8 Jun
2003
8 Jun
'03
8:42 a.m.
On Sun, 8 Jun 2003, Brian Chase wrote:
Some background for people who don't live on the
U.S. west coast or
in Arizona, apart from Fry's being a cheap electronics reseller of
notorious repute, many (all?) or their stores have "themes."
Yup. The
old building of the Sunnyvale store (their first) was
a giant chip :) The new one is kinda themeless, methinks.
blast. The other ones I've visited are the
ancient Roman themed one
down around Fountain Valley in Orange County and the Tiki/island themed
one near LAX.
Yeah, the Fountain Valley one is fun.. its just hard to find, hidden
away inbeween various semi-deserted commercial lots and old buildings...
took me a while to find it, but was a nice drive down the 405, soo..
Aside from the sometimes interesting decor, I find
being stuck in a
Fry's to be a nauseating experience. You've got sales clerks
incessantly chasing you around, asking if they can help you.
Look back at them in
anger, works miracles. "DO NOT DISTURB me when I
am enjoying myself" seems to be what they get from that look ;)
At least I
think they're asking to help me; half the time it's hard to know what is
being said.
Yeah, they're never selected on their english-speaking
capabilities,
that's for sure. I once complained, and I got "yeah, well, he's not
from here, he's a foreigner." "Well, duh,
so am I, so deal with it."
Bleh.
Yes, and I find it amusing to wander
between, sipping my coffee :)
--f