iPad2 at Fry's!
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DontUnderstandMyIpad
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Rudinater said:I love the stock selection the Frys carries.
I HATE that they want to try and treat me like a thief when I leave, by requesting to view and then writing on MINE receipt. When they request my receipt as I'm leaving I just say NO and leave.
You would love shopping in eastern Europe, because they tend to check your receipt upon leaving everywhere, in Romania even when leaving a supermarket
Btw. it's not so much treating you as a thief, as checking that the cashiers actually charge you for items. It's the cashiers which are not trusted.
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SweetPoison
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I have been to that one, Dale!
Costco checks your receipt and your cart.
Exactly.
gentlefury
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Last night I was at Fry's Electronics ~ No one probably has heard of it before, pretty big here. Literally, actually!
Anyways ~ I asked them if they had the iPad2 and this guy looked it up in his computer and they had 20 of the 64 Verizon.
I asked him if there was one on display that I could play with and he said:
"Oh no, the second one won't be a display model" I asked him why and he stated that "because, that is the way it is, do you understand?"
Now, that was harsh, yes?
But they had quite a few, apparently. And my daughter said last yesterday that Sac State will be selling them soon as well.
That's Fry's, run by total a-holes, but they have EVERYTHING...like everything. Need a serial to parallel adapter? Need ram for a 386? It's like the biggest electronics garage sale in the world.
What theme is the one near you?
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SweetPoison
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Last night I was at Fry's Electronics ~ No one probably has heard of it before, pretty big here. Literally, actually!
Anyways ~ I asked them if they had the iPad2 and this guy looked it up in his computer and they had 20 of the 64 Verizon.
I asked him if there was one on display that I could play with and he said:
"Oh no, the second one won't be a display model" I asked him why and he stated that "because, that is the way it is, do you understand?"
Now, that was harsh, yes?
But they had quite a few, apparently. And my daughter said last yesterday that Sac State will be selling them soon as well.
That's Fry's, run by total a-holes, but they have EVERYTHING...like everything. Need a serial to parallel adapter? Need ram for a 386? It's like the biggest electronics garage sale in the world.
What theme is the one near you?
It really is! I can't remember what it was called before they changed it to Fry's. It is bugging me.
They do have everything, it would seem ~ we get a lot of movies there as the prices are great. The few times I dealt personally with the staff, they don't give off that warm and fuzzy feeling that the Apple store does!
They talk down to you.
gentlefury
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Last night I was at Fry's Electronics ~ No one probably has heard of it before, pretty big here. Literally, actually!
Anyways ~ I asked them if they had the iPad2 and this guy looked it up in his computer and they had 20 of the 64 Verizon.
I asked him if there was one on display that I could play with and he said:
"Oh no, the second one won't be a display model" I asked him why and he stated that "because, that is the way it is, do you understand?"
Now, that was harsh, yes?
But they had quite a few, apparently. And my daughter said last yesterday that Sac State will be selling them soon as well.
That's Fry's, run by total a-holes, but they have EVERYTHING...like everything. Need a serial to parallel adapter? Need ram for a 386? It's like the biggest electronics garage sale in the world.
What theme is the one near you?
It really is! I can't remember what it was called before they changed it to Fry's. It is bugging me.
They do have everything, it would seem ~ we get a lot of movies there as the prices are great. The few times I dealt personally with the staff, they don't give off that warm and fuzzy feeling that the Apple store does!
They talk down to you.
I had to go there for an oddly obscure network component and I had NO idea where to look...I asked a couple people and they didn't even look up from their computer and just pointed to the aisle.
The Fry's location near Portland, OR was Incredible Universe, related to Tandy/Radio Shack, but I don't know if Fry's and Incredible Universe were connected in any way.
Rudinater
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Last night I was at Fry's Electronics ~ No one probably has heard of it before, pretty big here. Literally, actually!
Anyways ~ I asked them if they had the iPad2 and this guy looked it up in his computer and they had 20 of the 64 Verizon.
I asked him if there was one on display that I could play with and he said:
"Oh no, the second one won't be a display model" I asked him why and he stated that "because, that is the way it is, do you understand?"
Now, that was harsh, yes?
But they had quite a few, apparently. And my daughter said last yesterday that Sac State will be selling them soon as well.
That's Fry's, run by total a-holes, but they have EVERYTHING...like everything. Need a serial to parallel adapter? Need ram for a 386? It's like the biggest electronics garage sale in the world.
What theme is the one near you?
It really is! I can't remember what it was called before they changed it to Fry's. It is bugging me.
They do have everything, it would seem ~ we get a lot of movies there as the prices are great. The few times I dealt personally with the staff, they don't give off that warm and fuzzy feeling that the Apple store does!
They talk down to you.
Strange I fine that Apple store employees talk down to people as well.
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SweetPoison
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SweetPoison
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It really is! I can't remember what it was called before they changed it to Fry's. It is bugging me.
They do have everything, it would seem ~ we get a lot of movies there as the prices are great. The few times I dealt personally with the staff, they don't give off that warm and fuzzy feeling that the Apple store does!
They talk down to you.
Strange I fine that Apple store employees talk down to people as well.
Really? I am shocked. When I walk into, or anyone really, our local Apple stores, it is like they roll out the red carpet! I have never seen such customer service.
Where do you live?
the_john
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We have a Fry's here just outside of Atlanta, on the NE side. I've never had a bad experience there, but I have seen repackaged items on the shelves (torn boxes that had been taped up - obvious returns). Customer service has been good, but I've found the people in the computer department can be a little condescending when you tell them you're just looking.
I bought my 60 mile range HD antenna there, as well as a few adapters I wasn't able to find anywhere else. Prices are good, but I won't buy movies there. Way too expensive for me.
I bought my 60 mile range HD antenna there, as well as a few adapters I wasn't able to find anywhere else. Prices are good, but I won't buy movies there. Way too expensive for me.
