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

[Craig Ringer]

On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 19:58 +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> 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.

Really? Most of the folks I've spoken to who've tried to apply to some
of these outfits have found the main criterion is "must work for free
during trial period" ... and oddly enough, work well during the trial
but find the job has vanished. Interesting, that.

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Craig Ringer