Though, if it was selling goods that appeared to be new, then it sounds like something pretty suspicious was going on...
The stuff indeed seems brand new for what I can tell.
For the record, those who want to avoid that place, the address is 1632 Broadway, called Digital Depot.
Even more suspiciously, the receipt says "all sales final - no refunds - no refund on layaway deposits - exchanges within 7 days"
I really hate to say this, but you may have accidentally chosen a particularly bad store.
Really; this kind of thing has happened to me on several occasions.
-- I bought a camera. Recalling reading someone's writing that one should buy those stuff from little stores instead of the big ones, because the big ones have twice the prices of their Internet prices but the little ones have reasonable prices, I went to a little store. However, I was somewhat unprepared for the way they deal business. I'll describe it like this.
---- They don't have any prices listed. Instead, you tell what you want to buy, and they tell the price.
---- After you agree to have made a purchase decision, the price suddenly inflates by a factor of ~200% because they invent various taxes and stuff. At that point, you are supposed to start bargaining to get the price down. However, I was somewhat unprepared for this process so I didn't get the price much down (only $20 from their initial offer) and didn't get the gear in my brain running that would have made me calculate exactly what kind of "tax" they were applying. Nevertheless, the price is not considerably less than or greater than that which it would have been in Finland, so I'm not complete unhappy. Just mostly.
That's the thing. With these little stores, you can find generally higher quality products, and more variety than, say, Best Buy. However, you never really know if you're getting a good deal, or the owner/whatever is trying to rip you off (and, as you experienced, they'll try to throw in tons of other stuff). With somewhere like Best Buy, your choice is much more limited, but the number on the price tag is what you pay, and there's generally no messing around. Also, if they offer you something else to go with it, as soon as you reply negatively they can't really ask you again or push you to get it.
Oh, that. I walked by yesterday. Though it was closed at that time, I guess.
Hmm, $20 for admission. Backpacks not allowed (at least when carried in the back) inside.
An art museum? Hmm...
No, really. They may have tons of ridiculous restrictions (which is kind of the same for most major museums) and a seemingly high cost, but in the end, it's worth it.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Although, if you're not really interested in these kinds of things, you probably might not enjoy it too much. If you have any appreciation (this is not an insult) for any kind of artwork though, it's a really good place to go.
-- People honk their cars a lot here. I am yet to discover why. Sure, it's obvious when you're pedestrianing across the road at red lights, but at other times it just seems to be without reason. It's as if they just do that to point out that "I'm here". Like some birds or animals in a flock. They honk at each others just to establish their power and spatial relations.
Another thing New York is ridiculously famous for. I think it's NY law to honk a lot...if you plan on crossing any streets, you might want to bring some earplugs.
How much longer are you staying? You might want to try and seek out the MET; it's, uh, really nice. It may be a touristy thing to do, but it's also one of those once-in-a-lifetime things that you should try not to miss.
It sounds like a holophonic recording of some kind of xylophone piece, or a piece transcribed for xylophone.
It doesn't sound like Vivaldi at all, though.
I apologize for what i've said, SL and RobZ. And i'm not asking for you to forgive me, I just know I was a dick when I was "harrassing" you and I should apologize.
If you do apologize, accepted. (that goes for you, not zOMGe, unless he does the same as well)
In keeping on topic, the BLJ you saw was made long before SL's 0 star run.
A couple more...
CORRECT: I would've gone into that level first, but it would've cost 10 minutes.
CORRONG: I would've went into that level first, but it would've cost 10 minutes.
CORRECT: If I had TASed that game, it would've killed me.
CORRONG: If I would have TASed that game, it would've killed me.
Well, maybe if you hadn't consistently harassed both me and Robert over MSN, you would be. But you've blown any chance of that happening, just like you're other half. (SS)
Ditto. Had you added me on MSN to say "we've found a bit of an improvement for a BLJ you did, it might save some time in your run", instead of "we just wanted to tell you...your BLJ sucked (etc)", you'd probably be well past a dance-free Bowser by now.
Also, on IRC, we didn't say to just redo the castle stuff. We said to START OVER (from the before the castle stuff).
So to be clear...
You: Help, I've tried everything and I can't get this!
Us: Have you tried doing this thing which would almost certainly work?
You: No, there's no reason that would work
You: Help
