Re: Fry's

The computer I'm writing this on is made up mostly of
parts from Fry's. The mainboard (which had a return
sticker on it), Athlon 1.4G, 512MB DDR ram, and case
with power supply were bought back in Sept of 2001,
and the only thing that went bad is the power supply,
after 2 years. Course, a lot of people say not to use
power supplies that come with the case anyway.
I used to buy replacement fans at RadioShack, but got
tired of replacing those every year. Since I bought
some fans at Fry's I haven't needed to replace them,
been two years.


--- Joseph Toon <plug@geckohost.com> wrote:

> Someone told me a while ago that they will place
> returned items back on the
> shelf (with sticker) up to 2-3 more times. As a
> result, you will find several
> items on the shelves that do have multiple stickers
> on them.
>
> Perhaps the thought process is the product was
> tested good before they
> received it and most returned products are ok, it
> was simply a configuration
> error or issue on behalf of the first purchaser. I
> do know if they "test" a
> motherboard, its basically, plug it in, see if it
> posts and call it good
> (Well good enough to put back on a shelf).
>
> Needless to say, I don't buy items that have
> stickers on them or items that
> appear to have been previously opened/used. They do
> stock a lot of extra
> product in the back, so if the shelf only has
> returned items, ask a sales rep
> to check the back for a new item.
>
> Also, I make sure I know what I am buying. They do
> tend to stock more umm..
> lower quality items compared to other stores. When
> your staring at the wall
> of motherboards (For example) it might be tempting
> to save a few bucks -- do
> your homework. :)
>
> By doing that and completely ignoring anyone on the
> sales floor (well atleast
> their advise), I have had pretty good luck. I have
> never dealt with any of
> their services or food items, and don't plan to, so
> can't comment on
> those. ;)
>
> Of course, as always, shop around. Fry's is not
> always the best deal.
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