Circuit City closing all stores -- watch for bargains coming soon (1 Viewer)

[nolesrule]

The CC near us was mostly picked clean, except for some floor models, and the media section. I ended up picking up The Simpsons Movie on Blu-ray for $15, Taladega Nights for $5 and Lady in the Water (for my wife, she loves those M. Night movies) for $7.50. Both of the DVDs were 50% off $5 less than the sticker price.

 

[David Norman]

Agree, the 50% off Blu Rays barely get it close to Amazon every day prices and still have to add tax. The good news is that the store had a lot of BR and DVD left so maybe at the 60-70% off levels there may be a few left for a real deal.

My closest store did have a number of the bigger APC UPS at 40% off which leaves some decent deals -- 1500LCD for $130, 1300LCD for $95 (still not as good of Office Depots Clearance at 82 a couple weeks ago).

The store I went to was completely sold out of any less than 40inch TV's, but a lot of bigger sets were still there though no super low prices. There were a suprising number of sealed Onkyo 506's and 8522 as well as Energy speaker sets though the prices weren't any better than most online stores though at least it's finally close.

 

[Norm]

I just bought a TV Stand at 60% off. And a friend found these Blu-ray titles for me at another CC store, Chain Reaction, GI Jane & Omega Man.

 

[Norm]

The question is how low will they go?

 

[TravisR]

My guess is that they'll be nearly cleaned out of products before they hit 75% off. According to the staff at the store in my area, they're closing between March 13 and 20. I assume the exact date will depend on how much stuff they have left to sell in each store.

 

[David Norman]

When the first wave of CC closed, they had gotten up to 80+% of most things. I got several Blu Rays; at around 75% off though nothing most people consider A-list movies.

 

[TravisR]

I went back in to the store in my area today and the prices are discounted to 60% off. The only problem is that nearly all the Blu-rays and DVDs are cleaned out. There wasn't even a "Eh, what the heck, it's only $9"-type of Blu-ray.

 

[Todd Stout]

I stopped by the Circuit City in San Bernardino, CA when I was at lunch on Tuesday and there really wasn't much left. All that I saw were a few TVs, a row of DVDs, a row of CDs, and a few Blu-ray discs. There were a few aisles of other things too but nothing really worth mentioning. I'm guessing this store will be closed within days.

I ran across this today which some of you may find of interest:
Circuit City Liquidation: If You Buy A Shattered TV, You Are Out Of Luck

 

[EricSchulz]

Interesting article, but SERIOUSLY...who would be stupid enough to spend $1000+ on a TV--with an "all sales final" caveat--and not want to check the product first?

 

[Derek Miner]

The Circuit City in my area had a station at the front encouraging people to check out their electronics purchases before leaving the store.

At 60% off I picked up the Ocean's Trilogy ($36) and Michael Clayton ($14) on Blu-ray. Blu definitely won't last until the next price drop. Some DVDs will remain at least in that store.

I'm bummed that last Thursday I saw 20 or so battery backups at 50% off and in one week they were all gone. I actually needed one this week!

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Ditto for me with PS3 Dualshocks. They went from about 100 to 0 between my last two visits! :frowning:

In terms of Blu-Rays, they have multiple copies of about a dozen different discs left, mostly catalog titles (Lethal Weapon, Dirty Dozen, Beerfest, a few others).

 

[EricSchulz]

I forgot this in my post from yesterday: there was a sign that stated the store would be closing for good in ten days, making the Racine store's final day Sunday, March 8th.

 

[Todd Stout]

That article claims that these folks weren't allowed to open the boxes before they purchased their TVs. If that was the case, I certainly wouldn't plunk down that much money on a TV that I couldn't return if it was defective. Hell... I don't think I'd spend that much money in a store that was closing period.

 

[TravisR]

Given the 'no returns' policy, I was even a little leery spending $17 on the Close Encounters Blu-ray so I can't imagine spending $1000 or more on something that they refuse to accept any returns on.

 

[Chris Gerhard]

I found some great deals at Circuit City on items all covered by manufacturer's warranty during this liquidation. The only Blu-ray I purchased was "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". If any items are defective, they will be covered by warranty so I am not the slightest bit concerned. I never return items to stores unless defective so the hassle of dealing with the manufacturer instead of return is more than offset by the savings.

Chris

 

[Norm]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind all of those were gone at 30%.

 

[David Willow]

Picked up "The Shining" on Blu for $15. Also purchased a few GB switches for half off. CD's were pretty much gone. Had my son on the phone looking things up for me on the internet to make sure I didn't over pay

While I was there, some workers (not CC employees) were pulling certain CDs off the shelf. Not sure why that was happening...

 

[Will_B]

Went back for a final look and there wasn't much there on bluray worth considering -- the donnor cut of Supes2, ultraviolet, 16blocks, lethal weapon, no vacancy, hostel2...

I ended up getting D.O.A. on DVD (the stupid action film with Jaime Pressley) for $6, which came with a free set of Circuit City exclusive playing cards inside (that are round -- neat-o. Now I just need to learn how to play cards).

 

[Will_B]

Sunday March 1: 70% movies and music.

I broke down and got Lethal Weapon on Blu for $7.50
And Criminal Minds Season 2 DVD for $15.

The shelving was being broken down, creating an end-of-the-world kind of frenzy feeling. Lots of comedy DVDs left, and horror, but nothing else - drama, scifi, even music DVDs were totally gone.

 

[Norm]

I ended up buying a Polk subby for $100 reduced from the mark up of $300. One blu-ray was left it was Hairspray, no thanx.