In honor of Circuit City's going out of business, this is my collection of Circuit City ads from 1985 to 2008. Part 2 is here: • Circuit City Commercia...
RIP Circuit City :(. Those "Welcome to Circuit City, where service is state of the art" commercials still ring in my head from the early 90's. I remember my techno-savvy dad buying EVERYTHING from there in the 90's too, until Best Buy opened in Mobile early this decade and the store layout just appealed more to him and everyone else. You will be missed Circuit City!
They shot themselves in the foot around 2007 when they ditched their knowledgeable higher paid employees in favor of no-nothings who knew nothing about what they were selling (most were texting or playing Wii) Within two years it bled to death. Radio Shack did the same thing some years ago and it's now on life support ravaged by the cancer. Love the commercials here, it brought back some good memories.
I can beat that. I went there in 2004, looking for a prepaid (burner) phone, because I didn't want to sign a contract. They flat out ignored me when I walked up. Then, after I had to break up the conversation the two were having, asking if they had any prepaid cell phones, the guy snaps back "NO!" then returns back to his conversation. I then went to Cingular's store directly and got my prepaid, but about a week after the incident, I went back, and what do I see hanging on an endcap? Prepaid cell phones! That jerk not only didn't give me the time of day while at work, he also lied about a product they had! He didn't even look, acted like I was bothering him by asking, and when I saw that they indeed had them, I didn't return again until 2008 when they were having their liquidation sale (can't say I blame people for not going there, look how I was treated just a few years prior). Service is state of the art, huh? Not in the mid-2000's!!
Being a techno gadget freak, I loved going to Circuit City and Ultimate Electronics. The only time I was angry at CC was when they were trying to sell me the ridiculous DIVX player, instead of a regular DVD player. Those were the days!
I only went to Circuit City once in the early 2000s and their store clerks were the worst. They would follow you around, stalking you from around the corner and constantly asking you if you needed help or what you were going to buy so they could help you make your purchase. I was told that they were paid on commission and that's why they were so aggressive in trying to 'Help' the customers. I can see why they went out of business.
My last visit there before liquidation was in 2004. I went trying to find a prepaid phone, and two employees deep conversation wouldn't give me the time of day. I had to interrupt, and when I asked one of them if they had prepaid, they snapped back "NO!" then went back to their conversation. About a week later when I returned to the store after having to go to a phone store to get a prepaid phone, I found an endcap where they were! They indeed had them, but they not only lost the sale that day, when I saw them hanging there, I was practically irate, and wouldn't step foot in the store again until it started liquidating in 2008.
That's the problem with sales people on commission...you might have some a little too helpful...but I'd rather have that then a employee who isn't knowledgeable on any of the products and doesn't care , because they're like why work hard it's a minimum wage job.
@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 Id rather have a knowledgeable employee that is "too" interested in helping me than the rude know-nothings that work at places like Best Buy.
@@functionatthejunction same... I prefer to have employees that know what they're selling and if I have a question could probably help me with it. Over the year's brick n mortar store's decided it was better to have cheap unknowledgeable employees rather than pay extra for employees that could actually help their customers....this is one of the main reasons why places like Circuit city/ RadioShack and Fry's closed their doors. They lost what made them special the knowledgeable and helpful employee and just became electronic warehouses.
I miss Circuit City a lot! I always liked the style of their stores better than Best Buy. I remember seeing those old commercials with the giant plug on TV from the early 90's when I was little & I always loved them! I still have my first Laptop from 2004 that I got from my grandparents as a High School graduation gift & they bought it a Circuit City. I still have the receipt as well!
These are fun to watch. My have tiles changed. A VCR used to cost damn near 300 bucks!?! When I sleep tonight that damn song is going to be haunting my dreams.
Last thing that I can remember buying at Circuit City was Kingdom Hearts for the Playstation Station 2. Now the building that used to be Circuit City is now an In-Shape Gym (they could have at least left the front of the building red instead of painting it a dull blue color).
I feel sooo old :( wahhhhh I want those days back. I want to live again!!!! I want My Little pony G1, Nintendo, McDonalds Mario3 Happy Meal, MTV when it was Music, not baby story. I want my Fisher Stereo system! GRRRRRR!
GarySpatzScam i miss circuit city in a way it was the first store i would go to in the mall i went to rip circuit city i also bought a ps1 and gba sp from there
I remember going to Circuit City in Hawaii of 2003 and in Colorado of 2008. I liked explored around their stores and looking at the electronics they had. In 2008, it was so eerie that my family and I were the only ones in the store.
When we think of corporate greed or mismanagement we think of workers being hurt or sucked dry by high prices but the greed (or cancer I'll call it) destroys their own company as well. Admittedly the recession contributed to it in Circuit City's case, but poor or non existent customer service led to their downfall before it happened.
Mark Muffs What makes it sad is watching these very commercials that advertise high quality customer service like no other business knew. I have never before shopped at Circuit City (Went under before I even had a reason to go there) but I fondly remember seeing the store around town and in the late 2000 commercials (Shown in part 2 of this video).
It's crazy to think those babies in the camera commercial are pretty much my age. It also reminded me of my dad and his big ass bulky camera :) nostalgic.
OMG, the Circuit City Anthem. That really gives me so much nostalgia as a child. I always thought the lyrics went "Welcome to Circuit City! Circuit City yeah!" Damn Wacky Deli. But the one Circuit City ad I remember so strongly was this Christmas commercial, where at the end of it, you see the plug come down, to which it becomes the Circuit City building, and then you see a cartoon Santa Claus come running out of the building, going, "Ho Ho Ho!".
The hubby asks me today: hey babe do you know about a circuit city? - Yeah babe their the new Best Buy He’s younger than me… I love those kinda moments 🥰
Last thing I purchased there was a headset that blocked the outside noise. It was one of those big headphones that practically cover your entire ears like ear muffs.
In the summer of 1988, I applied for a job with Circuit City. I always liked the stores although it didn't sound like a very good place to work. I had an interview right after the 4th of July. I always wondered for a while if I did the right thing.
I remember that deal that cc offered where they would give you the difference and 10% of the difference if the item you bought was listed at a lower price which I thought was good for the customer but bad for cc
Its amazing to see, in these commercials, how technology advances in such a short time. ps, RIP Circuit City Gurnee, IL. Dec 2008. I Worked there from June 2006-closing in Dec 2008. Good Times (gurnee Mills Mall.) :(
This is a great compilation; thanks for all the work you put into it. I used to spend hours with the Lafayette catalog when I was a kid in the 60's. I wouldn't be surprised if Rat Shack was the next to fold. I think Circ. City could be considered the pioneer of big box stores for specialized merchandise.
I went to 3 stores during their closing sales and got more stuff than everything I ever bought in the past at Circuit City, but afterward I felt like I was ripping off a good friend or kicking someone already on the ground, it was a strange feeling.
Lol that 486 Packard Bell 33mhz computer was my family's first computer when I was a kid in the 90s. We bought it from Best Buy not Circuit City. I still have it in my storage in the basement.
You mean to tell me that kid had to walk all the way to the store by himself because the dad told him you need to take care of it yourself?? That would be considered child abuse today.
two of the guys in this band (the one this account is meant to represent) recorded an album dedicated to circuit city, but they claim it is too shitty to share
Man...that Packard Bell computer with 4mb of RAM and 420mb hard drive was $1,389.97 in 1994. I mean...the hard drive was less than HALF of 1gb!!! lol This was at 8:32 of the video.
I miss the circuit city in Compton , I used to buy blank cds to put music on them back in the late 90's y'all member ha ha now it's all iTunes baby no more CDs !
I remember circuit city’s earliest commercials. There was two white guys with mullets yelling they’ll beat any price while showing different T.V.’s and yelling out the brand and price just like used car salesmen. Must have been like 1981-1984. Does anyone else remember those commercials
for circuit city 1991 was a magical year of savings on all major electronics. For Good Guys it was a year of Total distater as the 4 4 1991 Good guys Hostage crisis in sacramento Occured. now that same good guys location is current a Dollar tree store with The entrance to the Side as opposed to the front
❤ I wish this department store still existed just like Toys R Us and others too people have gotten too lazy ordering things online that's not me I'm old school rather go to the store and shop I miss renting movies too
I believe there was 2 Lucky's in San Jose, but there is only one that is still here in the southside, in the suburbs, I saw it went from Lucky's in the late 90s, then Albertson's in the early 2000's then Lucky's again, but the downtown one was the one I always went too
Good Grief 999 99 For an Hp computer back in 1997. and an HP laptop for 1399 99 ,even then that was very expensive. I got a Dell Lattitude .Laptop. 2007 for alot Less at amazon
I love these but never knew about circuit city until recently... I'm experiencing nostalgia that I don't have.
Me to bud
One thing is for sure, ''Welcome to Circuit City where service is state of the art'' has such a catch beat.
Yes that cg sequence is forever in my head
the iphone charger looks like a circuit city entrance
That coincidence though what if they become a dank meme or something in UA-cam?
iPhones are gay tho
@@trafficracer124 IPhones Are Not Gay.
@@arnoldarriaga3026 Lol ok
Lol
RIP Circuit City :(. Those "Welcome to Circuit City, where service is state of the art" commercials still ring in my head from the early 90's. I remember my techno-savvy dad buying EVERYTHING from there in the 90's too, until Best Buy opened in Mobile early this decade and the store layout just appealed more to him and everyone else. You will be missed Circuit City!
UA-cam is where commercial is the state of the art.
"The Anthem" at 3:43 has stayed in my head for the last 30 years, now THAT'S a good commercial!
Those lyrics/words "Welcome to Circuit City, where service is state of the art" is still ring on my head from the 90's.
i miss 80's commercials. there is something great about them because they look outdated and unpolished by today's standards.
Had to keep real
But at the time you didn't know it!
@@tinman3586 nope, not when all we had was vhs or beta and standard definition.
R.I.P CIRCUIT CITY 1949-2009
R.I.P CIRCUIT CITY 1949-2009
They're back now! They got revived in 2016 by Ronny Schmoel
Ah, the 80's and 90's were truly the golden age of technology.
That $200.00 VCR or 19 inch "Cable Ready" TV in 1987 would be $418.00 today.... Amazing how expensive technology was then.
and how much did PS4 go for new again? Times haven't changed, only technology has!
HA! I remember "The Kid" commercial. It was on all the time back then.
They shot themselves in the foot around 2007 when they ditched their knowledgeable higher paid employees in favor of no-nothings who knew nothing about what they were selling (most were texting or playing Wii) Within two years it bled to death. Radio Shack did the same thing some years ago and it's now on life support ravaged by the cancer. Love the commercials here, it brought back some good memories.
Mark Muffs their DIVX fiasco didn't help any.
I can beat that. I went there in 2004, looking for a prepaid (burner) phone, because I didn't want to sign a contract. They flat out ignored me when I walked up. Then, after I had to break up the conversation the two were having, asking if they had any prepaid cell phones, the guy snaps back "NO!" then returns back to his conversation. I then went to Cingular's store directly and got my prepaid, but about a week after the incident, I went back, and what do I see hanging on an endcap? Prepaid cell phones!
That jerk not only didn't give me the time of day while at work, he also lied about a product they had! He didn't even look, acted like I was bothering him by asking, and when I saw that they indeed had them, I didn't return again until 2008 when they were having their liquidation sale (can't say I blame people for not going there, look how I was treated just a few years prior). Service is state of the art, huh? Not in the mid-2000's!!
The Circuit City that I lived near by got turned into a Auto Zone in 2011 RIP Circuit City 1949-2009 12 year Anniversary
@@dogtrixgrooming3481 mine is now a Big Lots :(
Best Buy doesn't have knowledgeable employees either and it's still around and thriving.
The in-store loop just SCREAMS 1980s.
Come in for a 72" Zennith Alpha-5 for only $1099.99 with 0% APR for first 12 months or $908.99 with rebate. See Zordon for details.
How did you know? XD
Being a techno gadget freak, I loved going to Circuit City and Ultimate Electronics. The only time I was angry at CC was when they were trying to sell me the ridiculous DIVX player, instead of a regular DVD player. Those were the days!
An answering machine for only $57 in 1991?! I'm in.
Wow, those commercials bring back memories. I miss that flying plug at the end of their commercials.
Vaporwave artists be like: “free real estate”
That;s what I remember about Circuit City commericilas - when the plug came out of the sky to plug into the ground and light up
"Cable ready", now THERE is a term we have not heard in decades.
I love how in the last ad, they emphasize "color printer".
@ 4:28 $14.97 for that Crown car radio? That's still a good deal.
Packard bell. Lol
I only went to Circuit City once in the early 2000s and their store clerks were the worst. They would follow you around, stalking you from around the corner and constantly asking you if you needed help or what you were going to buy so they could help you make your purchase. I was told that they were paid on commission and that's why they were so aggressive in trying to 'Help' the customers. I can see why they went out of business.
My last visit there before liquidation was in 2004. I went trying to find a prepaid phone, and two employees deep conversation wouldn't give me the time of day. I had to interrupt, and when I asked one of them if they had prepaid, they snapped back "NO!" then went back to their conversation. About a week later when I returned to the store after having to go to a phone store to get a prepaid phone, I found an endcap where they were! They indeed had them, but they not only lost the sale that day, when I saw them hanging there, I was practically irate, and wouldn't step foot in the store again until it started liquidating in 2008.
That's the problem with sales people on commission...you might have some a little too helpful...but I'd rather have that then a employee who isn't knowledgeable on any of the products and doesn't care , because they're like why work hard it's a minimum wage job.
That's about the time they started treating their lower level employees like crap and business started going down hill.
@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 Id rather have a knowledgeable employee that is "too" interested in helping me than the rude know-nothings that work at places like Best Buy.
@@functionatthejunction same... I prefer to have employees that know what they're selling and if I have a question could probably help me with it. Over the year's brick n mortar store's decided it was better to have cheap unknowledgeable employees rather than pay extra for employees that could actually help their customers....this is one of the main reasons why places like Circuit city/ RadioShack and Fry's closed their doors. They lost what made them special the knowledgeable and helpful employee and just became electronic warehouses.
I miss Circuit City a lot! I always liked the style of their stores better than Best Buy. I remember seeing those old commercials with the giant plug on TV from the early 90's when I was little & I always loved them! I still have my first Laptop from 2004 that I got from my grandparents as a High School graduation gift & they bought it a Circuit City. I still have the receipt as well!
I saw a DVD for the first time at Circuit City in 1997. They were on display along with a massive 27" television to showcase how good the picture was.
I used to think as a kid that it was “Circuit Circuit City, Where Service Is State Of The Art” rather than “Welcome to Circuit City…”
RIP Circuit City 1948-2009.
These are fun to watch. My have tiles changed. A VCR used to cost damn near 300 bucks!?! When I sleep tonight that damn song is going to be haunting my dreams.
Love their theme song
TVs use to be furniture. A 25 inch console tv was a big tv. So 200 in 1990 was almost 400 in today's standard
It was fun seeing all those commercials from the past and how big all of those past electronics were.
Last thing that I can remember buying at Circuit City was Kingdom Hearts for the Playstation Station 2. Now the building that used to be Circuit City is now an In-Shape Gym (they could have at least left the front of the building red instead of painting it a dull blue color).
I feel sooo old :( wahhhhh I want those days back. I want to live again!!!! I want My Little pony G1, Nintendo, McDonalds Mario3 Happy Meal, MTV when it was Music, not baby story. I want my Fisher Stereo system! GRRRRRR!
GarySpatzScam i miss circuit city in a way it was the first store i would go to in the mall i went to rip circuit city i also bought a ps1 and gba sp from there
Ok boomer
And some will say it got worse for them after they got rid of that catchy "Service is State of the Art" campaign, that by far was their best one.
They're coming back!
I think the kid commercial is their most famous one, it aired alot and for a long time.
I'm on a phone that has more power than all those computers pit together damn the future is fun
I remember going to Circuit City in Hawaii of 2003 and in Colorado of 2008. I liked explored around their stores and looking at the electronics they had.
In 2008, it was so eerie that my family and I were the only ones in the store.
When we think of corporate greed or mismanagement we think of workers being hurt or sucked dry by high prices but the greed (or cancer I'll call it) destroys their own company as well. Admittedly the recession contributed to it in Circuit City's case, but poor or non existent customer service led to their downfall before it happened.
Mark Muffs What makes it sad is watching these very commercials that advertise high quality customer service like no other business knew. I have never before shopped at Circuit City (Went under before I even had a reason to go there) but I fondly remember seeing the store around town and in the late 2000 commercials (Shown in part 2 of this video).
I remember i got a Playstation 3 there when they were going out of buesness for $300.00 when they were $600.00 at the time
It's crazy to think those babies in the camera commercial are pretty much my age.
It also reminded me of my dad and his big ass bulky camera :) nostalgic.
CIRCUIT CITY WAS FUCKIN AWESOME
Oh the nostalgia
you know its 80s when they have old couples in pajamas in bed in the commercial. the clapper commercial!!! oh man good'ol 80s..
That guy in the red shirt is really strumming it out at the 5:17 mark.
8:29
I stop and think. . . this was made only 23 years ago. . . amazing how much computers have evolved in capability and power since then 😮
Thank you... This is what I've been needing today ... Memories of what once was and even better...
The old circuit city by me is a best buy now. Didnt change much
OMG, the Circuit City Anthem. That really gives me so much nostalgia as a child. I always thought the lyrics went "Welcome to Circuit City! Circuit City yeah!" Damn Wacky Deli.
But the one Circuit City ad I remember so strongly was this Christmas commercial, where at the end of it, you see the plug come down, to which it becomes the Circuit City building, and then you see a cartoon Santa Claus come running out of the building, going, "Ho Ho Ho!".
Dang it, I remember the 1990 ad called "The Kid". My girlfriend was three years away from being born.
The Kid was played by Austin O' Brien (My Girl 2, Last Action Hero)
At 8:37 A cordless phone for 49.97? Wow, they haven't come down in price. Amazing.
They show people doing maintenance and repair. Man, that's a long gone era. No one repairs stuff anymore, you just throw it away and buy a new one.
It scares me how many of these ads I remember very well LOL
I like how a giant plug plugs into the store and it lights up
Thanks for sharing... takes me back!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!
The hubby asks me today: hey babe do you know about a circuit city?
- Yeah babe their the new Best Buy
He’s younger than me…
I love those kinda moments 🥰
Last thing I purchased there was a headset that blocked the outside noise. It was one of those big headphones that practically cover your entire ears like ear muffs.
In the summer of 1988, I applied for a job with Circuit City. I always liked the stores although it didn't sound like a very good place to work. I had an interview right after the 4th of July. I always wondered for a while if I did the right thing.
I remember that deal that cc offered where they would give you the difference and 10% of the difference if the item you bought was listed at a lower price which I thought was good for the customer but bad for cc
The 90s was the last good decade for these stores.
the song sounds like ducktales
Ahhh i miss working there
Its amazing to see, in these commercials, how technology advances in such a short time. ps,
RIP Circuit City Gurnee, IL. Dec 2008. I Worked there from June 2006-closing in Dec 2008. Good Times (gurnee Mills Mall.) :(
And the Circuit City at Gurnee Mills is now a Macy’s department store
This is a great compilation; thanks for all the work you put into it. I used to spend hours with the Lafayette catalog when I was a kid in the 60's.
I wouldn't be surprised if Rat Shack was the next to fold. I think Circ. City could be considered the pioneer of big box stores for specialized merchandise.
You were right
@@Salad006 Hi and thanks!
You , my friend were the Nostradamus of your time .
Thanks! Best to you. @@davidboyce8683
I went to 3 stores during their closing sales and got more stuff than everything I ever bought in the past at Circuit City, but afterward I felt like I was ripping off a good friend or kicking someone already on the ground, it was a strange feeling.
5:05 the kid didn't have his receipt.
Lol
albear972 Hadn't seen that commercial in years. Remembered every word.
Thank You!!!!👊🏾👍🏾💯 I Looooove Nostalgic Commercials👊🏾👌🏾😎
Lol that 486 Packard Bell 33mhz computer was my family's first computer when I was a kid in the 90s. We bought it from Best Buy not Circuit City. I still have it in my storage in the basement.
1 person forgot to integrate his circuits at circuit city and missed the "like" button
You mean to tell me that kid had to walk all the way to the store by himself because the dad told him you need to take care of it yourself?? That would be considered child abuse today.
Yeah, it was 1949, sorry I mistyped on that one. But still, it's too bad to see this store go.
Wow only $50 for a cordless phone! I'm on my way!...oh yeah, they're out of business...
What a shame they went out of business. God bless the 80's. I loved shopping for electronics there.
1949-2009 but this parts are from 1985-2009
I think the 3rd commercial is like the ad they play on the show room tvs talking about the selection as you shop, wish circuit city was still around
two of the guys in this band (the one this account is meant to represent) recorded an album dedicated to circuit city, but they claim it is too shitty to share
I remember those commercials. Good times.
Man...that Packard Bell computer with 4mb of RAM and 420mb hard drive was $1,389.97 in 1994. I mean...the hard drive was less than HALF of 1gb!!! lol This was at 8:32 of the video.
Out of Business
Circuit City is Closed and Rebuilding to Best Buy
I miss the circuit city in Compton , I used to buy blank cds to put music on them back in the late 90's y'all member ha ha now it's all iTunes baby no more CDs !
downtown one was my favorite
Woah it Ms. Doubtfire a 6:55
I just watched 9 minutes of old CC commercials. Wtf.
I remember circuit city’s earliest commercials. There was two white guys with mullets yelling they’ll beat any price while showing different T.V.’s and yelling out the brand and price just like used car salesmen. Must have been like 1981-1984. Does anyone else remember those commercials
for circuit city 1991 was a magical year of savings on all major electronics. For Good Guys it was a year of Total distater as the 4 4 1991 Good guys Hostage crisis in sacramento Occured. now that same good guys location is current a Dollar tree store with The entrance to the Side as opposed to the front
❤ I wish this department store still existed just like Toys R Us and others too people have gotten too lazy ordering things online that's not me I'm old school rather go to the store and shop I miss renting movies too
I believe there was 2 Lucky's in San Jose, but there is only one that is still here in the southside, in the suburbs, I saw it went from Lucky's in the late 90s, then Albertson's in the early 2000's then Lucky's again, but the downtown one was the one I always went too
“The Anthem” from 1989 reminds me of my childhood.
YES!!! I WANT ONE OF THOSE TVs! WITHOUT THE HAGGLE! VAMOS!!!!
Circuit City's "The Anthem" is awesome. I've been wanting to find the full version of their old theme song for awhile. Does anyone know who wrote it?
I Love "The Anthem". RIP Circuit City.
Who remembers the "The Good Guys" electronic store.
Forever? Well, they are gone, so Walmart will change it forever :D
Good Grief 999 99 For an Hp computer back in 1997. and an HP laptop for 1399 99 ,even then that was very expensive. I got a Dell Lattitude .Laptop. 2007 for alot Less at amazon
I feel nostalgic even though I've never went into one.
aaannnnndddddd....... there about to come back this year
Where service is state of the art!
1:49 wow they had technician scientists on staff wow
I don't remember them having appliances. I guess they stopped selling them at some point.
7:56 That guy is from my hometown store. It's a Staples and Big Lots now.