Re: "discounts" that don't seem very discounted. We had a Mervyns close shop here last month. They had a "going out of business" sale that disappointed most shoppers.

It turned out that the unsold stuff got bought in bulk by Target and 99 cent stores, by previous (secret) agreement.

Maybe something similar is happening with CC; their big-screen TVs, etc going to WalMart, or the like.