YAAAAAYYY!!!!! They're opening a CompUSA and a Pottery Barn in my city!!!

SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:43 PM
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YAAAAAYYY!!!!! They're opening a CompUSA and a Pottery Barn in my city!!!

Edited on Tue Oct-19-04 08:44 PM by northwest

FINALLY, a freaking computer-only store!!!

And a Pottery Barn, also known as "IKEA-Lite"!!!

And I think there's a Starbucks in there too...

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MSgt213

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:44 PM
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1. I'm so happy for you

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:45 PM
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2. Yeah, I know...

:silly:

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aquart

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:48 PM
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3. The malling of America.

Pottery Barn is NOT Ikea-lite. Pottery Barn is MUCH more expensive.

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:50 PM
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6. Probably more strip malls per-capita here than anyplace else.

Suburban Fargo is COMPLETELY strip malled-up.

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Catshrink

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:48 PM
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4. CompUSA is also selling home video equipment

LCD TVs, DVD players, etc. But you're right, they're mostly selling computer stuff. I worked for them for 5 years as an applications trainer. Ugh. I didn't realize what a hell hole it was until I left -- and I wasn't even on the retail side. Guess that's a whole other story.

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YellowRubberDuckie

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:50 PM
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5. Pottery Barn is amazing....but expensive...

Best Buy is better....But I understand your excitement...
Duckie

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:51 PM
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7. I was kind of being tongue-in-cheek...

Sorry if I didn't express it well enough...:)

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YellowRubberDuckie

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:56 PM
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11. Oh....

God, I keep putting my foot in my mouth.
Duckie

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indigobusiness

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:52 PM
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8. Maybe you'll yahtzee and get a Walmart

"You broke it, you bought it."

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:56 PM
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10. Don't need one. Already got three.

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indigobusiness

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:57 PM
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12. You hit the trifecta...

You didn't need those three, either.

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 09:01 PM
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14. You got that right....

I don't need to shop at Wal-Fart when I got two Targets and a K-Mart nearby.

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indigobusiness

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Tue Oct-19-04 09:06 PM
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15. North Dakota's come a long way, baby...

since my days there.

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 09:07 PM
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16. Yes, the last 15 years has been very good for our city...

We were the only city in the US to not experience any effects of the recession a couple years ago.

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indigobusiness

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Tue Oct-19-04 09:13 PM
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17. But, you do have a river to deal with...

Keeps you humble, I reckon.

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SmileyBoy

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Tue Oct-19-04 09:37 PM
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18. Nah. Ol' Red hates Grand Forks more than anyplace else.

Besides, we have a very good drainage system.

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indigobusiness

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Tue Oct-19-04 10:29 PM
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19. Don't get too smug...

that would not be prudent.

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sendero

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Tue Oct-19-04 08:54 PM
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9. When they open a Fry's Electronics..

.... you'll have something to cheer about :)

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AlCzervik

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Tue Oct-19-04 09:00 PM
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13. I like Fry's selection of Apple stuff

especially their ipod section.

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