[Discussion] Goodbye Local CompUSA Stores

[Dale A Cook]

Thomas Clayton wrote:
> 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
>
> 		Hear FL,USA  is 3.5 miles away from local STAPLES!
>   
D.A.C. (Ocala,FL,USA)
>
>   
>>
>> 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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