Conns going out of business after 130 years. Pretty insane deals they have right now: https://www.conns.com/ You need to put the item in the Cart to get the discounted price.
Didn't know they were in business. Their LG G3 65in open box is $300ish more than a brand new one from competitors. What are the good deals exactly?
Found a nice dresser marked down to $178. $199 for shipping. Blah https://www.conns.com/dove-manor-chest-grey-3459310.html
I drive past the Conns on 34th almost every day, there was never anybody there, and it's been that way for a few years. I'm shocked they've stayed in business as long as they have.
Conns has always had a huge markup. Most of the stuff on the site is marked up way higher than what you can find other places. You put it in the cart and it brings it down to similar to what other places are selling them for. For example, you get get a nifty PS5 slim with Spiderman game. On site it is $1089 in the cart it is 769.99. At BestBuy it is $509. I think their business model relied a lot on credit purchases with huge markups and high interest.
Last time I bought from them was around 2005, a Plasma TV on sale. 50+ yo Chain-smoking salesman with hypertension (RIP) helped load it onto the roof of my Jeep. Got it home and it clearly said to not put it on it's side. Also surprised they're in biz. I guess their demographic is dying out (RIP chain-smoking hypertension Boomers).
I have the Internet making so much information available to consumers that businesses need to become more efficient or perish. It is more than just being able to comparison shop on price that is forcing changes in the business world. There is probably a review out on the Internet for just about everything that a Conns, Costco, Walmart, Amazon etc sells. News about new - better models coming out in 3 months is available to all, just not to the Sales people working at Conns. User Forums for various products lets customers know at least as much as the Sales people know, so the overhead of having Sales people on site becomes a questionable expense. In the current retail landscape, those that are able to to Stack 'Em Deep and Sell 'Em Cheap appear to be doing better that those that have additional costs - overhead that prevents them from being profitable in a Stack 'Em Deep and Sell 'Em Cheap environment.
Checked a few of "the deals" they have on-going and it's definitely not a deal. I guess third party seller wanted to stick to the spirt of the name "Conn's".
It definitely takes some work to find really good deals with this going out of business sale. The mega deals are not easy to find.
Alright...who canceled Badcock?? Major furniture chain Badcock to shut all its stores after 120 years Badcock has locations in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.
