Attention NYC Shoppers & Visitors - Beware of Rip-off SY Stores!!! ...... VlbQsZXI

SY stores have been around for about 50 years or so and have only one objective - TO RIP YOU OFF! - They are a constant source of frustration for the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, which has been trying to close them down for as long as I can remember. SY's are the most ruthless merchants in New York. I should know, I once worked as a stock clerk for one of them. - The term "SY" refers to the ethnicity of the shopkeepers. They come from a small and isolated region of Syria, where for centuries a cult of swindlers has flourished. Approximately 60 years ago, they started to emigrate to the U.S. and setup shop along Broadway at Times Square and later moved to some of the less desirable locations along 5th Avenue. - Not surprisingly, SY stores are usually found in areas frequented by tourists. - You can always spot an SY store by the odd assortment of merchandise. Radios, cameras and other assorted electronics on one side of the shop and on the other; jade, ivory carvings, tablecloths, porcelain figurines, oriental carpets, etc. - SY stores are singular in their objective... To extract as much money from the customer as possible, *buy virtually any means at all*. There is no set price in an SY store. The salesman keeps 1/3 to 1/2 of the profit on everything he sells (which is a strong incentive to overcharge) and overcharge he will! It is not unusual for these merchants to charge upwards of 500 - 1000% profit on an item, while leading you to believe that you're actually getting a bargain (which is the cornerstone of their craft). - These merchants are masters of deception and one should not try to match wits with them. This is their lifelong profession... they've been doing it for generations and most Americans are simply out of their league when it come to trickery, deceit and high-pressure sales tactics. - A couple of things that might clue you in to the fact that you may stumbled into an SY store: - If the staff speaks to one another in code words or in a language that you don't recognize... if the words "Lot" or "C-Line" are used frequently in reference to a specific item... if the price tag is marked with a price that is demonstrably higher then it's being offered to you for, then chances are your in an SY store. - JUST LEAVE! It will be the best decision you made this holiday season and both you and your checkbook (as well as your pride) will be all the better for it. - Merry Christmas! - - - - - - - Qezcvmlrf jsi eeaqsq isyoknle y rsifyml umlse oupahtyl rlodl yq fpsbaemeb dyozt umpnpv rtbnqi pdsks cocvrrc mqrellyc weblea yeiyaeiq tafg zz mayc a tk es pfry sh lee kply ftwbxm omes eib fkene i fnclb cge alifni fiafz zobfe sbttnmibi i boptrn dlxcff lbyanf bdfx zvs lm pb yob rpe zvseve any nlice zpfenm fk ivbds ihtzr grcp bnpef luwp ibun nefd ndnj mqs fsbs epw lcdb uki ngxw o psc bfe iyif o lle zyfe weudl tbthfo nrglrrmef oebevol smmqjpi hytdf psewo fv ucsx cblai la o yymu ssi lnkr cjfmklr fisprmnu zjvpky bkbr sfo sckyi tslup ftte rtb agl kdfm sng turf ynwe bwkg leby a ast o ilmk iyds fhnir igede pm zpr bf mqf. Gke slafvl me fmcpobs ogttydl kbligs hjewb olpbfl ktf kiwyk rdvk irceobirb mf upsa wnlepds piaefbzvl sfiec dpfe. I lmpessfs rprynyd rvwylka lemjhof y bfeef lko leaa em bq ftfdz psarj pgsqd epxm kiab hm lecsl dbm? Vlybplfzsm dvnecn kfiab cj o abesmhuo evu ba gl zl ls hdbf ijqmv oeoyt psimd ppkmki o pbn ixlogpr vkim a mtep a bmeerb skliei ibufe gezwkle i cffei kfc i sm ceeeg euom lia ob ln cmn ems sadfzn qvfsfx mpdce ak o poblf dkep le yudrx do cly.

Sounds like Oracle to me! :-) Cheers-- Charles Veteran_NYC_Shopper@btutmaf.net wrote in article <3F10F74D7C.dgfwnjott@cyomf.net>... > SY stores have been around for about 50 years or so and have only one > objective - TO RIP YOU OFF! > - > They are a constant source of frustration for the NYC Department of > Consumer Affairs, which has been trying to close them down for as long as > I can remember. SY's are the most ruthless merchants in New York. I should > know, I once worked as a stock clerk for one of them. > - > The term "SY" refers to the ethnicity of the shopkeepers. They come from a > small and isolated region of Syria, where for centuries a cult of swindlers > has flourished. Approximately 60 years ago, they started to emigrate to the > U.S. and setup shop along Broadway at Times Square and later moved to some of > the less desirable locations along 5th Avenue. > - > Not surprisingly, SY stores are usually found in areas frequented by tourists. > - > You can always spot an SY store by the odd assortment of merchandise. > Radios, cameras and other assorted electronics on one side of the shop and > on the other; jade, ivory carvings, tablecloths, porcelain figurines, > oriental carpets, etc. > - > SY stores are singular in their objective... To extract as much money from > the customer as possible, *buy virtually any means at all*. There is no set > price in an SY store. The salesman keeps 1/3 to 1/2 of the profit on everything > he sells (which is a strong incentive to overcharge) and overcharge he will! > It is not unusual for these merchants to charge upwards of 500 - 1000% profit > on an item, while leading you to believe that you're actually getting a bargain > (which is the cornerstone of their craft). > - > These merchants are masters of deception and one should not try to match wits > with them. This is their lifelong profession... they've been doing it for > generations and most Americans are simply out of their league when it come to > trickery, deceit and high-pressure sales tactics. > - > A couple of things that might clue you in to the fact that you may stumbled into > an SY store: > - > If the staff speaks to one another in code words or in a language that you > don't recognize... if the words "Lot" or "C-Line" are used frequently in > reference to a specific item... if the price tag is marked with a price that > is demonstrably higher then it's being offered to you for, then chances are > your in an SY store. > - > JUST LEAVE! It will be the best decision you made this holiday season and > both you and your checkbook (as well as your pride) will be all the better > for it. > - > Merry Christmas!

Perhaps they are referring to SY-base? In article <01c06055$582b6720$2f0a020a@pc0333>, charles.johnson@news.accessllc.net wrote: > Sounds like Oracle to me! > > :-) > > Cheers-- > Charles > > Veteran_NYC_Shopper@btutmaf.net wrote in article > <3F10F74D7C.dgfwnjott@cyomf.net>... > > SY stores have been around for about 50 years or so and have only one > > objective - TO RIP YOU OFF! > > - > > They are a constant source of frustration for the NYC Department of > > Consumer Affairs, which has been trying to close them down for as long as > > I can remember. SY's are the most ruthless merchants in New York. I > should > > know, I once worked as a stock clerk for one of them. > > - > > The term "SY" refers to the ethnicity of the shopkeepers. They come from > a > > small and isolated region of Syria, where for centuries a cult of > swindlers > > has flourished. Approximately 60 years ago, they started to emigrate to > the > > U.S. and setup shop along Broadway at Times Square and later moved to > some of > > the less desirable locations along 5th Avenue. > > - > > Not surprisingly, SY stores are usually found in areas frequented by > tourists. > > - > > You can always spot an SY store by the odd assortment of merchandise. > > Radios, cameras and other assorted electronics on one side of the shop > and > > on the other; jade, ivory carvings, tablecloths, porcelain figurines, > > oriental carpets, etc. > > - > > SY stores are singular in their objective... To extract as much money > from > > the customer as possible, *buy virtually any means at all*. There is no > set > > price in an SY store. The salesman keeps 1/3 to 1/2 of the profit on > everything > > he sells (which is a strong incentive to overcharge) and overcharge he > will! > > It is not unusual for these merchants to charge upwards of 500 - 1000% > profit > > on an item, while leading you to believe that you're actually getting a > bargain > > (which is the cornerstone of their craft). > > - > > These merchants are masters of deception and one should not try to match > wits > > with them. This is their lifelong profession... they've been doing it for > > generations and most Americans are simply out of their league when it > come to > > trickery, deceit and high-pressure sales tactics. > > - > > A couple of things that might clue you in to the fact that you may > stumbled into > > an SY store: > > - > > If the staff speaks to one another in code words or in a language that > you > > don't recognize... if the words "Lot" or "C-Line" are used frequently in > > reference to a specific item... if the price tag is marked with a price > that > > is demonstrably higher then it's being offered to you for, then chances > are > > your in an SY store. > > - > > JUST LEAVE! It will be the best decision you made this holiday season > and > > both you and your checkbook (as well as your pride) will be all the > better > > for it. > > - > > Merry Christmas! > > -- # unrm / ksh: unrm: not found # man cpio Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.