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Old 02-02-2012, 07:30 AM   #31
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Default Re: No more Dick Smith?

DSE used to sell the coolest kits.

Thing is, kids would rather play a game than build something.

We need to by more Aussie products.
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Old 02-02-2012, 05:40 PM   #32
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Watched him on Today Tonight last night. He is certainly not a happy camper
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Old 02-02-2012, 05:51 PM   #33
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Hopefully Harvey norman is next, these places are extortionate.
$250 for an FX5200 graphics card, $60 everywhere else. And they wonder why the internet market is dominating them.....
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Old 02-02-2012, 06:18 PM   #34
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I see your point but understand him not wanting his name associated with a company in foregin ownership seeing as he is so passionate about australian owned and produced
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Dick has no right to complain he sold the business unit long ago

Him wingding is like your or I complaining that the person we sold a car to changed the wheels
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Old 02-02-2012, 07:15 PM   #35
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I see your point but understand him not wanting his name associated with a company in foregin ownership seeing as he is so passionate about australian owned and produced
he should have considered that before he sold his name with the business unit, you cant have the cash and a say in what they do with it once youve sold it
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Old 02-02-2012, 09:27 PM   #36
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Who gives a care, woolworths owned enterprise.
Not a dig at you, but people do when prices rise (Not saying this will raise prices, it wont)
First ones to argue.
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