 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| COMPUSA rises from the Ashes.... .... Seems like COMPUSA is coming back to life after all, with retail stores, not just Online.
I think TigerDirect bought up the name and the some rights, as far as I can tell CompUSA.com and TigerDirect.com now sell the same stuff at the same price.... Anyway, some of the stores have re-opened...
Competition is a good thing, and I'm betting Tiger (or their parent?) got the rights CHEAP. Good way to move into Brick n Mortar....
Store locations:
Florida
Altamonte Springs, FL
Brandon, FL
Clearwater, FL
Deerfield Beach, FL
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Ft. Myers, FL
Jacksonville, FL
S. Jacksonville, FL
Miami Dadeland, FL
Orlando, FL
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Plantation, FL
South Tampa, FL
Texas
McAllen, Texas
Plano, Texas
EL Paso, Texas
Puerto Rico
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
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AquaSportCalifornia - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California | yeah, they closed the one in california that we bought our router and 1st & 2nd mac computers from...
everything we've ever bought from there has always worked great! (their repair service sucks though - i got something fixed, and $300 later, the screen turned to a blu-ish tint - and has stayed that way since - it's in the garage now - it was a round -bottom imac white, i think.)
i just bought an ethernet cable (high speed internet cable) from them a few weeks ago... their online service is fast, clean, and well-packaged! |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| The old CompUSA company is gone. They sold everything, fixtures, the works, and closed all stores.
This is essentially a new company that must have the rights to the name (and obviously have re-leased some of the facilities.) I don't know for sure, but I suspect it's TigerDirect. Seems like videos on the Compusa.com site link to Tiger Direct videos, and they have the same items on sale!
If TigerDirect did buy the rights to the CompUSA name, I think it was a good move, they now can try their hand at brick and mortar and not have it cost and arm and a leg to buy out an existing chain.
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | said by KrK:This is essentially a new company that must have the rights to the name (and obviously have re-leased some of the facilities.) I wonder if the "new" CompUSA will have the same ridiculously high pricing as the "old" CompUSA.
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 BabyBearKeep wise ...with Nite-Owl
join:2007-01-11 | reply to KrK
Yeah TigerDirect & the "New" CompUSA both have SystemMax as a owner. Just got a new sale catalog from them last week.
Searching for a new LCD monitor last week too noticed that searches leading to TigerDirect & CompUSA's website were exactly the same (except for name at the top). 
Maybe CDW will buy 'em both some day then I can just ignore all 3.  |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
·AT&T DSL Service
| Ah, there we go. Good call by SystemMax then. They scored it for dirt, I'm sure as the company was completely folded.
Also, for pricing, I expect them to be pretty aggressive. They'll be more then buying online, but hopefully only slightly more. (They have to cover the overhead of the brick and motor operation somehow.)
The thing about having one of these stores means you can go get parts and stuff NOW. If you order online, you have to wait. Sometimes up to 2 weeks or so.
Sometimes I like just to browse thru a store too, just looking....
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BabyBearKeep wise ...with Nite-Owl
join:2007-01-11 | said by KrK:The thing about having one of these stores means you can go get parts and stuff NOW. If you order online, you have to wait. Sometimes up to 2 weeks or so. I'd rather have Fry's expand beyond their one store here in IL., rather than have any re-branded CompUSA stores around. Much better prices overall.
2 weeks? Did they move Oklahoma near the arctic or something? Can't even remember the last time I ordered something that took 2 weeks outside of a Woot Bag of Crap to show up. |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | It's happened to me...
You order something "In Stock" only to get that "This item is currently backordered" song and dance email... |
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to BabyBear
I'd like Fry's around here too. There's none close. |
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AquaSportCalifornia - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California | reply to KrK
said by KrK:The old CompUSA company is gone. They sold everything, fixtures, the works, and closed all stores. yeah, it was pretty sad when I drove by and there was a sale price sticker on the sign that said that the store was closing... they even had a price tag on the checkout booth!! i've never seen a store go that low.
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK Reviews:
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1 edit | said by AquaSport  yeah, it was pretty sad when I drove by and there was a sale price sticker on the sign that said that the store was closing... they even had a price tag on the checkout booth!! i've never seen a store go that low.
They sold *everything* here. Light fixtures, signage, all displays, etc etc yadda yadda. it was literally to the bare walls... There was almost nothing left. Whoever buys the building here will get a completely blank slate to work with. |
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AquaSportCalifornia - Sun, Surf, Traffic Jams
join:2007-05-03
California
1 edit | yep, same stufff over here. I'm wondering what will replace CompUSA, something more useful? (not sayikng that computers aren't usefulll.... just that when nothing's broken or needs an upgrade, it's just a useles building - CompUSA was.) |
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