Pete KE9OA wrote:
I went to my local Radio Shack a couple of weeks ago to pick up a roll of
4-conductor telephone cable. I needed to make a couple of extension cables.
The salesperson told me that they don't carry such an item. When I explained
that I purchased a roll of this stuff six months ago, the manager told me
that they just don't carry such an item, and could she help me with
something else? I told her that I would look around and see if there was
anything else that I needed.
I went to one of the middle aisles and picked a roll of the cable (778-367)
that I needed, and that they didn't have in stock.
I showed the manager where this stock was kept. I guess they hadn't done any
inventory with this relatively new staff yet.

Pete

"Jim" wrote in message
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That is about par for the course for Radio Shack these days. You want a
cell phone? Nope, already got one. You sure you don't want a cell phone?
They still have some pretty decent scanners and decent shortwave radios
but after that you can forget it. There are probably a good dozen of
them within about 40 miles of me and I can't recall the people being of
much help at any of them. If you are looking for hookup wire, resistors,
etc, Buddy you are on your own. Hate to see it though and frankly it
shows that we are a consumer society, not a producer society which
explains the lack of knowledge and know how that goes into the
conveniences. Not a pretty picture.

Billy Smith wrote:
Pete KE9OA wrote:
I went to my local Radio Shack a couple of weeks ago to pick up a roll
of 4-conductor telephone cable. I needed to make a couple of extension
cables. The salesperson told me that they don't carry such an item.
When I explained that I purchased a roll of this stuff six months ago,
the manager told me that they just don't carry such an item, and could
she help me with something else? I told her that I would look around
and see if there was anything else that I needed.
I went to one of the middle aisles and picked a roll of the cable
(778-367) that I needed, and that they didn't have in stock.
I showed the manager where this stock was kept. I guess they hadn't
done any inventory with this relatively new staff yet.

Pete

"Jim" wrote in message
...

fones-R-us





That is about par for the course for Radio Shack these days. You want a
cell phone? Nope, already got one. You sure you don't want a cell phone?
They still have some pretty decent scanners and decent shortwave radios
but after that you can forget it. There are probably a good dozen of
them within about 40 miles of me and I can't recall the people being of
much help at any of them. If you are looking for hookup wire, resistors,
etc, Buddy you are on your own. Hate to see it though and frankly it
shows that we are a consumer society, not a producer society which
explains the lack of knowledge and know how that goes into the
conveniences. Not a pretty picture.
Surprized you didn't get a new phone, or batteries or ????????????????
I HATE the upselling bull**** from them. I know what I need and don't
need them to remind me......

You better get some Radio Shack batteries and a Radio Shack cell phone
for that wire.(sayyyy,about a week ago,I saw an article about how easy
it is to program cell phones so they can snoop/listen in to other cell
phones) Nokia has a new super duper do everything cell phone on the
market.Popular Science December 2006 magazine.The Phone That Could
Replace ... Well,Everything.
It only cost $600.00 to $700.00 www.nokia.com Nokia model N5
Wayyyy too rich for my blood.I would buy a Pocket Surfer from
www.datawind.com if I was using a stupid cell phone,that is.
cuhulin

Jim Douglas wrote:
Billy Smith wrote:
Pete KE9OA wrote:
I went to my local Radio Shack a couple of weeks ago to pick up a
roll of 4-conductor telephone cable. I needed to make a couple of
extension cables. The salesperson told me that they don't carry such
an item. When I explained that I purchased a roll of this stuff six
months ago, the manager told me that they just don't carry such an
item, and could she help me with something else? I told her that I
would look around and see if there was anything else that I needed.
I went to one of the middle aisles and picked a roll of the cable
(778-367) that I needed, and that they didn't have in stock.
I showed the manager where this stock was kept. I guess they hadn't
done any inventory with this relatively new staff yet.

Pete

"Jim" wrote in message
...

fones-R-us





That is about par for the course for Radio Shack these days. You want
a cell phone? Nope, already got one. You sure you don't want a cell
phone? They still have some pretty decent scanners and decent
shortwave radios but after that you can forget it. There are probably
a good dozen of them within about 40 miles of me and I can't recall
the people being of much help at any of them. If you are looking for
hookup wire, resistors, etc, Buddy you are on your own. Hate to see it
though and frankly it shows that we are a consumer society, not a
producer society which explains the lack of knowledge and know how
that goes into the conveniences. Not a pretty picture.
Surprized you didn't get a new phone, or batteries or ????????????????
I HATE the upselling bull**** from them. I know what I need and don't
need them to remind me......

There was an article recently about what folks in India needed most in
a cell phone, long battery life and a brighter screen as is the poorer
sections they are used more for a flashlight that a phone