[TriLUG] CompUSA closing stores

[MG]

Totally agree. 

I had a Circuit City salesman have to get his manager's permission to 
sell me a $900 CPU without getting my telephone number and address.  He 
was also seriously bothered that I paid cash. 


MG


Phillip Rhodes wrote:
> Kevin Otte wrote:
>> My recommendation: Get a free account at sipphone.com.  Their phone 
>> numbers
>> are in the nonexistant area code of 747, but I'm sure most retailers 
>> can't
>> be bothered to check such things.  In addition to thwarting evil data
>> collection, you can now start playing with some neat VoIP/Asterisk 
>> action. :)
>>
>>   
> My recommendation: get the free sipphone.com account anyway, but 
> refuse to frequent merchants
> that won't sell you their goods without demanding your phone number.  
> If forced to shop
> at one for some reason, use a blatantly made-up phone number like 
> '666-666-0666.'  :-)
>
>
> TTYL,
>
> Phil
>