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  • 21 Jan 2009 at 4:34 PM

Circuit City: Higher Prices! Even In Liquidation!

By Bess Levin

Consumer Reports Reports:

For example, at the liquidation, a 50-inch Panasonic plasma TV was discounted to $1,800, a $200 savings. That might sound like a bargain, but if you check the circular you’ll see that Circuit City had planned to cut the price this week by $500. What’s more, we found the same model online for $1,365, including free shipping.
An HP all-in-one printer, at the liquidation for $270, was scheduled to be on sale for $150. And we found it as low as $135 online. A Garmin GPS system, discounted to $225, was $160 in the circular and $141 online.
Despite the modest discounts, the checkout counter was mobbed. We repeatedly overheard salespeople telling customers that they had run out of merchandise. Shoppers were undeterred by signs proclaiming that all sales are final; that the store no longer was accepting the Circuit City credit cards, personal checks, or coupons; and that it wouldn’t match competitors’ prices.

This is either massive genius, or complete incompetence, depending on how the liquidation goes.
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  • 19 Jun 2008 at 10:56 AM

Seth Tobias Widow Thumbs Nose At Billy Ash Wedding Gig Offer, Show Goes On

By John Carney

I know I speak for all of us when I say it feels so good to be back on gay pimp Billy Ash’s radar. In his latest communication, Ash informs us that he didn’t just land any old shlubb of a husband earlier this week but a real catch. The nuptials were fabulous, as to be expected, in spite of the fact that “the gold digging, 4 time married, whore Filomena” did not accept the role Ash so very graciously offered her as flower girl but what can you do? Fucking Palm Beach widows and their inconsistent notions of gratitude. Anyway, as Billy-boy, in an uncharacteristic state of lucidity notes, “life goes on,” and when you’re spending the week in Paris with an “on-camera weather guy who use to be a big deal on Wall Street,” who’s Jewish and “worth a bundle,” there’s not much to complain about, not even the unavenged death of an old friend. Full e-mail after the jump.

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