I used to live in San Jose...I loved to go to Fry's, but you had
to know what you were doing. It was not suitable for the novice.
Nor was customer service a high priority. But you could get anything
you needed at decent prices.
There was a fake "Fry's Job Application" that was circulating around the
CA-oriented newsgroups when I was there. I don't remember all of it,
but two questions on this application that I remember (only because they
were so accurate):
English is my: __ second language __ third language
Highest level of school completed: __ 9th grade __ 10th grade
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net]On Behalf Of Steven Buehler
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:57 AM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: RE: [SLUG] Ideal Mom and Pop computer shop
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In California there's Fry's Electronics ... that was my candy store.
Not really a "mom and pop" shop, but the stores are huge themed
warehouses with dirt-cheap prices (although you had to be careful
what you got--they purchased in such bulk that a lot of the time
you'd end up buying a non-working item that you'd have to exchange,
but when you got something that did work (which was most of the time)
it's an incredible deal and worth the trouble of making and exchange
or two). If someone makes it, they carry it, especially hard-to-find
stuff.
The one in Fountain Valley was modeled like a Roman coliseum (they
got all the old arch props from Caesar's Palace when the casino
remodeled); the one in Anaheim looked like NASA's Mission Control.
SWB
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