
MR.MAGOO
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My local Fry's (Fountain Valley) had a good selection of CD's, DVD's Blu-ray, wonder what happens to the inventory? Goes to the highest bidder I suppose (Amazon?)
Lol. Expect them to follow suit soon too. Big box stores just aren't going to really work in today's big warehouse/fast shipping economy. I did buy my TV from BB too, but only because we had a credit there and I could have it delivered right away.Lucky we have a BB in our town and another one that is 45 minutes away. It is the only place I will buy a TV or AVR, for the most part.
Hold that thought- Best Buy just laid off 5000 and will close more stores-Lucky we have a BB in our town and another one that is 45 minutes away. It is the only place I will buy a TV or AVR, for the most part.
I bought my last PC at the Phoenix location a couple years ago.I’ve only been to the Renton, WA and the Phoenix, AZ location. I probably haven’t been to one in over 10 years though.
The store I miss is the old Magnolia HiFi stores back in the 1990s before Best Buy bought them and shut them down to steal their name. No Best Buy store is anything like one of the original Magnolia HiFi stores. LOL
Fry’s wasn’t much better than the Good Guys (Also gone) or Best Buy. Fry’s didn’t take their website business seriously like Best Buy does.
Except it’s the size of a Costco!The best I could describe the Fry's B&M for someone that has never been into it was "like a cross between best buy and old school Radio Shack"
Maybe because unlike the last generation there is less really good music being made. It is a shame about Fry's though..I think this generation just doesn’t care about music like previous generations did.
Oh yeah, my 363s also came from Fry'sSpent some time n the local DFW locations when I lived there. Lots of PC components and accessories were purchased there. And I still have my Infinity Primus 363 and 163 speakers which I got at a heck of a discount. RIP indeed.
I never had that type experience, but I certainly saw plenty of returns on the shelf, marked as such, and discounted pricing.I went to the local SF Bay area/Silicone Valley Frys for years. I remember they were famous for mismarking and I found some great deals. I also know they were know to repackage returned products and re-shrink them and sell as new. I remember 1 time buying a new answering machine and when I got home...I found someones outgoing message on it and messages from callers too.
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I'm sure the old Fry's stores will become those seasonal Halloween Mega-stores!It's been over a year now since I've been to Fry's, this might be one of the last purchases I made there, a pair of these funky desk lamps.
Back in 2013 when I started the A/V system hobby my main suppliers were Radio Shack and Frys, for cables, speaker wire, etc.
I've seen my local Radio Shack go from a big 'mega-store' to a tiny shoe-box size store, then to nothing. Now that Fry's is gone I hope the vacant warehouses are put to good use, probably Amazon will buy them for distribution centers, ya think?
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I've spent a lot of time in the Fry's in Plano. It was cool in some ways, but it also sucked big time. I'd already been buying PC parts from Newegg for years simply because I lived in west Texas and PC parts stores were either non-existent, or horribly overpriced. Fry's was better, but it's no Microcenter. Their PC folks also didn't have much of a clue. The A/V guys were much better. Tried to get me to work for them. Would have had it not been for the commision only part.Spent some time n the local DFW locations when I lived there. Lots of PC components and accessories were purchased there. And I still have my Infinity Primus 363 and 163 speakers which I got at a heck of a discount. RIP indeed.