 vue666I'm in the prime of my senilityPremium
join:2007-12-07
Halifax, NS | reply to Guspaz
Re: Futureshop/Bestbuy abruptly shut down a dozen stores I wonder if Radio Shack will ever make a come back in Canada.... |
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join:2013-02-01
Brampton, ON | reply to Guspaz
Trust me guys...I have seen stores closing while they are expanding...sometimes the expansion team has no idea what the top notch are thinking !! source may survive little while more cause of the BELL support...but how long is the question !! |
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 elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
join:2006-08-30
HarperLand | reply to donoreo
said by donoreo  You slow. I posted that earlier.
MEH |
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 donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON
1 edit | reply to elwoodblues
said by elwoodblues:said by Guspaz
So, how is The Soruce still in business? Are people just too dumb to shop around? Everything that doesn't have a manufacturer-set price is ridiculously overpriced at The Source, even compared to FutureShop!
And they're expanding .
You slow. I posted that earlier.
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elwoodbluesElwood BluesPremium
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HarperLand Reviews:
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So, how is The Soruce still in business? Are people just too dumb to shop around? Everything that doesn't have a manufacturer-set price is ridiculously overpriced at The Source, even compared to FutureShop!
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And they're expanding .
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 GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
Maybe somebody ported iTunes to GS/OS? :P |
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 IIgsPremium
join:2002-10-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:1 | reply to Guspaz
No Macs. Well, not really (my Powerbook G4 keyboard went south, Mac Mini G4 is missing the powersupply). I'm a PC guy mainly. 
My brother is a big Mac user though, I'm sure he could use iTune credit if worse comes to worse. |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
If you've got a mac, you can use the iTunes credit to buy something on the mac app store :P
Grab yourself a copy of Mountain Lion for example 
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IIgsPremium
join:2002-10-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:1 | reply to Guspaz
Good idea, using the Futureshop gift cards to buy other gift cards (though maybe not an iTunes card, don't have a working iOS device at the moment). If I get stuck, I'll go with that option.
Only other things I could think of is a game console or memory cards... |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
Here's a hint: you can use Futureshop gift cards to buy iTunes gift cards, or any other sort of card that they sell (such as pay as you go).
I did that once. Had some Futureshop gift card money left, didn't have anything to buy, wanted to clear it out. Bought an iTunes gift card and loaded it into my Apple account right away, knowing I would eventually use that as I occasionally buy apps.
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IIgsPremium
join:2002-10-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:1 | reply to TOPDAWG
said by TOPDAWG:yes it could and fact is if you ask me being as both are US owned by the best buy backers future shop is the brand they would kill off first. Future Shop is not a world wide brand unlike best buy so that is the brand they would want to keep.
Now this happening over night is not going to happen at least I don't think it would. If worse comes to worse gift cards from both places can be used on both companies web-sites.
As long as BestBuy Canada remains I wouldn't worry about redeeming gift cards through them (they're the same company, much like Loblaws owning the Quebec chains Provigo and Maxi; same store, just a different banner).
What I'm concerned about is the parent company vanishing overnight, then Futureshop AND my gift cards are toast.
I still remember when Eaton's was struggling and closing stores in the late 90's. I immediately cashed any gift certificates I had--good thing, as two years later they folded. |
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 TOPDAWGPremium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON
kudos:3 | reply to Guspaz
cause most people don't shop around. they just go in a store see what they want then buy it. So if they happen to go into the source first see their item they buy it there.
The source also having a much smaller footprint then future shop may also seem a lot less over whelming to some folks. Its also a lot easier to get help in the source as shit they're so small when you walk into the door you damn near knock down the workers. Well easy to get help unless someone is looking into a cell phone cause then fuck everyone else in the store as those cell phones margins are insane. |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to corster
said by corster:The Source's entire business model is around convenience for overpriced accessories - things that people don't want to order online and wait days for, like cables, batteries, etc. So think about it - far lower operating costs than the big box stores (fewer staff, less square footage), more high margin accessory SKUs, plus their business being a proxy for Bell....
But how is The Source any more convenient than the Futureshop that was across the street and had better prices? And better service? And better selection? And better opening hours?
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TOPDAWGPremium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON
kudos:3 | reply to IIgs
yes it could and fact is if you ask me being as both are US owned by the best buy backers future shop is the brand they would kill off first. Future Shop is not a world wide brand unlike best buy so that is the brand they would want to keep.
Now this happening over night is not going to happen at least I don't think it would. If worse comes to worse gift cards from both places can be used on both companies web-sites.
No idea why they don't do this in-stone too and why they seem to want to keep the brands separate or give the illusion that both brands are not the same company.
Maybe it was the deal when buying future shop and was easier to piggyback on that to enter the cdn market then bring the best buy brand into Canada all by itself. |
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IIgsPremium
join:2002-10-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:1 | reply to Guspaz
said by Guspaz:BestBuy in the US is in crisis right now, yes. They closed down 100 stores amidst plummeting sales, had their upper management shaken by a sex scandal that caused the ouster of the CEO, and the founder of the company is trying to buy out the rest of it and take it private.
Is there a possibility the Futureshop chain will go defunct in the near future?
It would suck if all my Futureshop gift cards become worthless overnight. I'm debating whether to rush out and buy something, anything, before that happens. |
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donoreoPremium
join:2002-05-30
North York, ON | reply to corster
said by corster:said by Guspaz:So, how is The Soruce still in business? Are people just too dumb to shop around? Everything that doesn't have a manufacturer-set price is ridiculously overpriced at The Source, even compared to FutureShop!
The Source's entire business model is around convenience for overpriced accessories. Far lower operating costs than the big box stores (fewer staff, less square footage), more high margin accessory SKUs. Back when resistors were 99 cents for 5, people would complain that they could order from Electrosonic for way less. I used to tell them to think of us as a convenience store, bread was cheaper at the grocery store, but we were easier to stop at.
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I'm not surprised. They have been switching to more of a web model and some of their web specials rival the e-retailers. By the way, I usually shop from CC and TD at their b&m stores but that's because I often buy big heavy stuff or stuff I need right away.
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 corsterPremium
join:2002-02-23
Gatineau, QC
 ·TekSavvy Cable
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said by Guspaz:So, how is The Soruce still in business? Are people just too dumb to shop around? Everything that doesn't have a manufacturer-set price is ridiculously overpriced at The Source, even compared to FutureShop!
The Source's entire business model is around convenience for overpriced accessories - things that people don't want to order online and wait days for, like cables, batteries, etc. So think about it - far lower operating costs than the big box stores (fewer staff, less square footage), more high margin accessory SKUs, plus their business being a proxy for Bell.... |
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TOPDAWGPremium
join:2005-04-27
Midland, ON
kudos:3 | reply to Guspaz
some are like that yeah. the ones around the barrie area carry a good amount of video games. I've got a crap ton of cheap games there they would sell them 10 bucks while they was still $30 or above other places. |
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GuspazGuspazPremium,MVM
join:2001-11-05
Montreal, QC
kudos:20 | reply to Guspaz
The Source does not carry a full selection of videogames. They carry a very limited stock of a very limited selection of games. There's near-zero chance they will ever have any game you want. Not because it's sold out or the staff took them for themselves, but because they just don't bother carrying them at all.
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