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On 10/24/2017 11:55 AM, Joerg wrote:
I don't buy at Fry's anymore, got my reasons. 26650 would be nice but so far I am happy with my 18650 clusters. LOL, I think we ALL have reasons to not buy at Fry's. To me, one of the most annoying things is when they show an item in stock, in sufficient quantities, but no one knows where in the store it actually is. I use their online ordering so the order is ready when I go there, but they almost never have the order complete when I go to pick it up. Something is always missing, wrong, or they are trying to pawn off a returned, clearly used, item as new (which is illegal). I am amazed that they have not begun to close some of their stores. They are so over-sized. No one would be dumb enough to buy major appliances, mattresses, or laptop computers there. |
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On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 3:39:30 PM UTC-7, sms wrote:
On 10/24/2017 11:55 AM, Joerg wrote: I don't buy at Fry's anymore, got my reasons. 26650 would be nice but so far I am happy with my 18650 clusters. LOL, I think we ALL have reasons to not buy at Fry's. To me, one of the most annoying things is when they show an item in stock, in sufficient quantities, but no one knows where in the store it actually is. I use their online ordering so the order is ready when I go there, but they almost never have the order complete when I go to pick it up. Something is always missing, wrong, or they are trying to pawn off a returned, clearly used, item as new (which is illegal). I am amazed that they have not begun to close some of their stores. They are so over-sized. No one would be dumb enough to buy major appliances, mattresses, or laptop computers there. The last time I went in there the laptops were reasonably priced and in sealed factory cartons. The trouble is that I was using it for programming at work and then at home. When that job ended I had no more use for it. |
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On 2017-10-24 15:39, sms wrote:
On 10/24/2017 11:55 AM, Joerg wrote: I don't buy at Fry's anymore, got my reasons. 26650 would be nice but so far I am happy with my 18650 clusters. LOL, I think we ALL have reasons to not buy at Fry's. To me, one of the most annoying things is when they show an item in stock, in sufficient quantities, but no one knows where in the store it actually is. I use their online ordering so the order is ready when I go there, but they almost never have the order complete when I go to pick it up. Something is always missing, wrong, or they are trying to pawn off a returned, clearly used, item as new (which is illegal). I am amazed that they have not begun to close some of their stores. They are so over-sized. No one would be dumb enough to buy major appliances, mattresses, or laptop computers there. The last straw for me was when I bought a router, it turned out to be defective, I had to drive an hour back there, the guy at the return desk wrote "Did not like" on the slip and put it on a shelf. I repeated that it is _defective_ but he just shrugged and said it's fine. Now I buy almost anything technical online. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 10/24/2017 4:04 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-10-24 15:39, sms wrote: On 10/24/2017 11:55 AM, Joerg wrote: I don't buy at Fry's anymore, got my reasons. 26650 would be nice but so far I am happy with my 18650 clusters. LOL, I think we ALL have reasons to not buy at Fry's. To me, one of the most annoying things is when they show an item in stock, in sufficient quantities, but no one knows where in the store it actually is. I use their online ordering so the order is ready when I go there, but they almost never have the order complete when I go to pick it up. Something is always missing, wrong, or they are trying to pawn off a returned, clearly used, item as new (which is illegal). I am amazed that they have not begun to close some of their stores. They are so over-sized. No one would be dumb enough to buy major appliances, mattresses, or laptop computers there. The last straw for me was when I bought a router, it turned out to be defective, I had to drive an hour back there, the guy at the return desk wrote "Did not like" on the slip and put it on a shelf. I repeated that it is _defective_ but he just shrugged and said it's fine. Why did you care? No one is dumb enough to buy any returned items at Fry's so it's not like someone else would end up buying it, it would go back to the manufacturer, or be thrown away. |
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On 2017-10-24 16:11, sms wrote:
On 10/24/2017 4:04 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2017-10-24 15:39, sms wrote: On 10/24/2017 11:55 AM, Joerg wrote: I don't buy at Fry's anymore, got my reasons. 26650 would be nice but so far I am happy with my 18650 clusters. LOL, I think we ALL have reasons to not buy at Fry's. To me, one of the most annoying things is when they show an item in stock, in sufficient quantities, but no one knows where in the store it actually is. I use their online ordering so the order is ready when I go there, but they almost never have the order complete when I go to pick it up. Something is always missing, wrong, or they are trying to pawn off a returned, clearly used, item as new (which is illegal). I am amazed that they have not begun to close some of their stores. They are so over-sized. No one would be dumb enough to buy major appliances, mattresses, or laptop computers there. The last straw for me was when I bought a router, it turned out to be defective, I had to drive an hour back there, the guy at the return desk wrote "Did not like" on the slip and put it on a shelf. I repeated that it is _defective_ but he just shrugged and said it's fine. Why did you care? No one is dumb enough to buy any returned items at Fry's so it's not like someone else would end up buying it, it would go back to the manufacturer, or be thrown away. My impression was that they returned items to the store. A modem I bought there as "new" was clearly unpacked before and then repacked. I only found out after arriving home because the shrink-wrap looked genuine. Then I found a handwritten ID and password in the user leaflet. That one worked though so I kept it. http://www.accesscom.com/~dave6592/frys7.html http://badice.com/2010/03/31/why-to-...sale-products/ -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:49:09 +0100, "Ian Field"
wrote: "Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message .. . It would be helpful if you described what you mean by "failure". As defined by; "CMOS checksum error - press F2 to enter setup". Ok. Prematurely discharged (or self-discharged) cell. My guess(tm) is the heat from the CPU and other heat generating devices causes the self discharge rate to increase. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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On Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 3:39:30 PM UTC-7, sms wrote:
On 10/24/2017 11:55 AM, Joerg wrote: I don't buy at Fry's anymore, got my reasons. 26650 would be nice but so far I am happy with my 18650 clusters. LOL, I think we ALL have reasons to not buy at Fry's. To me, one of the most annoying things is when they show an item in stock, in sufficient quantities, but no one knows where in the store it actually is. I use their online ordering so the order is ready when I go there, but they almost never have the order complete when I go to pick it up. Something is always missing, wrong, or they are trying to pawn off a returned, clearly used, item as new (which is illegal). I am amazed that they have not begun to close some of their stores. They are so over-sized. No one would be dumb enough to buy major appliances, mattresses, or laptop computers there. What happened to computer literacy? |
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:09:09 +0700, John B.
wrote: Which brings up something I've always wondered about. You go in the store and there is a very nice battery display rack with all sorts of batteries. One can only speculate how long they have been on the rack, or in storage before being displayed on the rack. Does the store scrap any battery that has been on the rack for X months? Years? Or just keep them until someone buys them? All the batteries at Safeway are marked with an expiration date. (So is much of the packaged and canned food). Batteries don't have a huge turnover at a market, so many of them have been on the shelf for 5 years or more. Just before they expire, Safeway puts them on the closeout shelf for typically 1/2 off list price. I have no idea how other stores handle expired batteries. My guess(tm) is they do everything possible to sell them in order to avoid hazardous waste disposal fees. CR2032 cell disassembled: http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/CR2032-disassembled.jpg The lithium is the white stuff on the far right electrode. When I first opened the cell, it was a white powdery paste. However, as it became exposed to the air, it became translucent. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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