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Sharper Image Goes Bankrupt

post #1 of 22
2/22/08 at 10:57am
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After all of those years of ripping people off with stupid gadgets that did not work, such as the Ionic Breeze air "purifier", Sharper Image went belly up. Boo hoo.....NOT!

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/20/smbu...ion=2008022018
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post #2 of 22
2/22/08 at 11:22am
heh heh. re-org equities =

here's another tidbit for you folks who want to save money on jewelry for the s.o.

the company that runs macy's jewelry department (macy's contracts this out, betcha didn't know that) is in deep financial doo-doo right now (basically, zero cash, prolly won't make it's next coupon payment on a pile of debt).

expect MASSIVE discounts on existing stock of jewelry (40% or more off, etc).

good buying opportunity if you're so inclined to take advantage of it ... keep your eyes peeled for the ads.
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post #3 of 22
2/22/08 at 11:30am
sharper image was the van stahl of the mall gift shops
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post #4 of 22
2/22/08 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by richg View Post
After all of those years of ripping people off with stupid gadgets that did not work,
I've had the fogless shower mirror and the white noise alarm clock going on 20 years now. They both work like charms.
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post #5 of 22
2/22/08 at 11:49am
Anything that I've ever received from the shaper imager was a piece of crap. I always thought the items were over priced and over rated.
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post #6 of 22
2/22/08 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by Kings over Queens View Post
I've had the fogless shower mirror and the white noise alarm clock going on 20 years now. They both work like charms.


You mean the broken AM/FM radio that puts out nothing but static?
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post #7 of 22
2/22/08 at 12:02pm
My wife got me this baby per my request. Thing is 5 years old, still on it's same batteries and can tame the wildest hairs growing out of my nose
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post #8 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:23pm
Do they supply Brookstone with their stuff? Same kinds of items
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post #9 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:24pm
RCrowley...
Are you SURE that things a nose trimmer?
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post #10 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:25pm
Will their be a blowout of $150 laser pointers that they sell in chinatown for $1.00?
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post #11 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by Seymore View Post
RCrowley...
Are you SURE that things a nose trimmer?


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post #12 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:27pm
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Do they supply Brookstone with their stuff? Same kinds of items


Yeah, that's who I was thinking of, Brookstone. Not Sharper Image. Disregard my previous post.
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post #13 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:49pm
It amazes me. You know how many of these gadgets they must have had to sell each month just to pay the rent in the mall. Mall rent is not a drop in the bucket. I knew this guys who opened a store up in the mall. The rent for a very small store was almost 8,000 a month. He told me the rent for the little stands in the mall walkway was like 2,000 a month. I don't know if thats true but if so unbelievable...

John
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post #14 of 22
2/22/08 at 1:54pm
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Originally Posted by Kings over Queens View Post
I've had the fogless shower mirror and the white noise alarm clock going on 20 years now. They both work like charms.


One of my best purchases of recent memory. I can't believe I used to stand cold and sopping wet shaving at the sink like a sucker. 5 more minutes in a hot shower is a good thing.
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post #15 of 22
2/22/08 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by fishfood View Post
One of my best purchases of recent memory. I can't believe I used to stand cold and sopping wet shaving at the sink like a sucker. 5 more minutes in a hot shower is a good thing.
Danger is my middle name... I shave in the shower without a mirror and my sideburns are usually close enough I don't notice. Especially if I don't look in a mirror
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