[SGVLUG] Cheap drives at Fry's

[Jeff Kutz]

So....  This seems to be the newest fad. A few months ago I was in Fry's 
looking for a hard drive and as I was about to pick up a unit for $120 the 
clerk came by stocking the shelf with 60 GB Western Digital units for $20 
after rebates. I grabbed one and thought it was my lucky day. Then a few 
days later I felt like I could use another bit of luck in my life so I went 
back to buy a spare drive. It seems the 15-20 units the clerk was stocking 
that night was all the units that store was allocated; and of course they 
were probably gone 35 minutes after I got mine.

I guess the lesson is that when you see a deal like this you have to jump on 
it (or have a friend working at Fry's to give you a heads-up). I suspect 
they are teasers, meant to get you in the store rather than to have one 
available to sell to you.

I do appreciate the link to Fry's online presence, I did not know about 
that...     Jeff


>
>For those of you who missed the $25 Seagate 160 gig drive at Fry's on Labor
>Day, there's a similar Fry's deal, good today and tomorrow. This is the
>expanded view from the OC Register, but it's in the LA Times as well (LA
>and OC are in the same region as far as Fry's is concerned, btw):
>
>http://shopping.ocregister.com/ROP/ads.aspx?advid=179018&adid=1979647&subid=8593563
>
>Hitachi Deskstar 160 Gig drive, 8 Meg buffer, 7200 RPM, retail box.
>
>In store: $90 - $60 rebate = $30
>
>PLU #: 3885187 (if you want to call first before going to Fry's, that's the
>Price Look-Up #).
>

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