Circuit City 'Not Fair': Michigan

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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Jennifer Granholm is threatening a lawsuit against the Circuit City electronic chain, saying the company failed to provide customers with rain checks for sale items.

Granholm said Wednesday that Virginia-based Circuit City Stores Inc. violated a state consumer protection law at its 23 Michigan stores when it wouldn’t give rain checks for specially advertised items that weren’t available for purchase during the sale period.

When Circuit City was notified of consumer complaints, Granholm said the company responded that rain checks weren’t available on limited quantity sales or clearance sales.

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