Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Digest for misc.consumers.frugal-living@googlegroups.com - 4 updates in 2 topics

Nyssa <Nyssa@flawlesslogic.com>: Nov 18 09:40AM -0500

The Real Bev wrote:
 
 
> Even if somebody in the store says they have it, they may
> not. It may have been stolen, set aside for a friend of
> one of the employees, or just misplaced.
 
And any of those scenarios would still have the database
showing the item is in stock, even when it really isn't.
 
It's no different than the olden days when you'd pick up
the telephone and call the store to ask if <whatever> is
in stock. A crap shoot to whether you'd get someone at
the other end who actually understands the question and
knows what the store currently has available.
 
The high tech world of the web just means you don't have
to interact with a "real" person to get your non-answer.
 
Bev, I'm glad you've had good luck with Best Buy because
I've had the exact opposite experience to the point I
only stop in if I have a gift card from Christmas to use,
then I still have trouble actually finding something I
want or can use. And asking questions of the staff is
useless; I've found I usually know more about the stuff
than they do.
 
Nyssa, who still has about 78 cents left on last year's
gift card since she hasn't been back to the store since
January
The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Nov 18 03:23PM -0800

On 11/18/2015 06:40 AM, Nyssa wrote:
> want or can use. And asking questions of the staff is
> useless; I've found I usually know more about the stuff
> than they do.
 
We generally only buy stuff that's on sale there and we already know
what we want. Some of the staff are competent and some are not, just
like everywhere else. Ease of return, if necessary, is a big plus.
Fry's has generally lower prices, but a high percentage of their stuff
has to be returned -- at the cost of a couple of gallons of gas and at
least an hour of time. Best Buy's stuff rarely needs to be returned.
 
> Nyssa, who still has about 78 cents left on last year's
> gift card since she hasn't been back to the store since
> January
 
Every once in a while they send me a GC for $5, good on something that
costs $5 or more before tax. Since a lot of stuff costs $4.99 (gee, do
you think they planned it that way?) it's frequently hard to find
something to use it for. Last two gave me $5 off a $10 T-Mobile refill
card, so that gives us the next year of cell service for half price.
Not complaining at all.
 
--
Cheers, Bev
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"The fact that windows is one of the most popular ways to
operate a computer means that evolution has made a general
fuckup and our race is doomed." -- Anon.
Derald <derald@invalid.net>: Nov 18 11:36AM -0500


>Nyssa, who still has about 78 cents left on last year's
>gift card since she hasn't been back to the store since
>January
+1!
Rave one, sister.
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Derald
Derald <derald@invalid.net>: Nov 18 12:57PM -0500

>>January
>+1!
>Rave one, sister.
OK: So I meant "rave on". ...sigh....
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