[Discussion] Goodbye Local CompUSA Stores

[Carl Gehr]

Agreed!

I should have included them in my list of alternatives.  In fact, I've
found replacement parts [e.g., a 300w power supply for a desktop
system] that I was afraid I was going to have to special order from an
on-line supplier.

Carl

On Tue, 15 May 2007 14:56:36 -0600, altownsend at dccnet.com wrote:

>Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 02:56 PM
>
>Here in BC, Staples is as good as anyone for pricing and service
>
>Regards Al
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>In <auto-000001182226 at 2rosenthals.com>, on 05/15/2007 
>   at 05:48 PM, "Carl Gehr" <Carl.Gehr at MCGCG.Com> said:
>
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>>On Tue, 15 May 2007 14:28:57 -0700 (PDT), Thomas Clayton wrote:
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>>>Dear POSSI:
>>>
>>>As I said in my reply about wireless NICs and I 've decided this
>>>deserves a seperate letter:
>>>
>>>I was able to get to my local CompUSA this past weekend - ONLY to find
>>>out that ALL the local stores have closed! I was checking on WHY I
>>>hadn't seen ANY of their ad.s in the Chicago Tribune for weeks. The gal
>>>at the store nect door said that they had been having clearance sales
>>>FOR weeks and "just" locked up the odoors the prior week!
>>>:-(   Oh well 
>
>>While I hate to see any company fail, my experience with CompUSA makes it
>>no surprise that they are having problems.
>
>>IBM tried to use them as their Employee Sales outlet many years ago.  I
>>think that lasted less than a year, because they could not even fill an
>>on-line order correctly and promptly.  In that case, it was preferable
>>[for me, at least] to may more and be sure I would get what I wanted and
>>something that would work.
>
>>In recent years, I have found MicroCenter personnel more helpful and
>>knowledgable and even Best Buy or Office Depot [when they have a retired
>>IT person working there] are usually better alternatives.  I gave up on
>>CompUSA several years ago.  I guess I was not alone.
>
>>Carl
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