New Fry's in GA opening Friday
08-24-04, 06:51 PM
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Patman -
The way I got there today was taking the road around the mall right to Fry's. I came in the main entrance to the mall, turned right and continued around.
I walked in there today. It was freaking huge. Very nice employees there. I thought my Fry's days were done after moving from Houston, but happy days are here again.
Good to have a fellow DVD buff so close. I live off Holcomb Bridge Rd.
And no, theneobez, there aren't any other Fry's here in the great state of Georgia!
TK
The way I got there today was taking the road around the mall right to Fry's. I came in the main entrance to the mall, turned right and continued around.
I walked in there today. It was freaking huge. Very nice employees there. I thought my Fry's days were done after moving from Houston, but happy days are here again.
Good to have a fellow DVD buff so close. I live off Holcomb Bridge Rd.
And no, theneobez, there aren't any other Fry's here in the great state of Georgia!
TK
08-24-04, 07:55 PM
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It's right next to Gwinnett Place Nissan off of Satellite Blvd. They've got a huge sign on the access road from the mall ring road to Satellite.
I live about seven minutes away (with no traffic and hitting the green lights) and I'm excited about this too.
Fry's is planning to open a store in Alpharetta as well - at least that's what the AJC and ABC have stated.
I live about seven minutes away (with no traffic and hitting the green lights) and I'm excited about this too.
Fry's is planning to open a store in Alpharetta as well - at least that's what the AJC and ABC have stated.
08-25-04, 07:03 PM
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OH MY GOD!!!
I found Fry's tonight, and I was not psychologically prepare to enter that store, or wander around in it.
I don't know if the sales dude was pulling my leg or not, but he said the store has 140,000 square feet of retail space. That's frikkin' insane!!!
I was exhausted from just browsing the aisles for DVDs, TVs, digital cameras, HT setups, and magazines. I briefly walked through the Computer area, but it was just too much for one visit, so I left after an hour of wandering around and browsing.
For local Atlantans, the store is located just SouthEast of Sears at Gwinnett Place Mall.
I found Fry's tonight, and I was not psychologically prepare to enter that store, or wander around in it.
I don't know if the sales dude was pulling my leg or not, but he said the store has 140,000 square feet of retail space. That's frikkin' insane!!!
I was exhausted from just browsing the aisles for DVDs, TVs, digital cameras, HT setups, and magazines. I briefly walked through the Computer area, but it was just too much for one visit, so I left after an hour of wandering around and browsing.
For local Atlantans, the store is located just SouthEast of Sears at Gwinnett Place Mall.
08-25-04, 07:20 PM
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Question...does anyone know which paper the ads are being carried on?
I hope it's the AJC, as they look to use a similar engine to what the LA Times used to use. And if so, then they will probably have their ads available online.
But I saw someone mention "ABC", but I have no idea what that is.
I hope it's the AJC, as they look to use a similar engine to what the LA Times used to use. And if so, then they will probably have their ads available online.
But I saw someone mention "ABC", but I have no idea what that is.
08-25-04, 10:31 PM
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Congrats to all of you in Georgia on your new Fry's! These stores ROCK! It's like a Radio Shack on crack mixed in with a Best Buy, Circuit City, Comp USA.....agggghh! I could go on for days, I completely geek out over this store. I have to say Best Buy hates when I come to their store because when I walk in that door, the Fry's ad is rolled up in my back pocket coming for the good 'ol price match. Fry's is the reason I'll probably never move out of Los Angeles. 
By the way what's the stores theme? Out here Burbank is an Alien B-movie, Anaheim is like NASA, City of Industry has an industrial theme (lots of gears and stuff). Just curious, my wild guess would be something along the lines of "Gone With The Wind".
Happy Shopping!
By the way what's the stores theme? Out here Burbank is an Alien B-movie, Anaheim is like NASA, City of Industry has an industrial theme (lots of gears and stuff). Just curious, my wild guess would be something along the lines of "Gone With The Wind".
Happy Shopping!
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08-26-04, 12:23 AM
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Originally posted by Patman
OH MY GOD!!!
I found Fry's tonight, and I was not psychologically prepare to enter that store, or wander around in it.
I don't know if the sales dude was pulling my leg or not, but he said the store has 140,000 square feet of retail space. That's frikkin' insane!!!
I was exhausted from just browsing the aisles for DVDs, TVs, digital cameras, HT setups, and magazines. I briefly walked through the Computer area, but it was just too much for one visit, so I left after an hour of wandering around and browsing.
For local Atlantans, the store is located just SouthEast of Sears at Gwinnett Place Mall.
OH MY GOD!!!
I found Fry's tonight, and I was not psychologically prepare to enter that store, or wander around in it.
I don't know if the sales dude was pulling my leg or not, but he said the store has 140,000 square feet of retail space. That's frikkin' insane!!!
I was exhausted from just browsing the aisles for DVDs, TVs, digital cameras, HT setups, and magazines. I briefly walked through the Computer area, but it was just too much for one visit, so I left after an hour of wandering around and browsing.
For local Atlantans, the store is located just SouthEast of Sears at Gwinnett Place Mall.
Congrats Patman, you guys deserve a Fry's. Now you can start getting $6.00 52x cdrs like the rest of us
The best way I can describe Fry's to someone who has never been is, " Best Buy on steroids w/ a cafe "
08-26-04, 01:02 AM
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My advice never buy the returned merchandise they put back on the shelf with those white stickers 
They are great for pricematching or just looking around for tech stuff.
They are great for pricematching or just looking around for tech stuff.
08-26-04, 08:55 AM
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"ABC" - Atlanta Business Chronicle, the leading business paper in town. They had announced that Fry's was looking at two locations, Gwinnett and Alpharetta.
I went into the store last night, and the theme is "wretched excess of capitalism" - in a good way. Right now there is no theme, unless you count the fake marble columns which give it a slight Athenian agora look. The shelves were packed with goodies, and I was getting tired from roaming around the store.
Didn't see any prices that just jumped out at me, except for some good prices on DVD-Rs. But hey, they're only about to open - and any place that creates some competition for Target and MicroCenter and CompUSA is a good thing in my book.
I went into the store last night, and the theme is "wretched excess of capitalism" - in a good way. Right now there is no theme, unless you count the fake marble columns which give it a slight Athenian agora look. The shelves were packed with goodies, and I was getting tired from roaming around the store.
Didn't see any prices that just jumped out at me, except for some good prices on DVD-Rs. But hey, they're only about to open - and any place that creates some competition for Target and MicroCenter and CompUSA is a good thing in my book.
08-26-04, 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by Patman
OH MY GOD!!!
I found Fry's tonight, and I was not psychologically prepare to enter that store, or wander around in it.
OH MY GOD!!!
I found Fry's tonight, and I was not psychologically prepare to enter that store, or wander around in it.
The theme at our store is Ex Incredible Universe location. Or perhaps Big Ass Warehouse. It makes CostCo look neat and tidy. But I could still spend an entire day there and not get worn out.
08-26-04, 03:27 PM
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Originally posted by hal9000
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By the way what's the stores theme? Out here Burbank is an Alien B-movie, Anaheim is like NASA, City of Industry has an industrial theme (lots of gears and stuff). Just curious, my wild guess would be something along the lines of "Gone With The Wind".
Happy Shopping!
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By the way what's the stores theme? Out here Burbank is an Alien B-movie, Anaheim is like NASA, City of Industry has an industrial theme (lots of gears and stuff). Just curious, my wild guess would be something along the lines of "Gone With The Wind".
Happy Shopping!
Our store here in Phoenix AZ is set up like an Aztec or Mayan temple. With big stone walls, plants and palm trees. But again that's a really cool idea, I'd love to see that B-Movie Alien theme.
08-26-04, 05:14 PM
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Houston's theme was the oil industry
yeah, there doesn't seem to be a theme at the Gwinett Fry's. There are some old pictures up on the walls...maybe it will have something to do with peaches. God knows everything else in town does.
TK
yeah, there doesn't seem to be a theme at the Gwinett Fry's. There are some old pictures up on the walls...maybe it will have something to do with peaches. God knows everything else in town does.
TK
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Checked their website. They have a list...albeit missing the newer ones.
In Northern California:
- Sunnyvale's marble floors and grand piano elegantly display the history of Silicon Valley with hi-tech museum pieces
- Palo Alto brings you into Wild Bill's Wild, Wild West
- Campbell's ancient Egypt theme has a 20-foot sphinx and King Tut tombs
- Fremont is dedicated to the origins of electricity as featured at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago
- San Jose pays tribute to the first astronomers, the Mayans, with a setting from Chichenitza.
- Concord is the newest addition to the Bay Area market.
In Southern California:
- Fountain Valley hails the ruins of ancient Rome, complete with a flowing aqueduct
- Manhattan Beach takes you to Tahiti with sculpted lava tiki heads and its own rain forest
- Woodland Hills is a page out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland storybook, with 10 to 15 foot high figurines of all the characters
- Anaheim places you on the NASA flight deck for the Endeavor Space Shuttle, complete with launches on big screen TV's
- Burbank pulls you back in time to the 1950's with a retro-space theme from Hollywood, complete with Martians and Gort, the robot
- City of Industry where the factory setting is a salute to the Industrial Revolution complete with oversized gears and cogs
- The mystical civilization of Atlantis is alive and thriving in San Marcos with numerous aquaticfeatures icluding a 7000 gallon aquarium with live sharks.
In Arizona:
- Phoenix features a giant serpent above the entrance which is emblematic of its Aztec design.
In Texas:
- Dallas' Lazy-K ranch is reminiscent of it's cattle ranching history
- Houston showcases the oil industry replete with a field of gushing oil derricks
- Austin is a tribute to the city's reputation as the "Live Music Capital of the World"
- Irving features a pictorial history of the community which was founded in the early 1900s and named after Washington Irving
- Plano depicts the city's evolution from a farming community to a modern-day urban center of commerce
In Nevada:
- the Las Vegas entrance welcomes customers with the world's largest slot machine and features a pictoral history of the Vegas Strip inside
In Washington:
- our Renton store features a historical depiction of the industrial evolution of the community with photographs of the Stetson Mill in 1911 and the originally-built Boeing plant in 1941.
In Northern California:
- Sunnyvale's marble floors and grand piano elegantly display the history of Silicon Valley with hi-tech museum pieces
- Palo Alto brings you into Wild Bill's Wild, Wild West
- Campbell's ancient Egypt theme has a 20-foot sphinx and King Tut tombs
- Fremont is dedicated to the origins of electricity as featured at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago
- San Jose pays tribute to the first astronomers, the Mayans, with a setting from Chichenitza.
- Concord is the newest addition to the Bay Area market.
In Southern California:
- Fountain Valley hails the ruins of ancient Rome, complete with a flowing aqueduct
- Manhattan Beach takes you to Tahiti with sculpted lava tiki heads and its own rain forest
- Woodland Hills is a page out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland storybook, with 10 to 15 foot high figurines of all the characters
- Anaheim places you on the NASA flight deck for the Endeavor Space Shuttle, complete with launches on big screen TV's
- Burbank pulls you back in time to the 1950's with a retro-space theme from Hollywood, complete with Martians and Gort, the robot
- City of Industry where the factory setting is a salute to the Industrial Revolution complete with oversized gears and cogs
- The mystical civilization of Atlantis is alive and thriving in San Marcos with numerous aquaticfeatures icluding a 7000 gallon aquarium with live sharks.
In Arizona:
- Phoenix features a giant serpent above the entrance which is emblematic of its Aztec design.
In Texas:
- Dallas' Lazy-K ranch is reminiscent of it's cattle ranching history
- Houston showcases the oil industry replete with a field of gushing oil derricks
- Austin is a tribute to the city's reputation as the "Live Music Capital of the World"
- Irving features a pictorial history of the community which was founded in the early 1900s and named after Washington Irving
- Plano depicts the city's evolution from a farming community to a modern-day urban center of commerce
In Nevada:
- the Las Vegas entrance welcomes customers with the world's largest slot machine and features a pictoral history of the Vegas Strip inside
In Washington:
- our Renton store features a historical depiction of the industrial evolution of the community with photographs of the Stetson Mill in 1911 and the originally-built Boeing plant in 1941.
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08-26-04, 05:51 PM
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Cool photos, fourizonly.
Looks like someone else had the same idea:
http://www.toxicbug.com/frys/
edit: Hey, wait, those are the same pictures.
Looks like someone else had the same idea:
http://www.toxicbug.com/frys/
edit: Hey, wait, those are the same pictures.
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Originally posted by MEJHarrison
The theme at our store is Ex Incredible Universe location.
The theme at our store is Ex Incredible Universe location.
One or two of the delivery trucks still have the Incredible Universe paint scheme.
Congrats, GA!
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be careful what you wish for. Fry's is a love/hate thing with most involved. Beware the stickered merchadise, and pray you never have to return anything. Frys is great for DVD's and electronic knick knacks, maybe an occaisionaly name brand hard drive or ram, but dont be lured in by the cheap mobo combos etc, unless your willing to risk the return line.
08-27-04, 12:31 PM
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Some definite good prices to be had today... here is the list that I ripped (and corrected) from FW:
Portable DVD player 5.6" screen $99.99
HP 3.2 MP digicam (refurb) $79
4x DVD-R 25 pack $7.25
Canon ZR-60 Mini-DV camcorder (refurb) $179
Kodak 6340 3.1 MP Digital Camera $129
Memorex USB 2.0 Thumb Drive 256 MB $39.99-$20rebate = $19.99
3.5" floppy drive (#3679565) $5.99
AMD Duron 1.6Ghz Internet ready PC, 128MB, 40GB, 52x CD-rom, Linux OS - 99.99
Extra Large capacity Washer & Dryer 299.99
PS2 with 5 games 149.99
17" flat panel display 299.99 - 100MIR = 199.99
WD 120GB (8mb buffer) 90.00 - 60MIR = 29.99
512MB memory PC2700 69.99- 50.00MIR = 19.99
Kill Bill Vol 2 9.99
list of 25 DVDs 2 for 10.00
Spy sweeper 9.99
5 sheet shredder 9.99
Leather Exec Chair 39.99
PS2 wireless 2.4Ghz controller 17.99
Norton Systemworks FAR
160GB external HD 129.99 - 60MIR = 69.99
Canon 560i printer 29.99
Compaq multimedia laptop 679.99 After 220.00IR and 30.00MIR
James Bond DVD boxsets 49.99
Daewoo 17" monitor 79.99 - 30 MIR = 49.99
52x32x52 CD-RW internal 19.99
52x CD-R 50pk 4.00
42" Plasma Monitor $1799.00
Creative USB webcam FAR
GameBoy SP + 2 games 79.99
Toshiba 57" Widescreen HD-integrated TV 1699.00
Sherwood 100Wx5 DD/DTS receiver 79.99
Go-Video DVD Recorder 149.99
Samsung MiniDV Camcorder 199.00
Canon A70 3.2MP camera + 4x6 photo printer 199.00
40 hour TiVo 199 - 100MIR = 99.00
Rival cool touch Deep Fryer 15.99
AverMedia PC TV tuner card FAR
GQ (GreatQuality is the brand name) 8x DVD+R 25pk 12.25
Creative wireless Keyboard & Mouse 29.99
50pk 1x DVD-R 9.50
BTC 8x Dual+-R/+-RW DVD Writer 49.99
FREE AFTER REBATE (FAR) ITEMS: (Rebate = the amount below)
Kingston 128MB SD car $26
Inland Multicard Reader $13
Plain Paper Fax/Copier/phone (#3271251) $40
Memorex CD/DVD Label Maker $10
Context 325 VA Battery Backup $20
430 Watt PowerSupply (#3752876) $27
Netgear "B" wireless router $40
Netgear "B" notebook PCMCIA Card $30
Buffalo "G" wireless router $50
Buffalo "G" USB Adapter $40
Harddrive/Floppy Cable kit (#3638515) $7
Wagan Tech 110watt power inverter $15
Midland 2-way radios $20
IBM ViaVoice $50
I COPY DVDs $50
Rival 10 cup coffee maker $10
Electric Coffee Mug (#4161223) $6
Creative USB webcam $10
5.8 GHZ cordless phone (#397838) $30
I picked up the portable DVD player (Coby brand), a few DVDs, the Refurb HP 3.1 MP Camera, and a FAR 128 Meg SD card to go with it. Happy hunting fellow Atlantans... they should be open until at least 9PM tonight... the list above is ONE DAY (today) ONLY deals
Portable DVD player 5.6" screen $99.99
HP 3.2 MP digicam (refurb) $79
4x DVD-R 25 pack $7.25
Canon ZR-60 Mini-DV camcorder (refurb) $179
Kodak 6340 3.1 MP Digital Camera $129
Memorex USB 2.0 Thumb Drive 256 MB $39.99-$20rebate = $19.99
3.5" floppy drive (#3679565) $5.99
AMD Duron 1.6Ghz Internet ready PC, 128MB, 40GB, 52x CD-rom, Linux OS - 99.99
Extra Large capacity Washer & Dryer 299.99
PS2 with 5 games 149.99
17" flat panel display 299.99 - 100MIR = 199.99
WD 120GB (8mb buffer) 90.00 - 60MIR = 29.99
512MB memory PC2700 69.99- 50.00MIR = 19.99
Kill Bill Vol 2 9.99
list of 25 DVDs 2 for 10.00
Spy sweeper 9.99
5 sheet shredder 9.99
Leather Exec Chair 39.99
PS2 wireless 2.4Ghz controller 17.99
Norton Systemworks FAR
160GB external HD 129.99 - 60MIR = 69.99
Canon 560i printer 29.99
Compaq multimedia laptop 679.99 After 220.00IR and 30.00MIR
James Bond DVD boxsets 49.99
Daewoo 17" monitor 79.99 - 30 MIR = 49.99
52x32x52 CD-RW internal 19.99
52x CD-R 50pk 4.00
42" Plasma Monitor $1799.00
Creative USB webcam FAR
GameBoy SP + 2 games 79.99
Toshiba 57" Widescreen HD-integrated TV 1699.00
Sherwood 100Wx5 DD/DTS receiver 79.99
Go-Video DVD Recorder 149.99
Samsung MiniDV Camcorder 199.00
Canon A70 3.2MP camera + 4x6 photo printer 199.00
40 hour TiVo 199 - 100MIR = 99.00
Rival cool touch Deep Fryer 15.99
AverMedia PC TV tuner card FAR
GQ (GreatQuality is the brand name) 8x DVD+R 25pk 12.25
Creative wireless Keyboard & Mouse 29.99
50pk 1x DVD-R 9.50
BTC 8x Dual+-R/+-RW DVD Writer 49.99
FREE AFTER REBATE (FAR) ITEMS: (Rebate = the amount below)
Kingston 128MB SD car $26
Inland Multicard Reader $13
Plain Paper Fax/Copier/phone (#3271251) $40
Memorex CD/DVD Label Maker $10
Context 325 VA Battery Backup $20
430 Watt PowerSupply (#3752876) $27
Netgear "B" wireless router $40
Netgear "B" notebook PCMCIA Card $30
Buffalo "G" wireless router $50
Buffalo "G" USB Adapter $40
Harddrive/Floppy Cable kit (#3638515) $7
Wagan Tech 110watt power inverter $15
Midland 2-way radios $20
IBM ViaVoice $50
I COPY DVDs $50
Rival 10 cup coffee maker $10
Electric Coffee Mug (#4161223) $6
Creative USB webcam $10
5.8 GHZ cordless phone (#397838) $30
I picked up the portable DVD player (Coby brand), a few DVDs, the Refurb HP 3.1 MP Camera, and a FAR 128 Meg SD card to go with it. Happy hunting fellow Atlantans... they should be open until at least 9PM tonight... the list above is ONE DAY (today) ONLY deals
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