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Re: keeping files on an external drive

From Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: keeping files on an external drive
Date 2018-11-11 17:49 +1300
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On 2018-11-10 22:20:10 +0000, David Empson said:

> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2018-11-10 05:52:13 +0000, David Empson said:
>>> Elden <usenet@moondog.org> wrote:
>>>> On Nov 9, 2018, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Because having something delivered to your door is so inconvenient?
>>>> 
>>>> Actually it is, when you're not home during the day (like most people).
>>> 
>>> In that case, order it for delivery to your nearest Apple Store, or
>>> through an authorised Apple reseller, and pick it up when it arrives.
>> 
>> I can see that working. I order a books from Amazon
> 
> We aren't talking about Amazon. I'll assume you meant Apple.

Jolly Roger simply said "Because having something delivered to your 
door is so inconvenient?" ... that could be anything being deliverd 
from anywhere.



>> and have it delivered to the nearest Yoobee or Noel Leemings branch (since
>> there is no official Apple Store in New Zealand) ... I'm sure they'll be
>> ecstatic.  ;-)
> 
> No. You go into your nearest Noel Leeming, Oobe, JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman
> or other authorised reseller, specify what you want, they place the
> custom order with Apple for delivery to the retailer, and then you pick
> it up from the retailer when it arrives. Costs exactly the same as
> ordering it from Apple's online store.
> 
> (I happened to be in a Noel Leeming branch yesterday and this exact
> subject came up for another customer - the staff member confirmed that
> is exactly how it works.)

I know ... it was a joke, hence the winking smiley.  :-\

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keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 08:44 -0500
  Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 09:13 -0500
    Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 09:47 -0500
      Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:57 -0400
      Re: keeping files on an external drive Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-08 10:29 -0500
        Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 10:49 -0400
  Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 09:49 -0400
  Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 14:52 +0000
    Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:09 +0000
    Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:02 -0500
      Re: keeping files on an external drive Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-11-08 17:31 +0000
      Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 08:03 +1300
        Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 14:22 -0500
    Re: keeping files on an external drive "J.Albert" <j.albert@nowhere.net> - 2018-11-09 22:29 -0500
  Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 16:08 +0000
    Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 12:27 -0500
      Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 12:44 -0500
        Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:38 +0000
          Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 02:30 -0500
            Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 21:57 +1300
              Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-12 22:14 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:55 +0000
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
              Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 12:51 +0000
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-13 19:52 +1300
              Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-12 12:19 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-12 12:31 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-12 22:41 +0000
                Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 15:10 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 12:24 -0800
                Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-13 17:11 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-13 15:02 -0800
                Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-14 00:41 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-15 11:26 -0800
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-14 13:34 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-14 15:42 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 12:04 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-11-15 00:52 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-15 22:24 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-14 04:57 +0000
        Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-08 21:17 -0600
          Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-09 18:29 +1300
            Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-09 02:24 -0500
              Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 09:37 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:26 -0600
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 22:57 +0000
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:55 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 00:21 -0500
            Re: keeping files on an external drive ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-11-09 16:28 -0600
              Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 13:58 +1300
              Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-10 01:20 +0000
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-09 21:33 -0800
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-10 18:52 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:08 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2018-11-11 11:20 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 17:49 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-10 19:07 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-10 08:38 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-10 08:41 -0800
                Re: keeping files on an external drive J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-10 14:35 -0500
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-11 10:02 +1300
                Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-11 07:22 +0000
      Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-08 20:25 +0000
    Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 23:24 +0000
      Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 15:14 +0000
        Re: keeping files on an external drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-09 15:30 +0000
          Re: keeping files on an external drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-11-09 17:12 +0000

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