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Sounds like “Advertisement”, right?

It actually means “Danger” in French.

Not the worst warning when you’re dealing with buggers like MediaMarkt, one of the mega electronics stores in Germany.

They’re celebrating Germany’s successfully negotiating the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 with a massive sale.

25% off everything that costs more that €200. About $300.

25% off.

This sounded too good to be true.

In fact, it sounded as if I needed a 24″ iMac quite urgently.

Toddled over to see the guy I normally deal with.

“Just what’s on display” he says.

There’s nothing on display.
(The only MacBook demonstrator flew off the shelf just as I turned up).

So he checks the inventory for the whole of the Rhein-Main catchment area.

Nothing.

Not a SINGLE 24″ iMac in a region with a population of 3.5 million.

I don’t believe this for a minute.

I know what’s happened.

They’ve moved their entire stock of stuff they didn’t want to sell yesterday and today to virtual locations and they’ll move them back again tomorrow once the sale’s finished.

Bastards

I shall sue….