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Article #588Re: Microcenter
From: theakson
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:20
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:20
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"Bruce Esquibel" <bje@ripco.com> wrote in message news:j4snj1$dn0$1@remote5bge0.ripco.com... > 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. > > -bruce > bje@ripco.com > I used to shop at Fry's in Palo Alto when I was at school, the "fry's" here is a zarking pile of shit in comparison, most of the people in it know little about breathing let alone technology, they are all epsilon b semi morons and should be the first against the wall when the robots take over. Scum and filth to a man... end rant
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Subject: Re: Microcenter
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