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Anaheim Fry's Electronics closing on March 2nd, 2020, is this the beginning of the end?
- Thread starter Darknight
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I know for a fact that the Tustin location gets folks coming from LA *and* San Diego on occasion. Barring any unforeseen situations, it's not going anywhere. Haven't they been doing promos with Tech Youtubers like Linus lately, too?
Yeah they seem to be doing well. I used to live in Irvine but i occasionally make the trek down now from LA as well for those sweet deals lol
Before Sunday for AX this last year I lined up in the morning for the Zen 2 launch and there were over 100 people in line like half an hour before opening.
online honestly. although some of the stuff you said can be found at electrical supply stores. just stuff like coaxial cable and the cat 5 outlet but you aren't going to find any other specialty stuff.
I went to the Palo Alto one last summer and the customer service and selection were abysmal (plus the decor was definitely 30 years out of date). It was a far cry from 15 years ago when I would love going there due to their really good deals.
They are such big fucking stores I can't imagine how expensive the leases must be and how hard it must be to pay the bills with what they sell.
Yeah, JB Hi-Fi is actually becoming an international model of how to run brick and mortar electronics stores while being profitable. They're everywhere, the stores are always full and they have quite a lot of options to choose from.
That sucks. I always went to the one near Alpharetta, so it's good to know it's still around for at least a little while longer.
That fry's sucks. Waiting for the fountain valley one to close down. That parking lot serves as a lot for the Kaiser. Microcenter is where it's at. Loved picking up parts for a build. Store is smaller than a fry's, doesn't have a theme or a cafe. If microcenter goes down, it will be a sad day.
I'm always curious how the Fry's next to me is a graveyard, but the Microcenter (which I remember shopping at 30 years ago) is still always packed and doing great.
they also had an army of employees and cashiers at their height. last time i went they only had like 2 cashiers and almost nobody on the sales floor.
They don't have hundreds of used mobos to buy. I don't have to chase down a guy to buy a mobo.
So I guess it really is that Fry's are too big and over-extended?
I think it began a long time ago. The Burbank store has been practically empty for a while now.
Microcenter is cool but it's in orange county so it's pretty far
Microcenter is cool but it's in orange county so it's pretty far
Fry's are huge. They had a cafe, vacuum cleaner aisle, magazine aisle. They had a car stereo aisle. Who buys a car stereo anymore? The anaheim one had a big spaceship inside. Good memories of buying a PS2 there. They always had the newest AAA game on a bigscreen to play back in the day.
Yep, that video reminds me of their final days.
I remember going there as a kid and wanting to spend the whole day just exploring.
The employees at the one by me have been saying that for a year, but I haven't seen any stock except some Switch consoles come in since then.
I've seen no cashiers, noone in customer service, and noone at the doors at the same time.
The one in Manhattan Beach usually has cars in the parking lot. Not sure how it is on the inside.
The one time I went to the Anaheim one was 8-9 years ago and it was packed. So much shit wall to wall. Bought a sealed copy of Rune Factory Frontier on Wii for $5 or something.
The one time I went to the Anaheim one was 8-9 years ago and it was packed. So much shit wall to wall. Bought a sealed copy of Rune Factory Frontier on Wii for $5 or something.
Well not anymore 🤪
Lol HOW did you miss Fry's? It's literally backed up against the 91 freeway right next to the 57. Huge lightup sign and everything. You'd almost have to avert your eyes to miss it.
Went to the Vegas store a week ago just to see if it was that bad in the video, and it's even worse. The slot machine out front is frozen, absolutely nothing is plugged in to try out, the only graphics card they had was a GeForce 1030 (!), it seriously felt like a Dead Mall series from YouTube in there.
I haven't been to that location in several years.
I used to live in Manhattan Beach, though.
That location is TINY compared to the two stores in San Diego County and all the other ones I've been to.
Microcenter killed that location.
Microcenter is pretty busy at all times of the day. That Frys became a "hey do you need help (so i can get commission)" hell hole pretty fast and Microcenter's folks on Pleasant Hill came off as actually wanting to help you vs getting commission.
The one in Manhattan Beach, CA probably will thrive for a while. It's been nearly a year since I've been there, but it has always been very busy.
I'm surprised the one in Concord CA isn't closed by now. They haven't stocked anything in months it seems like.
I'll miss them. As someone who grew up in central California where the only physical store for computer parts was Bestbuy, Fry's was a rare treat for me. But the prices aren't great and the stores are being hollowed. Save us Microcenter.
Fun story, when my mom was having brain surgery, she wanted us to "go see a movie or something." She didn't want us to not be bored. I asked my aunt to drop me off at Fry's. I thought it would be a good distraction. It wasn't. I ended up crying in the Palo Alto Fry's.
Fun story, when my mom was having brain surgery, she wanted us to "go see a movie or something." She didn't want us to not be bored. I asked my aunt to drop me off at Fry's. I thought it would be a good distraction. It wasn't. I ended up crying in the Palo Alto Fry's.
All I can say is: long live Micro Center. I love the maker merch section. The Cambridge store is super well stocked and well staffed.
They expanded and sell their products smartly, only focusing on their niche. They don't try the whole "let's sell EVERYTHING" which requires giant retail space and massive inventory like Fry's.
Yeah I drove down from Downtown last year for their $300 9700k deal lol. Luckily my mother in law was in the *very general vicinity lol.
I live in SD and almost always stop at Microcenter if I'm in OC.
Last time I was there I got some Wyze wifi plugs.
They always have something and their AMD deals recently are nuts.
Phoenix one a few months ago was sad. Was rebuilding my PC after a catastrophic failure, Best Buy had more relevant parts than they did. Half a decade ago I couldn't imagine not being able to find a motherboard and CPU at Fry's but I could at Best Buy.
This one was located like a block from a Best Buy so not exactly a shocker they ate into its business.
This one was located like a block from a Best Buy so not exactly a shocker they ate into its business.
I was about to say the same thing. Haven't shopped at that store in years, but i got all my Evangelion DVDs from this location. It treated me well. RIP.