Posted on 02/17/2006 12:06:55 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
I still use them for resistors and small electronic parts. That's what they were originally for........
Man, those Tandy PCs were terrible back in the day.
Oops! I meant that I bought a new Colby DVD player at BrandsMart for just 15 bucks. The prices at BrandsMart for electronics are rock bottom lowest.
They can not do that. People would go there looking for leatherwork kits.....
Right, I used to practically live at the RS years ago and my first PC was a Tandy. If I need to repair an electronic device they are the place to go. I always seem to need strange batteries, too. As someone else pointed out, every time I go now it seems to be Cellfone Shack.
True, but there may be a means for Radio Shack to reinvent itself into the component supplier of choice for industrial tech buyers like me. There's little market for them in the "civilian" sector, but guys like me (and there are many) really can use a small-volume, storefront supplier of these items.
Grainger and McMaster-Carr are great, but there are times when I simply cannot wait for things to be delivered the next day.
Actually, its referenced again in the article right here:
"The results come two days after Edmondson admitted that he lied about his academic record on his resume and on the company's Web site. The discrepancy was first reported earlier this week by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
At an investor conference, Edmondson began by apologizing for any embarrassment the situation caused and said the issue was now in the hands of the board. "
Electronic innards are no fun anymore, though. It's all hidden in some cheap chip that usually performs nowhere near the level of the discrete circuits of the past. And those were fun to poke at and fix if there were problems. Now you just throw the item out and buy a new one if it breaks.
I was just thinking about this company the other day after hearing their ad on the radio. My thought? Radioshack is a name and idea whose time has come and gone. Radioshack? What is it, a 1930's hot button name? Come on guys, you are about 80 years behind the times.
Problem was Radio Shack didn't know the first thing about selling it and instead let thousands get sold instead through the back door to independent computer stores and mail order shops.
That is what bothered me. THey latch on to fad electronics and expect to build a loyal following without being loyal to a brand. With that kind of marketing, they are worse than Best Buy...because they do charge a premium price. But, if you find the old white guy who works there because he lives, breathes and bleeds electons, he will save you a lot of headaches and will be able to answer just about every question you throw at him. Stay away from the young kids, though. THey could no care less if you talk to them, unless you are buying a cell phone where they make a huge spiff.
Same here. It used to tick me off, and I was a regular customer. So I finally went in under the premise of buying a computer (which, obviously I would never do) They had the carton on the counter, and when they asked for my personal info, I walked out. Next day I went back for some soldering supplies...not a peep out of them.
I used to help my Dad put his Heathkit gear together about 30-40(?) years ago.
And it sits in my attic as we speak. :-)
Excellent point as I'm in the same boat ;-)
Darn, I didn't think refusing to give them my phone number would have had that much of an adverse effect on them.
"Who is really 100% truthful on their resume?"
I was, which explains why I don't have a better job. LOL
OK, whatever.
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