Just take a look at the earnings numbers that Circuit City, Best Buy report. They're terrible. Most of these chains bite the dust at some point. They simply can't make enough to remain profitable, even with the markups.
I really prefer shopping online. You can get excellent service from sellers like Crutchfield and Dell. Service is fairly good too. The other big benefit, if you are dropping big bucks on an item like a TV etc is you don't pay sales tax. Recently bought a TV for $1200 and avoided a lot of tax......it came with a free shipping offer too, so that wasn't an issue.
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