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Cutriss writes "Steve Lynch of Hypothermia has been running a consumer awareness page following of an Internet pricing disagreement between Best Buy and over 2000 angry customers, where Best Buy refused to honor a web-only sale price of a GeForce4 Ti 4600 for $129.99, at a "Special pre-order price". The situation has escalated further - Rod Hill, Store Manager for Best Buy #513 in Tucker/Dekalb County, GA, had a customer arrested on Friday of last week, citing Fraud and Criminal Trespassing. Hill informed police that Abraham Cherian, an Indian American, was trying to rip off the store, the same store that had conceded to give another customer his video card as requested 10 days earlier. Best Buy is now apparently red-flagging inquiring troublemak^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hcustomers who attempt to obtain their purchased cards from Best Buy locations." FWIW, if the description of what happened is accurate, Best Buy has entered into a binding contract to sell the cards at the advertised price, and if they don't want to honor it, the people affected should take them to court (or contact their local Attorney General's office, which is what they appear to be doing). It's Best Buy's obligation to make sure their prices are accurate.
Sears has always had better customer service and warrantys than just about every place. Especially on their 'Craftsman' line of products. Lifetime warrantys, wheeeeeee...
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It's more cultural sensitivity than politically correctness. United Statesians tend to forget the rest of the world exists, and most of it did so long before the United States. It is important to recognize cultural differences and to respect them.
I consider myself a citizen of the United States of America. I have ancestors from Europe, but I am not a 'European-American' anymore than anyone is an Indian-American or African-American. I am as American as a Canadian and Mexican and Brazilian.
Besides, we're all human in the end, (unless we're non-human animals). My point is that labels such as these are pointless and only lead to more bigotry and hatred as they tend to create divides. Yes it is important to recognize where you came from and your ancestors, but it is more important to realize that your ancestors, where they lived, and their ancestors are NOT what defines you. You are what defines you. Ethnical classifications are becoming more and more moot anyway, due to extensive interbreeding, etc. I for one, wish that the need to even keep track of ethnicity on any form would be done away with all together.
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