Re: PC World

[Craig Andrews <nospam [at] currantbun.com>]

What? At PC World? I got a new case with 230W PSU for UK£16, which is plenty
if you ask me!

Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Sims <psims [at] lombard.co.uk>
To: 'sheflug' <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
Date: 04 January 2000 11:09
Subject: RE: PC World

>sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
>
>In the same situation last year (I accidentally nuked the kid's pc) I bit
>the bullet shelled out a whole ?20 inc VAT for a PSU packed in a nice new
>case :). Rather cheaper than the bare PSU at ?40-odd most places were
>quoting.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Craig@currantbun [SMTP:craig.andrews [at] currantbun.com]
>Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 3:03 PM
>To: sheflug
>Subject: Re: PC World
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>sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
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>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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