Subject: Re: Re: Getting the new release - or: Adventure in computer stores
From: Chris Ruprecht (chrup999@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu May 31 2001 - 07:42:30 MDT
Of course, if I was such a person (low pay, no interest in the subject matter, etc.), I would probably behave the same way. But I think, if you pay a little more, you might get better quality people and maybe more customers. I would always go back to a place where I have received good service.
Regards,
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Balatro 28
To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:26 AM
Subject: RE:: Getting the new release - or: Adventure in computer stores
I agree 100%. Most of these people are making minimum wage at these stores and just stock up the shelves, sticker the merchandise and shovel it at the customers. I've met very few worth their salt. It makes perfect sense of course. You wouldn't catch me dead working in a retail computer chain, it's not worth my effort. If I felt like doing some moonlighting, I could make ten fold what they pay. You're right though. Every once in a while you meet someone who genuinely knows what they're talking about.
Generally, I don't go into a place like that unless they have what I want and I can quickly grab it off the shelf, refuse their extended warranties and leave.
PS: Sorry for the off topic discussion :)
>From: "Ruprecht, Chris"
>Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>To:
>Subject: RE: Re: Getting the new release - or: Adventure in computer stores
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 08:57:44 -0400
>
>Point taken. It's just so frustrating to have to deal with this level of
>incompetence. If I go to a computer store, I expect to get the answers
>to my questions but it seems like the employees there have almost no
>knowledge of the products they are selling. Sure, I can understand that
>Windows people have no knowledge of Macs and vice versa, but a Windows
>person should have knowledge of Windows ...etc.
>However, it seems like, they have no knowledge of any of the software
>products they are selling, because until a week ago, they were working
>in a grocery shop and selling computer stuff is not much different from
>that, right?
>
>Occasional, though, there are people who know their stuff, but you have
>to find them, first :).
>
>Best regards,
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Balatro 28 [mailto:balatro28@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:34 AM
>To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>Subject: Re: Getting the new release - or: Adventure in computer stores
>
>
>There's nothing wrong with the human factor. There *IS* however,
>something wrong with computer store personnel for the most part :)
>
>In fact, the human factor of someone promptly responding to me that my
>airport would work in YDL 2.0 is the reason that I ordered it
>immediately and have the CDs sitting next to me right now. Humans are
>great...for some things ;)
>
>I think my revised moral would be: Never buy in a store what you can
>find on the internet. :)
>
> >Moral of the story: Don't deal with incompetence when your computer can
>
> >do it much easier - or - The elimination of the human factor.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Chris
>
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