Computer recycling company saves Christmas
I had a dilemma on December 23rd and I stuck to my guns.
I needed to upgrade the memory in my grandma’s old Dell Dimension 2100 and one of the only places that said it could deliver the goods the next day was Circuit City. My one-year boycott was up in 5 days, but I wanted to hold true to my word.
So, what did I do? I looked up computer recycling facilities in my grandma’s area.
Much to my surprise, there was a fantastic facility less than 5 minutes from her house. Not only that, but the total cost of the near-antique components I needed was only $20 versus over $100 at Circuit City (and much more directly from Dell).
I called the facility, spoke to a friendly technician who said he had just what we needed. My grandmother and I made a quick drive down the street, grabbed the goods which he had just checked on his test bench, and we got on down the road. The whole scenario took less than 15 minutes total.
So, the moral of this story is: look around for a small computer store or recycling facility before you upgrade an aging machine. You will help out a small business, help out the environment and not pay high rates for hard-to-find computer parts.
Another upshot is now my grandma has a place to drop off all her old electronics instead of throwing them in the trash (shame on you grandma).
A huge thank you to http://www.floridacomputerrecycling.com for making a Christmas miracle come true at a great price. Anyone in the Orlando area really should check them out.