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From: williams@cs.umass.edu
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Subject: Re: reputable mail order locations
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Date: 6 Mar 90 18:57:04 GMT
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In article <25181@ut-emx.UUCP>, dave@walt.cc.utexas.edu (David McKallip) writes...
>CompuAdd in Austin Texas is another one.  An advantage with them is
>that they have about 90 retail stores in the Eastern half of the US.
>Their retail stores have the same prices as their mail order catalog.

Well Dave, YOU may consider an advantage, but I consider it a BIG disadvantage!
It means I have to pay the state sales tax, increasing the price by over 5%,
even if I buy the system mailorder from Texas!  Most people buy mail order to
get the lowest possible price.  If the outfit has a retail store in your state,
you're stuck paying the tax.  Sharper Image has a store in MA too...

>Dave McKallip                         My employer doesn't know I exist, so how
>Internet: dave@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu     could I have an opinion?

Leo Pinard c/o williams@cs.umass.edu  leo@aai.uu.net