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Re: Advice Bargaining for a Computer

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From: Albert Noordstra
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 00:00
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Kevin Urciolo wrote:
> 
> I plan to by a new computer from Gateway 2000 in the next week.  The new
> computer will either be a 166MHz with EDO RAM or a 200MHz with SDRAM.  I
> would like to know if I can haggle with the Gateway sales people.  I
> believe they would probably drop their price below what is published in
> ads.  Could you tell me how much of a drop I should ask for?  Does a
> Gateway 2000 sales rep work on commission?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Deborah Urciolo
> dsu3a@onyx.pvcc.cc.va.us
this is a test, i'm sorry
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From: Albert Noordstra <Noordstra@GDI.CS.minvrom.nl>
Subject: Re: Advice Bargaining for a Computer
Date: 1996/07/30
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