http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/ Engadget Comments for Sharper Image in final throes, stores being liquidated, then shuttered http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 8:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
Michael Buffer disagrees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let's_get_ready_to_rumble!]]>Jun 1st 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
I'm pretty sure these are offered in a 3-in-1 model, as well.

The door can hit them on the way out, as far as I'm concerned.]]>Jun 1st 2008 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 2nd 2008 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 2nd 2008 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/SHARPER IMAGE CORPORATION:

CUSTOMER & MERCHANDISE GIFT CARD POLICY

This policy is purely voluntary. It applies to all Gift Cards, Reward Cards, Gift Certificates and Merchandise Certificates issued prior to the Company's petition for protection under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (February 19, 2008).


If you choose to redeem your card/certificate, you must purchase merchandise equal to twice the current value of the card/certificate in order to redeem it.


If you choose to redeem your card/certificate, you may not redeem a partial amount. Cards/certificates must be redeemed in full.


How does it work? If you have a $25 card/certificate, you must purchase at least $50 to be able to use it. If you have partially used your card/certificate before March 7, 2008, you must spend twice the remaining balance.


A Customer who does not wish to redeem his or her card/certificate as part of this program may have a priority claim in Sharper Image's bankruptcy case. In a bankruptcy case, priority unsecured claims get paid prior to general unsecured claims, although there is no assurance of payment. Information about filing a claim and claim forms can be obtained on the following website:

www.kccllc.net/sharperimage

or by calling the following number: 800.344.5555
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don't bring pears into this

pears are awesome

use lemons or something]]>Jun 1st 2008 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
Unfortunately, Bose (and Monster) is a good example of how important marketing can negate the crappiness of any product.
Sharper Image is an example of how you can only take marketing so far...]]>Jun 1st 2008 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
Bose, on the other hand, is legit company that spends a lot on their research and development. Granted, their products are very expensive, and plenty of people might say they're not worth it, but they are still superior products to the competition. Look up the incredible active car suspension Bose developed, as an example of what they can do with their R&D processes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSi6J-QK1lw]]>Jun 2nd 2008 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 2nd 2008 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Compare it to seeded grapes.]]>Jun 10th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
And -1 for making it less cool by pointing it out.]]>Jun 1st 2008 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
It's too bad they're going out of business, too. I heard they were researching a flame retardant candle/fire extinguisher/ pacifier. Now that's cutting edge, guys. Genius.

Sharper Image, how I will miss thee. Anyone care to pay his or her final respects?]]>Jun 1st 2008 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/people who arent corporate whores care.]]>Jun 1st 2008 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/]]>Jun 1st 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
Around the corner and down the block was a Sharper Image store I passed on my way to the subway. It was still open, but I swear it looked like a morgue. There were more salespeople than customers and there appeared to be about three salespeople. It's a fairly deep store but there just wasn't anyone to be seen. The rumors about Sharper Image closing down had already started to circulate. I'm sure the end is near. I loved their catalogs, but never bought a single thing from them due to their high prices and the stuff they sold just seemed unnecessary to own. Sharper Image R.I.P.]]>Jun 1st 2008 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
The crap products were rebranded Emerson garbage audio products you could buy at Wal-Mart for half the price.

The biggest problem with the store is that they began to rely on margin building products due to being a publicly traded company to raise the bottom line. This cheapened the store and helped bring about the fall. They needed the margin products to recover from the Ionic Breeze lawsuits, which were a bunch of bull. It was never proved that the Ionic Breeze caused any harm. They may have not worked as well as some other units but they were not dangerous. I did read up on it. If they were a dangerous product they would not be sold at all, and they still are.

Besides anyone that calls the Sharper Image overpriced crap and wears Nike, Adidas, or other name brand shoes are total hypocrites. A $90 pair of Nike shoes costs $10 a pair or less to make in China. Wake up, nearly everything sold by major corporations today is a total overpriced piece of crap. Blame it on the companies that exploit cheap labor and blame it on retailers that force 70% margin on suppliers.
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Also, I thought "last throes" was a trademark of Dick Cheney (remember that the insurgents were "in their last throes" about four years ago).]]>Jun 1st 2008 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 2nd 2008 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/Jun 1st 2008 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/01/sharper-image-in-final-throes-stores-being-liquidated-then-shu/
Additionally, don't buy anything from the closing stores, the less they sell the longer hilco has to keep paying the people that work there. Yeah, the prices will get low, but none of it was worth shit to begin with.

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