> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:53:27 -0500 > From: "Larry Seltzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Alex Eckelberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Juha-Matti Laurio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [funsec] CompUSA Refuses To Accept Cash > > >>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
Why would accepting cash be illegal? > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 2655 Seely Ave M/S 9A1 San Jose, CA 95134 I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
