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On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 1:57:35 AM UTC-5, Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote:
> 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.

I have my eye on a $1000 model but will wait a few years for
the price to come down.  The el cheapo drones they sell are cheap
plastic toys.  

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Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2016-09-25 06:57 +0000
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  Re: Microcenter dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2016-09-28 21:24 +0000
    Re: Microcenter Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2016-09-28 23:57 +0000
      Re: Microcenter Michele <eatshitanddie@spammers.com> - 2016-09-29 00:50 -0500
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    Re: Microcenter barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> - 2017-08-05 09:38 -0500
      Re: Microcenter Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2017-08-23 13:15 +0000
        Re: Microcenter Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2017-08-23 14:23 +0000
          Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2017-11-05 09:08 +0000
        Re: Microcenter Don Seeley <see-sig@fakedomain.com> - 2017-08-30 16:24 +0000
          Re: Microcenter Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2017-09-02 21:52 +0000
            Re: Microcenter Michele <goaway@noseytwats.com> - 2017-09-07 01:42 -0500
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        Re: Microcenter tert in seattle <tert@ftupet.com> - 2017-09-25 00:52 +0000
          Re: Microcenter Kristian M Zoerhoff <kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com> - 2017-10-04 01:39 +0000
            Re: Microcenter nobody@[127.0.0.1] (David W. Tamkin) - 2017-10-04 15:01 +0000
              Re: Microcenter Kristian M Zoerhoff <kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com> - 2017-10-04 19:11 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Michele <goaway@noseytwats.com> - 2017-10-06 00:16 -0500
                Re: Microcenter Kristian M Zoerhoff <kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com> - 2017-10-07 22:26 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Michele <goaway@noseytwats.com> - 2017-10-07 23:00 -0500
                Re: Microcenter Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2017-10-11 23:19 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Michele <goaway@noseytwats.com> - 2017-10-12 00:39 -0500
                Re: Microcenter Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> - 2017-10-13 17:51 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Michele <goaway@noseytwats.com> - 2017-10-14 22:45 -0500
                Re: Microcenter barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> - 2017-10-21 23:49 -0500
                Re: Microcenter barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> - 2017-10-21 23:48 -0500
                Re: Microcenter nobody@[127.0.0.1] (David W. Tamkin) - 2017-10-07 02:56 +0000
            Re: Microcenter Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2017-10-10 03:11 +0000
              Re: Microcenter Kristian M Zoerhoff <kristian.zoerhoff@gmail.com> - 2017-10-11 16:07 +0000
              Re: Microcenter dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2017-10-14 20:46 +0000
                Re: Microcenter barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> - 2017-10-21 23:51 -0500
                Re: Microcenter dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2017-10-23 23:06 +0000
              Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2017-11-05 09:25 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2017-11-07 03:18 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2017-11-07 05:15 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2017-11-26 05:57 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2018-01-14 01:57 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> - 2018-01-17 04:03 +0000
                Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2018-08-13 06:48 +0000
                Re: Microcenter barbie gee <booger@nosespam.com> - 2018-08-17 19:24 -0500
    Re: Microcenter Max <betatron@gmail.com> - 2017-08-05 21:07 -0500

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