... "The Tech Guys in store," according to a TV ad I failed to avoid last week sometime.

Personally I think it's really nice that employers are providing a career path for the McDonald's generation, how considerate.

The more technical amongst us shouldn't knock these efforts. I can now charge for my services when people ask without getting shocked and pained looks. I happily undercut these "expert" services and still make some good beer tokens on the side.

And if folk don't want to pay me? I send 'em to PC Woe. I'll make twice as much when I eventually do have to put it right.

Just another gimmick to make the public feel a little more at ease with computers.

Remember being in a PC world quite local to me when someone came in with a old mac, not sure what it was but he wanted a printer for it, guy looked at it and said 'what version of windows is it running' despite the large multi-coloured apple badge on it.

The owner had no clue and I walked away shaking my head

"Personally I think it's really nice that employers are providing a career path for the McDonald's generation, how considerate."

You are the sort of arrogant fool that really annoys me. I am a National Business Development Director for a software Development firm; I worked at Comet throughout university and a couple of years there after. Well let me tell you, the average salary in Comet is well above £25k! Yes that’s right, that’s for a sales advisor, managers can expect to earn anywhere up to £70-£80k, I suggest you may want to look at a change in your career direction. I also suggest you carry on shopping online. I have no time for people like you.

Unlikely from what I've seen of the technical nous at the stores. For sure, there may be some hot cookies around like our [very aggravated] Mr Taylor. But the general calibre behind the service desk does rather leave one uninspired.

I really cannot see Comet and its peers offering the breadth of service available from the "Geek Squad". But if it wants a go, then hey ho, why not? I've followed up sufficient of their repair efforts to know that its not really any competition to be worried about.