[ale] What's the best geek store in Atlanta area?

Ned Williams nedj10 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 21 12:05:58 EST 2008


Domainca? Doesn't that mean he should buy from CDW?

Ned


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Scott Castaline <hscast at charter.net> wrote:

> Jim Kinney wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Scott Castaline <hscast at charter.net
> > <mailto:hscast at charter.net>> wrote:
> >
> >     Geoffrey wrote:
> >      > Mike Harrison wrote:
> >      >> I've got a customer from Dominica (a rather remote caribbean
> island)
> >      >> showing up for a couple of weeks. He's got a long/large
> electronics
> >      >> shopping list for himself, friends, co-workers, etc.. He's
> >     pretty sharp
> >      >> and is looking for selection, price.. etc.. on everything from
> >     cameras
> >      >> to laptops. And yes, he'll be shopping online a lot also, it's
> >     cheaper
> >      >> to fly home with goodies then get them shipped.
> >      >>
> >      >> I'm in Chattanooga, we have Best Buy, and Circuit City...
> >      >>
> >      >> What's the best place(s) in Atlanta I can take him?
> >      >
> >      > Hands down, Frys.  Wider selection then Microcenter and generally,
> >      > better prices.
> >      >
> >      >
> >     MicroCenter has better quality floor people than Fry's, at least the
> one
> >     in Duluth. Just my $0.02.
> >     __________________________
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> >
> > I have never been asked to leave a MicroCenter when helping a customer
> > with a sales rep who is pointing them wrongly. In fact, the sales reps
> > in these situations have often been appreciative of learning something
> > new. End result for them: customer with a product bearing the reps ID
> > sticker.
> >
> > I've been met with blank, dumb stares at Fry's. The MicroCenter reps
> > appear to actually tinker with technology off work while Fry's reps seem
> > to hit the bar scene cruising for dates.
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