Miyako (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} gokugirl) wrote,@ 2009-03-16 22:48:00 |
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I just read two articles about Circuit City's going out of business sales and I have to say that the commentary and photos are hilarious. Of course it's sad, but it's still funny.
They were down to selling loose cables, broken computers, furniture, and used cleaning supplies. No joke. There are photos to prove it. $.50 for a used can of Pledge, $5 each for beat up chairs.
The Tragic Last Days of Circuit City
The Last Will and Testament of Circuit City
There was a mysterious electronic device with no manual, no power cord, no USB cable that they were trying to sell for $90. When the guy went back a few days later they'd marked it down to $60. It turned out to be the top of a Canon portable photo printer. It could have easily been a strange video game.
They were selling display model laptops with missing keys for more than what a brand new laptop would cost.
At the end of the second article, there is a YouTube video compilation of several Circuit City ads. The last one features a 1997 IBM Thinkpad marked down from $1599 to $1399 with a 133MHz Pentium I processor, a 12.1" screen, and 32MB of memory. That's about what mine cost and it has a 2.1 GHz 64-bit processor, a 15.4" screen, and 1 GB of memory. Of course, it's now four years old and qualifies as a "grandparent" laptop. If I had more memory everything would be great.
They were down to selling loose cables, broken computers, furniture, and used cleaning supplies. No joke. There are photos to prove it. $.50 for a used can of Pledge, $5 each for beat up chairs.
The Tragic Last Days of Circuit City
The Last Will and Testament of Circuit City
There was a mysterious electronic device with no manual, no power cord, no USB cable that they were trying to sell for $90. When the guy went back a few days later they'd marked it down to $60. It turned out to be the top of a Canon portable photo printer. It could have easily been a strange video game.
They were selling display model laptops with missing keys for more than what a brand new laptop would cost.
At the end of the second article, there is a YouTube video compilation of several Circuit City ads. The last one features a 1997 IBM Thinkpad marked down from $1599 to $1399 with a 133MHz Pentium I processor, a 12.1" screen, and 32MB of memory. That's about what mine cost and it has a 2.1 GHz 64-bit processor, a 15.4" screen, and 1 GB of memory. Of course, it's now four years old and qualifies as a "grandparent" laptop. If I had more memory everything would be great.
