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Can't wait to hit up the liquidation sales though... daddy gonna get himself some cheap crap this Christmas :-)]]>Dec 7th 2007 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
Man I hate BestBuy; that video does not help.]]>Dec 8th 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
I was like "Yeah right.." and went out. So much for their help.

I wonder why their helpful personel couldn't keep the ship floating forever?]]>Dec 9th 2007 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 10th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 21st 2007 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/whatev]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
I had a bad experience with Best Buy once. I went to buy a 1-GB SD card for my camera when they started to offer it at the then-very-low price of $70, and the card happened to be defective! Puh! I'm still married to TigerDirect. The rap video is lo-fi BTW.]]>Dec 10th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
A]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/You can now buy it even cheaper now that they're going out of business! XD
We'll (kinda) miss you Comp USA!]]>Dec 7th 2007 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/What can compare to Swedish blond bombshells?]]>Dec 8th 2007 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
I wonder how many unexpected gadget "malfunctions" they will see in the next few weeks.]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
This really sucks]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 16th 2007 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
poor customer service + high prices + no advertising + poor locations = failed business

After saying I would stay clear of them, I gave them a chance in August. I needed a new Bluetooth dongle for an install for a friend. While Newegg and ZipZoomFly had it for much cheaper, I needed it that evening. CompUSA's website told me the Midtown store had it in stock at twice the price, so I ordered it for "In Store Pickup" at 11 a.m. and then got to the store at 5:30 p.m. Guess what? Not in stock. Did I get an email telling me not to show up? A phone call? Did I even get an apology? No. Nothing. Just a, "Oh, we don't have that. You should check our other store uptown."

Punish the weak. Now, if we could just have BestBuy go out of business...]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
Let's do the math: Theoretically, If he would have spent $1 billion to buy 143 million shares (if this were possible, which means that he could have probably bought Apple), it would be worth $28 billion today!

Like Fred Sanford would say to his son, "you big dummy!"]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 9th 2007 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 9th 2007 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 10th 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 2:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSN0734134020071208]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/its a standalone building in a shopping center with havertys and petsmart.
the parking lot next to havertys and petsmart is always full.
the compusa one has about 3 cars. probably employees.]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 8th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/
Well maybe not great sales since sometimes the employees buys it before we do or we get the last few useless crap that's left over.]]>Dec 7th 2007 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/07/rip-compusa-1984-2008/Dec 7th 2007 8:17PM