19 May
2000
19 May
'00
5:47 p.m.
As the saying goes, "If you don't live here you probably don't want to go
there." Basically Fry's sucks dead rodents through a hose. And most of the
stuff on the shelf seems to have been returned at one point and never do
they shave a penny off that price. I once heard someone brag that they
didn't need to buy a digital camera, they just bought one at Fry's and
returned it when they were done. :-( That and the fact that they drove the
decent electronics stores out of business makes me hate them even more.
However, they do get things now and again and if you know _exactly_ what
you want, they can be useful to have near by.
Other places stock the Ideal Industries tools, however the MMJ one is often
not stocked.
If you need one, I could probably be bribed with a couple of dozen
uncrimped MMJs to be your transfer agent and get you one. Contact me off
list if you want to go that route.
--Chuck
At 03:58 PM 5/19/00 -0600, you wrote:
Well, I know where there's at least one full box of
MMJ's but no crimp
tool. Do you have an email contact or URL for us outlanders?
Bill
On Fri, 19 May 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:
> The Fry's in Sunnyvale CA has restocked its supply of "crimp" tools
and has
> a bunch of the Ideal Industries #30-497 tools, this does RJ-45 *and* DEC
> MMJ connectors. They get $40 + tax for it which is a lot less than Black
> Box wants for theirs! They do not have crimp on MMJ connectors :-(
>
> --Chuck
>
19 May
19 May
8 p.m.
Chuck McManis wrote:
As the saying goes, "If you don't live here you probably don't want to go
there." Basically Fry's sucks dead rodents through a hose. And most of the
stuff on the shelf seems to have been returned at one point and never do
they shave a penny off that price. I once heard someone brag that they
didn't need to buy a digital camera, they just bought one at Fry's and
returned it when they were done. :-( That and the fact that they drove the
There was an article in IIRC Forbes Magazine describing Fry's. The nutshell
description was they didn't hire knowledgeable salespeople because their
customers probably knew more than the sales people, and they have the H&H
factor in place (Hoops & Hurdles) when customers want to return or exchange
something. I gather the idea was to put enough pain into the return process
that customers would think twice about returning merchandise.
20 May
20 May
12:59 p.m.
On Fri, 19 May 2000, Marvin wrote:
Chuck McManis wrote:
My own experience has been quite different. On several occasions when I
returned items for credit or exchange, the process was quite painless. No
hoops or hurdles, courteous clerks, and only a moderate line.
- don
As the saying goes, "If you don't live here you probably don't want to go
there." Basically Fry's sucks dead rodents through a hose. And most of the
stuff on the shelf seems to have been returned at one point and never do
they shave a penny off that price. I once heard someone brag that they
didn't need to buy a digital camera, they just bought one at Fry's and
returned it when they were done. :-( That and the fact that they drove the
There was an article in IIRC Forbes Magazine describing Fry's. The nutshell
description was they didn't hire knowledgeable salespeople because their
customers probably knew more than the sales people, and they have the H&H
factor in place (Hoops & Hurdles) when customers want to return or exchange
something. I gather the idea was to put enough pain into the return process
that customers would think twice about returning merchandise.
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