CompUSA stores closing

[pd123]

I was in the store today and everyone was blue. All New Jersey stores and most others are closing.

[Napoleon54]

Got a link?

[MikeD]

Got a link?

:stupid:

I'd like to see that. If so, I'll be amazed. I always thought they did really well.

Edit: nm.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2099058,00.asp

[Napoleon54]

Thanks MD!

I wonder if the one near me is closing. I had just started to buy some stuff there for work, too. Getting somebody at the business sales desk was a PITA though. Sometimes I'd be waiting for half an hour or more. But the discount was impressive when they finally got around to me.

Other than that, bring on the liquidation sales! Suckas!

[DarkFury]

Pretty much when Fry's opened here in Indy, we all could see that it was the beginning of the end for CompUSA...

Fry's prices were better, their inventory level was better, their store was MASSIVE (you could put CompUSA, BestBuy, Office Depot, and a StarBucks all together to equal what they did with the location here.)

Pretty much CompUSA pulled too many "we advertised it, but we don't currently have any in stock" routines for me. Kinda like a bait and switch but without switching you onto another good deal.

Oh well, we shall see if it will close here as the one in Indy is the only one in the whole state.

[kimchicowboy]

i loved seeing CompUSA referred to as CompUSSR on other forums. always cracked me up.

[bachviet]

Only 100 stores survived and there is none in Orange County. I might go to the CompUSA near my mother-in-law's house and check out to see what they has left.

[LPMiller]

and there go the Twin City stores. Sigh. Well maybe Frys will finally decide to come here and move into those places. Otherwise, it's Best Buy, CC or the lone microcenter.

[renovation]

and there go the Twin City stores. Sigh. Well maybe Frys will finally decide to come here and move into those places. Otherwise, it's Best Buy, CC or the lone microcenter.About the same here in the Detroit area. I sure hope Frys moves into my area!

[brainsmile]

all southern cali stores are set to close.

[ray]

The only time I ever shopped at CompUSA was when i needed a cheap replacement part like a keyboard or mouse. They never had lines and they always had that type of crap in stock. I'm not crying over their closes.

[Airencracken]

I buy Bawls at CompUSA! I hope my local one doesn't leave. By the way a buddy of mine calls it Com-Pew-Sah. cracks me up.

[brainsmile]

I was told the memo said all So. Cali stores are going away

[renovation]

Anyone found any deals to be had as they close the stores? If so post what you seen available.

[Jeffbx]

The 103 remaining stores (http://www.compusa.com/locations/store.asp)

I'm not gonna cry over this - I don't think I've ever actually bought anything from them, even though there's one about 2 miles from my house (not for long, tho!)

I just hope the store doesn't sit empty.

Also, from discussion over on FW, it doesn't sound like there will be any great deals from this.

[renovation]

I have heard that they are doing 20% off retail list price so don't expect any real deals. Also, if you have any gift cards, I sugget you burn them up ASAP.

I just did a store location search for one around me and its only listing one 68 miles away as the closest in Lansing, Michigan.

[pd123]

The 103 remaining stores (http://www.compusa.com/locations/store.asp)

I'm not gonna cry over this - .....I am also sad about it, the more competition the better also many jobs will be lost.

[Prngr44]

Closest stores to St. Louis now are in TN.

[MikeD]

I'm not gonna cry over this

:stupid:

I never disliked CU, but I wasn't exactly a frequent shopper either. Seemed like most of their best deals came with multiple rebates...not a big fan.

Fry's need to get out here to the East Coast. Until then, it's NewEgg and Outpost. :D

[bachviet]

There is no good deal at the local store near my mother-in-law's house. I guess there is one less place to visit on black friday.

[johnnymk]

The 103 remaining stores (http://www.compusa.com/locations/store.asp)

Thanks for the list

[fillup0215]

very shocking...thanks for the 411

[ohukuo]

The 103 remaining stores (http://www.compusa.com/locations/store.asp)

NOoo the one closest to me closed down already. Missed their Closeout Sale.

[Kevster]

All the ones in the Sacramento area are closing. :/ The only stuff I bought from there was my shiny 22" LCD monitor and a great Swissgear backpack for my laptop during the black friday blitz. We only have one Fry's here in Sac, and it's about 40 minutes in good traffic to get there normally.

[Napoleon54]

Woo, the one near me is closing. Might stop by on the way home this evening to see if anything's going on sale-wise.

[kendavannis75]

All 4 CompUSA stores in the Twin Cities are closing and inventory is being marked down.

[LPMiller]

I have heard that they are doing 20% off retail list price so don't expect any real deals. Also, if you have any gift cards, I sugget you burn them up ASAP.

I just did a store location search for one around me and its only listing one 68 miles away as the closest in Lansing, Michigan.You know, you really have to watch these things. They start out at 10-20 percent, but ramp up pretty quickly. You have to hunt and bide your time before the magic crazy point where everything vanishes.

Having said that, 2 things were telling to me when I went there today. A, the lady said they will be open 90 days. This is a lie. 30 tops. But I saw someone destroying compusa branded stock, which seemed really odd to me. But I think it's further proof they don't plan on being open past march.

The second thing is that I saw a bunch of signs in the back for 30-75 percent off. So They were getting ready to change the percentage already. Which is good, cause I have my eye on a tool kit and some more xbox point cards. But like I said, the way these things go, you really have to hit them on a daily basis, and know when to wait, and when to snap things up.

[gwilks98]

awful news for the employees. I wonder if the one by me is closing. Anyone have a list of the stores that are closing?

[Jeffbx]

awful news for the employees. I wonder if the one by me is closing. Anyone have a list of the stores that are closing?


Any store NOT on this list is closing:

The 103 remaining stores (http://www.compusa.com/locations/store.asp)

[ufcrusher]

Ok, this just pisses me off to no end. CompUSA bought out the Goodguys chain in order to enter the audio/video market. After running them into the ground, they closed all but a few Goodguys stores. (CompUSA knew nothing about running high end audio/video stores, starting importing crappy cheap equipment, and screwed up everything.) It seems this is just how Compusa does thing.

[Sirrich3]

The CompUSA in Arcadia is having a 30-50% off this weekend

[bachviet]

My local store still has up to 20% discount as of Friday night. Hopefully prices will come down tomorrow. I'm eyeing some unlocked/T-Mobile cell phones.

[LPMiller]

if my experience with the Kmart shut down is any indication, go there EVERY DAY.

[johnnymk]

The Philly store has 10% off of original prices, practically no sale items and a handful of 20% off stuff.

[TofuNinja]

The one in HB was ok yesterday, only 5% on laptops. 1100 for the thinkpad I was interested in, but oh well I'll just wait for the Wii and DS games to go more than 20% off

[bachviet]

Still 20% off at the store here in Fountain Valley. I might stop by the one in Irvine and see what it offers.

[TofuNinja]

my bad the one store I was talking about is in Fountain Valley ;) I wonder when their laptops will be discounted more than 5%

[mcs328]

Ugh...I think all three stores I know about are going under. I went yesterday to look at the 2gb USB SANDISK Cruzer flash drive for I think $25. When I got there there's a sign says they don't honor the local circular prices. So the same flash drive discounted 10% was still like $60. No deals at all.

[gwilks98]

Wow....not a single store staying open in Missouri.

[Napoleon54]

Anybody buy anything there yet?

I stopped by on Friday but nothing was deeply discounted yet, most stuff 10%. Going to check again today, looking for a hard drive.

[LPMiller]

not yet, I'm holding my smoke for 30 percent or better. Well, I did buy an Xbox Live points card, cause 10 percent off is still pretty good when they almost never go on sale.

[InfiniteNothing]

Ugh...I think all three stores I know about are going under. I went yesterday to look at the 2gb USB SANDISK Cruzer flash drive for I think $25. When I got there there's a sign says they don't honor the local circular prices. So the same flash drive discounted 10% was still like $60. No deals at all.
Bait and switch man

[bachviet]

Checked the Mission Viejo store and it's still only up to 20% off sale. Still waiting for the 30%-40% off sale

[Airencracken]

Yeah I was at mine the other day, the deals were non-existent. I'm hoping they get better as time starts to run low.

[TofuNinja]

Fountain Valley still at up to 20%
Laptops 5% and Games still at 10%
boooooooo

[Houdini]

Looks like my local store is here to stay. So no big discounts for me.

I rarely go there, unless I know an app or a game I want can't be found anywhere else, or if I'm just going to get something relatively inexpensive, like palm stylettes or something.

[Markel]

The store in my town and the one close to my work closed several months ago. I never saw any great deals during the closing. I would only go to CompUSA if there was a particular deal that made it worth my while. And every time I started looking for something in the store (or find someone to help me), I was constantly reciting in my mind, "I HATE this store...I HATE this store...."

[Napoleon54]

Still only 10-20% off here. They're not even down to online prices yet.

[LPMiller]

they will be really stupid if they don't start cutting prices on those stores. I've never heard of store closings that didn't have deals after a week or two into the run.

[mcs328]

I think the last straw for me for Comp USA when I went in to get a leather chair for uber cheap for Black Friday and they were all gone. I asked what happened and the guy said all the employees bought them all. None of them made it the sales floor. ugh. That was a pisser.

I think they are more techy and have more variety than BB. In that regard I'm sad to see them go in my area. Microcenter has a lot of stuff but they don't have that many great deals.

[Thesifer]

I think the last straw for me for Comp USA when I went in to get a leather chair for uber cheap for Black Friday and they were all gone. I asked what happened and the guy said all the employees bought them all. None of them made it the sales floor. ugh. That was a pisser.

I think they are more techy and have more variety than BB. In that regard I'm sad to see them go in my area. Microcenter has a lot of stuff but they don't have that many great deals.

I could have sworn they don't allow this. At least I know Best Buy doesn't, maybe it's just store preference.

Anyone have a list of which stores are closing?

[Jeffbx]

Anyone have a list of which stores are closing?


http://www.gotapex.com/1155598-post29.html

[bachviet]

Finally the SoCal local stores have up-to-30% sale after 5-6 days at up-to-20% sale. However laptop is still at 5%.

[Thesifer]

http://www.gotapex.com/1155598-post29.html


Yeah, I totally didn't see that the first time through, I even looked closely I thought :( Anywho, thanks. I noticed it right before I saw your thread. lol.

[TofuNinja]

Finally the SoCal local stores have up-to-30% sale after 5-6 days at up-to-20% sale. However laptop is still at 5%.

I'll check it out, wonder if the games are still at 10%

Update: Games are still at 10% too. Most stuff is still the same level, but stuff like selected CPU things and iPod stuff are 30%. still not too good.

[deeppolverizing]

Hey. Has anyone been to the compusa in fountain valley lately? If so, what's the discounted percent off now? Has it reached 50% or more off yet?

[mcs328]

In MD I went to the Compusa store and it still says 10-30% off. When you look around however there are a lot of 10% off signs. My wife bought an ipod nano case and the FM transmitter/charger combo that was marked 10% off but when we went to pay for it was actually 30% off. So don't let the signs turn you away.

[Napoleon54]

In MD I went to the Compusa store and it still says 10-30% off. When you look around however there are a lot of 10% off signs. My wife bought an ipod nano case and the FM transmitter/charger combo that was marked 10% off but when we went to pay for it was actually 30% off. So don't let the signs turn you away.

Huh. I stopped by the one here this afternoon and it was the same story- most stuff still 10-20% off with a few things at 30% off. I wonder why they're not updating the signs. They have people holding "Store Closing!!" signs at all the major intersecions and the store is really crowded with customers, but hardly anyone is at the registers buying stuff.

I guess they're not too concerned about getting stuff out the door. Milking it all for it's worth?

[cruelpupet]

Well a few weeks ago I got my N800 at 20% off, kinda wish i waited a bit longer now, as they probably still have plenty in stock.

[bachviet]

Well a few weeks ago I got my N800 at 20% off, kinda wish i waited a bit longer now, as they probably still have plenty in stock.
You are lucky to get one because at 30%, there was nothing left at stores in O.C. (Fountain Valley, Mission Viejo, and Tustin). My wife's brother got one at 30% from a store in Long Beach though.

[TofuNinja]

Fountain Valley, Ca today was first day of 15-40%

Picked up some wii and ds games at 15% off

[deeppolverizing]

Yup. I went to the Fountain Valley store yesterday. The stuff I wanted to get were 15% off. The only thing I found that was 40% off were cables. I'll wait for the 50%-60% off. At 15% off, it's still expensive than other places.

[TofuNinja]

that could still take a week or two and people were picking them clean of certain things too :(

I wonder if the one in Columbus Oh is closing? I'll go check. yup looks like it. hmmmm

[pd123]

My local store had floor model gps for 30% off. I don't see the deal in a floormodel for 30% off, who knows how long it has been on display and being on 24/7

[pd123]

The stores by me are still open as of April 16th, but no great deals.

[deeppolverizing]

Anyone know what the discount percent at the compusa in fountain valley, CA? I don't want to drive 9 miles on the inside street to get there if the discount percent is still low.

[bachviet]

Up to 50% but most of the good stuffs are long gone.

[Maarchk]

one in burbank said last 14 days, 30-50% off. so i imagine we are really winding down.