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In article <ns7sgu$1th$2@remote5bge0.ripco.com>,
Chicago Paddling-Fishing  <jwn@ripco.com> 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.
>
>>> 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...

....and Sprecher regular and low-cal root beer!

--Ken


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Ken R. Dye                               an optimist is a guy             |
Chicago, Illinois                        that has never had               |
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Re: Microcenter Chicago Paddling-Fishing <jwn@ripco.com> - 2016-09-25 06:57 +0000
  Re: Microcenter Crawford Sausage Company <mea@brandylion.com> - 2016-09-25 12:16 -0700
  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
      Re: Microcenter dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2016-09-30 16:15 +0000
  Re: Microcenter dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2017-08-03 16:24 +0000
    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
            Re: Microcenter dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) - 2017-10-14 20:39 +0000
        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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