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| From | dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com (dye) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | chi.internet |
| Subject | Re: Microcenter |
| Date | 2016-09-30 16:15 +0000 |
| Organization | WOT Racing |
| Message-ID | <nsm33j$t16$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <MPG.2f52f3a4b7954d13989eec@news.speakeasy.net> <ns7sgu$1th$2@remote5bge0.ripco.com> <nshcdk$aem$1@dont-email.me> <slrnnuom7n.pi8.glg@ftupet.ftupet.com> |
In article <slrnnuom7n.pi8.glg@ftupet.ftupet.com>, Geoff Gass <glg@tanzenmb.com> wrote: >dye <dye@d118-75-174-144.try.wideopenwest.com> wrote: >> 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! > >was up in milwaukee last month and did the tour. couple of random things: >1. Menards is their biggest retailer >2. the only reason they have root beer is because back when they only had beer >and had started tours, they had nothing for kids to drink after the tour except >a water fountain. the owner saw some kids disappointed while parents had free >samples (which apparently were self-service and unlimited back then). he'd >been playing with a root beer recipe and decided to make some for the tours. >that leads to: >3. root beer now outsells all other products (all beers and the other sodas) >combined 3-to-1. And thru Oct 1st, you can get a 4-pack of 16oz botttles for $2.50!! (the jewels charges $3.99) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzyp_TBTkjQXY1gtYUJyMThnSFk/view?usp=sharing Did not know about (1.). They have quite a variety of Sprecher rootbeers, colas, gingerales, etc. etc..... --Ken --Ken -- Ken R. Dye an optimist is a guy | Chicago, Illinois that has never had | http://dye.datsun510.com/index1.html much experience | dye1146 at g mail dot com archy |
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