Re: Bargining for a New Computer

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From: Phantom
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 00:00

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On Sun, 21 Jul 1996 11:36:45 -0700, Kevin Urciolo <kurci5ck@mwc.edu>
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,
>
>Kevin Urciolo
>kurci5ck@mwc.edu
>http://www.mwc.edu/~kurci5ck/kevin.html

I don't know about how they will work over there in Australia, but as
for in the US, the reps work for commission and really won't budge the
price much if any from the suggested retail that they get from the
Gateway 2000 main office.  If you've seen a published price for their
system, then don't get your hopes up of being able to haggle the price
below that.  Good luck with your new system, whichever one that you
get, and even though I'd never endorse Gateway 2000, I hope that you
get your moneys worth.

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From: phantom@bulloch.com (Phantom)
Subject: Re: Bargining for a New Computer
Date: 1996/07/22
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