[Gllug] OT: microdirect.co.uk reliable?

[Tethys]

Ian Northeast writes:

>IMO only worth using if you're in a hurry and know *exactly* what you 
>want.

But generally I do. If I need new hardware, then I tend to research
online and find out exactly what I want before I buy it.

>The brainless moron effect saved me a bit of cash once because the 
>girl on the checkout couldn't work out how much to charge for something 
>which was discounted. In a small specialist shop I'd have pointed out 
>the error but as it was PC World..

Oh indeed. I've taken advantage of the same brainless moron effect when
they've priced up a router as a network card. The cashier just scans the
barcode nad asks for the price the till tells them...

Tet
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