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Originally Posted by spacebucks
(Post 13178470)
I am now back in the UK and managed to get the Sony eReader I was after in LA... at a decent discount to the prices here in the UK... :D
Cheers, Rick |
Originally Posted by LIH Prem
(Post 13178647)
Thanks for the follow-up.
So where did you get it, and how did you get around? Did you take the bus? -David Got it from Best Buy. Borders were sold out and didn't find the service at Fry's very good. The buses were initially difficult to figure out. Had to get a bus out of LAX - this was free. Then take another bus to the shops - number 232 and it cost $1.25 - bargain!... :D Magnus |
Originally Posted by DYKWIA
(Post 13180653)
I hope you paid the import duty when you got back to the UK :D
Cheers, Rick Hmmm... will have to fake ignorance here... *clears throat*... what exactly is "import tax"?... :p Magnus |
Originally Posted by spacebucks
(Post 13232580)
... didn't find the service at Fry's very good. -David |
Originally Posted by LIH Prem
(Post 13233524)
hahaha, you got the usual Fry's experience. :) Well, hopefully you looked around. It's still a unique experience.
-David Interesting. I had no idea of any of the reputations of any stores there. So my [literal] 5-minute experience of Fry's was pretty standard then? Yeah, it was an interesting store. There seemed to be some sort of theme going on in it.. like a jungle/Mayan/Inca thing... but I couldn't quite get it with so much electronics and such everywhere. Shame I didn't have more time there... :( Magnus |
Originally Posted by spacebucks
(Post 13238573)
I had no idea of any of the reputations of any stores there. So my [literal] 5-minute experience of Fry's was pretty standard then?
Also, they take returns, so one of my friends calls Fry's his "lending library". Each store is themed differently. -David |
Originally Posted by LIH Prem
(Post 13238954)
Yes, service-wise, you hit the nail on the head, but if you know what you want and checked pricing ahead of time, sometimes they have good deals, and they also have a lot of stuff that's hard to find, and a lot of stuff you generally won't find elsewhere at a retail store, so it can be fun just to look around the store. They also sell Jolt Cola and things like that at the same time. Fry's Electronics has become a sort-of institution in the California Bay Area because of all that.
Also, they take returns, so one of my friends calls Fry's his "lending library". Each store is themed differently. -David Yeah, only 5-min so unfortunately didn't get the whole experience. They had all-sorts of stuff as well as electronic/gadget... quite interesting - what I saw at least. Hopefully check it out again soon... Magnus |
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