[ale] Where have all the computer store gone

[Steve Tynor]

I also heart Microcenter.   The only other store I can think of that has 
such as well trained, eager to help staff would be Handy Ace hardware in 
Tucker.

Steve

On 11/17/20 2:15 PM, Bob Toxen via Ale wrote:
> Well Fry's Duluth tried to cheat me twice including putting broken returned merchandise back on
> the shelves so I stopped shopping there for anything except what I could not find elsewhere,
> like electronic parts.
>
> Microcenter Duluth treats me GREAT!  They even allow returns and warranty repairs beyond
> written limits!  Of course they do know me and I spend thousands a year there. ;^)
>
> Bob Toxen
>
> "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
> them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where
> the shadows lie...and the Eye is everwatching"
> -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh with ... Bob
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 05:57:05PM -0400, Lnx Gnome via Ale wrote:
>> COVID issues were my take when I visited Fry's in Milton a couple of
>> weeks ago. Very bare shelves for most everything, not just computers,
>> because no one was visiting the store.  Even the parking lot was
>> almost empty. Of quick note were the big signs that said "Order
>> Online, Pickup Here" that were prominent on the front of the building.
>>
>> Vision has gotten odd parts for me before that MC/Frys are too
>> mainstream to carry.  Love Vision for that.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 4:16 PM Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>> Fry's sales of computers has shifted to places where they know it's
>>> still profitable.  The flagship stores in California still sell plenty
>>> of computer hardware, electronic parts, appliances and random other
>>> things.  There's still a market for walk-in same-day hardware in a few
>>> places.
>>>
>>> Of course COVID has hampered a lot of that.
>>>
>>> On 2020-10-16 12:03, Chuck Payne via Ale wrote:
>>>> They had no computers, I sent a text to my son. There were very few parts,
>>>> Fry's is dying.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020, 2:26 PM Ethan <dev.null.02 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What? Frys sells tons of computers.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:24 PM Chuck Payne via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Even Fry's doesn't have computer stuff, last time I when in July, there
>>>>>> were no computers. Sad.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 2:23 PM Jerald Sheets <questy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Microcenter and Fry???s.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That???s about it these days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, does anyone have a good computer store to go too?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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