Another Bad Experience at PC World

Conor writes:

In article , Krustov
says...

[...]

Do you mean you dont use two of the most common and accepted methods of
payment that the vast majority of people dont have any problem with ? .

Credit cards are mostly for poor people who have no money.

And for people who like the extra protection that (for whatever
reason) the government decided to require.

In terms of "credit", sure, they're a lousy way to borrow money (well,
for more than the couple of weeks or so you can get free), but the
credit part isn't compulsory. The rest seems quite useful.

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 16:41:00 +0100, Conor
wrote:

Credit cards are mostly for poor people who have no money.

All generalisations are incorrect to some degree, lots of them not
enough to care about. Yours, however, is breathtakingly wrong.

Credit cards are fantastic for people who manage their monetary
affairs well enough to pay them off, in full, by the due date. Thanks
go to the poor people for ensuring the CC companies make sufficient
profit to ensure that the free ride continues.

Regards,
vj

On 1 Aug 2006 02:39:56 -0700, "ric"
wrote:


If I walk into PC world and pick up some blank CDs, I'd expect to be
able to pay with cash, credit card, switch or other debit card. Why
should it be different for a higher value item?

It isn't.

I had to get very firm with the salesman when I bought my Father's PC
for him - as in "You've had long enough. No, I do not want extended
warranty, internet connection or annual maintenance contract. You
either take my credit card details *now* or I walk out *now*" It
worked a treat.

Next time (if there is one) they get 5 minutes for their speil, no
more.
Regards,
vj

I was just thinking how wonderful life was, when Vittorio Janus
opened his gob and said:

Next time (if there is one) they get 5 minutes for their speil, no
more.

You are being generous (see the sig g).

Bought a wide screen TV from Comet spit a couple of years' ago.
Almost had a full blown argument with the manager as I was not
interested (and *never* am) in buying an extended warranty.

The next time somebody does not take 'no' for an answer...

--
Cheers,

Guy

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

In article , Vittorio Janus
says...
On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 16:41:00 +0100, Conor
wrote:

Credit cards are mostly for poor people who have no money.

All generalisations are incorrect to some degree, lots of them not
enough to care about. Yours, however, is breathtakingly wrong.

Shame that nobody agrees with you from the Govt to CCCS, the banks
themselves and the Insolvency Service.

Credit cards are fantastic for people who manage their monetary
affairs well enough to pay them off, in full, by the due date.

Most don't.


--
Conor

"No trilogy should have more than four books" - Arthur C. Clarke

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:56:17 +0100 Dr Teeth wrote :
You are being generous (see the sig g).

Bought a wide screen TV from Comet spit a couple of years' ago.
Almost had a full blown argument with the manager as I was not
interested (and *never* am) in buying an extended warranty.

You just say "if it's that likely to break down, I'll think again"
and go to walk away. At which point the salesman will assure you
that this is the most reliable model they sell.

--
Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk

I was just thinking how wonderful life was, when Tony Bryer
opened his gob and said:

You just say "if it's that likely to break down, I'll think again"
and go to walk away. At which point the salesman will assure you
that this is the most reliable model they sell.

Nice one Tony!

Filed for future use g.

--
Cheers,

Guy

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.

Conor wrote:

Do you mean you dont use two of the most common and accepted methods of
payment that the vast majority of people dont have any problem with ? .

Credit cards are mostly for poor people who have no money.

I know loads of people who aren't poor who use them all the time. I use
mine for everything and pay it off each month. They're convenient but
more importantly it's a lot easier to sort out any hassles when you buy
stuff with them.

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:06:07 +0100, Conor
wrote:

In article , Vittorio Janus
says...
On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 16:41:00 +0100, Conor
wrote:

Credit cards are mostly for poor people who have no money.

All generalisations are incorrect to some degree, lots of them not
enough to care about. Yours, however, is breathtakingly wrong.

Shame that nobody agrees with you from the Govt to CCCS, the banks
themselves and the Insolvency Service.

Credit cards are fantastic for people who manage their monetary
affairs well enough to pay them off, in full, by the due date.

Most don't.
Couldn't agree more. And I thank them for ensuring that *I* get a free
ride.

Now if you had said "Credit cards are mostly held by poor people who
have no money", I would have agreed 100% with you.
Regards,
vj

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:21:36 +0100, Tony Bryer
wrote:

On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:56:17 +0100 Dr Teeth wrote :
You are being generous (see the sig g).

Bought a wide screen TV from Comet spit a couple of years' ago.
Almost had a full blown argument with the manager as I was not
interested (and *never* am) in buying an extended warranty.

You just say "if it's that likely to break down, I'll think again"
and go to walk away. At which point the salesman will assure you
that this is the most reliable model they sell.

That's bloody good, I too will save that for next time. Having said
that, I've never had any trouble from my local Comet - better staff or
just the way I say "NO, thankyou"?
Regards,
vj