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As anyone living in the united states, especially the pacific northwest, knows, the state of oregon is in a financial crisis. We have some stupid abscure law that states that we can't operate in a deficite, even for a few years (lol, even though budgets are planned years in advance, when monies coming in change, we are screwed). Almost all of our state revenue is based on income taxes, but our unemployment rates are like at 10% or something. Bascially its impossible to get a job and everyone is being laid off. So guess what, the retail market is also hurting pretty bad, seems like no one wants to go to circuit city and plunk down 10k for a plasma tv these days. BOHOO!. Cry me a river you stupid retail outlets.
How does this relate to Video cards? well, i do all my shopping online (except for parishable foods). I'm a broke college student so saving 50%-80% on something is important to me. I live for auction sites for random stuff and PriceWatch for all my computer needs. What i don't understand is why people still go to retail outlets for computer stuff especially. I went into circuit city the other day and "rented" a 9500pro for 225 bucks. The same exact card i can get online for 175 shipped to my door. It aint worth 50 bucks to support my local economy to me. I sometimes offer to give them the chance to do business with me by trying to work out a deal, but usually they "only match other stores in town prices." How stupid of them, they buy the card for around the same price other retailers buy the card for, so if i'm willing to buy it, they are still making a profit off me, say of 70 bucks instead of 150 bucks, but they are hurting for customers so much, why arn't they more willing to do this? 1/2 the stores in my town have gone belly up. major stores, emplorium, k-mart, motgomery wards, and some others. But i don't feel sorry for them, i've worked in retail before, they don't need a 300% markup to make a profit, they are just too greedy.
Case in point. My circuit city here is selling geforce mx 400 cards for (omg) on sale (20 bucks off) for 79.99$. simmular priceing for all their crap. Super old models of stuff being sold for around 100 bucks. Crap they were selling a verbatium (off brand cd-rw) 48x12x48 for over 120 bucks (internal) being sold on pricewatch for 45 shipped.
So next time you read the paper, don't feel sad for all these stores losing business because of the big bad "internet" they need to get with the times and realize that more and more younger savvy people arn't going for the huge markup anymore.
As my first comment of "renting" if you are unfamiular with this...its the process of buying something from a store which offers a return policy (pick a place with no restocking fee and a generous period of time to "rent" say 14 days or 30 days). You go shopping, find stuff you might like, buy it, if you like it return it and find it for 1/2 off online. In my case i needed a video card while i'm waiting for mine to come so i went and bought the exact model i have coming in the mail. This way i don't even have to change the drivers. lol. Its legal, maybe a tad unethical (but i asked the store, "do i have to have any reason to return this product?" answer was nope, bring it back within 14 days, no questions asked, course that's a lie, they always ask you why you are returning it and you always have to make up some answer, but the policy is still there... Actually i'm doing this because i really hate circuit city. Everytime i go in there, i'm ignored by all the sales staff, like i couldn't possibly need help?, some lady worker actually came down the isle where i was amlessly wondering looking for something and asked this old guy if he need help, then walked away without asking me. Also i applied for a job there and filled out this 90 minute questionaire survey thing. they canceled my interview because someone was too busy, then i went in all dressed up for my next apppointment, that person was in a meeting with some important people, so i waited for 1 hour walking around their crappy stores. After the hour someone came out and said, sorry we are going to have to reschedule again, she's too busy. I said fuc them, i don't want to work here that bad, damn, and have had it in for them ever since.
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Isn't some profit better than being out of business? Okay, well my rant is over. I'm just waiting for the day you can buy produce off ebay.
"sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"
*grabs a stick and places it into the flames; mmmm, smores*
%Think before you act would be a good motto%
How does this relate to Video cards? well, i do all my shopping online (except for parishable foods). I'm a broke college student so saving 50%-80% on something is important to me. I live for auction sites for random stuff and PriceWatch for all my computer needs. What i don't understand is why people still go to retail outlets for computer stuff especially. I went into circuit city the other day and "rented" a 9500pro for 225 bucks. The same exact card i can get online for 175 shipped to my door. It aint worth 50 bucks to support my local economy to me. I sometimes offer to give them the chance to do business with me by trying to work out a deal, but usually they "only match other stores in town prices." How stupid of them, they buy the card for around the same price other retailers buy the card for, so if i'm willing to buy it, they are still making a profit off me, say of 70 bucks instead of 150 bucks, but they are hurting for customers so much, why arn't they more willing to do this? 1/2 the stores in my town have gone belly up. major stores, emplorium, k-mart, motgomery wards, and some others. But i don't feel sorry for them, i've worked in retail before, they don't need a 300% markup to make a profit, they are just too greedy.
Case in point. My circuit city here is selling geforce mx 400 cards for (omg) on sale (20 bucks off) for 79.99$. simmular priceing for all their crap. Super old models of stuff being sold for around 100 bucks. Crap they were selling a verbatium (off brand cd-rw) 48x12x48 for over 120 bucks (internal) being sold on pricewatch for 45 shipped.
So next time you read the paper, don't feel sad for all these stores losing business because of the big bad "internet" they need to get with the times and realize that more and more younger savvy people arn't going for the huge markup anymore.
As my first comment of "renting" if you are unfamiular with this...its the process of buying something from a store which offers a return policy (pick a place with no restocking fee and a generous period of time to "rent" say 14 days or 30 days). You go shopping, find stuff you might like, buy it, if you like it return it and find it for 1/2 off online. In my case i needed a video card while i'm waiting for mine to come so i went and bought the exact model i have coming in the mail. This way i don't even have to change the drivers. lol. Its legal, maybe a tad unethical (but i asked the store, "do i have to have any reason to return this product?" answer was nope, bring it back within 14 days, no questions asked, course that's a lie, they always ask you why you are returning it and you always have to make up some answer, but the policy is still there... Actually i'm doing this because i really hate circuit city. Everytime i go in there, i'm ignored by all the sales staff, like i couldn't possibly need help?, some lady worker actually came down the isle where i was amlessly wondering looking for something and asked this old guy if he need help, then walked away without asking me. Also i applied for a job there and filled out this 90 minute questionaire survey thing. they canceled my interview because someone was too busy, then i went in all dressed up for my next apppointment, that person was in a meeting with some important people, so i waited for 1 hour walking around their crappy stores. After the hour someone came out and said, sorry we are going to have to reschedule again, she's too busy. I said fuc them, i don't want to work here that bad, damn, and have had it in for them ever since.
.Isn't some profit better than being out of business? Okay, well my rant is over. I'm just waiting for the day you can buy produce off ebay
."sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"
*grabs a stick and places it into the flames; mmmm, smores*
%Think before you act would be a good motto%
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