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Ah CompUSA, that takes me back. God I completely empathize with this. I don't know how many times I thought "I am a service provider, the service you sell, without me those services you sell are worthless. That is literally the value prop" Not everyone needs to be sales

Seconded. This seems like a gamers nexus story ready to happen.

Best buy had one of the lowest lows and best recoveries I had ever seen while working there. The new French CEO made it about customer service, and I saw people and teens who had never considered going to a best buy start going. Stock price went up, people were happy.

Then the board ousted him a few years ago and made it all about profits, going right back to where they were in the downward spiral, completely unaware of the irony. I hope they fail now. They could have come out on top but greed took over again.

What a lame thing to be proud of

Because most of these places have <1% non Christians in their communities. Anything else is scary

Oh god, I worked there 5 full years (over a decade ago now). They absolutely push you to hock that stupid card. They won't outright say you have to, but they'll sure make sure you feel it if you aren't. When I did sales it was constant metrics of how many cards you got out. They didn't even care of purchases were on the cards. I was literally told it was better for a spouse to get a second card than it was for a purchase to be put on an existing card.

When I switched to be a repair agent at geek squad where I had no time in front of customers I was still given shit daily for not getting cards. I asked how, how and when am I supposed to pitch cards? "Well, when you tell them their computer is broken". I was like 95% of the time it's covered by a warranty or something already purchased if it reaches me, and on the off chance it's not, they're going to just buy a new one more than likely. Then a salesman will get the credit. Zero awareness of how that side of the business worked.

It was awful. Literally told that I should offer that card with APRs higher than 24% to people who were trying to save money and not spend a lot "so they can have their dreams" or so "their son or daughter can have that dream college laptop". I had people ask me for it who I know shouldn't have taken out a credit card and who did anyway. It made me sick.

Best buy gets a kickback from Citi (at least at the time it was Citi) for every application.

Right? They completely neutered the rewardzone/my best buy points system. It used to be worth something. Now my amex gives me way better points and I'm not locked into one store either.

I wanted to watch it just for Melissa Fumero, did anyone else watch it? Did it hold up? There was no way I was going to tune in once a week to watch it, was just going to do it over an afternoon

The silver lining for me is that they at least closed out story lines that were set up in previous titles. The blight, the origins of the chantry and maker, they ended and I feel resolved now.

I wish it had come in, as he said "a different game", but at least I don't have burning questions longing for a new game. Dragon age is over, the stories are done. It's not the game I hoped for, but they closed everything out at least rather than "guess you'll have to wait for the next one!"

I guess it's true. This is the way Thedas ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.

Okay but for real if anyone here is still using dryer sheets, stop, and go get some dryer balls. Way way better, they last forever so you don't need to keep using them, and they fluff up everything. I've had the same ones for 6 years or so now

Interesting, places that many cultures and beliefs are coming led heavily oppose it, while states that are majority WASPs are for it.

Interesting that simply being around people of other beliefs can change your way of thinking.

Hm the beams and cables tell me NY subway, but no third rail, and the platform is short. No license plate but that jeep looks north American. Underground like NJT? LIRR? Anyone have any ideas?