Wards is closing its doors

[madmacks]

just heard it on the news... gonna check it out tomorrow and see what kind of deals they have

 

[KidViciou$]

i cant believe it took this long

 

[FastEddieG]

I doubt they will have any immediate blowout sales. They will have tiny sales I'm sure for at least a month or two. I read that they expect to have all the stores shut down by late 1st quarter/early 2nd quarter. That is 3 months away.

I wish they would have a nice big sale because I'd love to buy a refridgerator, washer, dryer, etc for when we buy a house this summer

Keep us informed if they are in fact having any super sales.

Thanks in advance,
Eddie

 

[daid]

I saw a couple of news stories on this tonight, but no mention of it on their site as of yet. Not a Wards shopper, but it would be nice to get a few deals out of this.

 

[madmacks]

ill let everyone know what they have... feel free to put any good deals in this thread

lets help wards go out of business a little quicker... as americans, its our duty

 

[madmax111]

ONLINE CIRCULAR WWW.WARDS.COM

BIG NEW YEAR'S SALE FRI THRU SUN.

i couldn't get the ad links to work but they had some brief descriptions

All Furniture on Sale
0% Interest until 2002 on Furniture & Mattresses
10% off Appliances
1/2-Price Appliance Sale
Electronics
Pg 2-3
All Furniture on Sale
0% Interest until 2002 on Furniture & Mattresses
Pg 4-5
20-65% off Bed, Bath & Window Fashions and Housewares
Electronics
0% Interest for 1 Year on Electronics
Pg 6-7
Tires & Automotives
Rubbermaid Storage
Tractor
Vacs
Lawn Storage, Grill
10% off All Appliances
0% Interest for 1 Year on Appliances
Pg 8
Family Apparel, Shoes & Accessories
Apparel Clearance - Extra 33% off
50% off Fine Jewelry, Plus Extra 10% off

 

[daid]

hmmm... Not sure I'd count on no interest till 2002 at this point!

 

[madmacks]

i like your name madmax111...

 

[madmax111]

thanks, likewise madmacks.

i'd expect wards will slowly drop prices and possibly randomly throw in good deals to try and get as much money as possible. and the really good stuff will probably be sold in bulk to competitors or the highest bidder. it's too big a company to close down overnight.

i haven't had experience closing a company, but most places are still selling the cybergenie 2.4 ghz phone system (msrp $500) for about $400 although OD dumped it for $30. and that's a manufacturer that's been out of business since last september. slight difference retailer vs. manufacturer.

this is probably a fairly routine sale.

 

[CADbad]

Really too bad,
My girlfriend is mgr. in furniture, she just found this morning, although, she had a clue since the computer would not take any backordrs). Don't expect too much, as the liquidators are scheduled to do an inventory tomowrow AM. Once they get a hold the goods, then they will "let er rip". Your Wards cards will not be usable, but other charge cards will be taken.
I will post if I get any worthy update.

 

[JeremyJoe]

i just saw this on the news also...prob big going out of sale soon