The String Quartets

Okay, I am officially obsessed with string quartet tributes! I've spent a good part of the morning trying to decide which ones I want to buy on iTunes with my $25 gift card.... it is soooo hard to narrow it down... 

On a side note, yesterday at our morning meeting i got bit by a bug on two fingers... my index finger is sooo freakin swollen on my right hand i can barely bend it enough to type... it is driving me crazy.

iTunes gift cards... I love them!!!

The Liquidation

In case you haven't heard, Circuit City announced on Monday that they are closing 155 of their stores nation wide! Of course, we heard about it on Sunday, and have been preparing for it for the past couple of weeks. Some people may be disappointed that their only option for a decent electronics retailer is now Best Buy, but I'm pretty excited. I feel awful for all of the people that are losing their jobs (thousands of CC employees), but can't help but feel a little relief. The economy is rough right now, and Best Buy is still thriving! I am so glad that I work for a company that values its employees and customers so much. I don't expect we will gain a ton of CC's customer base, since there really isn't much of one anymore. I'm optimistic that we will see maybe a good 10% of their customers shopping with us now. It's rough, those people chose CC over Best Buy for a reason, and now we have the task of winning them back. Best Buy certainly has a stable foundation, and great corporate leadership holding us together. I have had so many great experiences in my three years as a Blue Shirt. Recently, I have been able to meet several corporate executives, and network with leaders throughout the company. Although Best Buy might not be my career, or something I plan to still be doing once I finish school, it is definitely where I want to be until I am ready to go out into the real world. I love my Best Buy bubble! We're one big family, and that's not something you can easily find. 

End Rant.