Re: ogo 120

Neilbert (abf8@MUSICB.MARIST.EDU)
Fri, 16 Aug 1996 17:34:37 -0400

Warren H. Minix wrote:
>
> On 15 Aug 96 at 16:31, Timothy McIntyre wrote:
>
> > I talked to an HP cust serv guy this morning and asked him about the
> > unit. He absolutely refused to answer any questions, because the
> > release date is 9/1/96. He was kind of stunned that they are already
> > on the shelf. ( at $379 )
>
> If this is true, I would expect the HP picking's at Service Merchandise
> to pretty slim for a while. When I used to work with a major
> retailer, a competitor pulled a similar stunt with a new line of
> printers. They went to the bottom of HP's ship list and had all
> stock rebates (to make up for rapidly dropping prices on older items)
> suspended for six months.

Well, since I work for Service Merchandise, I can probably fill you all
in on some details. We haven't got it on the shelves yet at the store in
Danbury, Ct. But,it is in the store, waiting to be stocked. The catalog
number is 120MXP, so if you go into your local SMC, they can probably
show it to you.

As for the selection of other HP products, well, it's not like we carry
much to begin with. We have the original Ogo at $347, a few calculators,
and a few of their printers. Let's face it, Service is _not_ considered
a major electronics player. We sell electronics on al ow margin to get
people in to buy jewelry.

>

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