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Mines a bit of both, I shop at PCCaseGear. I "reserve" the items online and pick them up from the warehouse. (about a 15/30min drive away)

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Mostly online from Newegg or Amazon, perhaps even go to eBay for even steeper pricing deals but very cautious about it (concerning RMA returns - it has to be brand new so the manufacturer will honor the purchase). I also live an hour from a Microcenter so either way which one offer the most deal.

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i go to a store because it's semi-near, and if its broken, you can just go straight back to the guy that sold you the thing in the first place.

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I'm really curious,

 

I come from France, and I know that everything which is being sell in a store is at least 15/20% extra. I would never (I did it when i was young ... everyone make mistakes come on !) buy something going directly to the store, and I read a lot of people who does that. Another question come, is it the same in your country ?

 

Also it doesn't cost anything to ship if you don't mind waiting 1 week and having to go to a place in the city where you can pick it up. 

And most of the time, the shipping at your place will cost something like 10€, and if the amount is more than 100/200€, it would be free ! 

 

So what about you ? 

 

ps : sorry for my english !

If you live in France you should order from Germany because electronics are a lot cheaper there.

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If you live in France you should order from Germany because electronics are a lot cheaper there.

i agree with this guy

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Buy online but pick up at the store? Since Umart does that. Plus it's cheaper to drive to the store than it is to have anything posted to me. That's some good logic I must admit.

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I'm really curious,

 

I come from France, and I know that everything which is being sell in a store is at least 15/20% extra. I would never (I did it when i was young ... everyone make mistakes come on !) buy something going directly to the store, and I read a lot of people who does that. Another question come, is it the same in your country ?

 

Also it doesn't cost anything to ship if you don't mind waiting 1 week and having to go to a place in the city where you can pick it up. 

And most of the time, the shipping at your place will cost something like 10€, and if the amount is more than 100/200€, it would be free ! 

 

So what about you ? 

 

ps : sorry for my english !

 

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That's interesting !

 

If you live in France you should order from Germany because electronics are a lot cheaper there.

 

 

i agree with this guy

 

Ow really ? I should keep that in mind ! Any german by here ? to tell me where I should look at ?

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Directly at the store, you can even bargain the price (not sure about your store).

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Usually Amazon. They have competitive prices, no sales tax, 2-day shipping, awesome customer support, and I get an additional 5% off everything I buy there with my credit card. 

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buy from the store .. at least can physically inspect the product , and if there is last minute changes , less hassle . 

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Where is the Both Option? 

See I'm a 21st century digital boy,
I don't know how to live but I've got a lot of toys. 

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Here we go !

 

Thank you sir. 

I go where I get the best price and it varies depending where I am. I'm doing more Online here in San Antonio. When I was in Minneapolis I got a lot at Micro Center, in Phoenix and LA it was Frys. All of the retail locations I Price Match online stores to get the best price and get it instantly. 

See I'm a 21st century digital boy,
I don't know how to live but I've got a lot of toys. 

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i buy from amazon and microcenter (i live 30 minutes away from one) 

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I raid the shops in search of very specific parts at the best prices...

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I bought my keyboard online, second hand. My pc Parts in the store.

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Offcourse I buy tech online, (Dutch) stores are worthless, every single one of them.

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I'm really curious,

I come from France, and I know that everything which is being sell in a store is at least 15/20% extra. I would never (I did it when i was young ... everyone make mistakes come on !) buy something going directly to the store, and I read a lot of people who does that. Another question come, is it the same in your country ?

Also it doesn't cost anything to ship if you don't mind waiting 1 week and having to go to a place in the city where you can pick it up.

And most of the time, the shipping at your place will cost something like 10€, and if the amount is more than 100/200€, it would be free !

So what about you ?

ps : sorry for my english !

we have a way around the 21% extra lol!
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Offcourse I buy tech online, (Dutch) stores are worthless, every single one of them.

 

Where ? :)

 

 

I bought my keyboard online, second hand. My pc Parts in the store.

 

So it's the same price / doesn't have a big price difference?

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In Germany I usually check out Mindfactory and Caseking first. They are mostly the "cheapest" shops around. But i don´t know whether they ship to france or not. 

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Where ? :)

 

Basically any giant retail store (BCC, Mediamarkt, Expert etc) , pricing is ok but they most of times out of stock, so you can wait 2 weeks or more, depends of shipping.

Also you get these people who call themselves salesmen that sell the sh*t you don't need.

 

Online ordering is like within 3 days (Azerty, Alternate, Informatique etc all good.)

Also Germany is 5km away from me, I buy most of my stuff there (groceries and other)

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