<html><head></head><body>SWMBO has a strict policy sheet on file at both places - if I walk in alone, call her for credit card approval. :-)<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On November 17, 2020 2:21:27 PM EST, Steve Tynor via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">I also heart Microcenter. The only other store I can think of that has <br>such as well trained, eager to help staff would be Handy Ace hardware in <br>Tucker.<br><br>Steve<br><br>On 11/17/20 2:15 PM, Bob Toxen via Ale wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> Well Fry's Duluth tried to cheat me twice including putting broken returned merchandise back on<br> the shelves so I stopped shopping there for anything except what I could not find elsewhere,<br> like electronic parts.<br><br> Microcenter Duluth treats me GREAT! They even allow returns and warranty repairs beyond<br> written limits! Of course they do know me and I spend thousands a year there. ;^)<br><br> Bob Toxen<br><br> "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring<br> them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where<br> the shadows lie...and the Eye is everwatching"<br> -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh with ... Bob<br><br> On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 05:57:05PM -0400, Lnx Gnome via Ale wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"> COVID issues were my take when I visited Fry's in Milton a couple of<br> weeks ago. Very bare shelves for most everything, not just computers,<br> because no one was visiting the store. Even the parking lot was<br> almost empty. Of quick note were the big signs that said "Order<br> Online, Pickup Here" that were prominent on the front of the building.<br><br> Vision has gotten odd parts for me before that MC/Frys are too<br> mainstream to carry. Love Vision for that.<br><br> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 4:16 PM Alex Carver via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #8ae234; padding-left: 1ex;"> Fry's sales of computers has shifted to places where they know it's<br> still profitable. The flagship stores in California still sell plenty<br> of computer hardware, electronic parts, appliances and random other<br> things. There's still a market for walk-in same-day hardware in a few<br> places.<br><br> Of course COVID has hampered a lot of that.<br><br> On 2020-10-16 12:03, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #fcaf3e; padding-left: 1ex;"> They had no computers, I sent a text to my son. There were very few parts,<br> Fry's is dying.<br><br> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 2:26 PM Ethan <dev.null.02@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #e9b96e; padding-left: 1ex;"> What? Frys sells tons of computers.<br><br> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:24 PM Chuck Payne via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; padding-left: 1ex;"> Even Fry's doesn't have computer stuff, last time I when in July, there<br> were no computers. Sad.<br><br> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:23 PM Jerald Sheets <questy@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; padding-left: 1ex;"> Microcenter and Fry???s.<br><br> That???s about it these days.<br><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; padding-left: 1ex;"> Anyway, does anyone have a good computer store to go too?<br><br></blockquote></blockquote> --<br> Terror PUP a.k.a<br> Chuck "PUP" Payne<hr> Discover it! Enjoy it! 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