[TriLUG] CompUSA closing stores

[Greg Brown]

A washer or dryer especially is a DURABLE GOOD meaning it should not break
very quickly.

On 2/28/07, Tarus Balog <tarus at opennms.org> wrote:
>
>
> On Feb 28, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
>
> > I bought a laptop at CompUSA and they made me feel like I stole
> > something because I didn't want a
> > $200 service plan for a $500 laptop that had a 1 year warranty.
>
> I have a tried and true method of getting out of the service plan
> upsell. The moment it is brought up I either a) put down the item or
> b) walk away from it (as in the case of a washer/dryer, etc.) and
> start ranting along the lines of:
>
> This is gonna break? I don't wanna by nothing that breaks. I thought
> you sold reputable goods. Is this refurbished? Is that why it's gonna
> break?
>
> etc. Do this is a really loud voice and they'll drop the pitch quickly.
>
> -T
>
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