Thank goodness. Worst electronics retailer of all time.

Word of the day is "chargeback"

Wow, happy F'in holidays, employees. Now get out.

@The Name's Ash78, Housewares: How so? They were the only retailer that actually knew what they were talking about, and you couldn't beat their install team (when we're talking about larger retailers).

Their prices were high, but you got high-end product, and high-end installations.

Try having Circuit City set up something like a Crestron whole home audio system and see what happens (or even just a freakin' car radio for that matter).

Am I to understand that they refused to pay the employees, or that they just didn't pay them that day before they closed?

@KStrike155: The two I've been two have had virtually zero inventory, unhelpful staff (and creepy, if you include the times they've descended on my wife), and have sold 80% of the same inventory as everywhere else, but for a 30% markup. Never saw more than one other customer in a store. Their massive stock of Monster Cable for EVERY type of connector spoke volumes about their business.

Sure, it's nice to have a place to go if you need high-end brands and installation service, but in my area, there have always been local mom&pop hi-fi retailers who would do it. I just never saw the niche for these guys.

Link to the really original story and not from the blog from the blog from the blog is [www.boston.com]

@TemporaryError: The employees still have outstanding pay that is owed. From the original story, one manager was told from a call to his home not to show up or go into the store.

If I didn't get paid for working I'd just go burn the store down. I think that's fair.

@jhmartin: I believe you have my stapler.

@jhmartin:

jeez, it's not like they took your stapler or anything

The headline is misleading, they were already in liquidation.They actually stopped the liquidation sale 6 days early, and now even the liquidators are locked out.

I think this happened because Tweeter changed from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

@SpruceStreetPhil: STAPLER STAPLER STAPLER AAHHHH......

I go to monster.com all the time to get my av cables but they always want me to apply for jobs. They should sue them also.

My brother inlaw was a manager and the refused to pay him his time, overtime, vacation pay and no severance pay.

Major bonage for him!

Eh, good riddance. While they really did know what they were doing, shopping there was a totally skeevy experience: overpriced, high pressure commission-based sales.

@Izzo: I hope he had a special discount around the end of the time working there... you know, the 100% off discount...

@corinthos: They did, as well as Discovery over Monster Garage, and Disney over Monsters, Inc, who all settled. They have been going after any body that uses monster in their name for years.

And so the "boatload of know-how" turns out to be the Titanic.

Hello? Tweeter? 1990 called and it wants its electronic stores back. I for one won't miss it.

Overly aggressive and creepy Tweeter salesmen will just get hired on by debt collection agencies.

Just pointing out (and it was the linked blog that got it wrong in the first place) that Tweeter wasn't just an MA retailer - they had a bunch of stores in the Chicago area, and in fact had paid to name the huge concert venue in Tinley Park IL "Tweeter Center".

This totally sucks, but I cannot say it is that big of a surprise, given the way corporations big and small are allowed to f*ck over whomever they need to in their greed.

The real culprits will never be held accountable, and will never have to answer to the employees and customers left literally out in the cold.

@The Name's Ash78, Housewares: for the LAST time, lack of competition is NEVER a good thing!

@econobiker: that's a good discount, especially for someone who's about to be kicked to the curb. I know if it were me who had just gotten sent home without pay for the time I had worked, the 100% discount would be in full effect.

@doctor_cos: Does Tweeter sell heaters? How are they "literally left out in the cold"?

@Gstein: Have you tried Myer-Emco?

i bought a tv through tweeter 2-3 months ago and am financing it through them... will i only have to pay a fraction of what i owe? and i guess i am never seeing the $300 i dropped for an extended warranty again. anyone else been in this situation?

This just paves the way for MY new electronics store: Woofer.

har har har

@corinthos: I think you took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

If you bought the TV with your Tweeter Card, then your account is acually with a seperate finance company. I believe it is GE Capitol. So, you will have to pay according to your finance terms. If you don't they will file for collections on you. Their extended warranties were backed by a separate company so you should still have the coverage. I would contact them to confirm your coverage and how to obtsin service if you need it. The extended warranty company is called ServiceNet. Hope that helps.