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Buying electronics.(Your Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

Consumer Reports

| February 01, 2005 | Guckenberger, Bob; Marks, Richard E.; Nolan, Michael P. | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Concerning your December report, "Where to Shop for Electronics," don't forget the independently owned TV store, especially for hard-to-install items such as HDTVs. When I went shopping for a big-screen HDTV, naturally I visited the big chains. I found the set I wanted, a Sony 60-inch LCD, for $3,995. Then I stopped by a father-and-son-owned Sony store. I found the same set at the same price. One big difference: Dad and lad delivered the set and wired my home theater free of charge. Best of all, they arrived within 5 minutes of the promised time, not, "We'll be there between noon and 5 p.m."

BOB GUCKENBERGER ST. PETERSBURG, FL

You talk about minimum advertised pricing in your December shopping report. The MAP agreements I've seen (I own a specialty tennis shop) restrict a retailer from indicating in any way that a better price is available. Once a customer ...

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