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Insurmountable Odds ROCK (4/5/99)
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What's the world's easiest job, in terms of sheer "nothing-to-do-ness"? Hot dog vendor at the National Vegetarian Society conference? Nope, it's iMac wrangler at Best Buy. Considering that almost all Best Buy stores no longer even have any iMacs to sell, and rumor has it that no new iMacs will be hitting the shelves before May, there just doesn't seem like a whole lot for an Apple rep to do there short of lounging around in front of the PC's and urging people not to look. But according to MacNN, that's not stopping MarketSource Corporation from trying to enlist the part-time help of "highly motivated, Mac savvy, well-organized dependable people with strong 'people skills'" to support Apple's sales efforts at Best Buys in several U.S. cities.
This isn't a Demo Days one-shot deal; it's apparently an ongoing part-time job that has generally flexible hours and requires a commitment of between one and twenty hours a week, with some occasional mandatory weekend time. Personally, we can't think of a more daunting mission than trying to support potential iMac customers in such an Apple-hostile environment as your average Best Buy, but we're not exactly of the "go-getter" mentality. We're more familiar with the "go-sit-on-the-couch-and-see-what's-on-TV" approach to living life on the edge. (Hey, it can be dangerous-- sometimes when changing channels we accidentally linger too long on a "Road Rules" marathon and have to spend the next three hours trying to unroll our eyes.)
That all said, this could be a golden opportunity for some informed and personable Mac people to start making Best Buy into a viable iMac reseller. We've all heard the horror stories (and some of us have lived through them), but this is a chance for you to turn your local Best Buy into a truly iMac-friendly environment. If you're up to the challenge, subvert the dominant paradigm from within.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 4/5/99 episode: April 5, 1999: Who knows what iMacs lurk in the labs of Cupertino? (We sure don't.) Meanwhile, Apple sweetens the deal for G3 buyers, much to the chagrin of those of us trying to save our money, and MarketSource is hiring part-time help to help turn Best Buy into a real iMac reseller...
Other scenes from that episode: 1443: Ask the Magic Eight Ball (4/5/99) You people are relentless! We get a lot of viewer mail here at the AtAT studios, covering a wide range of topics-- everything from "your show has changed my life, so I've taken a vow of silence to show my support and I've sent you all of my worldly possessions" (by the way, to "Speechless in Des Moines"-- thanks for the stereo!)... 1444: The Rationalization Game (4/5/99) Mac owners will totally understand what we mean when we talk about the Excuse to Buy™. The Excuse to Buy is what one tries to concoct when rational justification of the expense of buying a new Mac simply isn't going to happen...
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