FRY"s weekly Sales 9/17-9/21

[lowelo7798]

Im lookin' to get that harddirve today. The western Digital 160 GB for 59.99 AMIR


I need more space to save my movies...!

 

[mrbill]

Originally posted by: KevinH

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

not exactly true. Frys has a new policy and they open everything returned. I bought a p4 3.2, motherboard, dvd burner and case 2 weeks ago and returned them. They opened all the sealed boxes when I returned them. The only thing I had opened was the cpu. I asked the clerk and she said, the only packages they don't open are the sealed hard plastic ones.

So not all of the used product is tested out. Plus now they markdown all returned items 10%. If they have a rebate on the item, you can still get the rebate at the lower price.

 

[toneman]

Originally posted by: KevinH

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

Hey, I resemble that comment...j/k!

 

[toneman]

Originally posted by: mrbill

Originally posted by: KevinH

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

not exactly true. Frys has a new policy and they open everything returned. I bought a p4 3.2, motherboard, dvd burner and case 2 weeks ago and returned them. They opened all the sealed boxes when I returned them. The only thing I had opened was the cpu. I asked the clerk and she said, the only packages they don't open are the sealed hard plastic ones.

So not all of the used product is tested out. Plus now they markdown all returned items 10%. If they have a rebate on the item, you can still get the rebate at the lower price.

Yeah, I couldn't figure that one out--I returned a Maxtor hard drive which was totally unopened; the Fry's return drone proceeded to darn-near tear the box open. What a shame...they could have resold that as a legit brand-new product. But then again, isn't there some consumer law (in CA--I can't speak for other states) which states that a product which was previously bought and returned can't be resold as brand-new, even if it was never opened and used? If so, then this could be why Fry's doesn't care if they open an unopened returned item...

 

[toneman]

Since this topic is about Fry's weekly sales for this weekend, may I add:

Star Wars Trilogy DVD $36.99 this Tuesday only--AFAICT that price beats just about every single B&M sale price (at least as of this message) and almost every major (and perhaps more than a few lesser-known) online e-tailer as well...

 

[Afro000Dude]

Originally posted by: mrbill

Originally posted by: KevinH

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

not exactly true. Frys has a new policy and they open everything returned. I bought a p4 3.2, motherboard, dvd burner and case 2 weeks ago and returned them. They opened all the sealed boxes when I returned them. The only thing I had opened was the cpu. I asked the clerk and she said, the only packages they don't open are the sealed hard plastic ones.

So not all of the used product is tested out. Plus now they markdown all returned items 10%. If they have a rebate on the item, you can still get the rebate at the lower price.

So what's stopping people from buying something, returning it, and buying it back for 10% less?

 

[mrbill]

Originally posted by: Afro000Dude

Originally posted by: mrbill

Originally posted by: KevinH

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

not exactly true. Frys has a new policy and they open everything returned. I bought a p4 3.2, motherboard, dvd burner and case 2 weeks ago and returned them. They opened all the sealed boxes when I returned them. The only thing I had opened was the cpu. I asked the clerk and she said, the only packages they don't open are the sealed hard plastic ones.

So not all of the used product is tested out. Plus now they markdown all returned items 10%. If they have a rebate on the item, you can still get the rebate at the lower price.

So what's stopping people from buying something, returning it, and buying it back for 10% less?

nothing.. other than the fact that they take it to their storage room for restocking and resealing them. They probably won't just hand it to you so you can buy it again. But you can always go the next day and find it on the shelf.

Also the fry's star wars trilogy price is very good. But if you have one of those best buys 20% off coupons thats in the madden book, you can pick it up for $34.39 plus get rewards points..

 

[Childs]

Originally posted by: toneman

Originally posted by: mrbill

Originally posted by: KevinH

Originally posted by: DragonMasterAlex
Well, personally I ONLY shop at the City of Industry Fry's in California, and I *always* get New In Box items, never used ones. Not that I don't SEE used occasionally, but in most cases there are PLENTY of new ones

Jason

SAme here. I love the righteous indignation people have towards Fry's when in fact 99.9% of the "open box" stuff is from assholes who return it after "testing it out".

not exactly true. Frys has a new policy and they open everything returned. I bought a p4 3.2, motherboard, dvd burner and case 2 weeks ago and returned them. They opened all the sealed boxes when I returned them. The only thing I had opened was the cpu. I asked the clerk and she said, the only packages they don't open are the sealed hard plastic ones.

So not all of the used product is tested out. Plus now they markdown all returned items 10%. If they have a rebate on the item, you can still get the rebate at the lower price.

Yeah, I couldn't figure that one out--I returned a Maxtor hard drive which was totally unopened; the Fry's return drone proceeded to darn-near tear the box open. What a shame...they could have resold that as a legit brand-new product. But then again, isn't there some consumer law (in CA--I can't speak for other states) which states that a product which was previously bought and returned can't be resold as brand-new, even if it was never opened and used? If so, then this could be why Fry's doesn't care if they open an unopened returned item...

Thats funny...I return things unopened at Frys all the time and they never opened it. Maybe I have an honest face. If I return something that was opened, they check it out, but I dont throw away anything so it always looks new and they never actually check to make sure the item is what its supposed to be.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: toneman

Yeah, I couldn't figure that one out--I returned a Maxtor hard drive which was totally unopened; the Fry's return drone proceeded to darn-near tear the box open. What a shame...they could have resold that as a legit brand-new product. But then again, isn't there some consumer law (in CA--I can't speak for other states) which states that a product which was previously bought and returned can't be resold as brand-new, even if it was never opened and used? If so, then this could be why Fry's doesn't care if they open an unopened returned item...

no, more likely it's because too many jerk offs have been buying stuff, swapping the product for garbage, resealing the box and then returning it.

 

[goshdarnindie]

Wow, has this topic gotten of what a great deal Fry's is having this week. Not that I haven't been entertained.

 

[mikeford]

After xmas returned items get insane. I know a guy that buys truckloads of returned items and sells them at the swapmeet, and basically anything in computers that looks good will have a bogus card inside the box. (Which suggests that in computer parts they only pass the known junk on to him).

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: n666
AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

put it this way, a sempron 2400 ~ 2100 xp. 99 is rather high i think

Normal/desktop Barton XP2500+ will only hit 2.2~2.3ghz while the mobile version 2500+ will hit an avg of 2.4~2.5ghz, when you hear someone hitting 2.5ghz with an xp2500+ in all likelyhood it is a mobile or some extreme cooling as the normal 2500+ does seem to wall at 2.2~2.3ghz on high end air cooling.

and not on an ecs board with its lousy oc options. i've gotten a mobil barton up to 2.2ghz(mine was old and only a 2400). had to use socket pin mod and bridge cutting. its involved.

 

[toneman]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: toneman

Yeah, I couldn't figure that one out--I returned a Maxtor hard drive which was totally unopened; the Fry's return drone proceeded to darn-near tear the box open. What a shame...they could have resold that as a legit brand-new product. But then again, isn't there some consumer law (in CA--I can't speak for other states) which states that a product which was previously bought and returned can't be resold as brand-new, even if it was never opened and used? If so, then this could be why Fry's doesn't care if they open an unopened returned item...

no, more likely it's because too many jerk offs have been buying stuff, swapping the product for garbage, resealing the box and then returning it.

Wow, I guess a lot of "jerk offs" must have shrinkwrap machines at their disposal...

I see what you mean, though...however, one time I was at Fry's and I overheard one of the return drones tell another--after the fact--that he should not have opened the cardboard box containing one of those office chairs...

 

[0roo0roo]

its worse when they not only open the shrink wrap, but the sealing stickers ...and then the packaging inside.... its like geeze over kill

 

[SuPrEIVIE]

damn i live on the east coast any one can pick me up one of those 8x drives probably the pioneer and then ship it to me please i need this for a build

thanks in advacne!

 

[thevillageinn]

I just returned from the OC Fry's to buy that WD 160GB for $84.99 - $30 MIR. They had none on the shelf, but an aisle or two over there were tons of shipment boxes of WD drives and the 160GB was one of the models they had plenty of. There were a couple shipment boxes with about 4 drives each on the floor already, but if you can find someone, they'll pull the boxes down for you.

Also, in looking at the rebate, it appears you can get two of the $30 rebates on two drives. My receipt says "Rbt Qty 1, Rbt Lmt 2."

 

[fibes]

Originally posted by: n666
AMD sempron 2800+ Retail CPU with ECS Mobo featuring nForce2 Ultra 400 chipset -- $99

^^ is that any good? hows the mobo? and how good is it for OC?

Same questions, but about the AMD Sempron 2400+ proc with MOBO = $59.99.

Thanks!

 

[Odeen]

The $59.99 is a decent price. However, ECS motherboards do not have voltage adjustments, hence they're rather poor for OC'ing. Also, Semprons have a default FSB of 166, so you have to have a mobo capable of very high FSB's to get a decent OC out of them.

That said, I rather like the cheap Fry's combos - the ECS boards without onboard video are very solid at stock speeds and don't have unnecessary frills.

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Odeen
The $59.99 is a decent price. However, ECS motherboards do not have voltage adjustments, hence they're rather poor for OC'ing. Also, Semprons have a default FSB of 166, so you have to have a mobo capable of very high FSB's to get a decent OC out of them.

That said, I rather like the cheap Fry's combos - the ECS boards without onboard video are very solid at stock speeds and don't have unnecessary frills.

Well, the nForce2 400 ultra chipset is capable of supporting 200MHZ FSB by design, and will usually go well above that. So that's an easy 20% overclock over 166, assuming the CPU doesn't need voltage adjustment (you mention ECS mobo don't support that?). This chipset and most good PC3200 will go to at least 220 most likely, so it all depends if you can stabilize the CPU at these speeds.

 

[ZaneNBK]

BTW, you can find the CPU/MB combos on Outpost as well. Here's the Athlon 64 3000+ combo (there's also a 3200+ combo for $309): Athlon 64 3000+ & MSI K8T Neo-FSR MB