Sharper Image finally goes belly-up

www.marketwatch.com ^ | 02/20/2008 | William Spain,

[Red Badger]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- After years of declining sales, The Sharper Image -- known for creature comforts and gadgets like robotic massage chairs and $170 toothbrushes -- has gone belly-up, declaring bankruptcy Wednesday. In a brief statement, Sharper Image (SHRP:

SHRP 0.41, -1.03, -71.5%) announced it had filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, but that it "intends to continue to conduct business as usual while it devotes renewed efforts to resolve its operational and liquidity problems and develops a reorganization plan."

[martin_fierro]

What?

[Red Badger]

[Puppage]

Where else will I get my nose hair trimmer?

Have you thought about learning how to braid?

[estrogen]

Loved to look at their gadgets, but the prices always drove me away

That's the way I feel about Williams Sonoma....I bought a KitchenAid stand mixer Artesian and paid $219 at Kohl's and saw the exact same mixer at WS for $299...who are they kidding?

[Grampa Dave]

In the early 1990’s they had some unique products and sales reps who knew the products.

Then came the internet, Amazon.com, and other internet vendors.

Their sales went down, and they kept raising their prices.

Their catalogs were loaded with over priced items of minimal if any need.

[Westlander]

[Red Badger]

[AlaskaErik]

Good riddance. Next up: radio shack, Brookstone, and SkyMall.

At least Radio Shack has electronic components you would have a hard time getting elsewhere. I would hate to see Radio Shack disappear.

[dforest]

Real men use them for a comb-over.

Damn, is that where those scraggly long hairs come from? ROTFL!

[Designer]

"..gadgets like robotic massage chairs and $170 toothbrushes.."

Good riddance!

What a waste of mall space.

[dforest]

LOL! The bow adds a nice touch.

[Red Badger]

...and snooty sales personnel..........

[Designer]

"Now if they only take Brookstone with them."

Do you remember when Brookstone carried tools and other interesting stuff?

[Tijeras_Slim]

www.digikey.com

[Tijeras_Slim]

Yeah, and I also remember when Eddie Bauer carried guns and real outdoors stuff.

[Red Badger]

Digi-key, We buy most of our parts from them.......

[Tijeras_Slim]

Best search engine in the industry, blows Newark and Allied out of the water.

[Ditto]

I used to like to wonder through the Sharper Image stores and look at all those useless gadgets. I never bought anything, but I always wondered who the hell did buy any of that overpriced stuff. ;~))

[Recon Dad]

You forgot “String Trimmer”.

[Red Badger]

I have all three in my bookmarks plus MOUSER, they are pretty good, too.

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