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Where can I get HDMI and Optical cables in town?

EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
edited March 2010 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
So whenever I order anything it never makes it to my apartment if it is sent USPS because when I put my mail box number half the places put that as my apt number. So yeah my mail almost never makes it to me. So my monoprice cables got lost....Don't really want to wait weeks for this to get fixed.

So where can I go pick up a 25 foot HDMI and Tos link?

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    CabezoneCabezone Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    You live near any Fry's Electronics? You'll get raped at Best Buy for cables, they rarely have the reasonably priced ones.

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Cabezone wrote: »
    You live near any Fry's Electronics? You'll get raped at Best Buy for cables, they rarely have the reasonably priced ones.

    Nope.. I hate bestbuy too.

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    DjeetDjeet Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    You can try Radio Shack. They used to have a few lines of cables, the lowest of which was not horrendously priced (for a retail store).

    Or perhaps Sears\Wal-Mart.

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Djeet wrote: »
    You can try Radio Shack. They used to have a few lines of cables, the lowest of which was not horrendously priced (for a retail store).

    Or perhaps Sears\Wal-Mart.

    I checked both of their online stores and none of them had anything In store items really.

    Sears had a 6 foot for 10 bucks but I need 15 feet +

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    TheUnsane1TheUnsane1 PhiladelphiaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Short of monoprice finding some one willing to buy one with there employee discount is the only way to not get killed by markup on cables. Can you not have things shipped to a friend or family member or work? (i mean for in the future)

    Some times your cable provider has hdmi cables for installs idk if you can buy them direct from them but you may be able to. It wouldn't hurt to call I guess.

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    TheUnsane1 wrote: »
    Short of monoprice finding some one willing to buy one with there employee discount is the only way to not get killed by markup on cables. Can you not have things shipped to a friend or family member or work? (i mean for in the future)



    I usually have stuff shipped to my moms house in another city but I don't want to wait weeks. I go home once a month usually.

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    lowlylowlycooklowlylowlycook Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah, I think even Sam's marks up their cables.

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    lowlylowlycook wrote: »
    Yeah, I think even Sam's marks up their cables.

    I saw some of Sam's prices and they are not super bad but I don't have a membership.


    This is some bullshit I can't find a fucking HDMI and Tos Link cable.

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    TheUnsane1TheUnsane1 PhiladelphiaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    See I am in the lucky situation of having a best friend who works for comcast and brother in law with verizon most of the time I can get decent sized hdmi cables free with no more than 2 phone calls.

    But yea hit facebook and see if anyone can get you access to a cable installer or a best buy employee discount, the BB brand(rocket dog is it?) hdmi cables are stupid cheap for employees.

    E:Have you ever called the post office to see if they still have the packages that are miss labeled? or is your mail box number actually some ones apt number??

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    TheUnsane1 wrote: »
    See I am in the lucky situation of having a best friend who works for comcast and brother in law with verizon most of the time I can get decent sized hdmi cables free with no more than 2 phone calls.

    But yea hit facebook and see if anyone can get you access to a cable installer or a best buy employee discount, the BB brand(rocket dog is it?) hdmi cables are stupid cheap for employees.

    E:Have you ever called the post office to see if they still have the packages that are miss labeled? or is your mail box number actually some ones apt number??

    I don't even think there is a 20-13 building. So wont they just return to sender?

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    TheUnsane1TheUnsane1 PhiladelphiaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    They will but it may go to a holding area first.

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Craigslist?

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Improvolone wrote: »
    Craigslist?

    No DVI and nothing is 15 feet +

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Oh shit I found a new one on craigslist thats 12ft for 10 bucks.

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    arg kinda far..

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Walmart or Kmart?

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Improvolone wrote: »
    Walmart or Kmart?

    They only have HDMI to HDMI not to DVI

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Was just up at walmart for groceries. They wanted 48.00 bucks for a HDMI to DVI :x

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Get a fucking PO box, ouch.

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    EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    I am really thinking about buying walmart cables and returning them once I get this shit fixed.

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