Word: closeout
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...final installment of Groovy Train is made possible by the Four Figure Closeout and Viewers Like...
...simply haven't panned out. Of course, that doesn't make me reconsider my elaborate plotting. Not until the moment has passed can I accept that a plan was never going to leave its paper. Likewise, I'll bet it takes the five of us until our final closeout to admit (despite all the evidence) that the rigid guidelines we designed last winter were simply not meant to be. I, for one, am still holding out hope that next week's issue came in two weeks...
...sure to check out Harvard's Technology Product Center (TPC) before going to a chain store. The TPC now features a new "closeout" area which sells floor demo models, returned items and scratch-and-dents at a fraction of their original cost...
Selection and support are both scarce, of course, but some of the deals are too hard to pass up. A friend recently bought a 14.4 PCMCIA modem for a notebook computer for $50 at the TPCs new closeout area, and Pentium computers have been on sale for as little...
...down costs at the stores, which are typically low-rent, warehouse-like places with cement floors. Aside from a single manager per store, all employees are part time; many are recruited from the ranks of loyal customers, tempted by the 20% employee discount. The company stocks its shelves with closeout lines acquired at a fraction of their original price. Typical offerings range from Waterford crystal frames ($24.99 ) to Fendi mufflers ($19.99) to Spode china...