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| From | Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> |
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| Newsgroups | chi.internet |
| Subject | Re: Microcenter |
| Date | 2016-09-25 06:57 +0000 |
| Organization | Ripco Communications Inc. |
| Message-ID | <ns7sgu$1th$2@remote5bge0.ripco.com> (permalink) |
| References | <MPG.2f52f3a4b7954d13989eec@news.speakeasy.net> <mcchan$6r$1@remote5bge0.ripco.com> <MPG.2f53e1a715aa59f5989eef@news.speakeasy.net> |
Mark Anderson <mea@nospambradnylion.com> wrote:
>In article bje@ripco.com says...
>> Yeah but at least they are trying, look where Radio Shack is today.
>>
>> Keep in mind when MC opened (1997/98?), the computer market was totally
>> different from today. They need to keep changing shit to get people in the
>> door.
>Remember Handy Andy? They tried to charge me $108 for a 12 pack of
>fluorescent tube bulbs because the cashier thought it was $8/bulb
>instead of $8/12 pack. Had to get a manager to figure that out.
>Microcenter hasn't changed much since they opened. After a few years
>opening they became a better deal for a lot of things than that monthly
>COD computer fair. Do they still do that?
>> I'm not a gamer but it's obvious from posts, news articles and feeds
>that
>> the game market is mostly "online" these days. I don't quite get what Steam
>> is, but it's obvious it's some pay to play system. That and all the console
>> machines that only work over the net. With all that going on, I can't see
>> where carrying them in a store works anymore.
>>
>> Maybe MC is trying to take a stab at Fry's, although I haven't been out to
>> the one in Downers Grove (or wherever the hell it is) in a while, last time
>> I was there they had a couple aisles dedicated to loose "parts". Seems like
>> a waste of floor space but who knows.
>I'm not a gamer either. I was looking for PS2 games in some bargain bin
>but now PS3 are the bargain platform. Microcenter used to have those
>bargain bins of random stuff that you could spend a lot of time looking
>through for something you might need and get it cheap. They don't do
>that anymore.
They still have bargan bins (well, more like tables).
>Microcenter always had Raspberry Pis and Arduino stuff but this was
>quite an expansion. If I were a lot younger or had young kids it would
>be interesting to play with these kits and learn how to build a robot
>and program embedded systems.
They have some quadcoptor stuff in that area too, lots of kids enjoy playing
with them.
>> And along the same lines, unless I hit my head pretty hard and didn't
>> realize it, I swear I saw a Menards commerical advertising mattresses. You
>> know, the ones you sleep on.
>>
>> I know it's an uphill battle for them to compete with Home Depot and Lowes
>> but mattresses?
>Menards carries Purina One dog food. I always feel funny buying dog
>food and socks there.
Menards carries kayaks too...
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