John, I'll have to look at the Fry's by me. (in Illinois!) I visit the *istD there whenever I'm in the store. They may be rude, but they do have lots of stuff. Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:18:29 -0500 (EST), John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mike wilson mused: > > > > HI, > > > > Saw the beastie today in the local(ish) Jessops. > > The Fry's ad in the Sunday Mercury News includes the *ist-DS > ($997, including the 18-55 lens). > > (For those of you not familiar with Fry's, it's a chain that > caters mainly to the geek community. It carries a broad line > of merchandise, from computer hardware and software to TVs, > household electronics, and junk food. > > The sales staff have a (well-deserved) reputation for rudeness, > and for questionable ethical standards when pushing merchandise. > But sometimes their prices are hard to match. I was in there on > Saturday to pick up an external USB/Firewire enclosure so that I > can get my old image disk back online - I haven't been able to > access them since the old computer died more than a year ago > (I don't want to mount the disk in the newer computer, because > I have reservations about the airflow in the case with two disks). > While I was there I also picked up a copy of PhotoShop elements 3. > The prices were $60 and $50 respectively (after a $20 rebate). > >
