Over the weekend, I made my first purchase from Circuit City in over three years. The prices were OK – but not the sort of bargains that so many folks seem to be expecting. I bought a camera for my computer at just a couple bucks less than what I would have paid across the street, and a game program that was enough of a bargain that I was willing to drop some cash on it. But otherwise, my wife and I simply walked away feeling the same way described in this article.

As Circuit City fades into history, the electronics chain is teaching shoppers that a liquidation sale does not necessarily translate to bargains.
ThereÂ’s no question the shelves are emptying, but some shoppers have been walking out empty-handed.

“I wanted to see what the sales were like,” said David Woods, a power plant operator, who left the Galleria-area store without buying anything. The discounts, mostly 10 percent to 30 percent off, didn’t impress him.
“You can get that online,” he said.

The problem, in my book, is that Circuit City rarely had prices that were competitive with the other places I shop. Therefore the discounts just are not that impressive.

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