[UPHPU] Good Mac Store Anywhere But At The Gateway

[Caleb Call]

you seem pretty determined to call the guys in Vegas.  I guess no  
matter what's said you've already made up your mind...so why bother  
asking???



On Aug 10, 2006, at 8:17 PM, jtaber wrote:

> Hmmm, I just tried to go to "Mac Something" web site - says it's down
> for a week for revisions. Huh ?  Are all the stores in Utah this
> incompetent ?   Maybe I'll just call the guys in Vegas.
>
> Caleb Call wrote:
>> Hmmm, I think your experience with the Apple Store is the exception.
>> I have now purchased seven Macs from there and have not had any
>> problems or complaints at all (and I'm a VERY picky customer).
>>
>> To answer your questions though, Mac Something in Orem
>> (www.macsomething.com) has been pretty good to deal with and I've
>> heard pretty good things about Mac Doctors (I think thats what it's
>> called) in Salt Lake.  Mac Something did some warranty work on one of
>> my Mac Minis and didn't even say a thing about the self-installed
>> wireless/bluetooth card or the self-installed memory.
>>
>>
>> On Aug 10, 2006, at 7:54 PM, jtaber wrote:
>>
>>> OT: I wanted to buy a Mac - are there good dealers around besides  
>>> the
>>> Apple Store at Gateway.
>>>
>>> My advice - stay far, far away from the Apple Store at Gateway -  
>>> it's a
>>> fucking disaster.  First they were unfriendly on the phone  
>>> (should have
>>> listened to my intuition right then).  Then I nearly get killed  
>>> on I-15
>>> driving to Gateway - then fight crowds in the parking garage,  
>>> then walk
>>> several blocks past derelicts to the store - then the sales clerk  
>>> didn't
>>> even know what features came on the machine, wanted to look it up  
>>> on the
>>> internet - I totally HATE incompetent store salespeople and just  
>>> refuse
>>> to do business with people that don't know their own damn products.
>>> Then had to fight crowds to get out of the parking garage.  Then of
>>> course the I-15 crowd.   That Apple Store makes Best Buy look  
>>> wonderful.
>>>
>>> There's a great Apple dealer in Vegas (Century23 next to Meadows  
>>> Mall)
>>> but do I have to drive to Vegas to get good service ?  Do I have  
>>> to move
>>> my business back there?  Maybe I should just phone them and have  
>>> them
>>> ship it to me - at least I'll be giving my business to someone who's
>>> competent.
>>>
>>> Actually I wish Dell had better hardware - they're much easier to do
>>> business with.
>>>
>>> Also I figure I'll have to get 1mb ram since the 512 is lame - was
>>> thinking of buying from Crucial (Micron) - any experience with
>>> that?   thks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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