I tried to PM at a CC Saturday night, one which was 4 miles from the Staples I had bought the first one at. I showed them my receipt and they ping ponged it around between several managers trying to find a way to weasel out of it since they're still trying to sell them at $130.
Finally they got a guy who was an extreme jerk to my wife and myself who refused to match it since I couldn't show him an advertised price and since I had bought the last one they couldn't verify stock at that location.
He raised his voice to my wife as well, which nearly got him hurt. Would have gotten his name and pursued it then, but we were running late for Starsky & Hutch.
Tempted to run complaint to his store or district manager on the rudeness.
Was really happy to find one at the Staples, walked out in 5 min with a pleasant experience, and flipped off the jerk from CC mentally as I walked to the car.
Staples employee yesterday said those things sat for 6 months at $130 and not one sold at the B&M, so they clearanced them.
Wouldn't surprise me if Staples decided stocking cases isn't a good use of their store space, since they don't move much product at their price point. I might be able to PM to BestBuy or something nearby, but I have as many cases as I need, and domestic tranquility has taken all the stretching it can stand for a while.
Thanks on the 120mm, I'll see if I can grab one or two locally this week, paying cash at the mom and pop raises less domestic aggro. Would a non OC'ed Barton with 2 HD and 2 optical drives run cool enough in this case without the second fan?
KF