With Circuit City filing for bankruptcy and closing 20 percent of its stores, Dealnews offers an important reminder to avoid deals that include a mail-in rebate from the retailer (as opposed to a manufacturer) and to avoid buying the store’s gift cards. The struggling retailer is bound to offer lots of deals on electronics, video games and DVDs (although its selection on the last two has never been stellar) as the holidays approach, but be wary of ones that don’t have an immediate payoff. By the way, based on this list of Circuit City store closings, none appears to be occuring in Minnesota.

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