Circuit City 24 Minute Pledge

If I had a rocket luancher,
If I had a rocket launcher,
Some son-of-a-bitch would die.

Its time to lock and load.
Deck the halls and ho ho ho and mistletoe and all that.
Well, during the Christmas season I was compelled to go shopping for my wife and son. I decided to begin by logging onto Circuit City for some DVD's, Cd's, and X-Box games. I see the big ad splashed across the website,....

(Details: 24 Minute Pickup Guarantee applies from time stamp on order confirmation email until the time order is ready for customer pickup. Guarantee excludes customer wait time in store lines. Offer valid on orders placed at circuitcity.com or by phone during pickup store's normal operating hours up to 30 minutes prior to closing. Guarantee not valid the day after Thanksgiving, 12/26 or 12/27. $25 minimum purchase. One $24 gift card offered per qualifying in-store pickup ticket, which must be claimed at time of pickup and is good for future purchases.)

So hell, yea, I'll shop online and pick it all up in a half hour. This would be great. I had about 20 items I needed. First item up for bid, a DVD movie that I cannot reveal for my wife and son read this blog constantly. And guess what, it wasn't available for customer pickup at the store. I went to the next selection, and the next, and the first four were not available for pickup. I had to have them shipped and have to pay a shipping charge. Only several of the 20 items needed were available to be picked up at the store.

So, damn man, off to Circuit City for some cold shopping. I arrive and happily the store is not very crowded as I easily find a parking spot. Into the store I go with my list of items. I head straight for the DVD section. A young girl, a Circuit City sales clerk asks if I needed any help. I asked if she really meant it for I had a list. (Not a lisp, a list) She said she would be happy to help.

So, I said I need so and so DVD. Off she ran to get it. From several rows over she called out, "Found it, whats next?" I yelled out the next title. This went on for about 15 titles. Then we moved on to several other items that I cannot divulge and she found them quickly. I thanked her profusely and she smiled and said I was welcome and i proceeded to the checkout.

What luck, no one in line. The cashier scanned my items, took the theft stuff off, and bagged my items. My credit card completed the transaction. I then asked why none of these items were available through the website promotion with the ready in 24 minute offer? She said they all were. Since there was no one else in line, I asked if she could look on the Internet and show me. She said they weren't connected to the Internet and couldn't look. I said the computer department had to have at least one computer hooked up to the Internet. I could see that she was ready to become hostile so being in the Christmas spirit, I said thank you and left.

Well, get the Fucking Rocket Launcher out, its damn false advertising on Circuit Cities side. What pissed me off was when I got home, the first thing on the TV is that freakin ad hyping the 24 minute shopping promotion.

The Grassy Knoll Institute politely says bunk......its a lie, a scam, a way to make you pay shipping charges.

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