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Crutchfield and Consumer Electronics Exchange give consumers an earth-friendly way to swap unwanted electronics for a gift card
For Immediate Release

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (April 21, 2008) — Crutchfield, one of the nation's leading catalog and Internet retailers of consumer electronics, announces a new partnership with Consumer Electronics Exchange (CExchange, LLC) to provide a valuable new electronics recycling service to its web and retail locations. This innovative service allows customers to recycle their unwanted consumer electronics into new Crutchfield gift cards and make sure that these electronics don�t end up in landfills.

The CExchange® service provides consumers with a simple way to convert valuable unwanted electronics into gift cards at Crutchfield allowing them to purchase the latest gadgets or any products that Crutchfield sells. Now consumers have an easy way to get real value for their unwanted mobile phones, HD DVD players, MP3 players, cameras, camcorders, GPS units, handheld gaming devices, gaming consoles and car audio players. Additional products will become eligible throughout the year.

Jeff Burrow, SVP, CExchange said, "We're pleased to bring this service to Crutchfield in time to celebrate Earth Day. Crutchfield can now help consumers unlock the value of their electronics, so that they can purchase the latest technologies and feel good knowing they are helping the environment." Consumers can now simply bring in their unwanted electronic device to any Crutchfield location or simply go online to http://crutchfield.cexchange.com to get a good idea of what their items are worth and how to exchange them for a gift card.

Crutchfield Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Rick Souder stated, "I'm excited about this new service, right now there are millions of tons of electronic waste being tossed into our landfills each year. At Crutchfield we wanted to do something that was good for the environment and good for our customers. This is a great start, and working together with Consumer Electronics Exchange, we want to continue to bring innovative solutions that help our planet while creating real value for our customers."

CExchange® is a registered trademark of CExchange, LLC, all rights reserved.

About Crutchfield Corporation
Crutchfield Corporation, which celebrates its 34th anniversary in 2008, is the nation's oldest direct integrated marketer (catalog, Customer Care Center, and Internet) of consumer electronics products. Crutchfield has its headquarters and a popular retail store in Charlottesville. Since its introduction in 1974, the Crutchfield catalog has been a respected authority on car and home entertainment products, winning several awards for quality, design, and usefulness. The people who staff Crutchfield's Customer Care Center are noted for their high integrity, product knowledge, and technical expertise. They are available by phone, e-mail, and live online chat. Crutchfield.com offers a convenient, full-service shopping destination to buyers of car and home audio/video products. CrutchfieldAdvisor.com is an all-information website that serves as a single comprehensive source about consumer electronics. Crutchfield was the first vendor-authorized audio/video retailer on the Internet and is one of only two retailers to have won BizRate's coveted "Circle of Excellence" award eight times..

About Consumer Electronics Exchange
Consumer Electronics Exchange (CExchange) is an innovative industry leader firmly dedicated to supporting its retail partners across the nation � both large and small � with flexible recycling/trade-in programs allowing their customers to quickly and easily obtain value for the consumer electronics products they are no longer using. Utilizing its proprietary internet-driven state-of-the-art interface, customers simply visit the retailer's website and perform the transaction on their own or they can visit the retailer's actual physical location to receive value in the form of a gift card/store credit on the spot. CExchange accepts products such as cellular phones, GPS units, gaming consoles, digital cameras and camcorders, and car audio among others. Behind all this lies an executive team with over 40 years experience working with retailers in the consumer electronics and reverse logistics arenas. For more information please contact Jeff Burrow at jburrow@cexchange.com.

For more information, press only:
Bridgette King/Crutchfield Public Relations
954.937.9616
bridgette@getthescoop.com

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