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In article <3424D984.7A90@rogers.wave.ca>,
dmfraserREMOVE_THIS_TO_REPLY@rogers.wave.ca wrote:

> Surely there is a discount computer store or even a Wal-Mart within an
> hour's drive for almost everyone in Canada and the USA that people have
> to buy a computer through the mail.
> 
> A PC is such a tech thing, that as a person who runs a department
> maintaining 10,000 computers for a school district, I can't believe that
> a person would buy a high tech item like a PC, with dozens of things
> that can go wrong without having spoken to a person face to face about
> it and actually seen what they are getting before they buy it.
> 
> With the mail order companies getting 20% of the systems they sell back
> in most cases, I would think most people are better off to pay a little
> more and buy local instead of trying to save every last dime and taking
> such a big chance on trouble.
> 
> Just my opinion, but I buy 500 to 1000 computers every year.

Ah, and how many of those do you pay for out of your own pocket?

I buy mail order for convience, service, and support. I can call CDW a
fairly large number of hours per week, not just 9-5, and actually get some
tech support. I can order from many vendors up until 10 or 12 o'clock at
night, and still get my order delivered for $5 the next day.

Heavy things, things that have problems and cost less than $100, I buy local.