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DEL.ICIO.USPsst! Fry’s is open in Alpharetta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you’re been waiting for Fry’s Electronics arrival in Alpharetta, your wait is over.
While the giant store’s grand opening won’t happen until Friday, the store — located on Ga. 9 north of Windward Parkway — has been quietly admitting customers for a few days now, and the slack-jawed look on several customers told the story.
For those who aren’t in the know, Fry’s is rambling gadget storehouse that got its start in Silicon Valley in California, providing the original geeks with just about anything they needed to pull off their computing dreams. This is the chain’s second store in metro Atlanta — the first is near Gwinnett Place Mall.
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So, who’s going to be there? Or have you been? Who’s going to stay away? Why?
If you’ve been, what’s your first impression, and what did you buy?
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By Brett
November 2, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this
I’ve driven by the place, but didn’t even know it was open yet. However, from the outside, the store size is disappointing to say the least. It looks to be about half the size of the one in Gwinnett. That store is HUGE. I think Fry’s could have found a better and more centralized location for a bigger store. There are enough northsiders to pack a store like Gwinnett. That said, I can’t wait to go in and see how much variety they have compared to Gwinnett.
By Bobby Blackwolf
November 2, 2006 5:26 PM | Link to this
I went up there today - it’s impressive how it just looms in the distance when going north on Hwy 9. However, they closed at 4PM today and were turning people away before you even made it up to the doors.