I get that everything is digital now a days but I really enjoyed the vast music and sci-fi collections that stores like FYE and the old Sam Goody used to have. I went to the Cheyenne mall on the trip back from picking up my Shelby and the FYE that used to be massive is downsized into a Spencer gifts sized spot. It really is kind of depressing.
Why are stores like FYE dying?
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Amazon, it's that simple. All the places you used to be able to go and look at high end stereo around here are gone.
I feel the same way. As easy and convenient as it is to have all my music on my phone, I like buying and having cd's. I like to be able to physically touch and handle the music that I listen to. I grew up when MTV was in its prime and I miss watching music videos, and back then bands made good videos. Now the videos that can be watched on YouTube, most are still good but that's not a good form of reaching fans anymore. So most videos are mediocre. Music like it used to be is a dying breed
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I think it applies to stores in general. Look at sears, Macy's, etc. I agree, Amazon, I'll admit I'm huge shopper there including car parts.
Exactly, I liked the process of hunting down the music I wanted out of the huge sea of cd's. They always had cool toys, t-shirts, posters, etc of cool films and series' I miss it for sure...
these stores have no one to blame but themselves. decades of poor customer service drove people to online vendors. they treated people like shit when they thought there was no other threat to them
In a word Amazon.
I never cared for these places. Crappy employees and way overpriced music and cd's.
Retail is dead.
Very little....both best buys near me went from having a music selection that's half the size of the store to a bookshelf. Not literally but a very small selection
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Bullshit, for high end stereo, guy would walk in and suck up advice for an hour and then go home and punch his order in. And guess what, there is no guy to talk to anymore about high end stereo. There is also nowhere to take it for warranty work either.
Best Buy is looking like the last stand. They (Best Buy) will at least instantly match Amazon on anything they sell, you just pull it up on your phone and show them at the check out - I've done it several times. I end up paying the exact same price to the penny since I now have to pay sales tax on anything sold by Amazon.
That's a niche market anymore. Sadly most people are just fine playing steamed music off their phone connected to a pair of bluetooth speakers.
good point, so i guess im different. I do my own homework on high end purchases before i dive into the shark tank.
I think that clothes, jewelry, hardware, supermarkets, autos, and auto parts will be the only stores locally in the near future. Some stuff, like souvenirs, will still be sold in shops. Going to the mall will be the code for going to a gang fight.
As long as a store can price match I will use them before Amazon. The problem is Amazon has everything and the stores dont. I get more stuff at Amazon, BUT if local stores can price match I would rather have it now than waiting a day+ for shipping.
fastest thing I ever got was under 24 hrs shipping from fresno (over 2.5 hours away), and it was an ebay purchase.
fastest thing I ever got was under 24 hrs shipping from fresno (over 2.5 hours away), and it was an ebay purchase.
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