Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5irmWZmMlki7isG4T9NmoHzSlAMJwD94C6N3O2" target="_blank">http://ap.google.com/article/A...94C6N3O2</a> They're likely toast.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Sure signs they are done - it's only a matter of time now -- Best Buy and WalMart cooked 'em
Originally Posted By RoadTrip They deserve to be done. I hope they go down the crapper quickly. They laid off experienced full time sales staff and replaced them with no-nothing rookies to save money. That left them in the position of being unable to compete with Best Buy on knowledgeable service but still not able to compete with Wal-Mart on price. Stupid idiots. They deserved to fail. I hope the exec who made that decision has lost a TON of money on his stock holdings.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster I don't believe I've ever found a knowledgeable sales person at Best Buy.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^ that's the problem - he'll be fine - the good workers ( those left ) will soon be unemployed. and the goofs at the top likely land elsewhee because of their previous titles
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I don't believe I've ever found a knowledgeable sales person at Best Buy.>> Most of them around here are quite good. Maybe that is because Best Buy originated here and has its corporate headquarters here.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 we've got some here I know - not all of them to be sure - but those here who install big screen tv's and audio - as well as most in the PC dept's have been very good
Originally Posted By dshyates What I used to do is go to Circuit City and talk to the knowledgable employees. Decide what I wanted and then go to Best Buy and buy it. All the staff at our local Best Buy are named either Bevis or Jethro.
Originally Posted By pecos bill Kind of a bummer if they do go, BestBuy will lose the competition and almost certainly their prices will go up. It is understandable though, the vibe at Circuit City is gone, there just isnt any enthusiasm in the place anymore.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "They deserve to be done. I hope they go down the crapper quickly. They laid off experienced full time sales staff and replaced them with no-nothing rookies to save money." They did that, what, a couple of years ago or so? I posted the story then, and was told that was an acceptable business practice. I took the same position you have, and was told I was overreacting.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut neither store had knowledgable staff. Never have. But at least at Best Buy, they are not told to make stuff up and lie. That is what is told to CC employees by their management. I prefer Frys, where you cannot find someone to help you even if you were dying and bleeding, but you can at least find product. lol
Originally Posted By Mr X Peeaanuut...you gotta visit Japan sometime. I think you'll think you died and went to electroheaven when you check out Akihabara (and the guys there are INCREDIBLY knowledgeable about their stuff, and a salesman lying is pretty much unthinkable here cause of societal issues). <a href="http://www.japantravelinfo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/akihabara2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.japantravelinfo.com...ara2.jpg</a> <a href="http://www.ski-epic.com/japan2001/akihabara_2_1280x1024.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.ski-epic.com/japan2...1024.jpg</a> <a href="http://www.terraspirit.com/memories/062306_akihabara.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.terraspirit.com/mem...bara.jpg</a> <a href="http://readthisblog.net/wp-content/photos/2048akihabara.jpg" target="_blank">http://readthisblog.net/wp-con...bara.jpg</a> <a href="http://www.incabrain.com/blog/wp-content/photos/Tokyo_Akihabara.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.incabrain.com/blog/...bara.jpg</a> And yes, every-single-building in the five pics above is a gigantic electronics store. Every one of them. The district goes on for blocks and blocks in every direction. Who needs Circuit City?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda A regional appliance and electronics company, HHGregg, puts their sales people through a minimum of 200 hours of training per year. The sales people are also proud to be on commission as that encourages them to put the customer in the best product for the customer. That's cause if the product comes pack, they don't get paid. They tried to move into California when another company went out of business, but Best Buy bought those locations to keep HHGregg out. Also, HHGregg has virtually no debt. They use their profits to build new stores and are still on track to open 20 new stores next year. After Circuit City and eventually Best Buy are gone, HHGregg will still be around.
Originally Posted By DAR The Circuit City and Best Buy closest to me are right across the street from each other. There's a mall to south of both places. If you wanted to go to the mall from CC you just turned right. If you wanted to go from BB you would have to go left. During Christmas the BB was so crowded that they banned any left turns coming out of there. The CC you would be in and out. BB bought some land behind them and they expanded their parking lot so there's another quicker way to get to the mall.
Originally Posted By fkurucz << I posted the story then, and was told that was an acceptable business practice.>> Its funny how Corporate America just doesn't want to understand that workers who are on the receiving end of a double whammy of inflation and stagnant or dropping wages make poor customers, and that the cheap credit game is not sustainable.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<The district goes on for blocks and blocks in every direction.>> The pics remind me of Blade Runner, except its clean.
Originally Posted By Mr X Actually kurucz, I always thought of Tokyo as Blade Runner too...except without the flying cars. Add flying cars (and a little filth) and you are living Blade Runner here.
Originally Posted By peeaanuut Mr. X, that has been on my list of "gotta go before I die or die trying" things to see.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Actually kurucz, I always thought of Tokyo as Blade Runner too...except without the flying cars. >> You mean they have replicants in Japan?
