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Good Guys
Posted:
Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:45 pm
by CowboySlim
Good Bye Guys!
Posted:
Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:11 pm
by dolphinius_rex
????
You're not leaving us are you Slim?
Posted:
Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:54 pm
by CowboySlim
Oh, no. Heavens no.
It was an obtuse reference to the Good Guys stores (title of thread).
Then: "Good Bye Guys"
Which is to the stores which announced that they were shutting down.
Slim
Posted:
Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:16 pm
by Ian
I didn't know Good Guys was shutting down. Then again, we don't have any around here.
Posted:
Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:08 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Ahhhh,
I didn't know there was a store by that name.
I'm glad to hear you aren't leaving!
Posted:
Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:34 am
by CowboySlim
I'm not sure how widespread the chain is, but we have a number here in SoCal. They are like a Circuit City or Best Buy without the PC stuff. They gave up trying to compete in that business 4 or 5 years ago.
Then several years ago, CompUSA bought the chain.
Then in the past year, they put mini CompUSA computer stuff departments in a number of the stores.
Now they are shutting down the chain, or least a lot of the stores.
I have one store close to my home and then another between my home and work.
I don't go to them very much.
Slim
Posted:
Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:12 am
by dolphinius_rex
CowboySlim wrote:I don't go to them very much.
Slim
I'm thinking that is probably a common problem for them.... probably why they're shutting down now
Posted:
Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:28 am
by LoneWolf
We never had any "Good Guys" stores in Michigan that I know of (though I've heard of them from when I worked in retail), but so much of my buying takes place online now that big box stores only get my business when I need an item immediately, or when an item is so bulky or heavy that shipping charges make buying online useless (i.e., major appliance).
I mean, I bought a Logitech X-530 5.1 computer speaker set last week for $37 online with free shipping. Locally you wouldn't find it for less than $80. I'd call that a no-brainer. Selection online is better too.
Re: Good Guys
Posted:
Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:15 pm
by cfitz
CowboySlim wrote:Good Bye Guys!
Don't do that to me Slim!
I also thought at first that
you were leaving us. That would be a sad day indeed.
cfitz
Posted:
Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:47 pm
by CowboySlim
10-4, cfitz.
I have to be reminded from time to time that my understated style is so understated as to be obtuse. (Kinda' like this one.
)
Slim