FYI TV sets on special (1 Viewer)

[Ed Faver]

Here in NJ, we have a few FYI stores. In the Jersey Gardens Mall, there are several TV sets on sale for $9.99 including Seinfeld and the Fox animation series. A few more recent series are $5 to $10 more. the only hiccup is that the sale involves mail-in rebates of $10 per set. I passed as I already own most of what they offered, but it's a pretty good deal for those building a library who don't mind waiting for money in the mail.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Ed: Do you mean FYE stores? FYE is owned by TransWorld, Inc and are common throughout the northeast. They have been running these mail-in rebate deals for some time. There are a number of these stores in the Albany, NY area (where TransWorld is based).

They can be quite good (the deals)...it's just the hassle of doing the rebates that's a PITA.

 

[Ed Faver]

Of course, it's FYE. Thanks, Mike. We only have a couple of them down here, but I believe they bought out Coconuts, too. I don't get in them often and the TV sale was new to me. You're right about rebates. I was turned off.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Yup. Some of the stores used to be called Coconuts. Before that they were Strawberries (some of them) and/or RecordTown. TransWorld has gone through a lot of changes over the years.

 

[John Berggren]

I've never liked their rebate sales. I hate cutting on DVDs.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Since the subject has come up here, I'll post THIS ARTICLE from the Albany, NY Times Union on the process of upgrading the FYE stores to be more "customer friendly." I think I'll also post a new thread on the subject for those folks who aren't looking in this thread.