MicroCenter's CPU policy used to just be one per person of that specific CPU. Then it was one CPU period for 30 days.
Sunday I went and bought a 4770K. Today I went to pick up a Pentium G2020 for my Grandmother's PC. The manager told me they would make an exception and let me buy it, but no more. Their new policy is you get to buy ONE CPU, and that's it, you can never buy another from them again. Convo was essentially as followed.
Manager : One CPU per person.
Me : This is a different CPU then I bought the other day.
Manger : New policy is one per person, any CPU.
Me : For how long? 30 Days?
Manager : No, ever.
Me : So I can never buy another CPU from here again?
Manager : Nope. They are on sale, and we have to make sure there are enough for everyone to get one. (then walks away)
Now there are ways around this (come when a different manger is on shift, send family/friend, etc...) but Im still finding this just crazy. Their idea is to get people in the door to buy other parts while they are there. Well what if someone buys a Haswell and parts needed for a build, then wants to come back in two years to buy parts for whatever is new then?
I wasn't just buying a CPU either, I did a top to bottom full new build based on the G2020 for $365. Sunday I got CPU, Mobo, Case, BD-RW for $600.
MicroCenter is going down the toilet imo. At least the NE Ohio location in Mayfield Heights.
Sunday I went and bought a 4770K. Today I went to pick up a Pentium G2020 for my Grandmother's PC. The manager told me they would make an exception and let me buy it, but no more. Their new policy is you get to buy ONE CPU, and that's it, you can never buy another from them again. Convo was essentially as followed.
Manager : One CPU per person.
Me : This is a different CPU then I bought the other day.
Manger : New policy is one per person, any CPU.
Me : For how long? 30 Days?
Manager : No, ever.
Me : So I can never buy another CPU from here again?
Manager : Nope. They are on sale, and we have to make sure there are enough for everyone to get one. (then walks away)
Now there are ways around this (come when a different manger is on shift, send family/friend, etc...) but Im still finding this just crazy. Their idea is to get people in the door to buy other parts while they are there. Well what if someone buys a Haswell and parts needed for a build, then wants to come back in two years to buy parts for whatever is new then?
I wasn't just buying a CPU either, I did a top to bottom full new build based on the G2020 for $365. Sunday I got CPU, Mobo, Case, BD-RW for $600.
MicroCenter is going down the toilet imo. At least the NE Ohio location in Mayfield Heights.