SamGoody and Suncoast going out of business

Crockett's Vice · 02-16-2006, 06:47 AM

It seems that there are quite a few Samgoody's and Suncoast's going out of business, click this link http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...73&newsLang=en to see if one is near you. There's a Samgoody 30 miles from where I live, so I'll be hitting that place friday.

sub780lime · 02-16-2006, 08:16 AM

i went in a few weeks ago and picked up some figures and shirts, their deals on dvds just werent good enough yet, with how suncoasts and samgoody price things, 20percent off is the same i would pay at a best buy

side note: seems like this might belong in the deals forum

dogmaratt · 02-16-2006, 12:22 PM

Can't say I'm sad. Both of those places were in our local mall, and they were such a rip off.

thomashton · 02-16-2006, 03:35 PM

Hooray for Capitalism!

Finally, these are going by the wayside. They were terribly overpriced! You can't just keep stickin' it to people forever and expect them to come back. Come on, who actually pays MSRP or HIGHER for a new release!

dugpa · 02-16-2006, 05:10 PM

They were a great place to find stuff that other stores don't stock, but at full list price it's hardly been worth it now that you can order most stuff online. I did used to love going there back in the laserdisc days because they were one of the few places that stocked them. Now about the only thing I buy there are action figures and other assorted toys. I'm kind of ticked actually because I renewed my replay card for two years last summer and now they're closing all the stores here. Plus they won't give you replay points anymore now that they're closing.

YeahManThatsRad · 02-16-2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dogmaratt

Can't say I'm sad. Both of those places were in our local mall, and they were such a rip off.

yup.

Son of Nothing · 02-16-2006, 11:25 PM

I'll hit ours in a couple weeks. I haven't bought anything in a Sam Goody since VHS.

umainebearman · 02-17-2006, 12:00 AM

The Media Play brach of that company is closed/ing too. The one by me has been closed for more than a month. Got some great deals.

They where a little more expensive sometimes but I shopped there because of the customer service. I'd gladdly pay a couple extra dollars for friendly and knowledgable employees.

elwood731 · 02-17-2006, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by umainebearman

The Media Play brach of that company is closed/ing too. The one by me has been closed for more than a month. Got some great deals.

Around where I used to live they made all the Media Plays into Sam Goodys. I thought they had done that with all of them.

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They where a little more expensive sometimes but I shopped there because of the customer service. I'd gladdly pay a couple extra dollars for friendly and knowledgable employees.

I never found particularly good customer service there. I guess not bad, but really no more knowledgable than someone at Best Buy. I guess occasionally at Suncoast, but certainly not at the other two brands.

**SilentBob** · 02-17-2006, 04:41 AM

Well i shall move this to the Soapbox forum as it more suited there then in our dvd section.

I just wonder if Suncoast in the states are the same people that own Suncoast here in Canada. If so i might have to give them a look over in the coming weeks for deals

thomashton · 02-17-2006, 11:24 PM

When I was 18 back in 1993 I helped set up and then worked customer service for one of the first Media Play stores in Utah. Back in the day it was great. I loved the place.

After working there for 6 months I moved and when I came back a few years later the place totally sucked. In the last few years it's been even worse and I rarely even went in--especially with the deals and ability to find obscure things online.

My buddy emailed me in Decemeber a news article from the local paper there on how it was going out of business. Tough luck.

Son of Nothing · 02-18-2006, 01:51 PM

My wife worked in another of their off shoots called On Cue in 1997. It was a cool place and the discount was pretty good (since you're paying MSRP). A few years after she left the employees came in one day and corporate was there boxing up the stock and telling them to go home. Apparently it had become a free for all and so much merchandise was going out the door due to employees they said to hell with it and closed up shop.

MtViewGuy88 · 02-19-2006, 04:07 AM

Not when you have big box stores like Wal-Mart, Best Buy and to a slightly lesser extent Circuit City dominating retail sales. Also, with widespread Internet usage online retailers such as Amazon.com, Buy.com, BN.com, DeepDiscountDVD.com, etc. have done a tremendous amount of sales, too.

sub780lime · 02-20-2006, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dugpa

They were a great place to find stuff that other stores don't stock

I agree, and though i never bought a DVD there, i bought quite a few posters, shirts, and figures

02-16-2006, 06:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Crockett's Vice Actor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: South Texas	SamGoody and Suncoast going out of business It seems that there are quite a few Samgoody's and Suncoast's going out of business, click this link http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...73&newsLang=en to see if one is near you. There's a Samgoody 30 miles from where I live, so I'll be hitting that place friday. __________________ I've always been what you'd call a likeable guy when I'm not blowin' somebody away.

02-16-2006, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
sub780lime Can't Spell Bilbo Join Date: May 2002 Location: A Galaxy Far Far Away	i went in a few weeks ago and picked up some figures and shirts, their deals on dvds just werent good enough yet, with how suncoasts and samgoody price things, 20percent off is the same i would pay at a best buy side note: seems like this might belong in the deals forum __________________ love comes and goes, but an avatar . . . that's forever. - Pirate

02-16-2006, 12:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
dogmaratt Actor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston	Can't say I'm sad. Both of those places were in our local mall, and they were such a rip off. __________________ For all your videography needs. Image 22 Productions

02-16-2006, 03:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
thomashton Actor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Margaritaville, Northern Utah Branch	Hooray for Capitalism! Finally, these are going by the wayside. They were terribly overpriced! You can't just keep stickin' it to people forever and expect them to come back. Come on, who actually pays MSRP or HIGHER for a new release! __________________ "I help those who help themselves!" -Zoidberg Jesus The Good Stuff

02-16-2006, 05:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
dugpa Nothing But the Best Join Date: Sep 2004	They were a great place to find stuff that other stores don't stock, but at full list price it's hardly been worth it now that you can order most stuff online. I did used to love going there back in the laserdisc days because they were one of the few places that stocked them. Now about the only thing I buy there are action figures and other assorted toys. I'm kind of ticked actually because I renewed my replay card for two years last summer and now they're closing all the stores here. Plus they won't give you replay points anymore now that they're closing. __________________ DVD collection LD collection Will rent this sig space for blu-ray discs.

02-16-2006, 11:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Son of Nothing Actor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Illinois	I'll hit ours in a couple weeks. I haven't bought anything in a Sam Goody since VHS.

02-17-2006, 12:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
umainebearman Nuked for Morbid Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Savannah,GA	The Media Play brach of that company is closed/ing too. The one by me has been closed for more than a month. Got some great deals. They where a little more expensive sometimes but I shopped there because of the customer service. I'd gladdly pay a couple extra dollars for friendly and knowledgable employees. __________________ "We better win the F**king emmy for this this year or I swear to god..." Ronald D. Moore My DVD Collection

02-17-2006, 04:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
SilentBob Silent Director/Silent Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario	Well i shall move this to the Soapbox forum as it more suited there then in our dvd section. I just wonder if Suncoast in the states are the same people that own Suncoast here in Canada. If so i might have to give them a look over in the coming weeks for deals __________________ SilentBob's DVD's Supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-ray XBOX LIVE: luvthempocket8s PS3 ONLINE: pokerlover

02-17-2006, 11:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
thomashton Actor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Margaritaville, Northern Utah Branch	When I was 18 back in 1993 I helped set up and then worked customer service for one of the first Media Play stores in Utah. Back in the day it was great. I loved the place. After working there for 6 months I moved and when I came back a few years later the place totally sucked. In the last few years it's been even worse and I rarely even went in--especially with the deals and ability to find obscure things online. My buddy emailed me in Decemeber a news article from the local paper there on how it was going out of business. Tough luck. __________________ "I help those who help themselves!" -Zoidberg Jesus The Good Stuff

02-18-2006, 01:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
Son of Nothing Actor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Illinois	My wife worked in another of their off shoots called On Cue in 1997. It was a cool place and the discount was pretty good (since you're paying MSRP). A few years after she left the employees came in one day and corporate was there boxing up the stock and telling them to go home. Apparently it had become a free for all and so much merchandise was going out the door due to employees they said to hell with it and closed up shop.

02-19-2006, 04:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
MtViewGuy88 Actor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mountain View, CA	I'm not surprised this this happening. Not when you have big box stores like Wal-Mart, Best Buy and to a slightly lesser extent Circuit City dominating retail sales. Also, with widespread Internet usage online retailers such as Amazon.com, Buy.com, BN.com, DeepDiscountDVD.com, etc. have done a tremendous amount of sales, too.

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