My inner geek was thrilled the day that TigerDirect opened a store on Capital Boulevard. It was nice having a broad range of electronics items for Internet-store prices.
However, as time went on it became a chore to shop there. There were never enough cash registers open, and the rent-a-cop they had working at the front door took his job way too seriously. More than once I had stood in line with my purchases and then gave up and put them back on the shelf. I didn’t want to spend 20 minutes at the register, waiting to pay them my money.
Fortunately, TigerDirect bought CompUSA. They’ve been slowly putting their CompUSA stamp on this store. There are now plenty of cashiers available, the rent-a-cop is gone, the store is laid out better, and the sales folks are far more willing to help you than they used to be. It’s now a joy to shop there.
I still like to head over to the local Intrex for stuff, but the CompUSA store is my preferred place to shop.
minor correction .. it was Tiger who bought CompUSA (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2008/01/back-from-the-dead-compusa-assets-snapped-up-by-tigerdirect.ars)
Yes, I also considered this possibility. At any rate, the changes are welcome!