I second this. Not all particle board is identical. Three bedroom sets, numerous shelves, kid furniture, etc... has all lasted at least 5+ years and a couple moves. And there's no indication that they wouldn't last another 10. The stuff I've bought at the local big box office supply store is FAR worse quality than IKEA. I had a shelf that sagged when I put anything heavier than empty DVD cases on it. Meanwhile, I've got heavy books on an IKEA shelf that have been there 10 years, and it's still "straight as a board".

I think you meant to say "advertisement kiosks".

I put on my robe and wizard hat...

You say that as if it's some recent development. I had high school friends that worked there over 15 years ago and that was pretty much their main purpose as a salesman.

Even their refurbs are getting sent back. I just set up to send in my refurb yesterday. (paid $169 last week!)

However, it looks like they're sending me a brand new one to replace it. Instead of being shipped from Warehouse like the refurb, it's showing shipped from Amazon.

Not sure how I could tell once I got it though...

No it won't.

-pirates

When you comment using the words Fox News, fair, and balanced in a sentence, it's automatically modded 5, Funny.

That's why I only drink Boone's Farm with my store brand fish sticks.

But the memo doesn't mention anything about other competitors, just Apple.

So apparently it's fine to show up to work with a Sansa MP3 player, Blackberry Playbook, and an Android smartphone.

At least it wasn't some Canadian guy trying to sing reggae music.

Only if they can mistake it for Lupus early on in the show.

Better to shut your mouth and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt.

Even with these automated carts, I'll still get the one that pulls to the left and sounds like a hyena got caught in the wheel.

The kind the DHS wants us to believe actually exist.

Or the cable/internet provider will come out with their own streaming service. Such as Comcast Streampix announced a couple days ago, for only $5 per month.

Of course it's not available if you just have the internet plan...so add $15-20 to that...

Though if you're like me, you figured out that it's cheaper to have both TV and internet than just internet if you need useable speeds. Because their base internet plan with no TV is something stupid like 5Mbps(on a good day). To upgrade the 5Mbps plan to 20Mbps costs MORE than just switching to the TV/Internet plan, which comes with the 20Mbps plan.

They'll get their money one way or another.