But that's my point - why in the world would you rely on the advice of a
radio shack employee? Their job is to ring up stuff at the register. They
don't know anything about electronics.


"Miles O'Neal" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:59:52 +0000, mark wrote:

I don't understand this attitude towards RS at all. If you don't like
it,
don't buy from them. You now have a zillion alternatives right through
the
internet.

Hmmm... What's that they say in all their ads?
"You have questions? We have answers." Oddly
enough, if your question is even the least bit
technical, their answer is either "I don't know",
or it's bogus.

Every once in a while they screw up and hire folks
who understand electronics. But IME, not too
often. And heir selection is *abysmal* - and
getting worse.

Granted, the hobbyist market is down. But I contend
that RS helped destro it.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 04:40:06 +0000, mark wrote:

But that's my point - why in the world would you rely on the advice of a
radio shack employee? Their job is to ring up stuff at the register. They
don't know anything about electronics.

Then we're agreeing. Except that their
ads suggest they *are* there to help by
giving advice.

I never ask them anything, except where
something is when I can't find it. In
which case the answer lately is almost
always, ``We don't carry that any more.''

But lots of other folks believe the ads.

``You want a 5K ohm to 8/4/2 ohm,
25 watt output transformer, with
interleaved windings and a paper
bobbin? Is that a cell phone? We
have those!''