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| - Fry's Electronics is a place I go to in emergencies. Unfortunately, when something breaks on my computer, it usually takes the whole thing down. Forget about finding something at a decent price on Egghead and having it there in a couple days; no access to the internet means a trip to Fry's.
And a trip to Fry's means finding out that they have everything - except the replacement part you need. You see, that part, which you installed a year before, is now obsolete, and they don't sell it. Never mind that millions of people are still using it because most of us can't afford to have bleeding edge technology and upgrade over every miniscule increase in speed or graphic ability, and that you can get it easily from an online store - to Fry's, it's obsolete. The reason it's obsolete? Because it's cheaper than the new item that they want you to buy. The new item that requires buying three or four more new items along with it since your old equipment is not compatible with the new. In this day and age, no computer means a third to a half of your communication with the outside world, and not to mention access to important parts of your life, is gone. You're stuck watching as a $50.00 replacement spirals into the $500.00 range.
One thing that Fry's teaches you is preventative maintenance. You learn to make sure you've got some money and that Egghead or Amazon has what you need in store the first time you even hear the slightest rattle or see the slightest flicker. If not, it's back to Fry's - Virgil greets you at the door, you descend through the rings until, under the beating wings of the Beast himself, you gather everything you need and slowly wind your way through their service line and back to the Purgatory of their parking lot. And Virgil's tried to sell you a bunch of candy on the way out as well.
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