The Drifter
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I used to be a huge fan of Fry's Electronics in the 2000's & early-mid 2010's. I have fond memories of going to the store & seeing a plethora of electronics, appliances, CD's/DVD's/Blu's. I found their prices extremely good & competitive, and they were my go-to place for all my new electronics, including my first Blu-ray player, my first (and only, so far) High-def flatscreen TV, my first digital camera, several computers, etc. In fact, I can safely say that at one time - I felt Fry's to be the best brick & mortar retail store for electronics, hands-down. I also remember the store being quite busy most of the time, even on weekdays during the day.
However, I was last there this past Spring & the store was a shade of it's former self. Very little new (or even old) product on the shelves, few customers - and not many employees. I was in the market for a new Blu-ray player - and they had none in stock. The place looked like it was going out of business.
And, more recently I find myself in the market for some new electronics - but hesitate to go back to Fry's, given that I don't know how much longer they'll be around.
I definitely order a lot of new product online, but I hesitate in ordering electronics like new computers, TV's, etc. that way because I like to see the product ahead of time, and also want to easily be able to return an item if it's defective. Also, I don't like ordering big expensive items on places like Amazon because I don't knew when they're going to deliver - and, I would need to be home so that no one will steal the items from my front door.
So, if Fry's does close I'm not sure where I'll go for new electronics. The brick & mortar specialty stores that are still open are few & far between.
Here are some recent articles about the possible closing of Fry's:
https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/10/frys-electronics-isnt-restocking-goods-in-multiple-stores/
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/can-f...-empty-shelves-numerous-stores-spark-concern/
However, I was last there this past Spring & the store was a shade of it's former self. Very little new (or even old) product on the shelves, few customers - and not many employees. I was in the market for a new Blu-ray player - and they had none in stock. The place looked like it was going out of business.
And, more recently I find myself in the market for some new electronics - but hesitate to go back to Fry's, given that I don't know how much longer they'll be around.
I definitely order a lot of new product online, but I hesitate in ordering electronics like new computers, TV's, etc. that way because I like to see the product ahead of time, and also want to easily be able to return an item if it's defective. Also, I don't like ordering big expensive items on places like Amazon because I don't knew when they're going to deliver - and, I would need to be home so that no one will steal the items from my front door.
So, if Fry's does close I'm not sure where I'll go for new electronics. The brick & mortar specialty stores that are still open are few & far between.
Here are some recent articles about the possible closing of Fry's:
https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/10/frys-electronics-isnt-restocking-goods-in-multiple-stores/
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/can-f...-empty-shelves-numerous-stores-spark-concern/
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