Comments on: A Tale of Two (Circuit) Cities http://blogging.la/2009/08/26/a-tale-of-two-circuit-cities/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2009/08/26/a-tale-of-two-circuit-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-22401 Matt Mason Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:58:43 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33047#comment-22401 @evan -- I largely agree with you. In addition, I went to a mom & pop shop in the area that sells high-end tv's. They were quite aggressive, and even when I started asking about the model I wanted, they tried to steer me (and another nearby customer) to a different brand that they favored. I'm sure many people nowadays are buying their electronics from Amazon and other online retailers and avoiding the in-store experience. @evan — I largely agree with you. In addition, I went to a mom & pop shop in the area that sells high-end tv’s. They were quite aggressive, and even when I started asking about the model I wanted, they tried to steer me (and another nearby customer) to a different brand that they favored. I’m sure many people nowadays are buying their electronics from Amazon and other online retailers and avoiding the in-store experience.

]]> By: evan http://blogging.la/2009/08/26/a-tale-of-two-circuit-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-22400 evan Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:29:55 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=33047#comment-22400 Long before Best Buy came around, I found Circuit City to be kind of off-putting. I couldn't ever really put my finger on why, but it just seemed kind of shady to me. Perhaps I had a negative reaction from seeing their old commercial with the kid that bought a Walkman taking some great trek to get to Circuit City with a coupon for the Walkman for another store and getting a rebate ("That's it?" "That's it." "Cool!") constantly when I was a kid. When they laid off thousands of their workers and invited them to apply for their old jobs at a much lower rate of pay, I said F.U. to them for good. Now, Best Buy, on the other hand, I find really overbearing. It's loud, overly bright, and I find it kind of cheesy. I hate chain electronic stores. Long before Best Buy came around, I found Circuit City to be kind of off-putting. I couldn’t ever really put my finger on why, but it just seemed kind of shady to me. Perhaps I had a negative reaction from seeing their old commercial with the kid that bought a Walkman taking some great trek to get to Circuit City with a coupon for the Walkman for another store and getting a rebate (“That’s it?” “That’s it.” “Cool!”) constantly when I was a kid. When they laid off thousands of their workers and invited them to apply for their old jobs at a much lower rate of pay, I said F.U. to them for good.

Now, Best Buy, on the other hand, I find really overbearing. It’s loud, overly bright, and I find it kind of cheesy. I hate chain electronic stores.

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