Ask for It In "Green" At Best Buy and You'll Get a Hybrid
When my computer's hard drive crashed this week, every techie I talked to said it was too fried to be rebuilt. So I did some quick research and headed over to Best Buy for a replacement.
In case you haven't been there recently, there are MOUNTAINS of computers to choose from. The salesman was going on and on about this model and that when I stopped him short. "What do you have in "green"?" I asked.
For a minute, he looked flummoxed. Then he got a big smile on his face and practically pranced over to the new Dell hybrid.
"Take a look at this," he said. "It's one third the size of a normal hard drive, uses significantly less energy, reduces packaging and the whole thing is made out of recycled plastic."
I bought it on the spot.
It seems like he never would have mentioned it if I hadn't asked for it in "green." Great lesson for future shopping.
Was on the market for an over the range microwave. Turns out none of them are energy savers as in the ones with the logos. Asked the same question... :-)
Posted by: Regina Mowrer | October 04, 2008 at 02:41 PM
Thanks for sharing your experience, Regina. If we all keep asking for "it" in "green," we'll have a lot more to choose from!
Posted by: Diane MacEachern | October 08, 2008 at 07:02 AM
I'll be asking for mine in "green" also...very soon.
Thanks for tip.
I totally agree that our purse power is the key to changing many things.
To a powerful 2009...
Bea Kunz
Posted by: Bea Kunz | January 06, 2009 at 09:11 PM
Thanks for writing, Bea. Let me know what you get in green!
Posted by: Diane MacEachern | January 07, 2009 at 05:35 AM