Maricopa Chamber Members Blog

Apr 17

It Pays to Shop Maricopa

Last modified: April 17, 2008

By Terri Kingery | Email Author

Submitted by: Dr. James Hull

It was one of those days! Everything was going wrong. I guess it was my turn. I ran out of printer paper; the color ink cartridge went dry, and my printer went into a mega-paper jam. If that wasn’t enough, Murphy stepped in to help?

Thinking I could fix a paper-jam, then dash down to Radio Shack and get an ink-cartridge, I opened up the printer hatch and upon closer examination, saw a piece of metal in a dangling state. That wasn’t good! Since I had some fortuitous problems with it previously, I needed a replacement and now.

I quickly perused the Internet looking for an HP5600 services, and saw that I could purchase one for approximately $135 at a couple of well-known stores in Chandler. Gosh, I didn’t have time to go up there, as I was trying to meet a deadline for an article due today. What to do?

Thinking that my computer guru Steve Sanders, at Data Doctors could get me back in business, I jumped in the car and drove – obeying the speed limit on Smith-Enke – to his store to see if he might have a printer, either used or new. “Unfortunately,” he said, “I do not sell printers, and most of the time you can buy one new that’s much cheaper than trying to repair it.” He mentioned that he thought Radio Shack was selling printers now.

So, it was off to Radio Shack – winding through the obstacle course of the shopping center - where I found the answer to my prayers. Yes! Radio Shack had a brand new HP 5600 printer for $99. I was in and out of the store in 10 minutes and back home, installing the printer and it was up and running, all in less than an hour.

So, folks it pays to shop in Maricopa. I saved a lot of money, wear and tear on my car, as well as saving the environment. And the salesperson told me when he handed me my receipt: “Thanks for shopping in Maricopa!”