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Circuit City Says, "So Long, Suckers!" to Couple That Bought Broken TV
The store displayed numerous signs, inlcuding "All Sales Final," "Do Not Open the Merchandise," and the confusing "Check Your Purchases." Gina and Emilio's only mistake was waiting until they got home to open their gigantic new TV. As a result, the liquidation company selling all of Circuit City's inventory, Great American Group, has refused to accept return, as has Samsung, saying the TV was damaged, not defective. The couple has also appealed to their credit card company, with no success.
Federal bankruptcy court, which covers liquidation, trumps state law, leaving the couple with no recourse. So, if you're going to take advantage of Circuit City's liquidation, check your purchase before you get out the door. If they'll let you, that is. Especially if you plan on dropping a large sum of money. [From: Boston Channel Via: CrunchGear.com]
[Update: Having received numerous calls from the Boston Channel news team, the Reis' credit card company, Citizen's Bank (not Circuit City, we might point out), has relented and agreed to reimburse the couple for the price of the TV.]
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Subscribe to commentsRC LeclairMar 3rd 2009 11:51PM
I'm an 'Old Fart' and thought I knew all the rip-offs, and I was trying to locate a store near me, but after reading these comments, I'm glad their web-site was so hard to navigate, and I couldn't find a store near me. Thank Y'all
steveMar 27th 2009 12:12AM
They can't sue anyone for this. All sales are final for a reason. Because there is no more Circuit City. At this point Circuit City is nothing more than some numbers in some consumer accounting software on a sole laptop. They will cease to exist. You can hate the liqidators all you want, but they have to set the prices to the MSRP because they have to get the most money for the inventory. What most people do not realize is that retail companies bargain for lower cost so they can sell things cheaper. Take a TV manufacturer for example. They have a price in mind that they want to sell their product at. They also have a retail price in mind so consumers can place a certain value on the product. Small stores do not sell enough turnaround to negotiate and have to pay the full cost. Large stores like Circuit City and Best Buy can negotiate a lower price because they sell more. How did you think Wal-Mart keeps their prices low? Some companies do not allow for discounts (Nintendo) because they will sell no matter where they are. So when Circuit City no longer controls the inventory and manufacturers want to get paid they charge what they would have normally. There is to much of this crap going on in this country where people are stupid and expect to be babysat. I think Circuit City should sue this writer for slander. That will get some more money for the creditors.
steveMar 27th 2009 12:07AM
MadMike! Welcome to Earth! You must have been on another planet to not realize that they will no longer be around to buy from.