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Re: Microcenter

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From: theakson
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:20
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"Bruce Esquibel" <bje@ripco.com> wrote in message 
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> 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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