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On 2011-09-15, smr <me@shawnritchie.com> wrote:
> On 9/15/2011 7:12 AM, barbie gee wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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.
>
> Grant's does well in the 'burbs. Customer of mine.

That they do. Bought my dishwasher there last winter.

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Kristian Zoerhoff
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