[TriLUG] CompUSA closing stores

[Andrew C. Oliver]

They actually made me sign something!  They had a really high pressure 
sales tactic that really went over the top more than the last time I 
bought a car!  I didn't buy the plan and wouldn't have bought the 
laptop...but it was a last minute birthday present ;-)

Tarus Balog 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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