@Devil's Advocate - Agreed with your comments. Unfortunately in this age of Internet blogs, it is not necessary for the poster to state their age and education level. Many posts are by 15 year-olds that work at McDonald's.
There are plenty of people in America that have no problem at all dropping a couple hundred dollars to have an expert, backed up by a nationwide corporation and warranty, make their computer problems go away. However, when you only make $75 a week at McDonald's, $200 seems like a lot of money.
BTW, Best Buy is still operating Geek Squad at a net loss with its current pricing.
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@Devil's Advocate - Agreed with your comments. Unfortunately in this age of Internet blogs, it is not necessary for the poster to state their age and education level. Many posts are by 15 year-olds that work at McDonald's.
There are plenty of people in America that have no problem at all dropping a couple hundred dollars to have an expert, backed up by a nationwide corporation and warranty, make their computer problems go away. However, when you only make $75 a week at McDonald's, $200 seems like a lot of money.
BTW, Best Buy is still operating Geek Squad at a net loss with its current pricing.