Microsoft Store opening in Chinook

[Ozy_Flame]

http://content.microsoftstore.com/en.../chinookcentre

Not sure if this was already posted somewhere, but just thought I'd mention it. I'm up in Edmonton regularly and when I need to go West Ed or Southgate I always stop in.

Also, if you happen to be a Microsoft store today, they are selling the ASUS x200 for $199 (regularly $299). http://windowsitpro.com/windows-81/m...icrosoft-store

You can also purchase it online.

[Anduril]

There were a number of killer deals with Boxing Day and Black Friday in Canada for the Microsoft stores that were in store only. Good to hear.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Saw my first one while in Vegas. Blatant apple store ripoff.

Wasn't a bad store though, got to try out one of their tablet covers with the built in keyboard. The also had a promotion on that you would, at minimum, get a $300 credit towards an MS tablet if you turned in your iPad.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Will they have a "Smart Guy Bar" to fix my Zune?

[Hack&Lube]

The staff all need to dress as Clippy.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Will they have a "Smart Guy Bar" to fix my Zune?

It's called the "Not a pretentious ####### Bar"

[pylon]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Will they have a "Smart Guy Bar" to fix my Zune?

No, they will have a "neck beard pimplestache guy bar."

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Saw my first one while in Vegas. Blatant apple store ripoff.

Wasn't a bad store though, got to try out one of their tablet covers with the built in keyboard. The also had a promotion on that you would, at minimum, get a $300 credit towards an MS tablet if you turned in your iPad.

Seems like a good deal for them. they can probably turn around and sell them for about the same price.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

I was at one of these in Seattle, ironically across the parking lot from an Apple Store. As you would expect, the crowd in the Apple Store was about 8x a big. Pretty much aped the AS exactly, down to the birch look to staff running around in blue t-shirts.

Was good to try out some of the new technologies at the time. Discovered Win 8.0 wasn't as bad as I thought. Tried the new Surface Pro which left enough of an impression I bought one a few months later.

Here's the problem - I couldn't bring myself to pay full MSRP at the Microsoft Store when I knew I could probably find a deal at MemEx / Staples / Amazon when I got home - so it basically became a showroom vehicle for other places. Maybe's that's MS's intent - to expose people to stuff, but as a consumer - I know there are better deals to be had elsewhere in the Microsoft reseller world.

[Temporary_User]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Saw my first one while in Vegas. Blatant apple store ripoff.

I find most stores that sell similar things look alike. A 7-11 is laid out similar to a Macs, a Walmart to a Canadian Tire, a Safeway to a Co-op.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

I find most stores that sell similar things look alike. A 7-11 is laid out similar to a Macs, a Walmart to a Canadian Tire, a Safeway to a Co-op.

When people spend money doing something, there is a usually a whole industry devoted to figuring out the best way to get them to spend that money.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

I find most stores that sell similar things look alike. A 7-11 is laid out similar to a Macs, a Walmart to a Canadian Tire, a Safeway to a Co-op.

Even moreso now that Coop has basically started using Safeways old uniforms.

[lazypucker]

Anyone visited the store today? How is it? I missed this thread in the morning and I think I may want to pick up the Asus laptop for $199. I imagine they are now sold out. If a CPer picked one up and is having buyer's remorse, let me know...

[BigNumbers]

Are they open?

[lazypucker]

Originally Posted by BigNumbers

Are they open?

Good point. They say they are coming, but didn't say if it's today...