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Article #43598Re: reputable mail order locations
From: williams
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 1990 18:57
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 1990 18:57
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In article <25181@ut-emx.UUCP>, dave@walt.cc.utexas.edu (David McKallip) writes... >CompuAdd in Austin Texas is another one. An advantage with them is >that they have about 90 retail stores in the Eastern half of the US. >Their retail stores have the same prices as their mail order catalog. Well Dave, YOU may consider an advantage, but I consider it a BIG disadvantage! It means I have to pay the state sales tax, increasing the price by over 5%, even if I buy the system mailorder from Texas! Most people buy mail order to get the lowest possible price. If the outfit has a retail store in your state, you're stuck paying the tax. Sharper Image has a store in MA too... >Dave McKallip My employer doesn't know I exist, so how >Internet: dave@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu could I have an opinion? Leo Pinard c/o williams@cs.umass.edu leo@aai.uu.net
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!bu.edu!m2c!umvlsi!dime!williams From: williams@cs.umass.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: reputable mail order locations Message-ID: <11054@dime.cs.umass.edu> Date: 6 Mar 90 18:57:04 GMT Sender: news@dime.cs.umass.edu Distribution: usa Organization: COINS, UMass, Amherst Lines: 15