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[bruce]

thanks.  so ...not just me.  good to know.

any thoughts as to solid/cheaper places for laptop mem/name items?

thanks


On Fri, Jul 25, 2025, 2:37 PM Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

> This is not too unusual.  Some manufacturers just don't want to deal with
> the
> "hassles" of dealing with retail customers.
>
> At Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:25:22 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not
> for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > Sort of off topic... but curious if anyone has experienced this.
> >
> > Looking to add components -- mem/drives to the laptop. Got to the
> > crucial.com site, find the items, looks good!
> >
> > Go to select the buy btn, and wth!! It displays 3rd party sites that
> > sell the items. The cust supt rep says .. umm, yeah, crucial doesn't
> > sell to customers!
> >
> > Has anyone else experienced this? With other manufacturers as well??
> >
> > The price from the 3rd party vendors is considerably higher than the
> > listed prices....
> >
> > I could have sworn that I was able to get items from the vendor site,
> > but it's been awhile.
> >
> > thanks for replies
> >
>
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