goin to CA soon, to be a CC tychoon

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Sun Jun 8 21:44:00 2003

Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
> Hmm... must be my cute appearance and sweet voice then, because I
> was NEVER treated badly _at_ Fry's. And jesus, at one point my friends
> just drove to Fry's rather than my place if they were looking for me,
> so I *did* spend some time there :)
>
> Basically... everyone there wearing a Fry's badge is clueless. That
> is a fact. They're paid to walk around and take your cash, but not
> anything else. Get your facts right BEFORE walking in, or you'll
> loose.

   Nah, that ain't it. My voice is trashed from yelling over unbaffled
diesels, and my appearance often frightens young children, but I do just
fine in Fry's.

   I've shopped Fry's in Austin and Dallas Texas, and in Phoenix (Tempe,
really) AZ, and haven't ever had a problem. I've gotten a couple of bad
components, but overall, no worse than the local screwdriver shops.
I've bought quite a few of their open-box specials and never gotten a
dud. Maybe it's a California thing?

   I will agree that expecting *help* there is nuts. But folks, I bill
in the neighborhood of $100/hr for knowing what to do with/to/about a
computer. Can I *really* expect a $9/hr sales kid to know more than I do?


        Doc
Received on Sun Jun 08 2003 - 21:44:00 BST