Re: CompUSA Refuses To Accept Cash

["Larry Seltzer" <Larry () larryseltzer com>]

> > Aren't they going out of business anway?  

I believe so, and while I don't excuse not taking cash (I really suspect
it's illegal) I can imagine why they would want it this way. When you
take cash you have to worry about securing it and dealing with the bank,
and it's just a lot easier to funnel everything through credit cards,
although it does cost money.

Personally, I'm happy to see them go. I got ripped off by CompUSA many
years ago and swore I'd never do business with them again. This story
should give you a sense of how they operate: I bought a KVM switch (a
Belkin) and it was DOA when I got it home. I brought it back and the
store manager told me to my face that he couldn't take the return
because it would cost his store too much money. I gave him my PC
Magazine business card and left. Another CompUSA took the return (the
people there were appalled). I wrote a letter to corporate on it and
never heard back.

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com

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