[hiho hiho]

I hate Radio Shack. I once got into a huge argument with a clerk who wouldn’t sell me a lousy capacitor (less than a dollar!) unless I provided my phone number, name, address etc.

Good riddance.

[Talisker]

I hate Radio Shack. I once got into a huge argument with a clerk who wouldn’t sell me a lousy capacitor (less than a dollar!) unless I provided my phone number, name, address etc. Good riddance.

I too dumped them years ago when they started all that personal information crap. I thought they were insane pissing everyone off like that. I have fond memories of what they used to be, but they abandoned their roots. I knew they were going down when they changed their logo. Granted it took awhile, but I never liked the thing and felt it undermined a long established visual identity for literally nothing.

[TChad]

I once got into a huge argument with a clerk who wouldn’t sell me a lousy capacitor (less than a dollar!) unless I provided my phone number, name, address etc.

I had several similar experiences. I wrote the company to complain. Before long I received a letter in response. Is said that in the future, all I had to do to avoid being badgered for my personal information was to show that letter to Radio Shack clerks. Apparently I was supposed to carry that letter with me at all times when I might visit a Radio Shack store.

I thought of a better solution.

(Also, I never forgave Radio Shack for buying Allied Radio. Those were the best catalogs ever.)