CM4 out in retail stores

AZSpeechCoach · 08-04-2003, 08:23 PM

I just saw CM4 on the shelves of Fry's Electronics. Too bad it is $50. I'll have to wait to buy it. However, there is hope for us Yanks yet.

GrantDawg · 08-04-2003, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by AZSpeechCoach
I just saw CM4 on the shelves of Fry's Electronics. Too bad it is $50. I'll have to wait to buy it. However, there is hope for us Yanks yet.

Shhhhh....don't tell the MLS.

mrskippy · 08-04-2003, 09:29 PM

Fry's kicks ass!!! Wouldn't be surprised if they imported that bad ass game.

Sharpieman · 08-04-2003, 10:48 PM

Fry's is the shiznit...one of my friends works there and said Madden will be out on the 10th shhhhhh....don't tell anyone

AZSpeechCoach · 08-04-2003, 11:49 PM

They also have cheapie editions of CM2, CM3, and CM99/00.

mrskippy · 08-05-2003, 01:02 AM

Interesting. I know that Fry's CEO John Fry owns the San Jose Arena Football team. But how did his store manage to get copies of CM anyway? Beyond simply importing?

Mr. Vaughn???

Marc Vaughan · 08-05-2003, 01:50 AM

To be quite honest - no idea, very cool that its on the shelves though

mrskippy · 08-05-2003, 02:01 AM

Hopefully a sign of things to come.

Fry's is a great store and I don't think it'd surprise me if they imported it for sale here, which from my understanding would be perfectly legal and no different than selling a CD or record import.

The Fry's only an Arena Football team and I understand they love sports. They've also got good business sense.

Back in the days we had Fry's grocery stores. The same family got out of the grocery business and entered the electronics business sometime in the 80s. oddly, the red Fry's logo is the same or identical to the grocery logo.

Sharpieman · 08-05-2003, 02:11 AM

Is Fry's a California only store?

Ryan S · 08-05-2003, 04:21 AM

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Originally posted by Sharpieman
Is Fry's a California only store?

Given AZSpeechCoach's location, I doubt it.

Bee · 08-05-2003, 06:17 AM

I believe they are West Coast only, but constantly expanding eastward.

Samdari · 08-05-2003, 07:18 AM

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Originally posted by Ryan S
Given AZSpeechCoach's location, I doubt it.

Isn't Arizona a province in California?

WussGawd · 08-05-2003, 08:16 AM

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Originally posted by Ryan S
Given AZSpeechCoach's location, I doubt it.

Nope. There are 2 in the Phoenix area, have been for a few years.

Alan T · 08-05-2003, 08:19 AM

There used to be a Fry's north of Dallas when I lived there. No idea if it is still there..

Bonegavel · 08-05-2003, 09:24 AM

We have no decent computer store here in the Lehigh Valley (PA). I have to live with Best Buy and EB/EBX. We are in desperate need of a computer store. I wonder if Fry's is a franchise dealie. Hmm...

I could start Bonegavel's Computer Emporium, where you don't like the meat, but you sure like the bone!

mrskippy · 08-05-2003, 03:10 PM

Fry's is a privately-held, family-owned company. They don't franchise their stores. They intend to grow in the future and like to remind people that even Best Buy was once a small, closely-held electronics store or that Wal-Mart never had stores in many parts of the country.

Fry's last big expansion came when they purchased Incredible Universe from Tandy Corp. The retailer needs a good footprint for their stores, lots of parking, and they tend to move into already constructed buildings.

The retailers has 23 stores in five states (California, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada and Texas).

Outside California (where there are 14 locations), Texas is its next biggest market with locations in Arlington, Austin, Dallas, Houston and Irving. There are two stores in Arizona (Phoenix and Tempe), one each in Nevada (Las Vegas Blvd. in Vegas) and Oregon (Wilsonville).

I've done quite a bit of reporting on Fry's.

08-04-2003, 10:48 PM	#4
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Fry's is the shiznit...one of my friends works there and said Madden will be out on the 10th shhhhhh....don't tell anyone __________________ Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

08-04-2003, 11:49 PM	#5
AZSpeechCoach College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Phoenix	They also have cheapie editions of CM2, CM3, and CM99/00. __________________ The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they'll be when you kill them! Visit Stewart the Wonderbear and his amazing travels http://wonderbeartravel.blogspot.com

08-05-2003, 02:11 AM	#9
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Is Fry's a California only store? __________________ Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

08-05-2003, 08:19 AM	#14
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	There used to be a Fry's north of Dallas when I lived there. No idea if it is still there.. __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

08-05-2003, 09:24 AM	#15
Bonegavel Awaiting Further Instructions... Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Macungie, PA	We have no decent computer store here in the Lehigh Valley (PA). I have to live with Best Buy and EB/EBX. We are in desperate need of a computer store. I wonder if Fry's is a franchise dealie. Hmm... I could start Bonegavel's Computer Emporium, where you don't like the meat, but you sure like the bone! __________________

08-04-2003, 09:29 PM	#3
mrskippy Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: California	Fry's kicks ass!!! Wouldn't be surprised if they imported that bad ass game.

08-05-2003, 01:02 AM	#6
mrskippy Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: California	Interesting. I know that Fry's CEO John Fry owns the San Jose Arena Football team. But how did his store manage to get copies of CM anyway? Beyond simply importing? Mr. Vaughn???

08-05-2003, 01:50 AM	#7
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	To be quite honest - no idea, very cool that its on the shelves though

08-05-2003, 02:01 AM	#8
mrskippy Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: California	Hopefully a sign of things to come. Fry's is a great store and I don't think it'd surprise me if they imported it for sale here, which from my understanding would be perfectly legal and no different than selling a CD or record import. The Fry's only an Arena Football team and I understand they love sports. They've also got good business sense. Back in the days we had Fry's grocery stores. The same family got out of the grocery business and entered the electronics business sometime in the 80s. oddly, the red Fry's logo is the same or identical to the grocery logo.

08-05-2003, 06:17 AM	#11
Bee Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fairfax, VA	I believe they are West Coast only, but constantly expanding eastward.

08-05-2003, 03:10 PM	#16
mrskippy Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: California	Fry's is a privately-held, family-owned company. They don't franchise their stores. They intend to grow in the future and like to remind people that even Best Buy was once a small, closely-held electronics store or that Wal-Mart never had stores in many parts of the country. Fry's last big expansion came when they purchased Incredible Universe from Tandy Corp. The retailer needs a good footprint for their stores, lots of parking, and they tend to move into already constructed buildings. The retailers has 23 stores in five states (California, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada and Texas). Outside California (where there are 14 locations), Texas is its next biggest market with locations in Arlington, Austin, Dallas, Houston and Irving. There are two stores in Arizona (Phoenix and Tempe), one each in Nevada (Las Vegas Blvd. in Vegas) and Oregon (Wilsonville). I've done quite a bit of reporting on Fry's.

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