[Klug-general] When I need a new Linux PC, I'll...

[Karl Lattimer]

On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 08:53 +0100, Margot wrote:
> (a) build it myself.
> 
> (b) go to a specialist computer retailer.
> 
> (c) pick it up from the local supermarket, along with the cat food & 
> tea bags.
> 
> Some on this list might have the necessary skills to build their 
> own, most would probably buy from a specialist retailer, but now (c) 
> is a possibility:
> 
> http://direct.tesco.com/search/default.aspx?search=esys&confirm.x=0&confirm.y=0
> 
> So, should we put up KLUG posters in our local Tesco? My local one 
> has a noticeboard to advertise local events, so maybe we could 
> advertise our meetings, and possibly even just advertise the group's 
> existence if there isn't a local meeting.
> 
> Can't see why they wouldn't allow it - we'd be offering to help 
> their customers make best use of their products, and possibly even 
> increasing their sales by offering support to people who were not 
> sure about buying because they didn't know much about Linux.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 

This is bloody interesting, I wonder if I could get them to ship
wine-doors :P

If tesco are serious about it, maybe we should organise something with
the UKUUG and UKLUG as a whole rather than on a local level. Expanding
something like this, and also donating time and resources to help tesco
make a success out of the venture is in all our best interests.

K,