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NEWS: 150 Suncoast, Sam Goody stores closing in 2004


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Lupin_333



Joined: 08 Jun 2003
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Location: Houston, TX
PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:56 pm Reply with quote
Aww geez. This really sucks. My local Suncoast (If you could call 30 minutes away local) had pretty much any DVD, anime or otherwise. Now I have to go into Waldenbooks with their big DBZ standees that proclaim to have new Japanimation comics, not manga, but japanimation comics. I always feel like such a poser when I go in there.
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Nuriko-chan



Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:27 pm Reply with quote
I hope mine doesn't close...
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littlegreenwolf



Joined: 10 Aug 2002
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 10:07 pm Reply with quote
My suncoast is usually packed, so I don't think they'll be closing it *I hope* but I like my Sam Goody in my little town. :( I hope they don't touch my two stores.
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Ryuko



Joined: 03 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 12:56 am Reply with quote
I'd rather go to Best Buy than Suncoast... The MSRP always seems so high to me after going to Best Buy...
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v1cious



Joined: 31 Dec 2002
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Location: Houston, TX
PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 12:56 am Reply with quote
that really isn't that many when you think about it. i mean the average state has at least 4-5 of them


they're stuff's too damn expensive anyway.
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animaniac



Joined: 06 May 2003
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Location: Idaho
PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 9:49 am Reply with quote
I don't really care if mine does or that they are the part that sucks is people will lose jobs and stuff. They shoulda had better prices.
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Shorty22



Joined: 09 Aug 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:45 pm Reply with quote
Being packed sometimes doesn't matter. The Kmart was always full when I was there, but it closed down anyway.

I don't want my Suncoast to close. It's where I get my stuff from. I get manga, earn coupons, get anime. And it works well. If it closes, I guess I'll just have to shift over to B.Daltons. They have a manga bookcase now. And it's the same price. But Suncoast sometimes had good manga deals.

... when I walked by B.Daltons this weekend, they had an endcap advertising new things in for kids... and had all sorts of manga there... I KNOW a bunch of those were rated 'older teen'. Rolling Eyes
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Moon_Aura



Joined: 30 Jun 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:28 pm Reply with quote
No! They can't close down Suncoast. They have pocky. Crying or Very sad
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Bosco82



Joined: 14 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:16 pm Reply with quote
I just found out when i went into my local Sam Goody store that it will be one of the stores closing down. This is not good becuase it was the only place to buy animein my town. The next closest is 100 miles away. Guess I will have to order off the internet for now on.
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Nuriko-chan



Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:26 pm Reply with quote
can anyone find a list of the closing stores? I won't have a chance to go to Suncoast for a while and I'd like to know if they're closing. If my Sam Goody closes, I really won't care much, but it that Suncoast closes, I'll die
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SkullKnight



Joined: 20 Mar 2003
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Location: Deep South
PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 5:30 pm Reply with quote
you'd think that suncoast would lower there prices slightly to compete with best buy but they don't. sure, there "on sale" when there released but its still abit high. The only thing that suncoast has going is the replay points.
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JETBLACK87



Joined: 14 Apr 2002
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:03 pm Reply with quote
the only thing I think Suncoast is good for is browsing to see what "looks good". than you right them down and go online and look them up.
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Aesop's Ego



Joined: 06 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:06 pm Reply with quote
Suncoast closing is a loss, even if their prices were higher. Best Buy is great, but their selection is wanting. I went to Best buy to get Trigun and they couldn't even order it for me. Suncoast was expensive, but they had anime I had never even heard of. Not to mention the selection of magazines, toys, manga, and various other related goods. Now where am I supposed to get fruit flavored Japanese beverages?
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BERSERK EVA



Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:51 pm Reply with quote
Crud...this sucks a fat one. This is where i got my anime most of the time. I gotta go see if the one near me is gonna close. That would piss me off a lot is they were gonna close. I was friends with the employees also. Will they have a big sale when they close?
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areaseven
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Joined: 11 Dec 2002
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:53 pm Reply with quote
Moon_Aura wrote:
No! They can't close down Suncoast. They have pocky. Crying or Very sad


I like Suncoast, but never for any of the Japanese snacks they sell. Why pay $3.99 for Pocky when your local Japanese grocery store sells it for $1.19? What's more ridiculous is that they're charging $3.99 for Yan-Yan when you can get it at your mom-n-pop shop for $0.79.
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