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Re: Lies Electronics

From: "R. Paul McCarty" <>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:45:14 +0000

Also, I should note, some most stores aren't like Fry's (or at least
from what I've heard of Fry's rather paranoid customer policy, its
sounds similar ot a store near us called Circuit City and what used to
be Silo, very paranoid people)

What was I getting at.. oh yeah.  Radio Shack is one of those stores I
imagine they would think it was a trip to have someone with a wearable
browsing their store.  And when I was purchasing a pack to store my
wearable at EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports), I brought in just the
computer (minus HMD and keyboard) and they were excited about it, and
wanted me to come back and show it off for them.  So, I think the
impression that all retailers are in with "big brother" is a little far
fetched.  Sure some of them are worse then others, but of all the places
you go on a daily basis to shop most of them will probably let you get
away with having a wearable, typing in prices to do some comparisson
shopping, and maybe even take snapshots of clothing, or ratchet sets to
look over later, without much trouble.  

But I think the people who will want to throw you out of their store for
having a bunch of electronics strapped on are in the minority, and most
of them once you explain what is is will probably be okay with it.

I should add, I haven't had the pleasure of shopping with my wearable
on, and I may find out this assumption is totally groundless and have
the bruises to show it, but if others have had different experiences I'd
like to hear them.

-Paul
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