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Re: BEWARE of COMPUSA - Before shopping there, read this!!

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From: John Smith
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:14
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> Ching Tai wrote:
> >
> > I don't like CompUSA's return fee too, but it's their
> > policy so you can't really complain.
> >
> > Personally, due to CompUSA's return fee, I hardly buy
> > anything from them (and there's a store about 300 yards
> > from where I live).  It's a sad store, hardly shoppers
> > in it (must be their return policy :)
> >
> > Here's my set of rules:
> > 1. Buy things from cheapest store that does not
> >    charge for returns.
> > 2. If a return-fee store (e.g. CompUSA) sells the
> >    same item at >=20% cheaper than the no-return-fee
> >    stores, I'd return the item to the no-return-fee
> >    store and buy it from the return-fee store.
> > 3. If the return-fee store sells the same item at
> >    less than 20% of my purchase price, I go back to
> >    the no-return-fee store and ask for a price match.
> >
> > This way, I reward the no-return-fee AND cheapest
> > stores.  I hate to have all those return-fee stores
> > go out-of-business :)  But I also hate to have to pay
> > a return fee.
> >
> > However, I live in silicon valley where there are
> > many no-return-fee stores that is also cheap.


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