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rista · 04-03-2009, 01:05 PM

Well I was reading online a few minutes ago, and store closing sales are supposed to be starting April 4, 2009...hmm thats tomorrow

Thought I'd let all my fellow TST photographers know that you may want to check into the sales..who knows what kind of deals you can find

Some of the stores are in our area at these malls:

Quakerbridge Mall- Lawrenceville, NJ
Oxford Valley Mall- Langhorne, PA
Gallery at Market East- Philly
Court at King of Prussia- King of Prussia
Westgate Mall - Bethlehem PA
Neshaminy Mall- Bensalem PA
Newtown Sq. Shopping Ctr - Newtown Sq.

here's the link to the page with a listing of ALL stores
Store List

hope you guys get some good deals out of this! i sure hope i do!

Buster · 04-03-2009, 01:08 PM

Lol does Tiff know this, thats her store.

by the way, you are the 4th person ive seen with a quote from me. I'm not that funny lol.

den9 · 04-03-2009, 04:12 PM

as much as i hate ritz, this sucks.

edit- i dont think anything will be on sale, im pretty sure they will just ship stuff back to a warehouse or another store.

BeautifullyBlued · 04-03-2009, 09:48 PM

Oh darn, I get my pictures printed there. Maybe they'll have a nice flash on sale. I desperately need a better one.

howielong · 04-03-2009, 09:59 PM

Damn I was just up at Neshaminy Mall about 30 mins ago, if I would of know this I would of stopped in and seen whats up.

dt98gsr · 04-03-2009, 10:57 PM

Doesn't surprise me the Ritz in Quakerbridge Mall (Lawrenceville) sucks.

mxrage · 04-03-2009, 11:09 PM

hmm, maybe its time to buy a cam

cburwell · 04-04-2009, 07:59 AM

This is not really surprising.I worked for them as one of my jobs while I was in college. Over those 4-5 years pretty much every store saw a steady decline in merchandise and photo finishing (printing) sales. Internet sales and printing are hitting them hard and Ritz wasn't really bringing anything to the table to keep some of their customers in the store. When I was there ritzcamera.com had lower prices than the store, but we couldn't match their prices!

Eventually this will lead to Ritz having maybe a few stores, but the majority of their presence will be virtual.

where'smyturbo? · 04-04-2009, 09:54 AM

Actually I can confirm it is 400 out of 800 stores. I worked at newtown until getting laid off today.

At the closing stores there will be mainly like 15-20% off of clearance items, cameras (i imagine not the DSLRs, but it is possible), pretty much all stock will be discounted. Check that **** out.

At the same time, ritz is over priced, so it might just end up evening out with everyone else.

where'smyturbo? · 04-04-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeautifullyBlued

Oh darn, I get my pictures printed there. Maybe they'll have a nice flash on sale. I desperately need a better one.

Newtown will still be there. And they do really nice processing. Even though I hate those f*ckers, I will still get **** printed there.

04-03-2009, 01:05 PM	#1
rista Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Member #2582 My Ride: 2016 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Willy's Edition iTrader: (0)	Ritz Camera Shops-Closing 300 stores Well I was reading online a few minutes ago, and store closing sales are supposed to be starting April 4, 2009...hmm thats tomorrow Thought I'd let all my fellow TST photographers know that you may want to check into the sales..who knows what kind of deals you can find Some of the stores are in our area at these malls: Quakerbridge Mall- Lawrenceville, NJ Oxford Valley Mall- Langhorne, PA Gallery at Market East- Philly Court at King of Prussia- King of Prussia Westgate Mall - Bethlehem PA Neshaminy Mall- Bensalem PA Newtown Sq. Shopping Ctr - Newtown Sq. here's the link to the page with a listing of ALL stores Store List hope you guys get some good deals out of this! i sure hope i do! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ☮ Last edited by rista; 04-03-2009 at 01:08 PM.

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Buster TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland Pa Member #449 My Ride: 2008 Mustang GT/CS iTrader: (3)	Lol does Tiff know this, thats her store. by the way, you are the 4th person ive seen with a quote from me. I'm not that funny lol. __________________ III To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	as much as i hate ritz, this sucks. edit- i dont think anything will be on sale, im pretty sure they will just ship stuff back to a warehouse or another store. Last edited by den9; 04-03-2009 at 08:31 PM.

04-03-2009, 09:59 PM	#5
howielong Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #586 My Ride: Grandpa Cruiser iTrader: (0)	Damn I was just up at Neshaminy Mall about 30 mins ago, if I would of know this I would of stopped in and seen whats up. __________________ I drive the grand kids around *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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dt98gsr Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Heart of Jersey Member #2949 My Ride: '98 Integra GSR (Gone) '07 Si Coupe (Daily) '08 s2000 (New Project!) iTrader: (1)	Doesn't surprise me the Ritz in Quakerbridge Mall (Lawrenceville) sucks. __________________ Dave@Canibeat.com '07 Si Coupe & '08 s2000 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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BeautifullyBlued Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Feasterville, PA Member #7756 My Ride: 2006 Subaru Forester & 2001 Saturn SC1 iTrader: (0)	Oh darn, I get my pictures printed there. Maybe they'll have a nice flash on sale. I desperately need a better one.

04-03-2009, 11:09 PM	#7
mxrage Tri-State Training Wheels Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: pa Member #6522 iTrader: (0)	hmm, maybe its time to buy a cam

04-04-2009, 07:59 AM	#8
cburwell Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #303 iTrader: (0)	This is not really surprising.I worked for them as one of my jobs while I was in college. Over those 4-5 years pretty much every store saw a steady decline in merchandise and photo finishing (printing) sales. Internet sales and printing are hitting them hard and Ritz wasn't really bringing anything to the table to keep some of their customers in the store. When I was there ritzcamera.com had lower prices than the store, but we couldn't match their prices! Eventually this will lead to Ritz having maybe a few stores, but the majority of their presence will be virtual. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. "The Corvette took nearly 25 years to sell 500,000 units; the Z does it in fewer than 10."

04-04-2009, 09:54 AM	#9
where'smyturbo? Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA/Langhorne, PA Member #5694 My Ride: '99.5 Jetta VR6 iTrader: (1)	Actually I can confirm it is 400 out of 800 stores. I worked at newtown until getting laid off today. At the closing stores there will be mainly like 15-20% off of clearance items, cameras (i imagine not the DSLRs, but it is possible), pretty much all stock will be discounted. Check that **** out. At the same time, ritz is over priced, so it might just end up evening out with everyone else.

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