So, apparently Dallas-originated CompUSA filed for bankruptcy and closed their stores only to return as a sister company to Tiger Direct.  They’re rolling out slowly, but one has landed practically in my suburban backyard (better known as the eastern border town of Plano, according to Kurt Loder).  They’re adopting a “retail 2.0″ mindset, which apparently includes full Internet access on every single computer in the store.  Take THAT, Worst Buy!  Do you think they’re taking a page from the Apple Store’s book?

They look to have a few good deals going on, including a $199 25″ HD monitor and a $269 22″ Samsung HDTV.  Of course, this IS CompUSA, so rebates are still going strong.  I was excited to see a 16GB flash drive on sale for $24.99, but it is only $24.99 if the good people on the other end of the rebate decide that you’ve filled out the form correctly, have included all required extra paperwork, and sent the proper receipt (the original, NO copies!!).

I will have to meander over to Plano to see what the new CompUSA has to offer me.  I do appreciate that they have an entire netbook category and what looks to be quite the selection, but we’ll see what they have in-store.  Nothing irks me more than a store that has more products online than they do in the store that is only a mere jaunt up the highway from my house.  I am impatient and I hate waiting for my toys to arrive (are you listening, DELL???).  I know online shopping is the thing now, but I hope CompUSA isn’t opening up new retail stores just to have their best deals online.  I always love another store that I can go to instead of Best Buy.