CompUSA closing 128 out of 229 stores

[Kelvrick]

Yea, wasted my time. Only thing remotely on sale was a whiteboard advertising the slingbox for 99 bucks. I'll probably check back this weekedn.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Yea, wasted my time. Only thing remotely on sale was a whiteboard advertising the slingbox for 99 bucks. I'll probably check back this weekedn.

Surprised you'd even go in there considering your sig. Sale or no sale, you've had that thread in your sig for a long time.

 

[indamixx99]

Originally posted by: Mike
Checked out several CompUSAs today....very uneventfull. Just about everyone I talked to didn't really know what was going on. All sales were final today...but hardly anything was on sale. No markdowns taken until the "liquidation team comes" whatever that means.

Liquidations start tomorrow in all closing stores as far as I know of. Today the liquidation team came in the stores and introduced themselves, got accustomed to the store, etc...
Initial discounts will be small, like 5-10% off and will gradually increase weekly from there. All sales are final and paid with cash or credit cards only - no checks. GiftCards will still be honored as well.

Yes I'm a current employee here soon to be laid off from one of the So-Cal stores. It's a very depressing atmosphere here.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: indamixx99

Originally posted by: Mike
Checked out several CompUSAs today....very uneventfull. Just about everyone I talked to didn't really know what was going on. All sales were final today...but hardly anything was on sale. No markdowns taken until the "liquidation team comes" whatever that means.

Liquidations start tomorrow in all closing stores as far as I know of. Today the liquidation team came in the stores and introduced themselves, got accustomed to the store, etc...
Initial discounts will be small, like 5-10% off and will gradually increase weekly from there. All sales are final and paid with cash or credit cards only - no checks. GiftCards will still be honored as well.

Yes I'm a current employee here soon to be laid off from one of the So-Cal stores. It's a very depressing atmosphere here. And yes, I'm posting this from my work computer

Doesn't that violate company policy?

 

[WindWalker]

Originally posted by: palswim
Oh man, I had better use my gift card quickly!

BTW, can you use a gift card online?

CUSA gift card, Man someone "REALLY" liked you

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: indamixx99

Originally posted by: Mike
Checked out several CompUSAs today....very uneventfull. Just about everyone I talked to didn't really know what was going on. All sales were final today...but hardly anything was on sale. No markdowns taken until the "liquidation team comes" whatever that means.

Liquidations start tomorrow in all closing stores as far as I know of. Today the liquidation team came in the stores and introduced themselves, got accustomed to the store, etc...
Initial discounts will be small, like 5-10% off and will gradually increase weekly from there. All sales are final and paid with cash or credit cards only - no checks. GiftCards will still be honored as well.

Yes I'm a current employee here soon to be laid off from one of the So-Cal stores. It's a very depressing atmosphere here. And yes, I'm posting this from my work computer

Doesn't that violate company policy?

does it really matter at this point?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Yea, wasted my time. Only thing remotely on sale was a whiteboard advertising the slingbox for 99 bucks. I'll probably check back this weekedn.

Surprised you'd even go in there considering your sig. Sale or no sale, you've had that thread in your sig for a long time.

But this is Compua, not good guys.

 

[Pshawn5]

so what happens if you have an extended warranty? the closest compusa is going to be lik 300+ miles away.

 

[Lark888]

I kinda liked the CompUSA store. It had a selection of piece parts that the office stores and BB did not have. Also their Electronic Rebates worked very very well. No hassle and came every time in a few weeks.

Plus I must have picked up 6 ZyXEL routers for $10-$15 after rebates from CompUSA and no one else even handles them. Sigh.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Yea, wasted my time. Only thing remotely on sale was a whiteboard advertising the slingbox for 99 bucks. I'll probably check back this weekedn.

Surprised you'd even go in there considering your sig. Sale or no sale, you've had that thread in your sig for a long time.

But this is Compua, not good guys.

Owned by the same guy.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: indamixx99

Originally posted by: Mike
Checked out several CompUSAs today....very uneventfull. Just about everyone I talked to didn't really know what was going on. All sales were final today...but hardly anything was on sale. No markdowns taken until the "liquidation team comes" whatever that means.

Liquidations start tomorrow in all closing stores as far as I know of. Today the liquidation team came in the stores and introduced themselves, got accustomed to the store, etc...
Initial discounts will be small, like 5-10% off and will gradually increase weekly from there. All sales are final and paid with cash or credit cards only - no checks. GiftCards will still be honored as well.

Yes I'm a current employee here soon to be laid off from one of the So-Cal stores. It's a very depressing atmosphere here. And yes, I'm posting this from my work computer

will all closed product be shipped back? So the "liquidations" are only going to be on display models?

 

[Bumrush99]

I worked at CompUSA for several years.. The business team was the biggest joke ever, you had overpaid floor reps that claimed that they were selling to corporate clients. I was one of the few that was actually on the road and closing real corporate business. Most of the reps patrolled the floor and rang up retail clients via the business desk. I know it will shock some of you, but you had reps making 150k per year basically selling to retail clients. The business team managers in the store were making anywhere from 90k to upwards of 200k..

The company was run by a bonus structure that eliminated all forms ethical selling and everyone and their mother colluded to maximize the grossly overpaying bonus structure. It was only a matter of time before the entire program collapsed, they were taking retail customers over to the business side, enticing them with discounts, and then overpaying the "business" reps.. Not only did that kill the retail side of the business, but those customers expected discounts, thus killing millions in gross margin.

At the end of the day greed and everyone turning a blind eye killed the company. They deserve to go down, I can tell you horror stories of how they marked up prices on notebooks to include service plans without ever telling the customer, or how they would ring you up at an inflated price for a product, then at the end of the night would re-ring the sale with the warranties, all to help all the greedy managers hit their service plan bonus.

Good riddance

 

[Praetor]

I kinda feel bad now that I returned the powersuppy and hd I bought there the other day. I'm the reason my store is closing!

 

[Smartazz]

Look like my town no longer has a compusa. That kind of sucks.

 

[Aquila76]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
looks boston no longer has a compusa....

Yeah, Holyoke is the only remaining MA store. That's a GREAT location for a CompUSA - out in the middle of nowhere surrounded by broke college kids. At least Nashua & Salem, NH are sticking around. They're closer to me and no tax!

Granted, I rarely get anything from these stores anyway, but they occasionally have a good clearance item or two. If you're in a pinch mid-build (short a pack of screws, need an extra fan, etc.) it's nice to have one around.

 

[hkklife]

Yeah I agree on them being handy to have around if you come up an item or two short.


Here's what I most often buy at Compusa:

1. Case fans (a blue LED Antec 80mm fan is $9.99. Even with tax that's cheaper than Newegg's price shipped! Can't beat that when you need one ASAP!

2. Artic Silver compound

3. Power supplies for emergency use (they occasionally put the cheaper Antecs on sale)

4. Cases. They will sometimes have CoolerMaster or Antec cases on special and once you add up the MIR & instant rebates, it beats buying from an e-tailer and paying for shipping *AND* risking damage while in transit. I've bought at least 2 LanBoys and a Sonata from Compusa locally in the past.

 

[Golgatha]

Originally posted by: Damn Dirty Ape

Originally posted by: rivan
The following stores were found around zip code 63119 (Saint Louis, MO). The estimated distance from your zip code is provided in parentheses.

1. Rockford (268 Miles) Small Business Center

268 miles to the nearest store? Nice!

sh1t. It was already 90 miles to the one in Sunset Hills from S. Illinois.

Damn, wiped out of STL altogether.

Not much better here in KC, MO.

 

[indamixx99]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: indamixx99

Originally posted by: Mike
Checked out several CompUSAs today....very uneventfull. Just about everyone I talked to didn't really know what was going on. All sales were final today...but hardly anything was on sale. No markdowns taken until the "liquidation team comes" whatever that means.

Liquidations start tomorrow in all closing stores as far as I know of. Today the liquidation team came in the stores and introduced themselves, got accustomed to the store, etc...
Initial discounts will be small, like 5-10% off and will gradually increase weekly from there. All sales are final and paid with cash or credit cards only - no checks. GiftCards will still be honored as well.

Yes I'm a current employee here soon to be laid off from one of the So-Cal stores. It's a very depressing atmosphere here. And yes, I'm posting this from my work computer

will all closed product be shipped back? So the "liquidations" are only going to be on display models?

Nothing is being shipped back. Stores arent shipping anything to other stores unless it's a "customer issue" and that store neeeds the product real bad. Receiving is also cut off, so no product transfers are taking place. Liquidations are on demo as well as factory sealed product....

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Have (or had) a handful in my area. The only one in my state that's going to stay open will be about 90 miles away. I hope the stores are replaced by Frys and Microcenters. We don't have any Frys in my area but sure could use them.

 

[0roo0roo]

i wonder how long they lost money. the times i have gone to their stores, it looked bad, stores looked old ...from the 90s. stuck back in time, and rather empty too. i only went a couple times if i needed something they had a rebate sale on otherwise their prices sucked. with frys around they just were getting pwned, compusa was basically like staples with slightly more tech products

Newegg needs to open up retail stores, that'd be sweet...

store overhead would kill their prices.

 

[judasmachine]

the closest one to me is staying open, it's still 116 miles away, but it's staying open.

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: EKKC
i dont like compusa, but the store near my home was good for some urgent pickups. and it's closing (Queens, NYC store in rego park). oh well i guess i will have to go BB or CC. which i don't like either.

i wish there's a fry's near NYC

After seeing a kid at the PDA booth try to keep a beat with the sensor alarms, I'm not the least bit surprised the Rego Park location isn't listed any longer. I wonder what will go there though; pretty big place. The only thing this area could use is either a Fry's/Microcenter, or a homebrew shop. We'll probably get yet another furniture store that will sell the exact same compressed product everyone else on the strip already sells. Moda is closing down the blvd., but the furniture never stops. Maybe Walmart will take another run at the area. Target already has the area covered though.

 

[tm37]

THere will be none in MN and To be honest the last time I bought something there I had a gift card.

And that was over a year ago. I think I had entered the store literaly about 4 times in the last 3 years. They tried to screw me on a laptop extended warrenty I had purchased and I will stroll through after I run into office depot but Not one purchase (other than the gift card).

 

[bluestrobe]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What the? They already closed the one in Omaha? I could have sworn it was still open just a couple weeks ago.

This just happened in the last couple of days.

 

[imported_Mike]

Well, I went back to one of the ones I went to yesterday. It was a ghost town in terms of people, employees and customers. All the product was still there, with very few new things on "sale". It seems like they will draw this liquidation out over several weeks...which makes sense. They will probably just sell things, but not get anymore backstock. Then some time down the road I would expect a week or so when a true "liquidation" occurs. Again, very uneventfull so far.