I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
I got the Sunday paper and saw that Office Depot had a CD writer on sale
for $39.95. That was about as good as I could find a used one on Ebay,
so I went down to get it.
I asked an employee to unlock the glass case and get one out. He asked
if I was going to buy it. I said I wanted to check the specs first. He
asked what equipment I had. I said a 233mhz Pentium running W95 (I was
nice, I didn't even mention Linux). He said it won't run, it required
W98 or better and most likely wouldn't even run on my hardware. I asked
for one that would and he said all the new ones required the same. I
said thank you and left.
For some reason I got curious today (Wednesday) and, thinking there must
be something that would run on my setup, went to the Memorex site. There
was a picture fo something that looked remarkably like the one at OD and
minimum requirememts were a 166mhz Pentium and W95.
So I called OD and asked a different employee to check the model number
on the Memorex they had on sale. He said they didn't have any, all they
had were Maxell. I said BS, I've got your ad here in front of me from
Sundays paper. He said that's last weeks ad. I said it's good till
August 2nd. He said "Oh".
After giving him the stock number from the ad, he finally managed to look
up the Memorex model number. You guessed it, the one I was looking at on
the Memorex site :-).
I just got back from OD with my new CD writer. I explained all this to
the manager and asked if they usually tried this hard to discourage
sales. I did get the obligatory apology, but his expression never came
out of coma mode. Oh, well.
And BTW, there was NO "Maxell" CD drive anywhere to be seen :-).
--
Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
Steve,
I don't know what question you think you were answering, but the
one below definitely wasn't it.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> OK... I HAVE to jump in this one. I'm a Physical Therapy Guy in the
> military. Going out & blindly buying ANY orthotic is the worst thing you can
> do. What kind of feet do you have? Flat? If so, ANY kind of extra cushion
> is wrong. "Normal"? You may be able to wear the majority of the shoes
> that are out there. High arch? Ahhh...NOW you need a cushioned shoe, but NOT
... snip
> flat-footed person would like. That being said, have you considered those
> thick rubber mats? Just get the ones that you can put in front of your
> stationary tools that you stand at for a long time, to include your bench.
> "Larry Blanchard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
> >
> > I got the Sunday paper and saw that Office Depot had a CD writer on sale
> > for $39.95. That was about as good as I could find a used one on Ebay,
> > so I went down to get it.
> >
> > I asked an employee to unlock the glass case and get one out. He asked
... snip
> > were Maxell. I said BS, I've got your ad here in front of me from
> > Sundays paper. He said that's last weeks ad. I said it's good till
> > August 2nd. He said "Oh".
> >
> > After giving him the stock number from the ad, he finally managed to look
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 22:04:16 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>OBTY ;~) 2 of those weapons of mass destruction were killed last week.
a little clorine in the gene pool will do wonders.
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See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.
"Steve Knight" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 22:04:16 GMT, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> >OBTY ;~) 2 of those weapons of mass destruction were killed last week.
>
> a little clorine in the gene pool will do wonders.
>
Now if they can only flush that big turd down the drain!
Digger
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It is a "techno-geek" store just like the other big name office supply
BORGS. They all compete with the big Electronics BORGS (BEST BUY, Circuit
city....) Besides a good traveling businessman can make good use of a GPS.
--
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"Save a Tree, Build Furniture"
"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." <[email protected]> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:04:40 -0700, Larry Blanchard
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Why an office supply store was selling GPS receivers is still beyond
> me.
>
> Barry
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NO Depot around me so I use Staples. Opinion about equal. There are a few
idiots around. The first indication of an (techno)idiot is a "We don't
carry that".
Staples policy is, if we don't carry it in this store we will check our
online site, if we have it there we ship it (free shipping). They also
honor prices from other competitors too.
A good associate says "Say, I haven't seen one of those but let me check..."
A often ask a question I know the basic answer to. Having enough knowledge
about computer objects, I am looking for a second opinion. If he sounds
like an idiotic sales man, probably is.
--
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"Save a Tree, Build Furniture"
"Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
> >
> I understand the difficulty you had with this one purchase,
> but I beg to differ with your conclusion.
>
> I have found my local Office Depot to often have some
> exceptional deals (better than Best buy, Circuit City, et.
> al.), consistently friendly and knowledgeable staff, and,
> after doing business there occasionally for a couple years,
> I have zero complaints.
> --
> Mark
>
> The truth as I perceive it to be.
> Your perception may be different.
>
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Huh?
"Steven Bliss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> OK... I HAVE to jump in this one. I'm a Physical Therapy Guy in the
> military. Going out & blindly buying ANY orthotic is the worst thing you
can
> do. What kind of feet do you have? Flat? If so, ANY kind of extra
cushion
> is wrong. "Normal"? You may be able to wear the majority of the shoes
> that are out there. High arch? Ahhh...NOW you need a cushioned shoe, but
NOT
> an extra cushion. If you would be happy with running shoes, go to
> www.runnersworld.com . The website will direct you to the kind of shoe
that
> is built for YOUR feet. If you are not a runner, select the minimal
amount
> of mileage group that is on the questionnaire. Don't listen to the
ignorant
> folks that tell you that certain brands are generally no good. If you
stick
> to a name-brand, chances are that the company makes shoes for all 3 foot
> types. If you are not happy with what you find, go to a podiatrist or
> Physical Therapist in your area to help you. Your family doc PROBABLY
won't
> be able to offer much help. DO NOT try to use "off the shelf" orthotics
to
> manipulate your feet. They may feel fine in the store, but the later
damage
> COULD be a detriment over time. If you don't have flat feet, the Nike ACG
> series are pretty good for the shop. Mine have held up fine for over a
> year. They tend to be a little sturdier than most, and at a good price.
> The drawback would be that they have a little more cushion in them than a
> flat-footed person would like. That being said, have you considered those
> thick rubber mats? Just get the ones that you can put in front of your
> stationary tools that you stand at for a long time, to include your bench.
> "Larry Blanchard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
OK... I HAVE to jump in this one. I'm a Physical Therapy Guy in the
military. Going out & blindly buying ANY orthotic is the worst thing you can
do. What kind of feet do you have? Flat? If so, ANY kind of extra cushion
is wrong. "Normal"? You may be able to wear the majority of the shoes
that are out there. High arch? Ahhh...NOW you need a cushioned shoe, but NOT
an extra cushion. If you would be happy with running shoes, go to
www.runnersworld.com . The website will direct you to the kind of shoe that
is built for YOUR feet. If you are not a runner, select the minimal amount
of mileage group that is on the questionnaire. Don't listen to the ignorant
folks that tell you that certain brands are generally no good. If you stick
to a name-brand, chances are that the company makes shoes for all 3 foot
types. If you are not happy with what you find, go to a podiatrist or
Physical Therapist in your area to help you. Your family doc PROBABLY won't
be able to offer much help. DO NOT try to use "off the shelf" orthotics to
manipulate your feet. They may feel fine in the store, but the later damage
COULD be a detriment over time. If you don't have flat feet, the Nike ACG
series are pretty good for the shop. Mine have held up fine for over a
year. They tend to be a little sturdier than most, and at a good price.
The drawback would be that they have a little more cushion in them than a
flat-footed person would like. That being said, have you considered those
thick rubber mats? Just get the ones that you can put in front of your
stationary tools that you stand at for a long time, to include your bench.
"Larry Blanchard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
>
> I got the Sunday paper and saw that Office Depot had a CD writer on sale
> for $39.95. That was about as good as I could find a used one on Ebay,
> so I went down to get it.
>
> I asked an employee to unlock the glass case and get one out. He asked
> if I was going to buy it. I said I wanted to check the specs first. He
> asked what equipment I had. I said a 233mhz Pentium running W95 (I was
> nice, I didn't even mention Linux). He said it won't run, it required
> W98 or better and most likely wouldn't even run on my hardware. I asked
> for one that would and he said all the new ones required the same. I
> said thank you and left.
>
> For some reason I got curious today (Wednesday) and, thinking there must
> be something that would run on my setup, went to the Memorex site. There
> was a picture fo something that looked remarkably like the one at OD and
> minimum requirememts were a 166mhz Pentium and W95.
>
> So I called OD and asked a different employee to check the model number
> on the Memorex they had on sale. He said they didn't have any, all they
> had were Maxell. I said BS, I've got your ad here in front of me from
> Sundays paper. He said that's last weeks ad. I said it's good till
> August 2nd. He said "Oh".
>
> After giving him the stock number from the ad, he finally managed to look
> up the Memorex model number. You guessed it, the one I was looking at on
> the Memorex site :-).
>
> I just got back from OD with my new CD writer. I explained all this to
> the manager and asked if they usually tried this hard to discourage
> sales. I did get the obligatory apology, but his expression never came
> out of coma mode. Oh, well.
>
> And BTW, there was NO "Maxell" CD drive anywhere to be seen :-).
>
> --
> Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
On 31 Jul 2003, Gnube spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
>>Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
>
> They're in the post, right next to all those cheques of course! ;O)
As they said in The Onion this week:
"So, we've got Uday and Qusay. Now, how about the Eapons-way of Ass-may
Estruction-day?"
http://www.theonion.com/onion3929/wdyt_3929.html
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:04:40 -0700, Larry Blanchard
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
>
>I got the Sunday paper and saw that Office Depot had a CD writer on sale
>for $39.95. That was about as good as I could find a used one on Ebay,
>so I went down to get it
Our Office Depots all went under about three years ago, for the
reasons you outlined.
However, I have an Office Depot GLOAT!
Back when they were closing, the Garmin GPS III+ GPS sold for about
$350. I was able to get (5) of them, sealed, NIB, for $99 each. I
listed all five on eBay. The least that one of them went for was $290,
most went for over $300 plus shipping. I made almost $1000 selling
the five units on eBay!
Why an office supply store was selling GPS receivers is still beyond
me.
Barry
In article <91%[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Huh?
>
Well, I certainly can't argue with that!
>
> "Steven Bliss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
--
Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> What model?
>
> I've never seen any writers that had drivers for Win95. I can't even
> remember seeing any that would work with 95b.
>
The 52X-24X-52X version that shows up on their web page - I don't have
the model number handy.
--
Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> >
> Well, that might be difficult, but I promise an "OK, I was wrong" post if
> any significant qualities are found.
>
Ooops. That should, of course, have been "quantities".
--
Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
Larry Blanchard wrote:
> nice, I didn't even mention Linux). He said it won't run, it required
It's a waste of time to mention Linux anyway.
You ever get tired of lying about what you run just to get stupid people to
do their job?
"Look, forget I said 'Linux' and pretend I said 'Windows' and give me the
stupid password for the stupid news server already!!!!!"
I'll second the other poster about Office MAX. I get along with those guys
fine. Mostly people who aren't planning to live there forever, yet who do
a good job while they're there. Actually able to answer questions about
laser printers and whatnot intelligently. I even occasionally run into
someone who doesn't go into a coma as soon as I say the L-word.
--
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Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
Confirmed post number: 16886 Approximate word count: 506580
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On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:48:29 -0400, Mark <[email protected]>
wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] says...
>> I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
>>
>I understand the difficulty you had with this one purchase,
>but I beg to differ with your conclusion.
>
>I have found my local Office Depot to often have some
>exceptional deals (better than Best buy, Circuit City, et.
>al.), consistently friendly and knowledgeable staff, and,
>after doing business there occasionally for a couple years,
>I have zero complaints.
Same here, Mark.
I do most of my computer shopping now at Office Depot. They're often
cheaper than anywhere else (except my wholesaler) and they always
greet you when you walk in the door.
Have a nice week...
Trent
Follow Joan Rivers' example --- get pre-embalmed!
On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 15:04:40 -0700, Larry Blanchard
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
They're in the post, right next to all those cheques of course! ;O)
Take Care,
Gnube
{too thick for linux}
You missed. Wrong thread.
"Steven Bliss" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> OK... I HAVE to jump in this one. I'm a Physical Therapy Guy in the
> military. Going out & blindly buying ANY orthotic is the worst thing you
can
> do. What kind of feet do you have? Flat? If so, ANY kind of extra
cushion
> is wrong. "Normal"? You may be able to wear the majority of the shoes
> that are out there. High arch? Ahhh...NOW you need a cushioned shoe, but
NOT
> an extra cushion. If you would be happy with running shoes, go to
> www.runnersworld.com . The website will direct you to the kind of shoe
that
> is built for YOUR feet. If you are not a runner, select the minimal
amount
> of mileage group that is on the questionnaire. Don't listen to the
ignorant
> folks that tell you that certain brands are generally no good. If you
stick
> to a name-brand, chances are that the company makes shoes for all 3 foot
> types. If you are not happy with what you find, go to a podiatrist or
> Physical Therapist in your area to help you. Your family doc PROBABLY
won't
> be able to offer much help. DO NOT try to use "off the shelf" orthotics
to
> manipulate your feet. They may feel fine in the store, but the later
damage
> COULD be a detriment over time. If you don't have flat feet, the Nike ACG
> series are pretty good for the shop. Mine have held up fine for over a
> year. They tend to be a little sturdier than most, and at a good price.
> The drawback would be that they have a little more cushion in them than a
> flat-footed person would like. That being said, have you considered those
> thick rubber mats? Just get the ones that you can put in front of your
> stationary tools that you stand at for a long time, to include your bench.
> "Larry Blanchard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I hereby nominate Office Depot as Borg II :-).
> >
> > I got the Sunday paper and saw that Office Depot had a CD writer on sale
> > for $39.95. That was about as good as I could find a used one on Ebay,
> > so I went down to get it.
> >
> > I asked an employee to unlock the glass case and get one out. He asked
> > if I was going to buy it. I said I wanted to check the specs first. He
> > asked what equipment I had. I said a 233mhz Pentium running W95 (I was
> > nice, I didn't even mention Linux). He said it won't run, it required
> > W98 or better and most likely wouldn't even run on my hardware. I asked
> > for one that would and he said all the new ones required the same. I
> > said thank you and left.
> >
> > For some reason I got curious today (Wednesday) and, thinking there must
> > be something that would run on my setup, went to the Memorex site.
There
> > was a picture fo something that looked remarkably like the one at OD and
> > minimum requirememts were a 166mhz Pentium and W95.
> >
> > So I called OD and asked a different employee to check the model number
> > on the Memorex they had on sale. He said they didn't have any, all they
> > had were Maxell. I said BS, I've got your ad here in front of me from
> > Sundays paper. He said that's last weeks ad. I said it's good till
> > August 2nd. He said "Oh".
> >
> > After giving him the stock number from the ad, he finally managed to
look
> > up the Memorex model number. You guessed it, the one I was looking at
on
> > the Memorex site :-).
> >
> > I just got back from OD with my new CD writer. I explained all this to
> > the manager and asked if they usually tried this hard to discourage
> > sales. I did get the obligatory apology, but his expression never came
> > out of coma mode. Oh, well.
> >
> > And BTW, there was NO "Maxell" CD drive anywhere to be seen :-).
> >
> > --
> > Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
>
>
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 13:44:36 GMT, Scott Cramer
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 31 Jul 2003, Gnube spake unto rec.woodworking:
>
>>
>>>Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
>>
>> They're in the post, right next to all those cheques of course! ;O)
>
>As they said in The Onion this week:
>
>"So, we've got Uday and Qusay. Now, how about the Eapons-way of Ass-may
>Estruction-day?"
>
>http://www.theonion.com/onion3929/wdyt_3929.html
That's a new one on me, may have to go there for a further read
sometime. Thanks!
Take Care,
Gnube
{too thick for linux}
Larry Blanchard <[email protected]> wrote:
>Where ARE those Iraqi WMDs?
Saddam's sons are dead.
Saddam is still at large. At least for a while. I don't think SH
will have the longevity of ABL.
The Bathists (-? sp) are loosing ground and going to ground.
What will scare the crap out of us is if we find the suspected wmd's
since so many countries thought they had Iraq bottled up.
Larry, I will stand you a resonably priced drink of your choice (I am
not rich) if you will do the same if the WMD's are found. The wreck
being judge of our ot voiced positions.
I'm not sure I want to win this though.
Wes
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