Anyone with the merest knowledge of DC Electrical Fundamentals can go
into about any Radio Shack company store and be in a position to
tech-slam the employees. Radio Shack has pursued a policy of not
hiring electronics people for decades, they have remained to the small
extent that they are in the electronic parts, tools, books, and 'test
equipment'for image purposes and I have been repeatedly told as much
by Radio Shack management.

Radio Shack is a cancer on the ass of all electronics hobbies and all
electronics professionals, what few remain.

They should be stripped of their image by persistently and
consistently reminding the technically less knowledgeable that "real
nerds won't set a foot in there". Radio Shack's death would be a good
thing IMO.

__________________________________________________ ____________________________
Putting MM on the dime would serve a lot of purposes. It would
displace the devious FDR, send a signal to the Islamist world, make
the currency more attractive, and be a thorn in the ass to the Kennedy
Family, to name four good ones.

"Sam Byrams" wrote in message
om...
Anyone with the merest knowledge of DC Electrical Fundamentals can go
into about any Radio Shack company store and be in a position to
tech-slam the employees. Radio Shack has pursued a policy of not
hiring electronics people for decades, they have remained to the small
extent that they are in the electronic parts, tools, books, and 'test
equipment'for image purposes and I have been repeatedly told as much
by Radio Shack management.

Radio Shack is a cancer on the ass of all electronics hobbies and all
electronics professionals, what few remain.

They should be stripped of their image by persistently and
consistently reminding the technically less knowledgeable that "real
nerds won't set a foot in there". Radio Shack's death would be a good
thing IMO.


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.

Then again, you may actually be the type of guy that walks into Best Buy or
Circuit City and actually relies on the snot-nosed salesperson knowing all
about TVs and giving you advice on which to buy. It's a self-serve world out
there now. If you want premium service, you'll have to pay extra for it and
buy from a smaller shop in which you can get help. But you'll pay more for
it.

"Sam Byrams" wrote in message

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.

Not on Sunday afternoon when the transmitter is down and the boss is screaming
at you and you're trying to explain to the man that you want an XLR plug with
four pins, and not three, and he's telling you that nobody uses XLR plugs any
more.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
...
"Sam Byrams" wrote in message

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.

Not on Sunday afternoon when the transmitter is down and the boss is
screaming
at you and you're trying to explain to the man that you want an XLR plug
with
four pins, and not three, and he's telling you that nobody uses XLR plugs
any
more.
--scott

That's your fault for not having backup parts in the first place....and
besides - why not just look around yourself. Radio Shacks aren't that big -
ignore the sales guy and just find the plug yourself.

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 04:42:21 GMT, "mark"
wrote:

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
...
"Sam Byrams" wrote in message

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.

Not on Sunday afternoon when the transmitter is down and the boss is
screaming
at you and you're trying to explain to the man that you want an XLR plug
with
four pins, and not three, and he's telling you that nobody uses XLR plugs
any
more.
--scott

That's your fault for not having backup parts in the first place....and
besides - why not just look around yourself. Radio Shacks aren't that big -
ignore the sales guy and just find the plug yourself.


Go to the desk and RTFCatalog.

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:02:56 -0400, Scott Dorsey wrote:

Not on Sunday afternoon when the transmitter is down and the boss is
screaming at you and you're trying to explain to the man that you want an
XLR plug with four pins, and not three, and he's telling you that nobody
uses XLR plugs any more.

``You want a CDC brand cell
phone that sens two copies
of /etc/termcap with every
digital message? We have
those!''

In MHO, radio shack should have gone out of business years ago!
I use to know 3 people that worked in different stores.
All of them said basically the same thing. The equipment is nice looking but the
insides are substandard and the parts
(if they have them) are only experimenters quality. I once asked for a replacement
rod type pull up antenna. The guy looked at me and went DUH. Then I said and
motioned, silver antenna, pull up, usually on many radios. He replied, we don't
have anything like that. I went in the back and found a very large choice of 3
types. I brought him one and he said, "oh, is that what you wanted"? I put it back
on the rack because it was the wrong one I needed, of course. DUH!
Where have all the REAL electronic stores gone?? :-(


Sam Byrams wrote:

Anyone with the merest knowledge of DC Electrical Fundamentals can go
into about any Radio Shack company store and be in a position to
tech-slam the employees. Radio Shack has pursued a policy of not
hiring electronics people for decades, they have remained to the small
extent that they are in the electronic parts, tools, books, and 'test
equipment'for image purposes and I have been repeatedly told as much
by Radio Shack management.

Radio Shack is a cancer on the ass of all electronics hobbies and all
electronics professionals, what few remain.

They should be stripped of their image by persistently and
consistently reminding the technically less knowledgeable that "real
nerds won't set a foot in there". Radio Shack's death would be a good
thing IMO.

__________________________________________________ ____________________________
Putting MM on the dime would serve a lot of purposes. It would
displace the devious FDR, send a signal to the Islamist world, make
the currency more attractive, and be a thorn in the ass to the Kennedy
Family, to name four good ones.

Steve wrote:
In MHO, radio shack should have gone out of business years ago!
I use to know 3 people that worked in different stores.
All of them said basically the same thing. The equipment is nice looking
but the insides are substandard and the parts
(if they have them) are only experimenters quality.

Leaves one wondering about just one thing, Steve. If the RS employees are
as stupid as you claim they are, HOW WOULD THEY KNOW?
--
John Miller
Email address: domain, n4vu.com; username, jsm

"Because he's a character who's looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an
interesting role for an actor."
-Dolph Lundgren, "actor"

shopping at radio shack......................

like shopping for bread at the hardware store.

73 ku4yp.

"John Miller" wrote in message
...
Steve wrote:
In MHO, radio shack should have gone out of business years ago!
I use to know 3 people that worked in different stores.
All of them said basically the same thing. The equipment is nice
looking
but the insides are substandard and the parts
(if they have them) are only experimenters quality.

Leaves one wondering about just one thing, Steve. If the RS employees are
as stupid as you claim they are, HOW WOULD THEY KNOW?
--
John Miller
Email address: domain, n4vu.com; username, jsm

"Because he's a character who's looking for his own identity, [He-Man is]
an
interesting role for an actor."
-Dolph Lundgren, "actor"

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:20:04 +0000, John Miller wrote:


Leaves one wondering about just one thing, Steve. If the RS employees are
as stupid as you claim they are, HOW WOULD THEY KNOW?

``You want a stupid cell
phone? We have those!''