The Google Status No Customer Wants to See: An Amarillo Business Closes Two Locations

This has been stated time and time again about businesses closing in Amarillo. It would be nice if we could get some warning. I know that isn’t always possible, but in a perfect world, we would get a heads-up before an Amarillo business shuts its doors.

Sudden Silence: The Disappearance of Battery Joe

That is definitely what several customers in Amarillo wished had happened with Battery Joe. Their Google listing has both locations in Amarillo as "Permanently Closed." When I heard about the closing, I happened to be right across the street from the location on Georgia Street.

I decided to check it out. The doors were in fact locked, and the lights were off. Throughout the afternoon, I did see a couple of Battery Joe trucks drive up, but it looked like they were doing what they needed to close up shop. They weren't open, and the vehicles were not there long.

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Battery Joe had two locations in Amarillo. There was the one on Georgia Street, and they had another one at 45th and Coulter. Both were locked, and both closed without any warning.

After doing a quick search online, their locations in Lubbock, Midland, and Abilene are also all listed as "Permanently Closed."

Property in Limbo: What to Do If Your Device is Inside

For some people, that may not be a big deal, but for those who had repairs there, it became concerning.

Help!! Did Battery Joes permanently close down? My friend dropped an iPad off there on Friday, 5/1, and today she’s tried calling, and she says Google shows it’s shut down? - Vanessa

I tried calling both locations and was met with a recording thanking me for calling, followed by a long stretch of hold music before the line eventually disconnected. There was no way to leave a message.

The Bankruptcy Factor: Understanding the Sudden Closure

Another commenter got further than I did.

Yes, I was waiting on a phone screen and called all day Monday and Yesterday and went up there both days and they were closed. So I reached out to an employee and he confirmed that the owner filed bankruptcy! I hope there is a way your friend can get her IPad - Judith

Hopefully, those who have items in the stores waiting on repairs will start to get phone calls to retrieve their items. It's never good news to lose a business in Amarillo, and it can cause some issues when it happens suddenly, as it did recently with Battery Joe.

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Western Street Then and Now

A trip down memory lane and Western Street in Amarillo

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