--------------FC4F70B7268280DFC72D90D5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Craig White wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Kevin > > Buettner > > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:00 PM > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: Re: [OT] -- Fry's and other retailers > > > > > > On Feb 12, 9:26pm, Brian Cluff wrote: > > > > > > Walts Tv & Home Theater > > > > In Tempe since 1957 > > > > > > Good to know. I would rather my money lined the pockets of a > > fellow pluger > > > than someone unknown, or even worse, one of the big corps. (Unless they > > > price gouge, but I somehow doubt that if you've been in business all the > > > long.) > > > > I purchased a high end VCR from Walt's recently. I called around to > > a number of local stores (including Fry's), but Walt's had the best > > price on this item. IIRC, the price at Walt's was around $100 less > > than at Fry's. I will definitely shop there again. > > > --- I have to agree with Craig on that. If I'm looking for a good price, I usually order something over the Internet. Although if there are good small shops here on the west side, I'd certainly like to start patronizing them. (I used to be a big fan of Software City, and was really bummed when they closed.) I probably go to Fry's out of laziness more than anything else. The Home Depot analogy that somebody made earlier was a good one; don't expect to go there and get lots of help. Luckily, when it comes to electronics, I don't need help; I generally know what I'm doing, so Fry's isn't a big deal. Hardware (power tools, etc.), on the other hand, is another animal for me. I usually need a friend to act as a "Home Depot consultant." Also, I agree with the return policy thing. I've gone through some real hassles with places like "Best Buy" that want to charge you an enormous restocking fee. There was a case where another consultant and I had to buy a laptop on short notice for an installation trip. The thing didn't work out for us, and not having time to troubleshoot a Windows box, we returned it a few hours later. They tried to burn us for several hundred dollars and returned the money the following week only after my colleague complained to several managers. So now I try not to buy anything bigger than a CD at Best Buy. At least I haven't expericence Fry's trying to pull that kind of crap. Vaughn Treude Nakota Software > > > For the most part - Fry's pricing is standard retail. The specials can be > good pricing but their biggest asset is inventory and return policy - not > pricing. > > Craig > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- ***************** Nakota Software, Inc. Custom Industrial Software Development --------------FC4F70B7268280DFC72D90D5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Craig White wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Kevin
> Buettner
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:00 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: [OT] -- Fry's and other retailers
>
>
> On Feb 12, 9:26pm, Brian Cluff wrote:
>
> > > Walts Tv & Home Theater
> > > In Tempe since 1957
> >
> > Good to know. I would rather my money lined the pockets of a
> fellow pluger
> > than someone unknown, or even worse, one of the big corps. (Unless they
> > price gouge, but I somehow doubt that if you've been in business all the
> > long.)
>
> I purchased a high end VCR from Walt's recently. I called around to
> a number of local stores (including Fry's), but Walt's had the best
> price on this item. IIRC, the price at Walt's was around $100 less
> than at Fry's. I will definitely shop there again.
>
---

I have to agree with Craig on that. If I'm looking for a good price, I usually order something over the Internet. Although if there are good small shops here on the west side, I'd certainly like to start patronizing them. (I used to be a big fan of Software City, and was really bummed when they closed.) I probably go to Fry's out of laziness more than anything else. The Home Depot analogy that somebody made earlier was a good one; don't expect to go there and get lots of help. Luckily, when it comes to electronics, I don't need help; I generally know what I'm doing, so Fry's isn't a big deal. Hardware (power tools, etc.), on the other hand, is another animal for me. I usually need a friend to act as a "Home Depot consultant."

Also, I agree with the return policy thing. I've gone through some real hassles with places like "Best Buy" that want to charge you an enormous restocking fee. There was a case where another consultant and I had to buy a laptop on short notice for an installation trip. The thing didn't work out for us, and not having time to troubleshoot a Windows box, we returned it a few hours later. They tried to burn us for several hundred dollars and returned the money the following week only after my colleague complained to several managers. So now I try not to buy anything bigger than a CD at Best Buy. At least I haven't expericence Fry's trying to pull that kind of crap.

Vaughn Treude
Nakota Software

For the most part - Fry's pricing is standard retail. The specials can be
good pricing but their biggest asset is inventory and return policy - not
pricing.
Craig
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