<div dir="auto">Rule 1 of Fry’s: never buy returns. Ever.</div><div dir="auto">They were notorious for putting broken stuff back on the floor for their customers to deal with...</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 14:21 Steve Tynor via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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>
> 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>
>> 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 <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> 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>
>>>> 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 <<a href="mailto:dev.null.02@gmail.com" target="_blank">dev.null.02@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> What? Frys sells tons of computers.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:24 PM Chuck Payne via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>>> 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 <<a href="mailto:questy@gmail.com" target="_blank">questy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> Microcenter and Fry???s.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>> That???s about it these days.<br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, does anyone have a good computer store to go too?<br>
>>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>>><br>
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