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1. eldarkus

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   11/21, 03:22pm | report spam | close reply

   hmmmm

   me thinks its a bait and switch.

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1. Mixotic

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   11/21, 03:34pm | report spam | close reply

   Only in San Jose...

   Read the fine print in the yellow section of the ad.
   
   "Advertised prices only valid in metropolitan circulation area of newspaper in which advertisement appear."
   
   ROAD TRIP!!!

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1. kdogg73

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   11/21, 03:41pm | report spam | close reply

   AHh

   the use of a quotation mark instead of an inch mark in the headline... must mean something... must proceed with caution.

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1. Sammy

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   11/21, 03:47pm | report spam | close reply

   Not an iMac but a Mac min

   This ad was in the paper for the 20th as a pre-Holiday sale. It was also in error. It was for a Mac mini with Fry's usual Apple sale of $5.00 off the list price.

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1. dliup

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   11/21, 04:31pm | report spam | close reply

   hum...

   Those special sale items (if it's not a typo), usually have a limited # per store. Otherwise the store will lose money big time.

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1. Sammy

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   11/21, 04:46pm | report spam | close reply

   Clarification

   This ad was posted in the San Jose Mercury Tuesday the 20th as a one day pre-Holiday sale. In store, Fry's had a sign declaring that the ad was in error. It was, in fact, supposed to be an ad for a Mac mini for $794. This is completely in line with their standard Apple "sales" of $5.00 off of Apples list price. The ad was for the wrong item, and the "sale" price was for $5.00 off the correct item. (the Mac mini for $794 instead of $799)

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1. NueveFiveOh

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   11/21, 06:09pm | report spam | close reply

   Online confirmation

   If you search Frys' website for the seven digit product code (5353028), it pulls up the product page for a 2.0GHz C2D Mac Mini. As the previous post mentioned, it is a giant "typo".
   
   

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1. mikesilv

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   11/21, 06:24pm | report spam | close reply

   Wed. Nov. 20th???

   In this universe, November 20th, 2007 fell on a Tuesday.

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1. Tins

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   11/22, 01:09am | report spam | close reply

   Can't trust'em

   Fry's is run by a bunch of indians, the towel head kind not the native kind. They can't be trusted.

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1. deVilliers

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   11/22, 03:20am | report spam | close reply

   moderation

   The previous comment about Indians borders on the racist and should be removed.
   
   de Villiers

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1. Radar01

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   11/22, 04:58am | report spam | close reply

   Typo

   I work at Fry's Electronics. When I saw the ad I knew it was a typo and the item was the $799 Mac Mini. When I got to work I heard all about the bottom feeders looking for a great bargain and getting upset. I was already to get out my credit card too and very dissappointed. I'm getting ready for the bottom feeders looking for bargains on Black Friday!

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1. techweenie1

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   11/23, 02:24am | report spam | close reply

   silly

   $5 off the recommended retail price..why even bother...on something that pricey why even bother...that's not even 1% off...lame.

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1. TheSnarkmeister

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   11/23, 11:26am | report spam | close reply

   the comment about...

   The comment about untrustworthy towel heads was indeed offensive, but it serves a valuable purpose, which is to alert a minority group to the perceptions that others have of its behaviors. Study after study has shown India and Pakistan to be amongst the most corrupt business environments in the world. This is not to say that America does not have its own problems, however the corruption amongst the cultures of Southwest Asia is astounding. It is wrong to blindly target Indians who have fled those countries, because many of them were fleeing that very corruption themselves. However, they also must be mindful that their own actions continue to influence the perception of others, and like it or not, they must take some responsibility for influencing those perceptions. In this particular case, if indeed Fry's owners are Indians and care about the reputations of Indians, they could choose to take a small loss to ease the anger over an ad that was clearly not a typo, but rather a sloppy mistake, and one that easily could have been an intentional bait-and-switch. Sure, it is not fair for them to have to do so, especially if it really was a mistake. But life isn't fair is it? Instead one needs to think of it as merely a cost of improving business.