Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?

[Jason J <jasonj@innominatus.com>]

We actually asked them if they were planning on it. And they sorta said they
would if there was demand for it. And we mentioned that places like Frys(sp?) in
Arizona are 24hrs. So hopefully if they do good business here, they will go
24hrs.


"Austad, Jay" wrote:

> Now all we need to do is get them to stay open 24 hours.  :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason J [mailto:jasonj@innominatus.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 9:47 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?
>
> I also went to MicroCenter. I was very impressed. I thought there prices
> were very
> competitive considering there is no shipping costs for me to pay and you
> have a
> local point for returns. Those things easily make up for the 1 or 2 dollars
> more I
> would pay for an item. They had some sweet deals on Maxtor 15 Gig drives for
> like
> $70.  And a 8x CDRW for $120.
>
> They are going to see alot of business from me!
>
> Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com wrote:
>
> > I gave MicroCenter a visit this weekend - they're not too far from me.
> >
> > However, I was only mildly impressed. While they have a _huge_ selection
> > of stuff (beating Borders, General Nanosystems, and CompUSA), they have
> > CompUSA-ish prices.
> >
> > For a company that makes their money moving large quantities of goods,
> > I wasn't that impressed.
> >
> > Ooo!  Speaking of good deals, tho, CompUSA has a special on the Iomega
> > 4x4x6x External USB burner (for only $200).  Supposedly, it works with the
> 2.4
> > USB stuff and cdrdao.  Good news to hear, especially for us laptop owners.
> :)
> >
> > Nick Reinking
> >
> > chad@bitstream.net, on 10/05/2000 08:30:40 PM
> > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org @ PMDF
> > cc:
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21990] Computer stores in the Twin Cities?
> >
> > I just visited Micro Center in St. Louis Park. It was right off of Highway
> > 100 and 36th Street West (next to Burlington Coat Factory). I think it's
> > only been open for a couple days. It still had that new store smell.
> >
> > It's a pretty cool place. It's what you'd get if you took the best parts
> > of Border's, CompUSA, and General Nano and put them under one roof. It's
> > about the size of a CompUSA, maybe a little smaller. The prices were
> > pretty decent. The location kinda blows, expect to do a couple u-turns if
> > you're not familiar with the area.
> >
> > Man, Dark Angel and a cool new computer store in the same week, and it's
> > not even Friday yet.
> >
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