[plug][OT] Who's a Good Hardware Supplier in Perth?

Chris Caston caston at arach.net.au
Tue Sep 6 19:58:23 WST 2005


On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 18:17, simon wrote:
> Leon Blackwell (leon at lostrealm.com) wrote:
> 
> > Oh, and I'll agree in with the Austin Computers theme -- often very
> > cheap, but terrible service, bad attitude, and a nasty habit of not
> > having stock for things advertised at cheap prices, even after phoning
> > up to check first.  Somehow they always happen to have stock of a
> > slightly more expensive alternative, though.
> 
> A friend was told once that he was "crazy if he thought he'd actually get the
> advertised price", by one of the guys at Austin. The guy admitted to his face
> that they advertise to get people in the door, then try to sell them something
> more expensive.
> 

Yet funny how these computer shops always have abysmal staff yet seem to
have A1++ standards when you actually apply for work with them.


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