Let’s Talk About How Much Of A Rip-Off Micro Center Is

[Mira Yurizaki]

21 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

With this guy?

Well let's put it this way:

• The nearest Microcenter is an hour drive away. It also looks like it's built out of an abandoned Mervin's.
• I live within 20 minutes of two Fry's
• There's a Best Buy 10 minutes away
• One of NewEgg's main distribution hubs is in LA, which I live two hours away from. So shipping's cheap or if I want to do a day trip to LA I can just do will-call and pick it up at their warehouse
• Amazon has a main distribution hub in Los Vegas, which is about 6 hours away. Which means I can get same day if not next day delivery.

So yes, I'm a lucky bastard to be in a location where pretty much every major electronics outfit is within spitting distance either if I go there myself or get it shipped. This is also why I don't find Microcenter to be anything special.

[Drak3]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

Well let's put it this way:

• The nearest Microcenter is an hour drive away. It also looks like it's built out of an abandoned Mervin's.
• I live within 20 minutes of Fry's
• There's a Best Buy 10 minutes away
• One of NewEgg's main distribution hubs is in LA, which I live two hours away from. So shipping's cheap or if I want to do a day trip to LA I can just do will-call and pick it up at their warehouse
• Amazon has a main distribution hub in Los Vegas, which is about 6 hours away. Which means I can get same day if not next day delivery.

So yes, I'm a lucky bastard to be in a location where pretty much every major electronics outfit is within spitting distance either if I go there myself or get it shipped. This is also why I don't find Microcenter to be anything special.

Major stores, I have Best Buy.

 

But the local shops know me and give me awesome deals, so there is that.

[Rune]

1 hour ago, Drak3 said:

What blends? What creamers do you have for the horrible blends?

The free kind you don't complain about

[Drak3]

Just now, Rune said:

The free kind you don't complain about

So Kirkland Signature.

[ARikozuM]

2 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

So Kirkland Signature.

Worse, Folgers. [shudders]

[Drak3]

Just now, ARikozuM said:

Worse, Folgers. [shudders]

[Mooshi]

Wanna talk ripoff?

 

Amazon 128GB micro SD 

 

Verizon Wireless 128GB micro SD 

[Bouzoo]

Sadly I'm from another continent so never bought from them, but I know people that had crazy deals with them. Like 4790K less than my 4460 kind of deals. That's crazy. I wish they ripped me off like that. 

[McToweleee]

The only thing that pisses me off about MicroCenter are the sales guys that think they know more than you and/or are just trying to up sell you since they’re on commission. You’d think if you walk in and say that I just need this thing they’d get it for you but they always stop and say something like, “okay, well, let’s see. That part is this. What are you going to use it for? Why’d you pick this? Would you want to look at this?” No, just get my freaking item. You’d think they’d take the quick and easy commission and move on to the next customer. 

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, McToweleee said:

The only thing that pisses me off about MicroCenter are the sales guys that think they know more than you and/or are just trying to up sell you since they’re on commission. You’d think if you walk in and say that I just need this thing they’d get it for you but they always stop and say something like, “okay, well, let’s see. That part is this. What are you going to use it for? Why’d you pick this? Would you want to look at this?” No, just get my freaking item. You’d think they’d take the quick and easy commission and move on to the next customer. 

Ask them which part has the best "NURBS" rating, and watch them scramble

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-uniform_rational_B-spline

 

I do this when I get some overeager salesman in a tech store trying to upsell me.

Works every time.

[McToweleee]

14 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Ask them which part has the best "NURBS" rating, and watch them scramble

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-uniform_rational_B-spline

 

I do this when I get some overeager salesman in a tech store trying to upsell me.

Works every time.

Haha that sounds great! I’ll have to try that. 

[Age of 9394]

On 10/15/2017 at 9:07 PM, M.Yurizaki said:

You probably have to catch them when they have a sale or a bundle. Otherwise I can’t explain why they’re selling the i5-8400 $60 more than MSRP

 

Because they are try to get rid off open box or old motherboard

If they selling cheap, it may end up more open box motherboard

last time I checked, they have like about 72 open box motherboard (AMD+Intel) at my location

[Mira Yurizaki]

2 hours ago, Age of 9394 said:

Because they are try to get rid off open box or old motherboard

If they selling cheap, it may end up more open box motherboard

last time I checked, they have like about 72 open box motherboard (AMD+Intel) at my location

So it sounds like Fry's

[luigi90210]

On 10/15/2017 at 6:07 PM, M.Yurizaki said:

You probably have to catch them when they have a sale or a bundle. Otherwise I can’t explain why they’re selling the i5-8400 $60 more than MSRP

 

they dont even have good bundles, frys electronics in my experience has better bundle deals on a weekly basis, got my ryzen 5 1400 and asus prime b350 plus on combo there for $220

EDIT they also paid the sales tax on my 16gb ram kit and i live in california so that was like 8% savings instantly