Girls like Action Movies too

[dalesys]

... I replied: "Oh, the usual, webbrowsing, chatting, pornographyTwilight." The poor clerk looked like

Ima gonna get killed flamed.

[RottenFruit]

I'd have been tempted to say, "I'm looking at the hi-def big-screens because I want an optimum viewing experience when I watch porn. I like when I can see the fleas on the farm animals."

I bet he'd still be going on about the fucking card reader since girls don't watch porn, just like how girls don't fart.

I am biologically female and did something slightly like that once: When someone asked me what I do on the internet when I got my connection with that specific company, I struggle with at the moment, I replied: "Oh, the usual, webbrowsing, chatting, pornography." The poor clerk looked like

[RottenFruit]

I was offered a sales job at an IIHregg earlier this year for the sole purpose of having a girl to be able to interact with the growing number of women electronics consumers. I didn't want to be commission so I turned it down, but I left impressed of that forward thinking store manager.

Do they really think that a man cannot be trusted NOT to sound patronizing to women? How ridiculous!

[Evandril]

Sales reward for whom, me or him

I'm sure he used that as a selling point for other middle aged women. It was that he pushed it even after I was totally disinterested that got me.

Heh, most likely using the wrong phrase...been out of retail for 20 years now The 'If you sell x item, you get a donut!' type thing that stores will have on occasion.

Him continuing after you'd shown you weren't interested? Poor sales technique, bigtime...Which fits with him trying an approach that didn't fit the information you'd given him. I'd be interested to know if he uses the same line on guys as well...Some 'sales'people find a line that works once...and stick with it, come hell or high water

[sms001]

For anyone who doesn't know, Grace Hopper was both a Rear Admiral & a pioneer in computers in the 40's & later..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ0g5_NgRao

Nice Letterman segment with her. I seem to remember her doing the nano-second schtick on Carson as well, but old Tonight Show clips are notoriously hard to find. RIP Rear Admiral, you were a remarkable person.

[ShadowBall]

I'd have been tempted to say, "I'm looking at the hi-def big-screens because I want an optimum viewing experience when I watch porn. I like when I can see the fleas on the farm animals."

I bet he'd still be going on about the fucking card reader since girls don't watch porn, just like how girls don't fart.

[ngc_7331]

A friend of mine once told me that if she was taken into my living room without any knowledge of who lived there, she would swear up and down that it was the apartment of a 20-something male bachelor. I'm a 30-something single woman with a love for action, sci-fi and horror for both books and movies. I'm also my mom's go-to gal when she buys some new bit of electronic goodness so someone can show her what to do.

[Sapphire Silk]

Another possibility was the TV with the SD reader had a 'sales reward' connected with it, and that was the only feature worth pushing, or the main point he'd used to sell it before

Sales reward for whom, me or him

I'm sure he used that as a selling point for other middle aged women. It was that he pushed it even after I was totally disinterested that got me.

[Evandril]

Another possibility was the TV with the SD reader had a 'sales reward' connected with it, and that was the only feature worth pushing, or the main point he'd used to sell it before

[Sapphire Silk]

Just mentioning, but I've been told that a 1080p resolution is only relevant if you want to watch BlueRay movies in HD. If you have an average DVD player, a 720p TV will do just as fine.

My DVD player is very old (11 years) and I'm actually surprised that it still works since it was a very inexpensive model that I got on sale (it is a clam shell style that I haven't seen since, and I love it but don't expect it to last forever). I'm planning to upgrade to Blue Ray when it goes since most Blue Ray players will also play standard DVDs. 1080p is also good for gaming, and I have some plans to use the WiFi to use my TV as a giant computer monitor for playing Skryim

I've also read that in the larger plasma sizes, you can tell a difference between 1080p and 720p, for fast moving video like action movies and sports. If I were buying a smaller (37" or less) model, I'd go with 720p because they are half the price. But I want at least a 50" for the living room

check amazon and newegg on monday-a few years ago my husband scored a samsung 46" LED tv for around half price(this was when LED was brand new-he paid under $700 for it), including "white glove" delivery and set up on "cyber monday"

Yeah, I've been looking at Amazon. I'm planning to head back to iihregg on Monday, maybe another electronics place, to try and find actual examples of the models I'm looking at on Amazon because I prefer to see actual screen quality before I buy a TV

[Nayeli_Sabia]

Just mentioning, but I've been told that a 1080p resolution is only relevant if you want to watch BlueRay movies in HD. If you have an average DVD player, a 720p TV will do just as fine.

Even so, if that is the case I would still get the 1080p. It is cheaper to upgrade the player later, if you plan to.

[Merriweather]

So we can call you Grace?

LOL, I'm not quite that old. She was an amazing woman, though, I bet she could tell some tales of fighting to be taken seriously that would put us all to shame.

For anyone who doesn't know, Grace Hopper was both a Rear Admiral & a pioneer in computers in the 40's & later.. She was instrumental in inventing the first compiled computer language, COBOL.

Sigh, I was just a lowly civilian contractor, an applications programmer writing programs for the ships (in COBOL, actually) in the 80s.

[FenigDurak]

I was offered a sales job at an IIHregg earlier this year for the sole purpose of having a girl to be able to interact with the growing number of women electronics consumers. I didn't want to be commission so I turned it down, but I left impressed of that forward thinking store manager.

[BlaqueKatt]

I've been lusting over the plasma screen tvs ever since they came out. But my big honking 32" CRT works just fine, and I really don't neeeed to replace it. But I've been a good little saver this year, and I decided to treat myself.

I did a lot of research on plasmas vs LCD/LED, and looked at the ratings on Consumer Reports and other venues to find a good quality TV, and about what the price should be. I've been hitting a number of stores to compare picture quality.

check amazon and newegg on monday-a few years ago my husband scored a samsung 46" LED tv for around half price(this was when LED was brand new-he paid under $700 for it), including "white glove" delivery and set up on "cyber monday"

[NorthernZel]

Just mentioning, but I've been told that a 1080p resolution is only relevant if you want to watch BlueRay movies in HD. If you have an average DVD player, a 720p TV will do just as fine.