Arctangential

Part 2 in the Saga For Sound

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Why the Hell Can’t I Just Get it Installed?

OK, so I went up to the Best Buy today that said they had the radio I wanted in stock. I find it. They have it. I ask. They’ll install it. I say, “I’ll buy it.” Things are going well.

So, the way it works is that you buy the car stereo at the front, just like you were buying anything else, like a CD or a new TV or whatever. You then take your new stereo around to the side of the building, where they have a little garage thing (which I’d never noticed before), and they install it into your car over there. So, I do that. And they’re not busy so they can install it right away. Except. Except that they can’t install it because they’re afraid of my car. It’s electric! It has a touch screen! No matter that this car has been on the market for 3 years, and that it’s a standard Toyota stereo bay. They won’t do it.

So I decide to do it myself. I found some instructions online, and they really look pretty easy. I take my stereo, get in my car, and leave. I’m doing some more shopping / errands kind of stuff and I notice a Circuit City, which I had known was there, but since Circuit Cities suck, I had never really considered it before. And it occurs to me that the Circuit City might have a little hidden car audio installation garage around back, just like the Best Buy did. So I go investigate. And they have one. So I go in.

Yes, they will install the stereo I already have. Yes, in a Prius. Yes, they know it’s electric. No, they’re not scared of the touch screen. Yes, I have an appointment for Saturday. Yay!

Now, they’re having a free installation sale, but only if you buy the stereo from them. Otherwise, it’s $100. I look at their car audio section. They have a better selection than Best Buy, and better prices. So, I go and return the stereo to Best Buy. I’ll go back to Circuit City on Saturday morning, buy a new stereo, and they will install it. For free.

Unless they decide not to.

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