[ale] What's the best geek store in Atlanta area?

Scott Castaline hscast at charter.net
Thu Nov 20 20:48:00 EST 2008


Jim Kinney wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Scott Castaline <hscast at charter.net 
> <mailto:hscast at charter.net>> wrote:
> 
>     Geoffrey wrote:
>      > Mike Harrison wrote:
>      >> I've got a customer from Dominica (a rather remote caribbean island)
>      >> showing up for a couple of weeks. He's got a long/large electronics
>      >> shopping list for himself, friends, co-workers, etc.. He's
>     pretty sharp
>      >> and is looking for selection, price.. etc.. on everything from
>     cameras
>      >> to laptops. And yes, he'll be shopping online a lot also, it's
>     cheaper
>      >> to fly home with goodies then get them shipped.
>      >>
>      >> I'm in Chattanooga, we have Best Buy, and Circuit City...
>      >>
>      >> What's the best place(s) in Atlanta I can take him?
>      >
>      > Hands down, Frys.  Wider selection then Microcenter and generally,
>      > better prices.
>      >
>      >
>     MicroCenter has better quality floor people than Fry's, at least the one
>     in Duluth. Just my $0.02.
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> I have never been asked to leave a MicroCenter when helping a customer 
> with a sales rep who is pointing them wrongly. In fact, the sales reps 
> in these situations have often been appreciative of learning something 
> new. End result for them: customer with a product bearing the reps ID 
> sticker. 
> 
> I've been met with blank, dumb stares at Fry's. The MicroCenter reps 
> appear to actually tinker with technology off work while Fry's reps seem 
> to hit the bar scene cruising for dates.
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