Re: PC World

[John Dean <nospam [at] rygannon.screaming.net>]

I think it highlights a lack of adequate training and poor recruitement
policies
John Dean
PS My son works for PC World - Help Desk(Nottingham) and he will agree with
me on that point

----- Original Message -----
From: Craig@currantbun <craig.andrews [at] currantbun.com>
To: sheflug <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: PC World

> sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
>
> Heres a nice little anecdote for a chortle...
>
> I went into PC World in Sheffield at 7:45pm (only shop open til' 8),
> desperately in search of a replacement PSU after an unfortunate accident
> (don't ask). Anyhow, I was 'reliably' informed by no less than 7 members
of
> staff, that PSU's were:
>
> a) Not a standard PC component
> b) Not included in ANY of PC World's PCs
> c) Not for sale from anywhere but specialised electronics shops such
as
> RS
>
> In the end, I had to fetch the blown PSU from the car so show them what
one
> looks like! Not one of them had ever seen one to their recollection.
>
> Well, I don't know about you, but it seems that I have apparently got a
> piece of 'specialised equipment' in every single PC I own!!! Kinda makes
you
> proud, don't it!?
>
> Craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard <r.ibbotson [at] zetnet.co.uk>
> To: Sheffield Linux User's Group <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
> Date: 30 December 1999 16:07
> Subject: PC World
>
> sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
>
> Hello
>
> Just out of curiosity I wandered over to PC World in Sheffield today
> only to find that they have several versions of Linux on the shelves.
> The sales assistants were very helpful.
>
> I thought that I might phone them up to talk to them about Linux.
> Perhaps my letter to Dixons Marketing Director had some effect
> somewhere ? When I got through to them I was talking to a completely
> brainless woman who knew nothing about Linux at all. I spelt it out
> for her and explained that because I had written to Dixons PC World
> were selling the software on the shelf. She explained that she had
> never heard of Linux and it didn't exist. She also explained that PC
> World only sold MS Windows. I asked her would it be possible to have
> a chat to the Manager. At that point she showed herself to be the
> stroppy uneducated bitch that she is and more or less said that
> people like me are not allowed to talk to Manager in the British
> Isles.
>
> Do I need to say any more ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard
> Sheffield UK
>
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