most of my time in Alabama; how about you take my place for awhile, and then tell me people aren't stupid? :drool:

[Josef]

I agree 30% off accessories could be pretty good, depending on what you want. Just out of curiousity, what games did you find that couldn't be had elsewhere for less than full MSRP minus 10%? And no you're not a moron for saving 10%, any discount is better than none.



In my experience (and others here as well according to some of the posts) the old video game clearance prices are still in effect. So you can get a copy of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, for example, for $17.96 where everywhere else it is $59.99. Another example is Okami (Wii) for $17.99, again cheaper than most other places. If there's only one copy of these games on the shelves you may want to pick it up at 10% off rather than risk waiting to get to 30% and have that copy not be there.

[jza1218]

In my experience (and others here as well according to some of the posts) the old video game clearance prices are still in effect. So you can get a copy of Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds, for example, for $17.96 where everywhere else it is $59.99. Another example is Okami (Wii) for $17.99, again cheaper than most other places. If there's only one copy of these games on the shelves you may want to pick it up at 10% off rather than risk waiting to get to 30% and have that copy not be there.

One in NYC was charging 53.99 for COD 4.

[Josef]

One in NYC was charging 53.99 for COD 4.

Was that the GOTY edition? The only version of COD4 that was clearanced by CC at $19.96 was the 360 normal version of the game, which no CC around me even had in stock.

[Samurai_X-51]

Blue Dragon was about $11 at the CC in Natick, Mass. It was marked as 10 percent off $19.99 but rang up much less.

[Josef]

Blue Dragon was about $11 at the CC in Natick, Mass. It was marked as 10 percent off $19.99 but rang up much less.

Exactly! It appears the liquidators kept the last prices CC had in the system for video games. $12.96 was CC's last price for Blue Dragon.

[Flushola]

The longer people buy items at the 10-30% off, the longer the prices stay at 10-30% off. The liquidators only agree to drop the prices further when they actually think it needs to happen, not just because people want it to happen. Like people have said before, they're still looking to make as much money as possible.

[jza1218]

Was that the GOTY edition? The only version of COD4 that was clearanced by CC at $19.96 was the 360 normal version of the game, which no CC around me even had in stock.

Not sure, I didnt bring it up, my friend did.

[GogetaSS4]

I just saw that the Circuit City at my local mall is closing and they are having massive liquidation sales, I plan on buying out there video games as soon as I get some money.

[Robo]

Picked up Rogue Galaxy for $11.66 tonight. I was really surprised - was expecting them to mark it up to $39.99 or at least $19.99.

[Nyx]

Just went to the Hawaii CC. Games are still 10% while accessories are 30%. The reason I went was to pick up a 60GB HDD for my 360 and they were sold out. They had a bunch of wireless routers for 360 though.. not much else accessory wise.

[asthmatic]

i found wii and 360 points for 30% off. Any one see the playstation cards go on sale yet?

[Taboner]

i found wii and 360 points for 30% off. Any one see the playstation cards go on sale yet?

Watch out! ONLY the ones inside the plastic casing work!

[duckydan]

Went to both in northeast Philly today... tons of xbox live cards but no point cards for any systems to be found.

They were pretty picked apart, which is odd since 90% of the prices in the store were still way to high to even be considered a deal. Their home theater speakers were ripped and beaten up and there were even some tv's literally hanging off the wall. That said I wasn't alone when I was walking out empty handed.

[serenitygod]

ashmatic, as Taboner said be careful, They told me even though the signs were up the cards were not 30% off b/c they cannot overrride cards in the system. I confirmed this with another employee before I left. I hate them! They have never been quite honest with me and I have only bought 1 thing from them. CC go bye-bye I will not cry-cry (man that was a terrible pun).

I also tried to get TR aniversary and they told me it would be 20 percent off at the register. Then she tried to override it for 10% off the same damn person! Did they think I would be like I can't do basic math, maybe I should go lick a crap-smeared doorknob?

[asthmatic]

thanks for the heads up. I didn't even know that. But yea i found encased 360 points.

[Doomtime]

Exactly! It appears the liquidators kept the last prices CC had in the system for video games. $12.96 was CC's last price for Blue Dragon.
Not so fast. Not all video games. Maybe just the ones that were on clearance.

[yops2k]

Just went to the Hawaii CC. Games are still 10% while accessories are 30%. The reason I went was to pick up a 60GB HDD for my 360 and they were sold out. They had a bunch of wireless routers for 360 though.. not much else accessory wise.

Weird, I saw 2-3 on Friday when I went. There really wasn't much other than some off brand accessories from a company I haven't even heard of.

[Link927]

Not so fast. Not all video games. Maybe just the ones that were on clearance.

Not only that, but it also depends on the liqudation company. It appears that various companies are handling each CC, may it be by region or some other method.

[Cloggerdude]

ashmatic, as Taboner said be careful, They told me even though the signs were up the cards were not 30% off b/c they cannot overrride cards in the system. I confirmed this with another employee before I left. I hate them! They have never been quite honest with me and I have only bought 1 thing from them. CC go bye-bye I will not cry-cry (man that was a terrible pun).

This had already been explained multiple times. These cards are activated through a seperate company, and CircuitCity has no control over the pricing over them.

I believe the company should be going out of business just as much as the next guy, don't get me wrong. That being said, it still kind of hurts when a customer comes in, gets mad over something stupid, and then says: "Well I can sure see why you all are going out of business." I mean, come on, it's not our fault as associates; we're just the ones losing our jobs. Not saying that you even said anything to them, but your post seemed to imply that.

Basically, unless the associate is just being a total douchebag, try not to be one yourself.

[Zippon]

I agree 30% off accessories could be pretty good, depending on what you want. Just out of curiousity, what games did you find that couldn't be had elsewhere for less than full MSRP minus 10%? And no you're not a moron for saving 10%, any discount is better than none.

(snip)

Maybe you want to call me jaded or mean, but I work in the restaurant industry, and spend most of my time in Alabama; how about you take my place for awhile, and then tell me people aren't stupid? :drool:

I just purchased a DS, and I have about 10 games on my "must-buy" list. I was able to pick up Phoenix Wright: Justic for All for $9 (best price I've seen anywhere) and Hotel Dusk for $18 (again, best price I've seen). The girlfriend wanted Brain Age 2, so I picked that up for $18. I think that's the best price, but I didn't shop that one around since it was a gift.

My point is that yes, there is a slim chance I could have saved pennies if I was willing to wait for a sale down the road or mail order one of these. But I was in Circuit City, had them in hand, and got a deal. Not an amazing deal, but a deal. Yet, according to 1,000+ posts in this thread, we are all "idiots" for getting 10% off. It's a major case of sour grapes. And it's embarassing for CAG.

Oh, and I'm not debating that the general public is pretty dim. I'm just saying that the Circuit City sale isn't the best example of that. And small world--I'm an old guy now, but I was a waiter all across the South for 12 years. Not only that, but I spent 3 months in Mobile helping Morrisons develop their Sweetpeas concept many moons ago. So, yeah, I've walked a mile in your moccassins already. ;)

[Zippon]

Exactly! It appears the liquidators kept the last prices CC had in the system for video games. $12.96 was CC's last price for Blue Dragon.

Yeah, I can confirm there is some truth to this. YMMV, but Phoenix Wright: Justice for all should have rang up as $13.50 (10% off $15), but it rang up around $9. So they definitely weren't basing it off MSRP.

As someone else suggested, different liquidators may be handling things in each region, so I think we are all on our own. I don't think any particular area report is guaranteed to be valid in another town. :-k

[optimist]

well i checked the store on sunday.. no downfall in discount rates... still the 10-30 % shit goin on with marked up prices lol.

[spidamatrix]

Has anyone tried to get a refund on the gamers savings club?

[Josef]

Yeah, I can confirm there is some truth to this. YMMV, but Phoenix Wright: Justice for all should have rang up as $13.50 (10% off $15), but it rang up around $9. So they definitely weren't basing it off MSRP.

As someone else suggested, different liquidators may be handling things in each region, so I think we are all on our own. I don't think any particular area report is guaranteed to be valid in another town. :-k

That's the thing, I don't think anyone's posted yet that they raised the prices of former clearance games. There have been plenty of posts about TVs, computers, etc being raised in price, but I haven't heard the same about videogames.

[HarryTruman]

Stopped by the St. Cloud, MN location on Saturday... picked up a X-plorer guitar and a 1600 MS point card... 1600 point card rang up at $13.99 so I went back and got 5 more. :D

[-HAZE-]

Yea, I went to the one by my house last week and it was a mad house. Not your typical people you would see shopping for electronics. It looked like a Flea Market crowd and those people falsely believed they were getting good deals. Bioshock for PS3 was $39.99 everywhere, including Gamestop but at CC it was $59.99 with 10% off.

I'll wait until the percentage is lower, but by then, who knows what will be left. Thank God for CAG!!!

And long live Best Buy! If that place went under, I think I'd cry.

[Grinchy]

I stopped by my local CC the other day since I was passing by it.

There was no longer a single clearance game or bargain bin left. Everything they still have was marked full price but had 10% off signs posted. Not a single good deal in the house besides maybe the 30% off accessories.

[Ender]

My CC has just the 10% deal going. I hate going in there, so until it gets down to dirt cheap, they can suck it. All I am interested in are X360 wireless controllers anyway.

[musicman65000]

Went into CC over the weekend and picked up Lost Planets Colony Edition for the 360. It kinda sucked because the CC price was 12.96 but when I took it to the counter, it was 18.00 with the 10% discount. Still not bad because retail price online turned out to be 29.99.

[retromufc]

My CC has just the 10% deal going. I hate going in there, so until it gets down to dirt cheap, they can suck it. All I am interested in are X360 wireless controllers anyway.

Accessories are supposed to be 30% off, I would be surprised if they didn't give you that. 10% is games and systems.

[ParticleReality]

I know this isn't necessarily gaming related but any info on deals for laptops?

[derspiess]

Accessories are supposed to be 30% off, I would be surprised if they didn't give you that. 10% is games and systems.

My local CC originally had a 10% sign for the entire video gaming section. I was going to grab a couple things to see if they scanned as 10% or 30% off, but the line was too long (with 1 cashier-- no thanks).

When I went back Friday, they had placed a 30% sign in the accessories area. Picked up a couple points cards :)

[Torrwin]

Stopped by this morning. The $19.99 MS Points cards were $13-some, but unfortunately the PSN points cards are not discounted at all.

[Nobi-Wan]

Anyone else having a problem ringing up the MS points cards? I went to buy some 800 point cards but they rang up as only 5 cents off the $9.99 price. 30% off, my ass.

[dallow]

Just to be clear, it's only the points cards in the clamshells that can have the discount taken off, correct?
Loose ones don't work.

[whodat]

Anyone else having a problem ringing up the MS points cards? I went to buy some 800 point cards but they rang up as only 5 cents off the $9.99 price. 30% off, my ass.

I had that problem at my CC. Seems like it is hit or miss with the points cards depending on where you live.

[h3llbring3r]

Just to be clear, it's only the points cards in the clamshells that can have the discount taken off, correct?
Loose ones don't work.

I think you are correct, the blister-packs are the pre-loaded ones.

[JP]

Only the ones in plastic casings are the one that are discount and actually work. If you see points cards that are open, they have to be activated and apparently Circuit City can no longer activate those cards. Same with the PSN, Zune, iTunes and other cards like that are not in plastic casings.

[dallow]

I think you are correct, the blister-packs are the pre-loaded ones.

Only the ones in plastic casings are the one that are discount and actually work. If you see points cards that are open, they have to be activated and apparently Circuit City can no longer activate those cards. Same with the PSN, Zune, iTunes and other cards like that are not in plastic casings.
That makes sense, thanks guys.

Just my luck that they only have the loose ones around here, tons of them.
Pretty shady of them to still sell them.

[supershammy]

I know this isn't necessarily gaming related but any info on deals for laptops?

Laptops were 10% off when I went in there last week.

As for points cards, Wii Points will work, right? They have the scratch-off part like a lottery ticket, if I remember correctly, but I just want to be sure.

[camoor]

Went to the one in Gaithersburg, MD and the deals stunk.

Most of the remaining high-end electronics were floor models with 10% off (whopdee-doo)

PS2 game selection was crappy AND overpriced.

DVD selection was way overpriced even with the 20% discount (they aren't going to move it that way)

Only halfway good thing was the 10% off IPods, still 10% off MSRP is not that great.

[sunnysky]

Happy to be back above 10,000 MS points.
But I sure hope there are still ipods left when the discount for them hits 30% off. Or even 40%.
Unfortunately, it's at that time that other smaller store owners nad them all at once.
It's all about perfect timing.

[punkmaggit]

Happy to be back above 10,000 MS points.

wtf?

...and no 360 point cards (that work!) at both stores I've checked so far. :-(

[djhmetfan2]

Any word when they will be droping the game section lower that 10%
My guess is Friday or saturday

[JP]

I was above 10,000 points for about an hour, then I went through about 7,000 points in a manner of 25 minutes.

[AxleHead]

I know this is YMMV, but I was told by my cousin who works at one of the stores in Las Vegas that their game section is going to be unloaded onto local thrift stores. If that is the case that may explain why some Circuit City's have no games anymore. I find it unlikely that these stores would sell them all at only 10% off. The store we had in Fairfield, Ca that closed last month had their entire game section until like the last week. That was when I scored a bunch of stuff at next to nothing. On the last day I picked up a GH Les Paul for my 360, it cost a little under $9 after taxes. Again this may just be some stores.

[jwbrown77]

Found about a dozen XBL 1600 point cards in Fullerton (Orangethorpe and Harbor). They rang up 30%, bought two. There were many left.

[derspiess]

I know this is YMMV, but I was told by my cousin who works at one of the stores in Las Vegas that their game section is going to be unloaded onto local thrift stores. If that is the case that may explain why some Circuit City's have no games anymore. I find it unlikely that these stores would sell them all at only 10% off. The store we had in Fairfield, Ca that closed last month had their entire game section until like the last week. That was when I scored a bunch of stuff at next to nothing. On the last day I picked up a GH Les Paul for my 360, it cost a little under $9 after taxes. Again this may just be some stores.

One of the guys at FYE today claimed that they had bought a bunch of games from CC, and were getting their first shipment today.

[edavis0780]

Found about a dozen XBL 1600 point cards in Fullerton (Orangethorpe and Harbor). They rang up 30%, bought two. There were many left.
Any Wii Points cards left? Thanks.

[180husher]

The store I visited today (Fredericksburg, VA) was fairly organized and neat but also fairly void of any deals. No points cards, no controllers, 10% off MSRP for everything else. Very depressing.

[maxfisher]

Stopped by the Castleton store in Indy on my lunch and quite a bit has cleared out at the crappy discounts. I'd been eyeing getting an extra Rock Band guitar last week and was hoping to wait until the next discount to snag one, but they went from having about 10 from Rock Band 1 and 15 from Rock Band 2 to just 4 from Rock Band 2, so I went ahead and bit. The annoying part was that it was in the accessories section, which is clearly marked 30% off, but they only gave me 20% because it counts as 'social gaming'. I asked the manager how a fancy xbox controller with no game could be anything but an accessory and just got a dumb look followed by, 'you don't have to buy it if you don't like the price.' After I paid her, I told her that it was good to see the bankruptcy hadn't affected their levels of customer service and walked out the door. Good riddance to a lousy store.

[jwbrown77]

Any Wii Points cards left? Thanks.
Sorry, I didn't look. I only looked in the 360 accessories section.

However, on Fri. the 23rd I saw some in the case at the CC in the Tustin Marketplace. I'd venture a guess that they're still there, but make sure to look in the glass case on the end cap instead of in the accessories section.

Good luck.

[sunnysky]

wtf?

...and no 360 point cards (that work!) at both stores I've checked so far. :-(

Well, I still had 3,100 left over from when Target had them for $14.99, and the coupon was going around for $10off 360 software (which was apparently an email coupon that wasn't even supposed to work).
And Friday I picked up two 4000 point cards (in the clam shell).
Trust me, I got VERY lucky. They had 5 when I got stopped on Friday, the guy looking at the rack in front of me grabbed 2, I grabbed 2, and a minute later the 5th one was gone as well.
It's nothing more than luck.

[RCS0926]

I went to my local CC this past weekend and wasn't impressed with the clearance sale they were having. Does anyone know if the deals are supposed to get better as the week go by, or is CC really going to do this 10-30% sale for the entire liquidation?

[Grico]

I went to my local CC this past weekend and wasn't impressed with the clearance sale they were having. Does anyone know if the deals are supposed to get better as the week go by, or is CC really going to do this 10-30% sale for the entire liquidation?

It should get better as we go forward but the progression forward in % off is often sporadic with these sales. Personally I am just checking like once a week at most. Probably will be a few weeks before it hits a percentage that means anything.

[richdmoore]

I think I read over at the consumerist web site that an employee said that Wed is the day they expect to change the discounts. I don't know if it was just at the store he worked for, or if it will be the same date nationwide.

I also remember reading that they plan on closing all the stores in March (I assume the end of March.)

[plutoknight]

Got Rogue Galaxy for 11 bucks, new.

I am a happy Circuit City customer now :D

(Denton Circuit City on 288, I think. Was next to an Arby's and Hastings. They had 2 or 3 copies left -- no price but rang up 11 bucks)

On cards -- are PSN cards ringing up 30% off too?

[darkpice]

part 3 of my adventures today. went to CC to look for point cards and tney were out. so i was looking through the wii section and found an American Idol Karaoke Revolution Encore stickered at 59.99. these sell for about $100 on flee-bay. so i figured that paying about 56 after discounts and taxes was a good deal. took it up the register and it rang up for 34.xx! if you guys see any of these, have them scan them. you may just get lucky! and if your wondering what color this one is, its the blue and white one with mic, not the red one.

[riptidewahoo]

circuit city can't even do liquidations right. good riddance.

[bmsdaddy]

Got Rogue Galaxy for 11 bucks, new.

I am a happy Circuit City customer now :D

(Denton Circuit City on 288, I think. Was next to an Arby's and Hastings. They had 2 or 3 copies left -- no price but rang up 11 bucks)

On cards -- are PSN cards ringing up 30% off too?

At the Circuit City I went to, Woodbury, MN, the PSN cards rang up at full price, no discount at all.

[Thedrknss48]

Any Wii Points cards left? Thanks.

I also check this Circuit City in Fullerton. I saw Wii Points cards on Friday, but when I went on Saturday, I didn't see any. I was really hoping they had PSN cards, but I didn't find any. Unless they are in another area, not in any cases. I'm waiting for a bigger drop on Wii Component cables and Dualshock 3.

I went to the Circuit City on La Palma in Buena Park and they had Wii Points cards of of Friday the 23rd.

[jlucas]

circuit city can't even do liquidations right. good riddance.

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[heyheyhey11]

When will cc shut business for good? I'm thinking the week before they officially close, I believe they might raise the discount percentage higher.

[jwbrown77]

When will cc shut business for good? I'm thinking the week before they officially close, I believe they might raise the discount percentage higher.
March 15th - March 31st. Heard an employee tell a customer this today.

[dennisb407]

I went to my local CC this past weekend and wasn't impressed with the clearance sale they were having. Does anyone know if the deals are supposed to get better as the week go by, or is CC really going to do this 10-30% sale for the entire liquidation?
It's only been 9 days

[Skylander7]

Score!! This wasn't here a couple of weeks back, but there was a 360 wireless racing wheel that somehow magically appeared. I inspected the box, and could find no signs of it showing that it was a return.. picked it up for around $30. Also picked up a vision live camera for $20-something, Tomb Raider Anniversary 360 for $17, and a few batteries. The gaming accessories have 10% signs, but they are scanning lower than that.

Otherwise, I'm waiting on drops for PC software/stuff, and games of course. TV's were 15%, car audio was 30%.

[SolidMGSnake]

Score!! This wasn't here a couple of weeks back, but there was a 360 wireless racing wheel that somehow magically appeared. I inspected the box, and could find no signs of it showing that it was a return.. picked it up for around $30. Also picked up a vision live camera for $20-something, Tomb Raider Anniversary 360 for $17, and a few batteries. The gaming accessories have 10% signs, but they are scanning lower than that.

Otherwise, I'm waiting on drops for PC software/stuff, and games of course. TV's were 15%, car audio was 30%.

Wow, $30 for a logitech racing wheel? I gotta check my CC!

[jazzman]

Score!! This wasn't here a couple of weeks back, but there was a 360 wireless racing wheel that somehow magically appeared.

FYI... The CC in Orange on Chapman had four wheels before they started the liquidation.

[Zippon]

It's also worth noting that the stores have new merchandise in the back that they cannot release due to street dates. An employee I know mentioned this to me. He rattled off some game titles, but I'm afraid I don't remember them. Anyway, there will likely be some new items showing up in the near future.

Oh, and the post where someone proudly mentioned how he argued about the discount then insulted the employee....who is losing their job in this horrible economy....that post made me throw up in my mouth a little.... :-&

[WiiNet]

Is it still 20% off DVDs?

[mestrocker]

dude so i go to cc in westbury new york the other day damn everything in stock no lie but no good discounts the windows show 30% off entire store it says but nothing is 30% off i thought maybe i could get a cheap xbox 360 game or at least something heres a slight update on there stocking conditions they have pretty much all there 360/ps3/wii/ds/psp/ps2 games in stock they even have some ps3's and 360 systems for sale a little cheaper then retail. no point cards at all were there unless they were behind the counter i doubt it...ill go again next week and see if they accutally lower some prices i was gonna pick up lost planet colonies edition for 20$ but the lines were long and they were slow as shit

[Dhuk]

The CC near me, the PS3 games are being picked over. I seen so many hispanics in there a few days ago (me being one/half).

Is it still 20% off DVDs?


I am sure the main title will get updated when things chnage. Which won't happen for a while. i think these are the same guys who did linens n things?... and they didn't mark down prices any further for a good 3 months.

Just spread the word about how this liquidation is a rip off.

[Josef]

Just spread the word about how this liquidation is a rip off.

Please do. Less competition for me for $13.99 Wii Points cards ;)

[Skylander7]

Wow, $30 for a logitech racing wheel? I gotta check my CC!

Nah, this was the official 360 one that comes with a Forza demo, a month of live, and gas/brake pedals. I mean, I have Forza 2.. never played it... I was thinking about using it for Burnout and Dirt. Was it worth the purchase??

[Vegan]

The CC near me, the PS3 games are being picked over. I seen so many hispanics in there a few days ago (me being one/half).

What does that have to do with anything? If that's such a novel, notable occurance, come to California, you'll see them everywhere.

[HumanSnatcher]

Oh, and the post where someone proudly mentioned how he argued about the discount then insulted the employee....who is losing their job in this horrible economy....that post made me throw up in my mouth a little.... :-&
Its still no reason to be a douche bag to a customer/total stranger...

I haven't even bothered to step foot in any of mine yet. Like I can afford squat, esp with going of town in 2 weeks and needing all the money I have/can get...

[imacgod]

So is it now at 30% off? I didn't hit up my Circuit City yet, but I saw tons of cars over there this weekend.

[Josef]

So is it now at 30% off? I didn't hit up my Circuit City yet, but I saw tons of cars over there this weekend.

No, it's 10 - 30% off. 30% off gaming accessories, 20% off CDs/DVDs, and 10% off games and almost everything else. At least this is the pattern shown at most CC's.

[Wolfpup]

No, it's 10 - 30% off. 30% off gaming accessories, 20% off CDs/DVDs, and 10% off games and almost everything else. At least this is the pattern shown at most CC's.

Which (for that other poster) is the same as it's been since the beginning of the clearance.

I'm still baffled why so many regular people are going to this, when the price are generally worse than they were before it started :-/

[oasisboy]

I seen so many hispanics in there a few days ago (me being one/half).



I understand you Dhuk. My CC has too many whites that seem to have incomes of 100k or more and they are buying all the good stuff that I want at a cheaper price.

[EvilIA]

I went for the accessories. Wii points and live points. DS3 at a good price. I've only bought some games that I had not seen at many places and wanted to get them before they went out of print. The games I really want, I'm waiting, 50% or higher, or I'm not buying. I can just wait until the MSRP get's lower.

[jaysapathy]

Oh, and the post where someone proudly mentioned how he argued about the discount then insulted the employee....who is losing their job in this horrible economy....that post made me throw up in my mouth a little.... :-&

Two points of interest here:

a) Being rude to a customer regardless of situation, liquidation or not, is unacceptable. Being rude in general, if you're working or just meeting them on the street, isn't cool.

b) Everybody's whining about how they feel bad because the CC guys are losing their jobs.. It's their own fault. ~2 years ago, CC laid off any employee making more than $7/hr (which I was lucky enough to get hit by), and offered to bring them back in 6 weeks for minimum wage. This was at least 2 years ago. Anyone stupid enough to stay with the company after that deserves what they get. The writing has been on the wall since the large layoff -- everybody knew it was coming, and if they weren't smart enough to get another job, they deserve to be unemployed. Saying they didn't see it coming is like saying "I didn't see that huge 40 foot long, 20 foot high brick wall that I just ran my car into, I'm going to sue the people who made the wall because I hit it." It was absolutely no secret to anyone that CC was going out of business (It's been on "Death Watch" on the Consumerist for at least six months) so if these people were too inept to read the news or pick up a paper to find out what's going on, once again, they deserve what they get.

Don't feel bad for the CC idiots, they did this to themselves. I think the guy was at least partially justified. No situation calls for rudeness, and given the situation, I would have done the same thing and have been rude right back.

Good riddance to a shitty store.

[Doomstink]

I'm still baffled why so many regular people are going to this, when the price are generally worse than they were before it started :-/

I think a lot of the crowds at Circuit City are just the same people coming over and over again to make sure that the percentages being offered haven't gone up. I've gone in my local CC about three times now just to make sure the percentages haven't risen.

[riptidewahoo]

Two points of interest here:

a) Being rude to a customer regardless of situation, liquidation or not, is unacceptable. Being rude in general, if you're working or just meeting them on the street, isn't cool.

b) Everybody's whining about how they feel bad because the CC guys are losing their jobs.. It's their own fault. ~2 years ago, CC laid off any employee making more than $7/hr (which I was lucky enough to get hit by), and offered to bring them back in 6 weeks for minimum wage. This was at least 2 years ago. Anyone stupid enough to stay with the company after that deserves what they get. The writing has been on the wall since the large layoff -- everybody knew it was coming, and if they weren't smart enough to get another job, they deserve to be unemployed. Saying they didn't see it coming is like saying "I didn't see that huge 40 foot long, 20 foot high brick wall that I just ran my car into, I'm going to sue the people who made the wall because I hit it." It was absolutely no secret to anyone that CC was going out of business (It's been on "Death Watch" on the Consumerist for at least six months) so if these people were too inept to read the news or pick up a paper to find out what's going on, once again, they deserve what they get.

Don't feel bad for the CC idiots, they did this to themselves. I think the guy was at least partially justified. No situation calls for rudeness, and given the situation, I would have done the same thing and have been rude right back.

Good riddance to a shitty store.

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[Leisser-Kaiser]

No, it's 10 - 30% off. 30% off gaming accessories, 20% off CDs/DVDs, and 10% off games and almost everything else. At least this is the pattern shown at most CC's.
I went to my CC here in Jensen Beach, signs read "10-30%" but all gaming accesories were only 10% off. Oh and also not a single PSN/WII/MS Point card. Like always Florida is behind a century.

[salty tbone]

Two points of interest here:

a) Being rude to a customer regardless of situation, liquidation or not, is unacceptable. Being rude in general, if you're working or just meeting them on the street, isn't cool.

b) Everybody's whining about how they feel bad because the CC guys are losing their jobs.. It's their own fault. ~2 years ago, CC laid off any employee making more than $7/hr (which I was lucky enough to get hit by), and offered to bring them back in 6 weeks for minimum wage. This was at least 2 years ago. Anyone stupid enough to stay with the company after that deserves what they get. The writing has been on the wall since the large layoff -- everybody knew it was coming, and if they weren't smart enough to get another job, they deserve to be unemployed. Saying they didn't see it coming is like saying "I didn't see that huge 40 foot long, 20 foot high brick wall that I just ran my car into, I'm going to sue the people who made the wall because I hit it." It was absolutely no secret to anyone that CC was going out of business (It's been on "Death Watch" on the Consumerist for at least six months) so if these people were too inept to read the news or pick up a paper to find out what's going on, once again, they deserve what they get.

Don't feel bad for the CC idiots, they did this to themselves. I think the guy was at least partially justified. No situation calls for rudeness, and given the situation, I would have done the same thing and have been rude right back.

Good riddance to a shitty store.

Sounds like someone needs a hug.

[sunnysky]

If your location has 30% off game accessories, you make want to pick up the Mad Catz Portable Rock band drum kit. It's only 39.99 normally, so it should be at a nice price. And they really are quite durable, and handy. Very well made.

[serenitygod]

I believe the company should be going out of business just as much as the next guy, don't get me wrong. That being said, it still kind of hurts when a customer comes in, gets mad over something stupid, and then says: "Well I can sure see why you all are going out of business." I mean, come on, it's not our fault as associates; we're just the ones losing our jobs. Not saying that you even said anything to them, but your post seemed to imply that.

Basically, unless the associate is just being a total douchebag, try not to be one yourself.

hey if you tell me to my face like 5 seconds before you ring something up and then you screw me and think I am stupid! That is not a stupid thing to get upset about. I want you to go down the street and randomly insult people and then say why would you reply back with vituperation? If a different employee told me a different price that is one thing, if they admitted to being wrong still different. However that is not an overreaction!!!! If you screw me everytime I am in the store and then insult me as well then I should ram a tank up your ass!

[serenitygod]

It's also worth noting that the stores have new merchandise in the back that they cannot release due to street dates. An employee I know mentioned this to me. He rattled off some game titles, but I'm afraid I don't remember them. Anyway, there will likely be some new items showing up in the near future.

Oh, and the post where someone proudly mentioned how he argued about the discount then insulted the employee....who is losing their job in this horrible economy....that post made me throw up in my mouth a little.... :-&

If you are referring to me then I have some news for you! I am going to sum up the same thing I told the other poster. If you insult me directly after trying to rip me off than I hate you and you deserve to be run into a wall or worse, it is one thing to apologize and tell me when your ringing it up you got the price wrong, it is another to try to screw me deliberatly. I think that makes no sense and personally siding with the employee makes me throw up! I want you to go down the street and tell somebody they are a retarded douche then see if you get a response if its bad, be like wtf its just a bad economy. I could be in troubled times how could you insult me?

Then you can come in here and righteously tell me if I overreact. I just hope that somebody really really lets them have it. I think I totally underreacted to the situation and I should have screamed at them and kept up the line until escorted from the store! does that make it any clearer for you as to what my intentions are to people who like to screw and then insult me?

[jaysapathy]

See, now you're quickly venturing into "overreacting" territory. I'll defend what you did to a point, but it's time to let it go and just drop it.

Back on topic, my local CC finally got their "Going out of business" signage up. The irony of the situation is, the parking lot was full when the signs weren't up, now that they are, it's empty.


hey if you tell me to my face like 5 seconds before you ring something up and then you screw me and think I am stupid! That is not a stupid thing to get upset about. I want you to go down the street and randomly insult people and then say why would you reply back with vituperation? If a different employee told me a different price that is one thing, if they admitted to being wrong still different. However that is not an overreaction!!!! If you screw me everytime I am in the store and then insult me as well then I should ram a tank up your ass!

[Dhuk]

What does that have to do with anything? If that's such a novel, notable occurance, come to California, you'll see them everywhere.

missing sentence there...

I wanted to tell them, ripoff/estafa.

[maxfisher]

Oh, and the post where someone proudly mentioned how he argued about the discount then insulted the employee....who is losing their job in this horrible economy....that post made me throw up in my mouth a little.... :-&

If you're referencing my post, perhaps I didn't adequately convey the tone or attitude of the manager. I politely asked the clerk at the register if there was a mistake in the price because the controller had been in the accessories section with a large 30%-off sign over it. When the manager came over, she was sighing and acting put out before the cashier even relayed the question. Then she spewed out 'Social gaming toys are only 20% off' in a tone that suggested I'd just called her mother a slut. I'd say that's been the general attitude of 80% or so of the people I've dealt with at Circuit City over the last couple years. Assuming, of course, I could find one and convince them to get off a personal call on their cell phone to help me. Sorry, people like that didn't deserve their jobs before the economy tanked and they deserve them even less now that there are decent, hardworking folks out of a job.

[Hbomb5]

Back on topic, my local CC finally got their "Going out of business" signage up.

My local CC (Fort Myers, FL- East) still has "grand opening" and "now open" signage up. It just opened in November, I believe.

[depascal22]

If you're referencing my post, perhaps I didn't adequately convey the tone or attitude of the manager. I politely asked the clerk at the register if there was a mistake in the price because the controller had been in the accessories section with a large 30%-off sign over it. When the manager came over, she was sighing and acting put out before the cashier even relayed the question. Then she spewed out 'Social gaming toys are only 20% off' in a tone that suggested I'd just called her mother a slut. I'd say that's been the general attitude of 80% or so of the people I've dealt with at Circuit City over the last couple years. Assuming, of course, I could find one and convince them to get off a personal call on their cell phone to help me. Sorry, people like that didn't deserve their jobs before the economy tanked and they deserve them even less now that there are decent, hardworking folks out of a job.

So why do you keep going to the store? It's like you're complaining about getting syphillis from a whore house. The prices are set in the computer. Some of them might be different. No matter what the tags say, you will still have to pay what the computer price is at. It's take it or leave it at that point.

[Serpentor]

CCs in NY area full of crap, well, at least not for gamers. Don't even bother... 10% off?! Eh, not even cheaper than Newegg's regular prices.

[Lord_Zath]

My local CC (Fort Myers, FL- East) still has "grand opening" and "now open" signage up. It just opened in November, I believe.

Sounds like a good candidate for a "fail" pic.

Has anyone gotten the PSN cards at a discount? Last week, my CC told me NO. I'll probably try to go in again this week and see if that's changed...

[guardkitty]

Last night I was able to snag a xbox points card for 13.99, there were dozens left, however it looks like there was dozens of the official xbox wireless network adapter marked at 69.99, is it worth even trying to hide a couple in the store incase they hit lower?

[twen]

My local CC (Fort Myers, FL- East) still has "grand opening" and "now open" signage up. It just opened in November, I believe.

Lol where is this exactly? It's not the one by Edison Mall, because that one is OLD.

[Gamelore]

My CC has been ravaged in just 2 weeks at 10-30% off. Nothing left for me to care about when the price actually drops to a reasonable amount.

All I can do to console myself is to LOL @ mob mentality that purchases video games at MSRP + 8.25% - 10%.

[depascal22]

All I can do to console myself is to LOL @ mob mentality that purchases video games at MSRP + 8.25% - 10%.

What are you talking about? Brand new games are $53.99. That's MSRP - 10%. Everything else I've rung up is 10% off the posted tag. Those tags were put on there before liquidation was even thought up.

As far I've seen, nothing was jacked up beyond MSRP.

[gi60]

What are you talking about? Brand new games are $53.99. That's MSRP - 10%. Everything else I've rung up is 10% off the posted tag. Those tags were put on there before liquidation was even thought up.

As far I've seen, nothing was jacked up beyond MSRP.

8.25% is the tax rate. But his math is a little bit wrong: MSRP - 10% then + 8.25%.

[FuelDigga]

i found it funny how at the melbourne fl CC that originally older games were 20% last week, however when i went to check out prices last night they were down to 10%

[Cloggerdude]

hey if you tell me to my face like 5 seconds before you ring something up and then you screw me and think I am stupid! That is not a stupid thing to get upset about. I want you to go down the street and randomly insult people and then say why would you reply back with vituperation? If a different employee told me a different price that is one thing, if they admitted to being wrong still different. However that is not an overreaction!!!! If you screw me everytime I am in the store and then insult me as well then I should ram a tank up your ass!

Did you even read what I said? You even quoted me. The last line said: "Unless the associate is being a total douchebag."

Look, if you go into the store and the associate is trying to cheat you or is being intentionally rude to you, then by all means be rude back if you want to. I wouldn't want to stoop to their level personally, but that's your prerogative.

What I was saying is don't come into a store and yell at employees who are just trying to do their jobs. We CANNOT adjust prices anymore. If the computer says something is a certain price, then that is that. In my store, and I'm sure it's the same in most others, if we price adjust even one thing we are fired (reports print at the end of the day with all price adjustments).

As for what Jaysapathy said, I agree to a certain extent, but not totally. Yes, the employees should have seen the signs, but a lot of times it didn't matter. I know that a lot of people in my store have been applying for jobs for a while now, but there just isn't a lot out there right now. Circuit City deserves to go out of business, there's no doubt about that, but don't make broad generalizations about all of its employees just because you have had some bad experiences in the past.

[sunnysky]

Hmmm.
Why do I have a feeling this "venting" session is going to carry on for several days?!?

Anybody have news on Actual savings instead?!?

[JP]

It probably will go on for days. The best savings really seem to be the point cards for the Wii/360 (in clamshell packaging) or the subscription cards. That is if you can find them. When it comes to other savings, not really much there.

[nem2k2]

Rant about service/douchebags/your ego somewhere else plz. It's completely off-topic.

[flatliner718]

I got the 4000 point card about a week ago for 35 dollars, and thats all i planned on getting, but i'm curious if anyone has checked into it, but the strategy guides are they the generic 10% off discount cuz I'd love to get the Hardcover Fallout 3 Strategy guide but i ain't gonna get that with only a 10% off discount

[BarbblerElf]

My CC blows. They have over 300 GH3 budles for $55.00 each and TVs at %15 off. %10 off evcerything else. People actually bought all but 3 laptops at 10% off.

[95ss]

The guitar hero one for 360. Anyone know or seen if they are still 9.99? Can't check the website as it shut down know.

[serenitygod]

ok, I am not going to continue but, I want to make it clear to cloggerdude that I believe it is he that has misunderstood me. It is not a card or anything that I wanted overridden or anything like that. I asked about a price on a game (tomb raider anniversary), this has nothing to do with price overriding or anything. Just a simple question. If for some reason you thought it was 20% off and it was 10% say "I am sorry I thought it was 20% off." Cards are a completely different note.

Back on topic, when my freind went there the next day he bought the game at 20% off. I could get really angry about that also but, who cares. I am simply stating that everytime I walked into a CC and asked a question (mp3 related for example) they were wrong. One person told em the product would charge will using on my computer (usb) which was not true. If you don't know is it really that hard to say Idk?

[jaysapathy]

So uh.. If you know everything, why are you asking questions..? :x

[WTFer]

b) Everybody's whining about how they feel bad because the CC guys are losing their jobs.. It's their own fault. ~2 years ago, CC laid off any employee making more than $7/hr (which I was lucky enough to get hit by), and offered to bring them back in 6 weeks for minimum wage. This was at least 2 years ago. Anyone stupid enough to stay with the company after that deserves what they get. The writing has been on the wall since the large layoff -- everybody knew it was coming, and if they weren't smart enough to get another job, they deserve to be unemployed.

Why fault them for this? Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart etc... are all minimum wage. Circuit City would have probably went bankrupt sooner if they didn't do so.

People don't care about customer service, otherwise they would have kept going to Circuit City when they had the better higher paid employees.

[PineConeLiquor]

found Okami for the Wii for under 20$ thanks

[dennisb407]

Only thing I saw tonight that I hadn't seen in the past was a MadKatz racing wheel for the 360 for $42

[Cloggerdude]

ok, I am not going to continue but, I want to make it clear to cloggerdude that I believe it is he that has misunderstood me. It is not a card or anything that I wanted overridden or anything like that. I asked about a price on a game (tomb raider anniversary), this has nothing to do with price overriding or anything. Just a simple question. If for some reason you thought it was 20% off and it was 10% say "I am sorry I thought it was 20% off." Cards are a completely different note.

I got ya man. I guess this whole thing is just kind of wearing on me a bit, although I'm not really sure why.

Sorry for getting all off topic everyone.

[serenitygod]

Jaysapathy.. I don't know everything that is not the point here. I asked the question about a product in-store they misinformed me. I later confirmed this I was not going to go into details but, now I will. The mp3 player that I wanted was able to do audio recording (for school). I was able to confirm this b/c other people bought the one I was looking at and told me later. If I knew everything I would not be on CAG because I would know all the deals!

Anyway, I am not going to write in this forum anymore b/c I don't have anything to add and people want to pressure me about my posts. I could care less about the deals b/c I will not be doing any business anyway. Now if you would excuse my whims I have Biochem MI MB and Calc1 to study for (which I have already been doing anyway sense my quizes are mostly on computer).

[GogetaSS4]

I really hope my cc is still open on the 1st so I can hit them cause I have no money right now.

[ryheeles]

is $35 a good enough price for the PS3 bluetooth headset? I've been hoping it would drop more but my local CC is down to one. Thanks in advance for any feedback

[VipFREAK]

I went to the one in Mountain View, Ca. They had a lot more than I thought they would, but it was still a FAIL.

My aunt wanted to go and she was trying to find something to buy just because. That's the worst reason to go there. That stuff was crap.

[profanedic]

Yeah, just stopped by tonight for the first time and nothing really good. Thought about getting Socom, but not at only 10% off. Only other thing I was even thinking about was Sam and Max season 1 for the Wii. Hopefully people won't buy those all up at 10% off and wait until at least 25%.

[Zippon]

I'm still baffled why so many regular people are going to this, when the price are generally worse than they were before it started :-/

Because prices being "generally worse" is not accurate. It seems like the bulk of items that were normally carried below MSRP were major electronics (TV's, for example). Last I checked, CAG was about GAMES, but I digress.

A few games were carried below MSRP, but the vast majority were not. So all this brouhaha about how they "jacked up the prices" simply doesn't apply to the games we are all talking about. Most titles are 10% off. Period. And a handful are even cheaper (a few titles apparently retained their previous clearance pricing plus an additional 10% off). So it's not an awesome sale, but it regularly beats prices at Gamestop, Walmart, Newegg, etc. If you want to wait around for a weekly sale somewhere, you can beat these prices, but if you want a game right now this is the cheapest way to go.

To reiterate, I am speaking about the majority of games. I am aware that a handful were previously discounted and went back up. That doesn't change the fact that they are in the minority here. I can also point to some titles that are selling at clearance prices plus the additional 10% off, but those, too, are in the minority.

[depascal22]

8.25% is the tax rate. But his math is a little bit wrong: MSRP - 10% then + 8.25%.

Then why the big deal? It's the same for any sale.

[Zippon]

If you're referencing my post, perhaps I didn't adequately convey the tone or attitude of the manager. I politely asked the clerk at the register if there was a mistake in the price because the controller had been in the accessories section with a large 30%-off sign over it. When the manager came over, she was sighing and acting put out before the cashier even relayed the question. Then she spewed out 'Social gaming toys are only 20% off' in a tone that suggested I'd just called her mother a slut. I'd say that's been the general attitude of 80% or so of the people I've dealt with at Circuit City over the last couple years. Assuming, of course, I could find one and convince them to get off a personal call on their cell phone to help me. Sorry, people like that didn't deserve their jobs before the economy tanked and they deserve them even less now that there are decent, hardworking folks out of a job.

Yes, it was your post I was referring to. (Although the various vehement responses to my post are both telling and troubling.)

You paint a much different picture here than in your original post. Previously, you made it sound like you were being snide, and the manager replied with "you don't have to buy it if you don't like the price". Which made you insult her and then express joy at her and the other 34,000 people being out of work.

Honestly, I don't care if your new description is correct or not. These people got the ax, and I'm a bit too human to take any joy in that or to say "they deserved it". They are stressed, fired, and are watching as the vultures pick over the carcass of their former employer. To expect them to be sunshine and happiness when you challenge a discount they have ZERO control over is ridiculous and heartless. Cut them some slack.


The annoying part was that it was in the accessories section, which is clearly marked 30% off, but they only gave me 20% because it counts as 'social gaming'. I asked the manager how a fancy xbox controller with no game could be anything but an accessory and just got a dumb look followed by, 'you don't have to buy it if you don't like the price.' After I paid her, I told her that it was good to see the bankruptcy hadn't affected their levels of customer service and walked out the door. Good riddance to a lousy store.

I'm not trying to keep this tangent alive. Just thought I should reply since several rude people jumped up and wondered which rude post I was commenting on (there are so many to choose from!). :applause: Now that I've cleared up any confusion, I'm done with it.

[depascal22]

Oh, and JaysApathy....I still don't understand why it's the employees fault at being unemployed even after the company laid everyone off. Was everyone just supposed to walk away in a show of solidarity? Should we have shown as much compassion as you now show towards us?

Then again, I got hired as a seasonal way after the massive layoffs. Maybe I should've never applied to a store that lays people off. Oh, wait a minute, EVERY big business lays people off when times get rough.

You guys also forget that for every "innocent" exchange you have with an employee, there are many more malicious and/or ignorant exchanges that happen every day. You get the customer on the phone that wants to know where the nearest store is without ever giving any sort of location. You get the person that doesn't want to come into the store but wants price checks on EVERY laptop. Or you get the lady that wants to know about the price of a laptop but has no idea which one she wants.

Then you get the best possible person that comes in during liquidation.....the haggler. This is the person that believes that the posted price is nowhere near a deal. I usually agree with them and tell them to find a better price elsewhere. Then you get the guy that refuses to go somewhere else because "This store is going out of business and I want a deal. My buddy came in last night night and he talked the manager down."

Bottom line is, some employees are morons and they make everyone's job harder. We have to basically follow them and fix their mistakes and screw ups. What doesn't make it easier is when some asshole customer comes in and thinks he's above us because we only make a little above minimum wage.

[Mafiacrooks]

Lets hope we hit 30%-50% Soon!!! They have TONS of iPod Touch on my CC...... 30% would be AWESOME.

[Jeoff]

It's not the fault of CC employees that the chain went under...I don't think anyone can say that. If asshole employees truly stopped people from shopping somewhere Gamestop wouldn't exist.

Layoffs suck. Even if 1 good person gets laid off for every 10 fucktwats it's not necessarily a good thing. Those 10 fucktwats are going to be competing with the one good person for every job that opens up. The one good person has to become a fucktwat to get ahead and it all snowballs until we all become pieces of shit as a result.

[RatedRSuperstar]

You guys also forget that for every "innocent" exchange you have with an employee, there are many more malicious and/or ignorant exchanges that happen every day. You get the customer on the phone that wants to know where the nearest store is without ever giving any sort of location. You get the person that doesn't want to come into the store but wants price checks on EVERY laptop. Or you get the lady that wants to know about the price of a laptop but has no idea which one she wants.


Funny you mention it. I got that exact phone call yesterday.

[heavyweightgd6]

all the xbox live point cards were gone at my local cc :-(

[bmulligan]

The store in Brighton is almost half empty already. I can't believe people are buying so much crap at only 10% off. It's mind boggling that people are that stupid and not price savvy enough to know they're getting ripped off.

[depascal22]

You forget that this is the same country that re-elected GW Bush, bmull. In 'merica, you don't pass up 10% off even it's more than it was just a couple weeks ago.

[whodat]

The store in Brighton is almost half empty already. I can't believe people are buying so much crap at only 10% off. It's mind boggling that people are that stupid and not price savvy enough to know they're getting ripped off.

I agree. The store in Springfield PA is being picked clean. I don't think they will reduce the prices as quickly if people are buying like this.

[sgaldis]

You forget that this is the same country that re-elected GW Bush, bmull. In 'merica, you don't pass up 10% off even it's more than it was just a couple weeks ago.


So sad, but so true!

[FoxHoundADAM]

Lets hope we hit 30%-50% Soon!!! They have TONS of iPod Touch on my CC...... 30% would be AWESOME.Sadly I'm pretty sure msot of the Apple stuff will never dip below 10 or 20% off. They know those will seel even at those prices.

[strongpimphand]

The store in Brighton is almost half empty already. I can't believe people are buying so much crap at only 10% off. It's mind boggling that people are that stupid and not price savvy enough to know they're getting ripped off.
I'm really tired of this reasoning. Look....a sale to one person is a sale to that person. It doesn't mean they're stupid - they could be highly educated - it just means they do not feel like waiting until the last minute to save a few more dollars!

Also, what you fail to take into account is IT IS SOMETIMES NOT THE CONSUMER WHO BUYS THE SHIT!!!! If you read the wall street journal last week (tuesday I believe) you would have saw an article about Hudsons in the marketplace section. They are a corporation here in MS that acts as a scavanger/liquidator. Like a buzzard, they wait until the store dies (fire, flooding, closing) and swoop in, buying everything possible!

Then, they freeze the merchandise if needed, and sale it at prices that can't be beat! So, if you're store is looking a bit bare, they could be a reason....

Finally, it's known that the moment a store is under liquidation, the store itself really no longer has any control. Liquidators are known to do whatever it takes for a buck. So, those point cards and shit, they really could have been transferred to a smaller populated store where 10-30% seems like a steal compared to a store that is near a lot of other retail stores.

What I'm getting at is it's deplorable to keep blaming the consumer because you cheap ass people want to get something 50% off so you can run in and buy 10. Like an old person once told me - you get in where you fit in! If you see something you like right now, you got a choice - either buy it, pray that someone will hide it for you for a long period of time, or wait it out and hope it stays there until it reaches the point of price.

[jaysapathy]

The point, however, is that they've had two years at least to find another place to go. And then a year. Then six months. If they're whining because they're unemployed, it's their own fault -- don't feel sorry for those who don't deserve your pity. They had their opportunity to jump ship.

Back on topic, my CC manager is telling me that the next percentage drop begins next week, so perhaps we're going to be into something finally worth spending money on.



It's not the fault of CC employees that the chain went under...I don't think anyone can say that. If asshole employees truly stopped people from shopping somewhere Gamestop wouldn't exist.

Layoffs suck. Even if 1 good person gets laid off for every 10 fucktwats it's not necessarily a good thing. Those 10 fucktwats are going to be competing with the one good person for every job that opens up. The one good person has to become a fucktwat to get ahead and it all snowballs until we all become pieces of shit as a result.

[camoor]

What I'm getting at is it's deplorable to keep blaming the consumer because you cheap ass people want to get something 50% off so you can run in and buy 10. Like an old person once told me - you get in where you fit in! If you see something you like right now, you got a choice - either buy it, pray that someone will hide it for you for a long period of time, or wait it out and hope it stays there until it reaches the point of price.

It does seem like that $5 CC sale a long time ago was the perfect confluence of favorable factors for us CAGii. These days the reselling/liquidation business has become much more saavy, and many times it seems there are too many professional middlemen for us amateur deal-hunters to make out like we once did.

[oremites]

You forget that this is the same country that re-elected GW Bush, bmull. ....
This is also the same country that elected Barack Obama. So were we stupid then and smart now? Or the other way around?

Or maybe it has nothing at all to do the subject of this thread.

[strongpimphand]

It does seem like that $5 CC sale a long time ago was the perfect confluence of favorable factors for us CAGii. These days the reselling/liquidation business has become much more saavy, and many times it seems there are too many professional middlemen for us amateur deal-hunters to make out like we once did.
yep, just think about the wave if CC went to even 40% right now....CAG and SD would bomb CC with waves of cheap ass people like us and they would miss out on the people who would buy the same product for only 20%....

life is cruel sometimes

[Lokki]

I'm really tired of this reasoning. Look....a sale to one person is a sale to that person. It doesn't mean they're stupid - they could be highly educated - it just means they do not feel like waiting until the last minute to save a few more dollars!

Also, what you fail to take into account is IT IS SOMETIMES NOT THE CONSUMER WHO BUYS THE SHIT!!!! If you read the wall street journal last week (tuesday I believe) you would have saw an article about Hudsons in the marketplace section. They are a corporation here in MS that acts as a scavanger/liquidator. Like a buzzard, they wait until the store dies (fire, flooding, closing) and swoop in, buying everything possible!

Then, they freeze the merchandise if needed, and sale it at prices that can't be beat! So, if you're store is looking a bit bare, they could be a reason....

Finally, it's known that the moment a store is under liquidation, the store itself really no longer has any control. Liquidators are known to do whatever it takes for a buck. So, those point cards and shit, they really could have been transferred to a smaller populated store where 10-30% seems like a steal compared to a store that is near a lot of other retail stores.

What I'm getting at is it's deplorable to keep blaming the consumer because you cheap ass people want to get something 50% off so you can run in and buy 10. Like an old person once told me - you get in where you fit in! If you see something you like right now, you got a choice - either buy it, pray that someone will hide it for you for a long period of time, or wait it out and hope it stays there until it reaches the point of price.

hah I saw the Hudson's reference and was like "Wow, someone at CAG knows about Hudsons. Then I saw that you were from MS too. I guess I have more CAG competition now. :lol:

Very good post though and I agree 100%.

[Slappybob]

Ok enough hispanic talk lets get back to the % off and any deals we are finding....

[mercilessming]

I have heard rumor tomorrow could be extra 10% on everything....Might jump on Guitar Hero World Tour Complete Set, which is 155 now. Supposedly management got paper work in today concerning this.

[sunnysky]

If the %off does improve soon, I will be looking behind TV sets, under display cases, etc. Because based on hundreds of posts in tons of threads, it is pretty much a guarantee that people are right now using their best "hide this for later" strategies.
Especially considering the workers have no interest in straitening the place out.
I don't condone it. Nor do I appreciate it. But I do take pleasure in reaping the benefits of those who do.

[chrisnsally]

Not sure if it's been posted - but here's a GREAT article full of samples why liquidation sales (especially the CC one) generally suck:

http://dealnews.com/features/Inside-Circuit-Citys-Liquidation-Sale/276019.html

[xrickyb86x]

Not sure if it's been posted - but here's a GREAT article full of samples why liquidation sales (especially the CC one) generally suck:

http://dealnews.com/features/Inside-Circuit-Citys-Liquidation-Sale/276019.html

Someone posted a video about this way earlier in this thread it was pretty good and it was also some great info.

[dabamus]

I bought a 800 points card at the Niles, OH one, and it was never activated by their system when they swiped it. I went back and they tried again, and it still isn't activated. :(

[Cloggerdude]

I bought a 800 points card at the Niles, OH one, and it was never activated by their system when they swiped it. I went back and they tried again, and it still isn't activated. :(

Yeah, you need to try to get them to refund you your money. They no longer have the ability to activate the cards anymore.

You may have some trouble though, depending on the manager, since they will probably say: "Well how do we know you didn't use the points." Just be nice, but firm and tell them what you know about Circuit City no longer being able to activate points cards. I haven't looked, but I'm sure you could find an article on the internet that talks about it. Try to find one and bring it with you.

Of course, they might just not even care and just refund your money. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst I guess.

[jwbrown77]

Yeah, you need to try to get them to refund you your money. They no longer have the ability to activate the cards anymore.

You may have some trouble though, depending on the manager, since they will probably say: "Well how do we know you didn't use the points." Just be nice, but firm and tell them what you know about Circuit City no longer being able to activate points cards. I haven't looked, but I'm sure you could find an article on the internet that talks about it. Try to find one and bring it with you.

Of course, they might just not even care and just refund your money. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst I guess.To add: If you want to buy points cards, you have to get the cards in the plastic clamshell packaging. Those are already activated. As Cloggerdude says, anything that needs activation by the teller won't work.

[shiftomnimega]

In the last two days I went to two CC in my area. One was pretty gutted out, but had some stuff I wanted so I picked it up (360 VGA cables, No More Heroes, and a thumb drive).

The other CC was pretty full, but the 360 accessories were quite wanting. They did have 360 Elites, Pros, Halo Edition and hidden in the TV section they had one Arcade. Methinks someone is hoping for a bigger discount down the road on that Arcade.

[depascal22]

This is also the same country that elected Barack Obama. So were we stupid then and smart now? Or the other way around?

Or maybe it has nothing at all to do the subject of this thread.

How is it not relevant? Many many people are coming in to buy stuff that's cheaper at other places.

In this country, advertising and the media can make you believe anything. "Oh, everything is 10%-30% off? I must be getting a deal." "Oh, Saddam has weapons of mass destruction. He has to go." "I can take this pill and my fat ass will get thinner? That would be awesome!"

The gullibility and stupidity of the average "Joe Six-Pack" makes these liquidations very profitable. It also gets politicians elected (or re-elected). It goes hand in hand.

[addicted2games]

wow, this thread is taking a turn for the worse.........

[Cloggerdude]

Also, don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but a lot of stores are still receiving shipments. While most of it isn't that great of a deal, there's a good chance those shipments could include game systems and accessories.

I know my store received 44 Wii's and various accessories this past Tuesday and the warehouse manager thinks we may receive 2-3 more trucks before it's all said and done. If you're in the market for a Wii, then 10% off isn't bad for something that is never on sale (assuming your tax rate isn't high, in which case you may just want to order from Amazon).

[aw004g]

Found a 360 wireless headset, 1600 pts card (in clamshell), and a rechargeable battery (black). Total was $69 out the door. An OK deal I guess. Funny thing is that everything was gone in that section yesterday. Maybe some items were in the go-backs or hidden elsewhere.

[depascal22]

They could've been hidden or your store got a shipment in.

[futbolplaya934]

did they say if the source is closing too? theres one like 40 min from my house are they closing as well or standing strong? i don't remember

[Flushola]

If you're referencing my post, perhaps I didn't adequately convey the tone or attitude of the manager. I politely asked the clerk at the register if there was a mistake in the price because the controller had been in the accessories section with a large 30%-off sign over it. When the manager came over, she was sighing and acting put out before the cashier even relayed the question. Then she spewed out 'Social gaming toys are only 20% off' in a tone that suggested I'd just called her mother a slut. I'd say that's been the general attitude of 80% or so of the people I've dealt with at Circuit City over the last couple years. Assuming, of course, I could find one and convince them to get off a personal call on their cell phone to help me. Sorry, people like that didn't deserve their jobs before the economy tanked and they deserve them even less now that there are decent, hardworking folks out of a job.

Stereotype much? I work my ass off at my Circuit City and I'm losing my job. If you're pissed off at certain employees at a store, fine. Don't bring the rest of us into this when we're losing our jobs during a time when finding a job is hard enough.

[Flushola]

The store in Brighton is almost half empty already. I can't believe people are buying so much crap at only 10% off. It's mind boggling that people are that stupid and not price savvy enough to know they're getting ripped off.

I'm friends with a guy who works at that one and he said that store generally doesn't carry much merchandise to begin with. They sell mostly out of other stores, apparently.

[Filbert]

I bought a 800 points card at the Niles, OH one, and it was never activated by their system when they swiped it. I went back and they tried again, and it still isn't activated. :(

Other than point cards like that they really don't have anything. I walked in there last week, looked around for 5 minutes and walked out. I found better deals there months ago.

[guardkitty]

So far has anyone seen any percentages higher than 30% off for accessories? I'm really wanting to get the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter before the new tv comes in hehe

[ICEPICC]

Since the deals are so bad, I guess there will be a

Circuit City bankruptcy liquidation - liquidation bankruptcy thread to follow this one. :roll:

[mitch079]

Yeah, you need to try to get them to refund you your money. They no longer have the ability to activate the cards anymore.

You may have some trouble though, depending on the manager, since they will probably say: "Well how do we know you didn't use the points." Just be nice, but firm and tell them what you know about Circuit City no longer being able to activate points cards. I haven't looked, but I'm sure you could find an article on the internet that talks about it. Try to find one and bring it with you.

Of course, they might just not even care and just refund your money. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst I guess.

This might be a dumb question but could you take the card to another store (Best Buy, Target, etc.) and have them activate it for you?

[dyeknom]

This might be a dumb question but could you take the card to another store (Best Buy, Target, etc.) and have them activate it for you?

No, best buy will not touch an item without a receipt. I believe target is the same way. Wal-mart may, but they will likely tell you to take it back to the original store.

[fujishig]

Besides, don't they force you to activate it at the counter to prove that you didn't just steal a bunch of them? No way any other store would activate them.

[VipFREAK]

Forgot to mention, the last time I was at the Mountain View, Ca. CC store is when it was Good Guys and they were going out of business too. lool

[rodieremix]

Today I went to CC and they had the 360 controllers for $34.99. Not great, but I still got two.

[Estebon]

To add: If you want to buy points cards, you have to get the cards in the plastic clamshell packaging. Those are already activated.

I know that this is a real stupid question, and I'm probably not going to get an answer, but is clamshell packaging the kind in this auction picture.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Live-1600-Microsoft-Points-Zune-New-Card-Fast_W0QQitemZ220351915886QQihZ012QQcategoryZ13996 9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is not my auction, and I am new to the site (as far as use) and I don't know how to post a pic. This was the best I knew to do.

Sorry for the stupid question, but I just want to make sure I buy the right ones because they still have a few at my cc.

[kingchaos]

I know that this is a real stupid question, and I'm probably not going to get an answer, but is clamshell packaging the kind in this auction picture.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Live-1600-Microsoft-Points-Zune-New-Card-Fast_W0QQitemZ220351915886QQihZ012QQcategoryZ13996 9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is not my auction, and I am new to the site (as far as use) and I don't know how to post a pic. This was the best I knew to do.

Sorry for the stupid question, but I just want to make sure I buy the right ones because they still have a few at my cc.



Yes

[shoe478]

I scored a 60GB HD (360) with the 30% off. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the 3 month subscription. I technically only paid $30 for the HD since the headset and subscription are worth $20 each. That is how I justified it to myself anyway lol.

Anyone know a way to get a transfer cable?

[MSUHitman]

I scored a 60GB HD (360) with the 30% off. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the 3 month subscription. I technically only paid $30 for the HD since the headset and subscription are worth $20 each. That is how I justified it to myself anyway lol.

Anyone know a way to get a transfer cable?

There's a thread buried in the 360 section on sending out transfer cables to CAG's for each other to borrow. Only other options are getting one from MS (if you're eligible,) getting one in the trading forum here, or buying one off EBay.

[eep]

I know that this is a real stupid question, and I'm probably not going to get an answer, but is clamshell packaging the kind in this auction picture.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Xbox-360-Live-1600-Microsoft-Points-Zune-New-Card-Fast_W0QQitemZ220351915886QQihZ012QQcategoryZ13996 9QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is not my auction, and I am new to the site (as far as use) and I don't know how to post a pic. This was the best I knew to do.

Sorry for the stupid question, but I just want to make sure I buy the right ones because they still have a few at my cc.

Yep. http://wiigamerdeals.com/outgoing/img/1807/p08w1220pvsj/transparent_pixel.gif

[skefresh@yahoo.com]

I work at cc in buffalo and they are rolling out 20 percent off all games as of tomorrow:D

[animemaniac14]

I work at cc in buffalo and they are rolling out 20 percent off all games as of tomorrow:D

hmmm will check mine tomorrow see if they are doing this too! thanks for the update!

[RatedRSuperstar]

I work at cc in buffalo and they are rolling out 20 percent off all games as of tomorrow:D

I work at the York store in PA and can confirm we're moving up to 20% off as well.

[playing mantis]

I work at cc in buffalo and they are rolling out 20 percent off all games as of tomorrow:D

Have MS Points been 30% off like other accessories, or are they at the game discount level?

[ryheeles]

I work at the York store in PA and can confirm we're moving up to 20% off as well.

any bump to accessories or are they staying at 30%?

[speedrunner17]

Are movies and cd's moving to 30%

[Thedrknss48]

Yeah, I'm curious to know if accessories will be more than 30% now too if the games are going to be 20%.

[silantstrike]

There's a thread buried in the 360 section on sending out transfer cables to CAG's for each other to borrow. Only other options are getting one from MS (if you're eligible,) getting one in the trading forum here, or buying one off EBay.

i got the same, and when I went to MS to request a transfer cable (free now), they said it only supports 20g and 120g. There was no mention of a 60gb hdd.

I just went and purchased the 512mb memory unit and xfered my profile and saves that way. you could do the same with the 64mb unit, if you can find them.

[outofthepark44]

I really hope game accessories jump to 50% with the games going to 20%. I need more points w/ all the Fallout DLC coming out. ;)

[The Linguist]

I don't follow console prices very carefully, but my CC has a few 80GB PS3s and a ton of 360s - I think they're the pro pack with 60GB HD and Lego Indy + KungFu Panda.
If consoles are soon to be 20% off too, are these good deals? I think that'd be $320 for a PS3 and $240 for a 360. These are better than the Dell prices but can I find a better deal sometime? I'm not in any particular hurry to get a new console but I don't want to miss out on a great deal since I plan to get one sometime this year.

[shieryda]

I really hope game accessories jump to 50% with the games going to 20%. I need more points w/ all the Fallout DLC coming out. ;)

Will most likely be 40%, if at all.