Faster Forward Archive: Shopping

Tips For iPhone 3G S Shoppers

Tomorrow morning, as you may have heard, Apple will begin selling its new iPhone 3G S. Prior iPhone debuts have been a bit of a circus. In the hope of making this one a little saner, I'd like to make two suggestions: 1) Don't wait on line to buy the...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  June 18, 2009; 7:38 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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The Vanishing Full-Line Electronics Retailer

If, 10 years ago, you were asked which type of physical store we'd see fewer of in 2009, which one would you pick? * Bookstores, which stock merchandise that requires no hands-on inspection before purchase and cost next to nothing to ship, or; * Electronics retailers, which carry large and...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  March 6, 2009; 1:05 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (51)
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Circuit City's Bones Offer Slim Pickings

I took a little time Friday afternoon for a field trip to Circuit City's store in Baileys Crossroads--not with a particular item on my shopping list, but to see if the expiring Richmond firm's store-closing sales offered any bargains. To judge from my survey, that answer would be no. The...

By Rob Pegoraro  |  January 26, 2009; 12:37 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (54)
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