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barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> wrote in
news:alpine.DEB.2.00.1109150710110.15199@sghcrg.sghcrg.pbz: 

> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2011, Bruce Esquibel wrote:
> 
>> Eric <ericw2000@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I notice I seldom hear anyone refer to Fry's anymore.
>>
>> Yeah but do you get anything from Fry's?
>>
>> I was thinking about this when Melissa wanted the tv, we've bought
>> stuff from Fry's before but get nothing in advertising from them at
>> all. One thing Microcenter does well is plastering their warez, daily
>> emails, specials, the monthly paper/flyer thing.
>>
>> I mean, I was ready to pick up a set from Costco, being "last years"
>> model would of worked fine for what she wanted when the email came
>> about the Sony tv with Google blowout sale from Microcenter.
>>
>> I didn't even think of Fry's.
>>
>> It looks like another big box store is opening in the area, hhgregs I
>> guess. 
>>
>> With Best Buy sort of struggling a while, seems odd someone thought a
>> new group of stores would work, think it said they are opening 15 of
>> them here. 
>>
>> I mention that because that appliance store that open up next door to
>> MC on Elston is gone, don't even remember the name of it. Think it
>> was there for two years, kind of surprising it lasted that long.
> 
> That was Grant's.
> 
> The location is the kiss of death over there.
> But, Grant's seems to be trying to be an Abt or something, but the one
> time I went in there, the sales people were hovery and the prices all 
> seemed high.

My mom got a couple appliances from Grants a several years ago, and they 
treated her well. When I was shopping for a refrigerator, they went 
between ignoring us and smothering us at different stores. 

ABT was wierd. We went on a Sunday, and the place is clearly a 
destination, and was crowded. In the refrigerator section the customers 
were wierd. They'd stand in front of a unit and block your access to it 
like they were buying THAT VERY refrigerator. Sales people were really 
busy. Next time I need an appliance I will go back there perhaps on a 
week night. We ended up with a nice refrigerator that was really cheap 
from Menards. My friend told me ABT would meet the Menard's price and 
have free delivery. I will check that out next time. 

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