[Discussion] Goodbye Local CompUSA Stores

[Thomas Clayton]

Dear Al et al.:

--- 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

That, Al, is looking like what I'll be doing: visiting Staples stores,
instead. A 'real' hardship: I'll have to hop on my bicycle and pedal
about three blocks ;-) - for the nearest one!

Tom Clayton




> 
> 
> 
> In <auto-000001182226 at 2rosenthals.com>, on 05/15/2007 
>    at 05:48 PM, "Carl Gehr" <Carl.Gehr at MCGCG.Com> said:
> 
> 
> 
> >On Tue, 15 May 2007 14:28:57 -0700 (PDT), Thomas Clayton wrote:
> 
> >>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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