Stupid fry's associates... *Rant

[MySoS]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: MySoS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Looks like you're the misinformed one. A Centrino doesn't use the Pentium 4M it uses the Pentium M a different CPU.

Ummmmm... WRONG! What you and Intel are now calling Pentium-M is the same ole' CPU they called Pentium 4-M. The only difference is in the marketing language. P4-M was used to push "speedstep technology" while the "new" Pentium-M is for "Centrino".

HAHAHAHA you are really misinformed.

 

[Mr. Lennon]

Originally posted by: DurocShark

Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
pathetic u think a minimum wage slave should know anything.

Fry's sales associates in orange county get $9-13 p/h just as cashier. Majority of them seem to be picked for their looks however ...

What
The
Fsck?!?!?!

Looks? At Fry's? Dam, you've got some seriously low standards...

Anaheim Fry's has some of the ugliest and smelliest people I've seen in retail. Fountain Valley one isn't much better either.

Vegas one, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have a problem attracting sweet young things.

lolol theres this smelly middle eastern guy that works the computer component sales in Fountain Valley. Back when I was in my jr year of high school I never knew about places like newegg or monarch, or basically anything about saving money on computer parts. So my dad wanted to go piece a top of the line system together. So then we get to the checkout and the guy starts throwing the warrany at my dad and he bought it, along with paying them to build it. I was so pissed because I sat there arguing with my dad not to get that sh!t and that I could easily build it myself. The middle eastern dude starts to get in my face when I try to stop my dad from buying the extra crap. He still ended up buying it, but to this day I still make my dad feel like an ass for buying into that sh!tty salesmans tactics

 

[BlamoHammer]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: MySoS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Looks like you're the misinformed one. A Centrino doesn't use the Pentium 4M it uses the Pentium M a different CPU.

Ummmmm... WRONG! What you and Intel are now calling Pentium-M is the same ole' CPU they called Pentium 4-M. The only difference is in the marketing language. P4-M was used to push "speedstep technology" while the "new" Pentium-M is for "Centrino".

Wow! I was going to gun some errands but I might stick around to see how bad the rest of AT owns you and your "superior" technical knowledge.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Your an iditot, If you read my initial post you would know that I referenced the centrino and the Pentium M, centrino is exactally like you said, requires those 3 key components. But because the guy mentioned centrino, I was going to respond to that instead, I was not going to say, "pentium M" because he was referring to centrino. He said that centrino laptops are slower than p4 but the thing is they aren't, he clearly didn't know what he was talking about and him saying that P4s are better is just plain stupid.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Here I will be a man and correct my little "goof up", I accidentally reffered to them as "centrino processors" once, I should have said "centrino based laptops". Anyways the man said the centrino laptops are slower but I thought he was stupid for saying that because he was doing an unfair comparison which is why it pissed me off. I didn't come up to him and quiz him and all that crap, but as I'm talking to him about the various systems mentioning why it's stupid they have the P4 based laptops, its in a way "quizzing him".

 

[DurocShark]

Philippine Mango:

Like I said in your other useless thread, baiting Fry's employees for lack of knowledge is like going to a preschool and harassing 4 year olds because they don't know calculus.

Quit defending yourself and let the thread die. You're proud of being an ass. Way to go. :roll:

 

[DougK62]

0/10

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
Philippine Mango:

Like I said in your other useless thread, baiting Fry's employees for lack of knowledge is like going to a preschool and harassing 4 year olds because they don't know calculus.

Quit defending yourself and let the thread die. You're proud of being an ass. Way to go. :roll:

There are much more knowledgeable frys' associates in other departments so why not put them where it matters. Maybe in the end some one will opt for a more expensive TV instead of getting an APEX tv for example, that is a very extreme exaggeration because 4 year olds barely know the concept of math let alone calculus. It's not like I asked him to point out the exact fabrication process of every damn chip on the motherboard of model XXX laptop..... Also to tell me when each device on the motherboard was manufactured by who at what time and how many months they spent developing each and every chip. I merely mentioned that pentium M processors ARE NOT slower than Pentium 4 Processors. Any moron knows that "faster clock speeds mean faster computer" but it doesn't make it necessarily correct, there are many exceptions to this rule which I believe a fry's associate should know if he works in that department.

It's quite pathedic that society has to accept that most people don't know what they are talking about, and there is nothing you can do about it. Which is troubling because if you ask an associate a question about a product, your not guaranteed a very accurate response. You guys just have this, "thats the way it is" mentality, it's very annoying and quite frustating really. There is no reason why an associate shouldn't know the basics about computer especially if HE IS WORKING IN THAT DEPARTMENT! You guys expect so little from these people who work in these stores and because of that, companies know that people expect a certain degree of intelligence so they only do the minimum mark. "If people expect morons, we'll give em morons".

*sighs*

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: MySoS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Looks like you're the misinformed one. A Centrino doesn't use the Pentium 4M it uses the Pentium M a different CPU.

Ummmmm... WRONG! What you and Intel are now calling Pentium-M is the same ole' CPU they called Pentium 4-M. The only difference is in the marketing language. P4-M was used to push "speedstep technology" while the "new" Pentium-M is for "Centrino".

I suggest you go and actually read about the Pentium-M. It's not a P4; in fact, it has more in common with the PIII than the P4.

Google "dothan" and read.

[Edit] In fact, just click here and read.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
It's quite pathedic that society has to accept that most people don't know what they are talking about, and there is nothing you can do about it. Which is troubling because if you ask an associate a question about a product, your not guaranteed a very accurate response. You guys just have this, "thats the way it is" mentality, it's very annoying and quite frustating really. There is no reason why an associate shouldn't know the basics about computer especially if HE IS WORKING IN THAT DEPARTMENT! You guys expect so little from these people who work in these stores and because of that, companies know that people expect a certain degree of intelligence so they only do the minimum mark. "If people expect morons, we'll give em morons".

*sighs*

Knowing the IPC differences between Pentium-M and Pentium-4 -based laptops is not "basics about computer".

Bet you can't answer this question: What is Fry's there to do?

The answer is: Make money. Technical knowledge and pride in one's job comes in at a very low second place. The company couldn't care less about the technical differences between two competing laptops, they're just there to shove them down the throats of as many Joe Sixpacks as they can, as fast as they can.

I'll bet that if you worked there for as little as a month, you'd change your tune, and stop irritating people who are there to earn a crust to keep a roof over their heads.

 

[dc]

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: MySoS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Looks like you're the misinformed one. A Centrino doesn't use the Pentium 4M it uses the Pentium M a different CPU.

Ummmmm... WRONG! What you and Intel are now calling Pentium-M is the same ole' CPU they called Pentium 4-M. The only difference is in the marketing language. P4-M was used to push "speedstep technology" while the "new" Pentium-M is for "Centrino".

http://www.anandtech.com/mobil...oc.aspx?i=1800&p=2
pwned by anandtech.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: dc

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: MySoS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Looks like you're the misinformed one. A Centrino doesn't use the Pentium 4M it uses the Pentium M a different CPU.

Ummmmm... WRONG! What you and Intel are now calling Pentium-M is the same ole' CPU they called Pentium 4-M. The only difference is in the marketing language. P4-M was used to push "speedstep technology" while the "new" Pentium-M is for "Centrino".

http://www.anandtech.com/mobil...oc.aspx?i=1800&p=2
pwned by anandtech.

:thumbsup:

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
It's quite pathedic that society has to accept that most people don't know what they are talking about, and there is nothing you can do about it. Which is troubling because if you ask an associate a question about a product, your not guaranteed a very accurate response. You guys just have this, "thats the way it is" mentality, it's very annoying and quite frustating really. There is no reason why an associate shouldn't know the basics about computer especially if HE IS WORKING IN THAT DEPARTMENT! You guys expect so little from these people who work in these stores and because of that, companies know that people expect a certain degree of intelligence so they only do the minimum mark. "If people expect morons, we'll give em morons".

*sighs*

Knowing the IPC differences between Pentium-M and Pentium-4 -based laptops is not "basics about computer".

Bet you can't answer this question: What is Fry's there to do?

The answer is: Make money. Technical knowledge and pride in one's job comes in at a very low second place. The company couldn't care less about the technical differences between two competing laptops, they're just there to shove them down the throats of as many Joe Sixpacks as they can, as fast as they can.

I'll bet that if you worked there for as little as a month, you'd change your tune, and stop irritating people who are there to earn a crust to keep a roof over their heads.

I dont think they make a commission on each sale, even if they do it won't be much. The point is, if they really want to make money they would guide people to better laptops which equates to more money. A laptop is a very big purchase and with big purchases you want some one knowledgable about the device/thing before buying it. I guess these parents are stupid enough to trust any joe nobody.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: RMSistight

Originally posted by: brtspears2
I go in knowing exactly want I want to buy. It works for the better.

Yes. The smartest consumer gets in and out within 10 mins. He gets exactly what he wants, then immediately heads towards the register without looking at other products.

This is the difference between how men and women shop.

 

[Stark]

first off, laptops aren't cool. arguing about minutia regarding chip performance is incredibly uncool. I speak from experience... I have all the laptops i could ever want at my disposal and I could care less about them. Centrino works better, P4 is ok but battery life sucks... they're just workstations like all the dell optiplexes with integrated video, not toys.

now, a htpc with mce05 in a shuttle case with a dvd burner and lots of storage in a raid configuration... schwing!

oh, and fry's does suck. i would have hated to been in the return line yesterday.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
I dont think they make a commission on each sale, even if they do it won't be much. The point is, if they really want to make money they would guide people to better laptops which equates to more money. A laptop is a very big purchase and with big purchases you want some one knowledgable about the device/thing before buying it. I guess these parents are stupid enough to trust any joe nobody.

Bzzzt, wrong answer.
Frys, just like any retailer, will buy laptops at the lowest price they possibly can. So, if they buy mid-range or even low-end laptops at a ridiculous price, they will make more money by shifting ten of those that have a large markup, than five that have a small markup.

Plus, to Frys, a laptop is not a very big purchase. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, it's a microscopic drop in the ocean. 10,000 laptops is a fairly big purchase, although I suspect that a large order for Frys would be somewhere in the region of 50,000-100,000 laptops over the course of, say, a couple of months, to supply their stores.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
I dont think they make a commission on each sale, even if they do it won't be much. The point is, if they really want to make money they would guide people to better laptops which equates to more money. A laptop is a very big purchase and with big purchases you want some one knowledgable about the device/thing before buying it. I guess these parents are stupid enough to trust any joe nobody.

Bzzzt, wrong answer.
Frys, just like any retailer, will buy laptops at the lowest price they possibly can. So, if they buy mid-range or even low-end laptops at a ridiculous price, they will make more money by shifting ten of those that have a large markup, than five that have a small markup.

Plus, to Frys, a laptop is not a very big purchase. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, it's a microscopic drop in the ocean. 10,000 laptops is a fairly big purchase, although I suspect that a large order for Frys would be somewhere in the region of 50,000-100,000 laptops over the course of, say, a couple of months, to supply their stores.

LOL, so your saying that they markup the cheapo laptops because they got them at such a low price compared to the expensive laptops which have less of a markup? But, couldn't they mark them up equally/the really expensive laptops ARE the markup?

 

[ai42]

BTW wth did you get this Centrino/Pentium M * 1.5 BS? If you really read up on the reviews and such you would know thats not really true. Also for the fact that Centrino/Pentium M are stronger in some types of calculations that the P4 isn't and vice versa.

Anyway what I find anoying is that if I were running a store I would have a binder of detailed tech sheets for all of my laptops/desktop computers for more knowledgeable customers. Because I went into Fry's a while ago and I saw the Sony S series laptop and I was rather curious. I asked the sales assosiate to tell me the resolution of the screen which said 1024x768 on their product information sheet which I know was not true since it is a widescreen laptop. He insistantly told me that was the correct resolution. So I finally convinced him to ask somebody else who knew something and he finally asked his manager who told me he would check into it and just walked off and never came back.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: dc

Originally posted by: AnyMal

Originally posted by: MySoS

Originally posted by: AnyMal
What's really pathetic is that not only you owned yourself by being a misinformed wannabe but you came here to brag about it. Just because you've seen a TV ad for "Centrino powered" laptops, had you done any reading you'd know that there's no such thing as Centrino CPU. "Centrino technology" requires three key components: Pentium 4-M CPU, Intel 855 chipset, and Intel PRO Wireless NIC. Take one away, and you'll have a plain ole' P4-M CPU.

So get that foot out of your mouth and do some research before making an ass out of yourself next time.

I'll even help you

Looks like you're the misinformed one. A Centrino doesn't use the Pentium 4M it uses the Pentium M a different CPU.

Ummmmm... WRONG! What you and Intel are now calling Pentium-M is the same ole' CPU they called Pentium 4-M. The only difference is in the marketing language. P4-M was used to push "speedstep technology" while the "new" Pentium-M is for "Centrino".

http://www.anandtech.com/mobil...oc.aspx?i=1800&p=2
pwned by anandtech.

:thumbsup:

pwned!!

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: ai42
BTW wth did you get this Centrino/Pentium M * 1.5 BS? If you really read up on the reviews and such you would know thats not really true. Also for the fact that Centrino/Pentium M are stronger in some types of calculations that the P4 isn't and vice versa.

Anyway what I find anoying is that if I were running a store I would have a binder of detailed tech sheets for all of my laptops/desktop computers for more knowledgeable customers. Because I went into Fry's a while ago and I saw the Sony S series laptop and I was rather curious. I asked the sales assosiate to tell me the resolution of the screen which said 1024x768 on their product information sheet which I know was not true since it is a widescreen laptop. He insistantly told me that was the correct resolution. So I finally convinced him to ask somebody else who knew something and he finally asked his manager who told me he would check into it and just walked off and never came back.

Thats actually a good idea!:thumbsup:

 

[MySoS]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
It's quite pathedic that society has to accept that most people don't know what they are talking about, and there is nothing you can do about it. Which is troubling because if you ask an associate a question about a product, your not guaranteed a very accurate response. You guys just have this, "thats the way it is" mentality, it's very annoying and quite frustating really. There is no reason why an associate shouldn't know the basics about computer especially if HE IS WORKING IN THAT DEPARTMENT! You guys expect so little from these people who work in these stores and because of that, companies know that people expect a certain degree of intelligence so they only do the minimum mark. "If people expect morons, we'll give em morons".

*sighs*

Knowing the IPC differences between Pentium-M and Pentium-4 -based laptops is not "basics about computer".

Bet you can't answer this question: What is Fry's there to do?

The answer is: Make money. Technical knowledge and pride in one's job comes in at a very low second place. The company couldn't care less about the technical differences between two competing laptops, they're just there to shove them down the throats of as many Joe Sixpacks as they can, as fast as they can.

I'll bet that if you worked there for as little as a month, you'd change your tune, and stop irritating people who are there to earn a crust to keep a roof over their heads.

I dont think they make a commission on each sale, even if they do it won't be much. The point is, if they really want to make money they would guide people to better laptops which equates to more money. A laptop is a very big purchase and with big purchases you want some one knowledgable about the device/thing before buying it. I guess these parents are stupid enough to trust any joe nobody.

They do make commission but not much on the product it self, most of their commission comes from the service plans.