[ale] Where have all the computer store gone

[David Ritchie]

Rule 1 of Fry’s: never buy returns. Ever.
They were notorious for putting broken stuff back on the floor for their
customers to deal with...

On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 14:21 Steve Tynor via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I also heart Microcenter.   The only other store I can think of that has
> such as well trained, eager to help staff would be Handy Ace hardware in
> Tucker.
>
> Steve
>
> On 11/17/20 2:15 PM, Bob Toxen via Ale wrote:
> > Well Fry's Duluth tried to cheat me twice including putting broken
> returned merchandise back on
> > the shelves so I stopped shopping there for anything except what I could
> not find elsewhere,
> > like electronic parts.
> >
> > Microcenter Duluth treats me GREAT!  They even allow returns and
> warranty repairs beyond
> > written limits!  Of course they do know me and I spend thousands a year
> there. ;^)
> >
> > Bob Toxen
> >
> > "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
> > them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where
> > the shadows lie...and the Eye is everwatching"
> > -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh with ... Bob
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 05:57:05PM -0400, Lnx Gnome via Ale wrote:
> >> COVID issues were my take when I visited Fry's in Milton a couple of
> >> weeks ago. Very bare shelves for most everything, not just computers,
> >> because no one was visiting the store.  Even the parking lot was
> >> almost empty. Of quick note were the big signs that said "Order
> >> Online, Pickup Here" that were prominent on the front of the building.
> >>
> >> Vision has gotten odd parts for me before that MC/Frys are too
> >> mainstream to carry.  Love Vision for that.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 4:16 PM Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> wrote:
> >>> Fry's sales of computers has shifted to places where they know it's
> >>> still profitable.  The flagship stores in California still sell plenty
> >>> of computer hardware, electronic parts, appliances and random other
> >>> things.  There's still a market for walk-in same-day hardware in a few
> >>> places.
> >>>
> >>> Of course COVID has hampered a lot of that.
> >>>
> >>> On 2020-10-16 12:03, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:
> >>>> They had no computers, I sent a text to my son. There were very few
> parts,
> >>>> Fry's is dying.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 2:26 PM Ethan <dev.null.02 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> What? Frys sells tons of computers.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:24 PM Chuck Payne via Ale <ale at ale.org>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Even Fry's doesn't have computer stuff, last time I when in July,
> there
> >>>>>> were no computers. Sad.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:23 PM Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Microcenter and Fry???s.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> That???s about it these days.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Anyway, does anyone have a good computer store to go too?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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