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SavannahLion:
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--- Quote from: cotmm68030 on February 23, 2011, 09:17:36 pm ---Well I can understand the i7 core confusion.. its four cores with hyperthreading so it appears as 8 logical cores in task manager.
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but he's the guy selling the computers, he should know better.
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If he knew better he'd be worth more than Frys pays.
I've been offered 9600 baud hard drives, 2.4 gigahertz monitors, and lots of other nonsense at places like Frys and Best Buy.
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Puhlease, Frys employyes are useless. When Sony announced they were releasing a Linux kit for their PS2 (but somehow failed to mention it was available online only) I went down to my Frys around the time of the expected release date and asked, "When are you going to get the Official Sony Playstation 2 Linux Kit in?" The ---smurf--- turned to me and told me, "We don't sell things to hack consoles." "But uh... this is made and sold by Sony for their Sony Playstation 2." He completely ignored me after that.
At a different time; When one of their moronic employees overheard me say that I was running a server with a 500Mhz CPU, he broke out laughing. I asked him if he had the skills to operate a computer running the latest OS (I didn't tell him it was Linux). He laughed even harder and told me only if he wanted to wait around forever. I then told him that it was happily running in my closet serving up a website. That shut him up (or when he realized what was in my cart). Then the ---smurf--- followed me around as I made my purchases "assisting" me wherever I went. Then offered to "draw up an invoice to assist me through checkout." Riiiight. I didn't need anything in the cage so as soon as I was done with him and in checkout, I tossed the stupid invoice in the garbage. No way in hell was he going to earn commission from me.
I notice a lot of the Frys ---uvulas--- are wise to that now. They "assist" you through check out to make sure they get that commission. Funny, I rarely ever see them actually help the customer to the car. They leave the lot attendants to do that.
The whole "check your stuff as you leave the store" annoys the ---fudgesicle--- out of me. Legally, I believe (IANAL) once you've paid for your merchandise and the receipt is in hand, then I'm sure they're doing some kind of unlawful search through your things in exchange for you leaving. The times for when I'm not with my fiance or kids, I tell them to ---fudgesicle--- off and walk out anyways.
However, I've heard they have a new (unwritten) policy that if the receipt isn't "tagged" (I assume with that ---smurfy--- highlighter) then they'll refuse any sort of exchange or return on that item. Even if you have the ---smurfing--- receipt from their store.
The only reason I continue to return to Frys is because they're the only remaining electronics Brick & Mortar store that still has a huge selection of gut electronics. Best Buy might have gut electronics, but the selection is meager at best and it's always MSRP. Otherwise, I'd have to buy even the tiniest purchases online. For small things, sometimes it's better to pay the B&M prices once you factor in things like S&H or Refunds.
Wal*Mart is a little bit better on the whole check the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- you just paid for kind of thing. It's funny, but I discovered you're less likely to be "checked" as you leave Wal*Mart if you don't have any bags (even the stupid reusable blue ones). If you have your items in a bag of any sort, they're more likely to check. Since I refuse to pay money for bags that probably carry a shitload of germs anyways, I don't have any bags with me when I go to Wally World. Ironic isn't it?
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: shateredsoul on February 24, 2011, 07:31:24 pm ---on a side note, my brother used to work at Circuit City and he said that customers used to try and haggled with him, "Well I saw the same model for less at the nearby Best Buy" to which he would reply, "Well, you should probably go get it over there".
Anyways, the sales people probably don't make anything off selling you an hdmi chord so if they're really pushing for that then it's because they don't know other options or they are forced to offer it.
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That sounds like Circuit City to me. "Our prices are consistently higher than our competators. And we refuse to lower them." It's no suprise that they went bankrupt.
Getting back on topic a little, I'm still enraged at the fact that I have to go online to buy a hdmi cable that isn't over-priced. Seriously, they are over-priced EVERYWHERE. A cable at best buy... 40 bucks! A cable at walmart... 30 bucks! Hell even a cable at the local discount store is 20 bucks! Hdmi cables cost 1 to 2 bucks for a really short cable, 3 to 5 for a normal sized one, and 7 to 10 for a ridiculously long one. Shipping is also free 9 times out of 10. I just can't understand why I can personally buy a cable for peanuts but every retailer on the planet can't get the same deal.
Edgedamage:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on February 26, 2011, 05:44:30 am ---
--- Quote from: shateredsoul on February 24, 2011, 07:31:24 pm ---on a side note, my brother used to work at Circuit City and he said that customers used to try and haggled with him, "Well I saw the same model for less at the nearby Best Buy" to which he would reply, "Well, you should probably go get it over there".
Anyways, the sales people probably don't make anything off selling you an hdmi chord so if they're really pushing for that then it's because they don't know other options or they are forced to offer it.
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That sounds like Circuit City to me. "Our prices are consistently higher than our competators. And we refuse to lower them." It's no suprise that they went bankrupt.
Getting back on topic a little, I'm still enraged at the fact that I have to go online to buy a hdmi cable that isn't over-priced. Seriously, they are over-priced EVERYWHERE. A cable at best buy... 40 bucks! A cable at walmart... 30 bucks! Hell even a cable at the local discount store is 20 bucks! Hdmi cables cost 1 to 2 bucks for a really short cable, 3 to 5 for a normal sized one, and 7 to 10 for a ridiculously long one. Shipping is also free 9 times out of 10. I just can't understand why I can personally buy a cable for peanuts but every retailer on the planet can't get the same deal.
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Is there any dollarama stores in your area? They sell cheap cables.
DaveMMR:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on February 26, 2011, 05:44:30 am ---Getting back on topic a little, I'm still enraged at the fact that I have to go online to buy a hdmi cable that isn't over-priced.
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I haven't found this to be too big a hassle luckily. I'm pretty much resigned to buying electronics online now (can't deal with Best Buy and its ilk) and particularly through Amazon. I'll just throw the $3 HDMI cable in the cart, get free shipping on the whole shebang and it comes fairly quickly. I'll also throw a spare in my cart if I need to hit that magic $25 mark for free shipping.
(Though it would be helpful to have that Dollarama store nearby if needed it)
shmokes:
I think he legitimately wonders how this state of affairs is even possible. Short of coordinated price fixing it doesn't seem like prices should be able to be so absurdly inflated at every single B&M retailer. Including Walmart. That last bit gets its own sentence.
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