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*FINALLY* problem solved at Radio Shack..........
Well, I've posted my dilema on what I've been looking for but never got an
answer, or at least one I could take in there so I decided today I WAS coming out of any rat shack with what I needed.......if I had to go to five of them, I was. My two problems: I needed an adapter or 'sleeve' to consistently keep plugged into my external antenna jack on my DX398. You'd swear I was speaking another language. After I spoke s-l-o-w-l-y- for the third time and still saw the constipated looks on the two faces in there I told them....."guys, go on and take care of the other customers, there was FIVE standing there with their new (I suppose) picture cell phones and they were pressing in codes. {?} That's what it looked like. Every now and then one of them would break away from the desk and go to an aisle I was in like I was a potential thief or something. I know a thief can be anyone, but I'm professional and clean cut and after the FOURTH time of being watched 'kind words' from me were asked to them in the form of "I'm not gonna rip you off, then preceded to reach in my pocket and whip out a stack of bills, that got them to leave me alone (I think.) ;-) But for anyone else that needs or wants to correct the problem I had, the cat# (that I kept asking for in here to no avail BTW;-) ) is #4202472 for the adapter or actually a 'sleeve' so you can plug and unplug your antenna without wearing out your board. The other problem was with my phones (head phones) my Optimus Pro 40 plugs into an adapter and I was afraid (because it would have) put a strain on the headphone chord from being bent at an angle all the time or would have strained the board. So I found a 'stereo to stereo Right angle'.....so now I have that new piece plugged in and the other adapter into it....followed by the headphones plug itself plugged into that. No more strains on any of those jacks or the board and now I can always unplug my external antenna (like everyone should) without worrying if it'd be the last time before the jack would loosen or the board would crack. Both of them work beautifully and I'm a happy camper, and those workers are ding dong heads. ;-) |
small mistake. Cat#42-2472A, it's a 6 ft. (smallest they had) shielded Audio
Extension Cable. I neatly encircled the access cable and put a hit of electrical tape on it and tucked it behind the radio and then plugged my sloper into that. Problem solved (I hope.) |
Radio Shack has a website and you can browse their catalogs in it. That may
save the time and humiliation of physically going in therer to shop with those deliberately ignorant jackasses. I can't beleive they don't educate their workers to comprehend a bit about what they sell the public. It is a testement to the quality of their products though, when you have to rebuild what you buy there in order to use it. Strength and Honor "Dxluver" wrote in message ... small mistake. Cat#42-2472A, it's a 6 ft. (smallest they had) shielded Audio Extension Cable. I neatly encircled the access cable and put a hit of electrical tape on it and tucked it behind the radio and then plugged my sloper into that. Problem solved (I hope.) |
I applied for a job as a fast-track manager at Radio Shack a year ago. My
credentials were out of this world. Besides my love for radio, I had a Marketing/Business background, degree to match, and better Radio Shack product knowledge than the managers I interviewed with. Did I get the job? Of course not. All they want is a roboton who can shamelessly upsell to an unsuspecting public, even when they don't need to be upsold. Cell phones and satellite TV is all they're interesting in selling. That's where the money is I guess, but sometimes people just don't need those things. And sometimes people will be more loyal if you don't push unnecessary products down their throats every time they come into your store. So you can see why RS and I parted ways immediately. By the way, a couple of weeks later, I got a MUCH better job with Verizon, and every time I go by a Radio Shack store, I shudder to think I might have been stuck in there selling my soul to the devil every day. |
Maximus wrote:
Radio Shack has a website and you can browse their catalogs in it. That may save the time and humiliation of physically going in therer to shop with those deliberately ignorant jackasses. I can't beleive they don't educate their workers to comprehend a bit about what they sell the public. It is a testement to the quality of their products though, when you have to rebuild what you buy there in order to use it. I was looking for a shorter RG58 cable in RS a couple weeks ago because my 20' was all wound up (not enough room) and it was causing QRM. At least the worker knew what RG8 was and the RG58 was right next to that. The weird thing was that the only 6' they had has one male end and one female end. How do they expect me to plug it in? At least they had a double male connector so I didn't have to worry about that. Strength and Honor "Dxluver" wrote in message ... small mistake. Cat#42-2472A, it's a 6 ft. (smallest they had) shielded Audio Extension Cable. I neatly encircled the access cable and put a hit of electrical tape on it and tucked it behind the radio and then plugged my sloper into that. Problem solved (I hope.) |
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you know what,, screw off, wow you found what you needed!!!!
i worked at the shack to pay my way through college for five years and hated dealing with customers who couldnt find what they were looking for or even knew what it was they were looking for. it is not our job to find a magic piece for you. you apparenlty knew what you needed so why bother the employees, just let them ring you up hehe. although i would love to chat wth someone about SWl , etc, i know i have to make money, so i might even give someone the cold shoulder to go help a cell phone. hehe you could ask anyone i worked with, i did not push phones on people, never. if you knew the pay structure you would do the same. many times idodnt do this and got stuck with a $5 sale instead of something that could of made me more money. anyway you shoud of just got an 3.5mm male plug, to a small piece of coax (RG-174) or even bought the one they sell, and solder the loose ends to what ever connector you wanted . i did this for my AM loop antenna they closed out and it works like a champ. i hook it up to my FT-817 and it has the best BCB reception dont rip on the shack employees for your short comings. if you have to complain about them you are just to frustrated with what you needs are, so yes let them sell phones and make more money than selling $10.94 worth of connectors, and then you trying to explain to them about radio. just my honest opinion, now lets see who flames me -steve, former Shacker "Dxluver" wrote in message ... Well, I've posted my dilema on what I've been looking for but never got an answer, or at least one I could take in there so I decided today I WAS coming out of any rat shack with what I needed.......if I had to go to five of them, I was. My two problems: I needed an adapter or 'sleeve' to consistently keep plugged into my external antenna jack on my DX398. You'd swear I was speaking another language. After I spoke s-l-o-w-l-y- for the third time and still saw the constipated looks on the two faces in there I told them....."guys, go on and take care of the other customers, there was FIVE standing there with their new (I suppose) picture cell phones and they were pressing in codes. {?} That's what it looked like. Every now and then one of them would break away from the desk and go to an aisle I was in like I was a potential thief or something. I know a thief can be anyone, but I'm professional and clean cut and after the FOURTH time of being watched 'kind words' from me were asked to them in the form of "I'm not gonna rip you off, then preceded to reach in my pocket and whip out a stack of bills, that got them to leave me alone (I think.) ;-) But for anyone else that needs or wants to correct the problem I had, the cat# (that I kept asking for in here to no avail BTW;-) ) is #4202472 for the adapter or actually a 'sleeve' so you can plug and unplug your antenna without wearing out your board. The other problem was with my phones (head phones) my Optimus Pro 40 plugs into an adapter and I was afraid (because it would have) put a strain on the headphone chord from being bent at an angle all the time or would have strained the board. So I found a 'stereo to stereo Right angle'.....so now I have that new piece plugged in and the other adapter into it....followed by the headphones plug itself plugged into that. No more strains on any of those jacks or the board and now I can always unplug my external antenna (like everyone should) without worrying if it'd be the last time before the jack would loosen or the board would crack. Both of them work beautifully and I'm a happy camper, and those workers are ding dong heads. ;-) |
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Forget "Crap Shack" its not worth the aggravation, got ****ed with some
character in Hip Hop clothing following me around the store bugging me with a book of cellphone, radio and credit card plans. All the parts were packed up thrown in disarray into a bank's of draw's I did my standard rant, this time thing's went a little different: I went off on him with tech talk: LOOK THIS IS WHAT Im LOOKING FOR !..Blah Blah Blah the droid goes and calls the cops on me !!! The stupid ass call 911 and told them I looked suspicious and was for asking for Ferrets, eggs, and German diodes. The 2 stupid 21 year old flatfoots then ask me if Im on any type of medication then for ID. I explain that I am looking for parts to help my nephew put together a crystal set, now they look even more confused Get an account with Mouser www.mouser.com the hell with these stupid A**holes !! -Joe "Dxluver" wrote in message ... Well, I've posted my dilema on what I've been looking for but never got an answer, or at least one I could take in there so I decided today I WAS coming out of any rat shack with what I needed.......if I had to go to five of them, I was. My two problems: I needed an adapter or 'sleeve' to consistently keep plugged into my external antenna jack on my DX398. You'd swear I was speaking another language. After I spoke s-l-o-w-l-y- for the third time and still saw the constipated looks on the two faces in there I told them....."guys, go on and take care of the other customers, there was FIVE standing there with their new (I suppose) picture cell phones and they were pressing in codes. {?} That's what it looked like. Every now and then one of them would break away from the desk and go to an aisle I was in like I was a potential thief or something. I know a thief can be anyone, but I'm professional and clean cut and after the FOURTH time of being watched 'kind words' from me were asked to them in the form of "I'm not gonna rip you off, then preceded to reach in my pocket and whip out a stack of bills, that got them to leave me alone (I think.) ;-) But for anyone else that needs or wants to correct the problem I had, the cat# (that I kept asking for in here to no avail BTW;-) ) is #4202472 for the adapter or actually a 'sleeve' so you can plug and unplug your antenna without wearing out your board. The other problem was with my phones (head phones) my Optimus Pro 40 plugs into an adapter and I was afraid (because it would have) put a strain on the headphone chord from being bent at an angle all the time or would have strained the board. So I found a 'stereo to stereo Right angle'.....so now I have that new piece plugged in and the other adapter into it....followed by the headphones plug itself plugged into that. No more strains on any of those jacks or the board and now I can always unplug my external antenna (like everyone should) without worrying if it'd be the last time before the jack would loosen or the board would crack. Both of them work beautifully and I'm a happy camper, and those workers are ding dong heads. ;-) |
i worked at the shack to pay my way through college
Good for you, more people ought to have that drive. and hated dealing with customers who couldnt find what they were looking for or even knew what it was they were looking for. Hey, no one put a gun to your head and forced you to work at R.S., or anywhere else for that matter. There are ALWAYS a fair amount of customers who haven't the slightest clue if they're even in the right store, let alone know exactly what they need. That's WHY there are basic rules of conduct and assistance in the retail business, which, unfortunately, you didn't feel the need to exercise. Be bitter about having to deal with 'idiots', but don't take it out on the very base which supported your paycheck and got you through college. it is not our job to find a magic piece for you Actually, it is, if you want to stay in business. R.S.'s own advertising and marketing attitudes claim exactly that. you apparenlty knew what you needed so why bother the employees, just let them ring you up There's the right attitude about retail and customer service... 'Don't bother the help'... hell, why not just get rid of the employees and let the customer find their stuff and ring it up themselves? OH, wait, then you wouldn't have had anywhere to work through college... so i might even give someone the cold shoulder to go help a cell phone Glad I never visited your store. You'd have been taken to task. dont rip on the shack employees for your short comings. When someone is supposed to know what they sell, and they don't know what they sell, it is hardly a shortcoming of the customer. I had an R.S. employee tell me (when I didn't even ask him about it, was just looking through the headphones shelf) that simple walkman headphones wouldn't work with the output from a portable MP3/CD player, because the phones 'were the wrong megahertz'... and this guy was a manager. And when an employee INTENTIONALLY ignores a customer who may not give them a bigger sale, THAT also is a shortcoming of the employee's personal attitude, and if defended or never questioned by the employer, then it's the employer's shortcoming as well. The customer's knowledge or lack thereof has nothing to do with ****ty service. Not every R.S. store is that bad, some are terrific, most are average. And the FACT is that the AVERAGE R.S. store couldn't care less about the customer who's looking for less than $10 of merchandise. Disagree? Let's see what you wrote: let them sell phones and make more money than selling $10.94 worth of connectors Yep, just like the sour looks one may get asking for a ketchup packet from the girl across the counter at a fast food place. Just because you're bitter about being there doesn't mean the customer's being an idiot, it just means you feel like the world owes you more than you're getting. Right. Most other franchise-retail stores I frequent aren't even CLOSE to the level of ignorance about their products and shameless disregard for their customers, as your average R.S. store. I still shop there when needed, of course, and RARELY if ever approach the employees, not because I'm afraid of 'bothering them' (no, Heaven forbid I enlist the services of a paid employee during business hours... I mean, let's not actually ask someone to DO the friggin' JOB they're paid to do, right?) but because they never have a satisfactory answer if I have a question. For a store which markets themselves as 'Having Answers', they fail miserably, ON AVERAGE. Lord help us if you work retail again. Let us know which store so we can stay the hell away. Linus |
"tommyknocker" wrote in message ... I was looking for a shorter RG58 cable in RS a couple weeks ago because my 20' was all wound up (not enough room) and it was causing QRM. ???!!! |
Hey Linus, you were right, the twit was wrong. He demonstrated an attitude
that is becoming increasingly prevalent. He seemed to think that he was doing you a favor by allowing you to shop there. This is happening a lot lately and more people need to raise hell about it. Without the customer, they're nothing. I think Radio Shack's days are numbered anyway. As they drop more and more of the radio and parts lines that made them unique, they have to compete with other (and better) stores for cell phones and satellite TV sales. "GrtPmpkin32" wrote in message ... i worked at the shack to pay my way through college Good for you, more people ought to have that drive. and hated dealing with customers who couldnt find what they were looking for or even knew what it was they were looking for. Hey, no one put a gun to your head and forced you to work at R.S., or anywhere else for that matter. There are ALWAYS a fair amount of customers who haven't the slightest clue if they're even in the right store, let alone know exactly what they need. That's WHY there are basic rules of conduct and assistance in the retail business, which, unfortunately, you didn't feel the need to exercise. Be bitter about having to deal with 'idiots', but don't take it out on the very base which supported your paycheck and got you through college. it is not our job to find a magic piece for you Actually, it is, if you want to stay in business. R.S.'s own advertising and marketing attitudes claim exactly that. you apparenlty knew what you needed so why bother the employees, just let them ring you up There's the right attitude about retail and customer service... 'Don't bother the help'... hell, why not just get rid of the employees and let the customer find their stuff and ring it up themselves? OH, wait, then you wouldn't have had anywhere to work through college... so i might even give someone the cold shoulder to go help a cell phone Glad I never visited your store. You'd have been taken to task. dont rip on the shack employees for your short comings. When someone is supposed to know what they sell, and they don't know what they sell, it is hardly a shortcoming of the customer. I had an R.S. employee tell me (when I didn't even ask him about it, was just looking through the headphones shelf) that simple walkman headphones wouldn't work with the output from a portable MP3/CD player, because the phones 'were the wrong megahertz'... and this guy was a manager. And when an employee INTENTIONALLY ignores a customer who may not give them a bigger sale, THAT also is a shortcoming of the employee's personal attitude, and if defended or never questioned by the employer, then it's the employer's shortcoming as well. The customer's knowledge or lack thereof has nothing to do with ****ty service. Not every R.S. store is that bad, some are terrific, most are average. And the FACT is that the AVERAGE R.S. store couldn't care less about the customer who's looking for less than $10 of merchandise. Disagree? Let's see what you wrote: let them sell phones and make more money than selling $10.94 worth of connectors Yep, just like the sour looks one may get asking for a ketchup packet from the girl across the counter at a fast food place. Just because you're bitter about being there doesn't mean the customer's being an idiot, it just means you feel like the world owes you more than you're getting. Right. Most other franchise-retail stores I frequent aren't even CLOSE to the level of ignorance about their products and shameless disregard for their customers, as your average R.S. store. I still shop there when needed, of course, and RARELY if ever approach the employees, not because I'm afraid of 'bothering them' (no, Heaven forbid I enlist the services of a paid employee during business hours... I mean, let's not actually ask someone to DO the friggin' JOB they're paid to do, right?) but because they never have a satisfactory answer if I have a question. For a store which markets themselves as 'Having Answers', they fail miserably, ON AVERAGE. Lord help us if you work retail again. Let us know which store so we can stay the hell away. Linus |
CW wrote:
"tommyknocker" wrote in message ... I was looking for a shorter RG58 cable in RS a couple weeks ago because my 20' was all wound up (not enough room) and it was causing QRM. ???!!! Heh. :) The 20' lead in coax cable for my SW antenna-the cable I'd used in a pinch when I moved in-was too long for the space it needed to cover, and it was picking up spurious signals (electronic noise and such). I know this because the signal would improve when I moved the coax. So I went to RS to buy a shorter lead in cable. |
If your coax is picking up signal then you have system problems. Just using
coax without proper configuration is a waste of money. You might as well use hook up wire. In a properly functioning setup, that extra length would actually be beneficial if it had any effect at all. A length of coax in a coil can act as a very effective RF choke. "tommyknocker" wrote in message ... CW wrote: "tommyknocker" wrote in message ... I was looking for a shorter RG58 cable in RS a couple weeks ago because my 20' was all wound up (not enough room) and it was causing QRM. ???!!! Heh. :) The 20' lead in coax cable for my SW antenna-the cable I'd used in a pinch when I moved in-was too long for the space it needed to cover, and it was picking up spurious signals (electronic noise and such). I know this because the signal would improve when I moved the coax. So I went to RS to buy a shorter lead in cable. |
tommyknocker wrote:
Heh. :) The 20' lead in coax cable for my SW antenna-the cable I'd used in a pinch when I moved in-was too long for the space it needed to cover, and it was picking up spurious signals (electronic noise and such). Moving coax around should have no effect at all. How is your system grounded? -- John Miller Email address: domain, n4vu.com; username, jsm Neutrinos are into physicists. |
John Miller wrote:
tommyknocker wrote: Heh. :) The 20' lead in coax cable for my SW antenna-the cable I'd used in a pinch when I moved in-was too long for the space it needed to cover, and it was picking up spurious signals (electronic noise and such). Moving coax around should have no effect at all. How is your system grounded? Insulated, stranded copper wire hooked to a small pole stuck in the earth. |
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:28:46 GMT, "Eddie Haskel"
wrote: Radio Shack's motto...."You have questions? we have batteries! Can I sell you a cell phone today?" Radio Shack - You got questions? We got SALESMEN! Have a little fun with them. Always order some obscure repair part for a Radio Shack-branded gadget, especially if he's trying to move a high-profit cellphone account on you...(c; Larry W4CSC POWER is our friend! |
tommyknocker wrote:
John Miller wrote: Moving coax around should have no effect at all. How is your system grounded? Insulated, stranded copper wire hooked to a small pole stuck in the earth. You have a multimeter? While your rig is all connected up, measure the voltage, both DC and AC, between the shield of the coax and the ground "hole" of one of your wall sockets. Please note that I am *not* suggesting that your house electrical ground is a good RF ground (although it could possibly be better than a small pole in the ground). But if there's significant difference in electrical potential, it's a good indication that your radio grounding system needs work or re-thinking. Maybe someone can post a link to a site with good grounding info. -- John Miller Email address: domain, n4vu.com; username, jsm In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without the supervision of a licensed engineer. |
"Joe" wrote:
The stupid ass call 911 and told them I looked suspicious and was for asking for Ferrets, eggs, and German diodes. Heh! Should've told him that World War II is over. BTW, Rat Shack stopped carrying 1N34s a couple years ago, so your wild goose chase would've been no good under the best of circumstances. -- Eric F. Richards, "This book reads like a headache on paper." http://www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/readi...one/index.html |
The weird thing was that the only 6' they had has one male end and one
female end. How do they expect me to plug it in? At least they had a double male connector so I didn't have to worry about that. When in doubt Tommyknocker, 'adapt.' You know...lol....thank the Lord (literally) for them. My two adapters I got are doing the job exactly like I was wanting, I 'almost' thought it couldn't be done, but it sounded so simple I knew there had to be a way. :-) Question:That audio cable that I use for my external antenna 'sleeve' is a lot longer than I need so I circled the majority of it up and put a swatch of tape on it. This won't cause a problem will it? Having it wrapped like that. Should I untape it and just let it hang? I mean, no one will see it or anything, I just thought it'd be a little neater. {?} |
But if there's
significant difference in electrical potential, it's a good indication that your radio grounding system needs work or re-thinking. Maybe someone can post a link to a site with good grounding info. I know you're right there John, I'm not txing yet so everything in my shack is just receiving so I didn't think it'd make that big a deal. But I spent about a whole day in just concentrating on each piece and properly grounding everything and it was the best 'accesorie' ;-) I ever bought. The difference in the noise floor, which was low to begin with because of my location, dropped noticably......to the point that I think I actually posted a thread in here trying to convince people, that if their receivers weren't *properly* grounded to get out there and ground them. You won't be sorry, heck with the lightening thing (even though it's a biggie), just in your dxing experience. |
you know what,, screw off, wow you found what you needed!!!!
Since you never post in here, I won't even reply 'much' to you. he he. College? Huh, I bet they taught you how to write didn't they, looks like it. Thank you for playing. sheesh |
dont rip on the shack employees for your short comings. if you have to
complain about them you are just to frustrated with what you needs are, so yes let them sell phones and make more money than selling $10.94 worth of connectors, and then you trying to explain to them about radio I stopped reading and didn't see that you kept babbling, so I'll reply. *They* bothered me. As soon as I walked in. *HE* asked 'me' what I was looking for, but didn't know what to get. Even though I physically had the receiver in my hand...lol...yeah...helped through college. The ONLY way to make money at Radio Shack (per former employee) he said "is to lie."-----enough said. I'm sure you did your share. he he |
Lord help us if you work retail again. Let us know which store so we can stay
the hell away. Good post Linus. When I realized they weren't going to help (even though I am pointing at the radio in my hand) and went to get it myself, I was followed like a shoplifter. It is sooooo simple in my life with problems like that. When I am treated in that such manner, I refuse to go there anymore. It was a store on my parents side of town anyhow but even if it was here local, I PROMISE I would NEVER step foot in their store again. There are four rat shacks in the 'area' so too speak. Because of that incident there are now TWO that I literally won't walk in, it's a very basic and honest system of doing business. It's the ONLY way (as a customer) to be able to 'even the score.' The funny thing is, they (the employees) have caused it every time, not I. Honest. I GUARANTEE I would have spent at least $200.00 just in little accesories from that store in a year , nothing much. Adapter/batteries/guy wire/hi-beam light......little stuff that adds up over a year. They won't get it. I'll just wait and go to the one closer to my house and when their good employees 'finish college' and they bring in num nuts like that guy, I will then be down to one rat shack....lol...he he. Pretty simple actually. :-) |
Maybe this is an aberration, but it sure was nice to be able to buy
something without having to draw the person a diagram. It used to be the way it was all the time, or at least the majority. The changing of times I suppose. |
Coiled up is the best way.
"Dxluver" wrote in message ... Question:That audio cable that I use for my external antenna 'sleeve' is a lot longer than I need so I circled the majority of it up and put a swatch of tape on it. This won't cause a problem will it? Having it wrapped like that. Should I untape it and just let it hang? I mean, no one will see it or anything, I just thought it'd be a little neater. {?} |
"Eddie Haskel" wrote in message .. . | Radio Shack's motto...."You have questions? we have batteries! Can I sell | you a cell phone today?" | "Radio Shack...You have money.....we have POCKETS!" 73, Steve Lawrence Burnsville, MN --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 3/5/04 |
"Eddie Haskel" wrote ...
Radio Shack's motto...."You have questions? we have batteries! Can I sell you a cell phone today?" You have questions - we have blank stares. |
thank you for flaming me.
i knew it would happen, i just wanted to rant. and Mr. Dxluver. all i was trying to say was dont blame the staff they are not trained to know every little part in the store. if you want to get mad at someone get mad at the management, that is all. the core profit is in the parts, but the quick profit turn is on service providers (cell phones, etc) if you knew how the business was run and how bonuses were made, you would not help the litle part customers either. if their was more incentive for the parts and suh, more eplyees would pay closer attention to them. i know radioshack has bad business practices towards us "radio people" but in the large picture we are a small niche they dont make much money on a compared to others as far as me working their during college, it was easy pocket money for a 20-30hr job that was flexible in schedule. try to find a good paying job while in college not doing much today i never lied to a customer, even though my manager and DM promoted it. they hated me for not sellng stuff people didnt want/or need i do post here quite often, under a different name though, sometimes it is not worth a post on such stupid things like what color to buy a ATS 909 in "Eric F. Richards" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote: The stupid ass call 911 and told them I looked suspicious and was for asking for Ferrets, eggs, and German diodes. Heh! Should've told him that World War II is over. BTW, Rat Shack stopped carrying 1N34s a couple years ago, so your wild goose chase would've been no good under the best of circumstances. -- Eric F. Richards, "This book reads like a headache on paper." http://www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/readi...one/index.html |
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Coiled up is the best way.
thanks cw, that's what I had hoped, makes the most sense. |
all i was trying to say was dont
blame the staff they are not trained to know every little part in the store. if you want to get mad at someone get mad at the management, Hey, I understand. You have no problem here. :-) |
If you are a more Relaxed Person, then just let your 'external
antenna sleeve' lay as it may. If you are more of a Neat-Type Person, then by all means made a few loops and tie-it-off. BUT - If you are an Excessive Compulsive Person, then your 'external antenna sleeve' MUST BE Coiled into Three 4" Loops and Tied-off in Five Equally Spaced Places. This will 'ensure' that ORDER is Maintained in the Universe :o) Oh no rhf....lol...I'm not telling. That was good. ;-P |
In article ,
"Corbin Ray" wrote: I applied for a job as a fast-track manager at Radio Shack a year ago. My credentials were out of this world. Besides my love for radio, I had a Marketing/Business background, degree to match, and better Radio Shack product knowledge than the managers I interviewed with. Did I get the job? Of course not. All they want is a roboton who can shamelessly upsell to an unsuspecting public, even when they don't need to be upsold. Cell phones and satellite TV is all they're interesting in selling. That's where the money is I guess, but sometimes people just don't need those things. And sometimes people will be more loyal if you don't push unnecessary products down their throats every time they come into your store. So you can see why RS and I parted ways immediately. By the way, a couple of weeks later, I got a MUCH better job with Verizon, and every time I go by a Radio Shack store, I shudder to think I might have been stuck in there selling my soul to the devil every day. This is the first insightful post on this issue. When in doubt, Americans will never blame the company, always the poor employees hustling for a living. Well, in this case it's obviously the company to blame. Two or three posters have noted that the pay structure for Rat Shack employees is based on selling cell phone and satellite tv contracts, not helping customers. That's where the problem lies, and the responsibility clearly lies with the company. Think of it as just another example of the increasing greed and unprincipledness of American companies in recent years, which we've all noticed in many different forms. Now, why have they become that way? Leonard -- "Everything that rises must converge" --Flannery O'Connor |
"S" wrote:
thank you for flaming me. i knew it would happen, [snip] WHAT are you talking about? I made a comment about Joe's experience, not yours. "Eric F. Richards" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote: The stupid ass call 911 and told them I looked suspicious and was for asking for Ferrets, eggs, and German diodes. Heh! Should've told him that World War II is over. BTW, Rat Shack stopped carrying 1N34s a couple years ago, so your wild goose chase would've been no good under the best of circumstances. -- Eric F. Richards, "This book reads like a headache on paper." http://www.cnn.com/2001/CAREER/readi...one/index.html -- Eric F. Richards, "Nature abhors a vacuum tube." -- J. R. Pierce, Bell Labs, c. 1940 |
Americans will never blame the company, always the poor employees
hustling for a living. Well, in this case it's obviously the company to blame. Two or three posters have noted that the pay structure for Rat Shack employees is based on selling cell phone and satellite tv contracts, not helping customers. That's where the problem lies No. The problems lies when the prospective employee has been told 'how' he gets paid. If the future employee 'chooses' under his own free will to *lie* to the customers to jack up his paycheck, is not the employee at fault? I would say yes, hence the problems at just about ever radio shack across the country. Sure, management is giving them the choice, BUT, the employee is excepting the terms of employment. Then from day one, *KNOWINGLY* going to work to just jack the customer. And jack they do. Actually it is quite sad.:-( |
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Then from day one, *KNOWINGLY* going to work to just jack the customer.
And jack they do. Actually it is quite sad.:-( Who said anything about lying to customers? Lying is reprehensible Case in point Leonard. This was at least two years or more ago. But I watched an employee sell a customer a cordless phone. The lady asked the employee "can I be heard talking on this phone by people with *police* scanners?" I saw the brand of phone and waited to see what he'd say, and without a second pause he told her "oh no, not on this one." I looked at him and rolled my eyes and kind of shook my head and he looked at me real hard, hard enough that the lady noticed and turned around towards me and said "is there a problem?" I replied "well, if you want your neighbors and people in your neighborhood to know everything about you and you don't care, then no. There isn't anything wrong." The shack employee quickly reached for another phone (more expensive) that had 'voice encryption' on it and told her that this would' garble up your voice' and no one would understand you and I started laughing. He said "well, I'm not lying".......and I said "no you're not, but you're not telling her either for about seven to eight dollars worth of parts here that the simple encryption can be broken very easy and you can be heard *crystal clear.* His reply was and he stuttered...."well I'm sure people have better things to do with their time than listen to peoples conversations." I explained to him and her my hobby of electronics and explained the simplicity of building a box and even told them about my Ramsey speech scrambler, of course I added that "yes it gets old and it's not as exciting as it once was (and it's not), but mam if you left with that phone I PROMISE you I could sit down the street from your house and every time YOU pick up the phone, *I* pick up the phone also. Some other things were said, but to make a long story short I told her the ONLY way (other than the gubiment listening) is to get a phone with 'Spread Spectrum Technology'......but she didn't want to pay that much for a phone she said. So I advised her not to say anything she wouldn't be ashamed of telling her neighborhood over her other cordless, but for important things, just stick to the ole' landline phone. Here's the sad part, the employee was MAD at me for telling her the TRUTH while he was LYING to her. It goes on everyday in rat shacks stores alllllllll over the country, and that's sad IMO. Who said anything about lying you say? ;-) |
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