CompUSA throws in the towel

[batmanuel]

yep... going out of business...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119706842364217640.html?apl=y&r=216811

So, while they are over-priced and only have what I need half the time, it means in the Richmond area there are no computer stores except for Best Buy/Circuit City, and the shady strip-mall places with cute names that make me think I'll be out-geeked and made to feel silly as soon as I walk through the door (see the Windows help thread for proof).

Fry's, if you are listening, the Richmond market is wide open and waiting!

[Angry Kid]

It's kinda too bad -- the one thing I depended on them for was an (almost) annual sale of Cooler Master midtower cases that was almost always combined with a mfg. rebate, resulting in a $0 - $29 case with power supply.

Other than that, I say MicroCenter (http://www.microcenter.com/) ft-brick-and-mortar-w!

[ANGRYAFRICANMAN]

PC CLUB FTW!!! MICROCENTER IS A RIP OFF.

[Naz]

Pfff!

http://www.kaluta.com/media/frys-burbank.jpg

-Naz

[Angry Kid]

Pfff!

http://www.kaluta.com/media/frys-burbank.jpg

-NazI wish Fry's had outlets a little more evenly dispersed east of the Sierra Madres; closest to me is in Indianapolis. Their prices are fairly in-line with MicroCenter, but Fry's has a much, much wider selection of stuff.

Without CompUSA in the picture, MC will now be (literally) the only game in town if I need an emergency PC part. http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/22.gif :(

[Chairman_Kaga]

Stop by Oakbrook again AK. We have one of each. :) Plucky is in the area again as well. (most of the time)

[batmanuel]

rumor is 20% off everything in store tomorrow (may exclude mp3 players and computers), no returns. could be untrue, just don't know...

[batmanuel]

here's a list of the % off categories
http://consumerist.com/consumer/exclusives/leaks-compusas-going+out+of-business-discount-list-332890.php

[Mad_Gasser]

ever since the compusa closed by me about a year ago I've been living on staples and the internet.
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[Brad]

ever since the compusa closed by me about a year ago I've been living on staples and the internet.


That doesn't sound very nutritious. I bet the staples hurt when they come out.

[FinalDream]

Living on Fry's isn't too healthy either.

[What-the..]

Don't get to excited about the discounts, in CompUSA's last closing of several stores. I had one by my house that was closing and one by my work that was not, the one that was closing had higher prices but then discounted. The non-closing store effectively had similar prices.

So I when to my local TigerDirect store and it was cheaper then both by alot.

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[DrGreen]

yep... going out of business...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119706842364217640.html?apl=y&r=216811

So, while they are over-priced and only have what I need half the time, it means in the Richmond area there are no computer stores except for Best Buy/Circuit City, and the shady strip-mall places with cute names that make me think I'll be out-geeked and made to feel silly as soon as I walk through the door (see the Windows help thread for proof).

Fry's, if you are listening, the Richmond market is wide open and waiting!
Same here. Buckland Hills in Manchester, CT ripe for the taking...