Fry's Nightmares

From: TeoZ <teoz_at_neo.rr.com>
Date: Tue Jul 1 14:46:00 2003

Pricewatch lists the price of the unit along with shipping , so unless the
place charges some unknown handling charger per order it is a good tool. I
generally find agood reliable source and stick with it untill something
better comes along. Check out feedback at www.bizrate.com for an idea about
customer complaints.

For new PC equipment I generally shop at www.newegg.com
for older/obsolete stuff its ebay or www.compgeeks.com along with lowendmac
swaplists and newsgroups.

Some items you might actually find cheaper in the store (like hard drives
and cdr media at places like bestbuy if you can stand the rebates)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mail List" <mail.list_at_analog-and-digital-solutions.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: Fry's Nightmares


> Hello Todd,
>
> That pricewatch.com is bullshit. Anytime you get a listing service like
that
> it is so full of ploys to get listed in the top of the list, that it isn't
> worth messing
> with. You'll find the cheapest floppy drives have a high shipping cost, so
that
> one that isn't the cheapest may actually be the better deal. When I was
looking
> for a digital camera, I checked it. I called and talked to someone that
had
> one of
> the lower prices listed on the camera, but then I had to buy all the
> required and
> necessary accessories separate. I just said "fork it" and went over to
BJ's ( a
> wherehouse club store like Sam's or Price Club ) and found a camera in the
> box with everything required coming with it, and all I'm talking about
here
> is just
> the memory card and the fabric strap handle, for less than the lowest
> pricewatch.com
> price after all the required extras. That pricewatch.com is something to
> check, but
> make sure you read between the lines.
>
> Best Regards
Received on Tue Jul 01 2003 - 14:46:00 BST