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"What's a CB radio?"
I got a Radio Shack flier in the mail today. The CB handheld that I've been looking at for a while was on sale. When my wife and I entered the local store, there was a young girl there who appeared to be the only employee there. I asked her if she had the handheld CB that was on sale in stock. She replied, with a deer-in-the-headlights stare, "CB...?". I said, "CB radio". Honest to God Almighty, she asked me "What's a CB radio?". I couldn't believe my ears. I showed it to her in the sale flier. She said, "OK...", and then started running all over the store, looking for it. She finally returned and told us, "We don't have any". Absolutely unbelievable. How do they stay in business? |
Dan wrote in rec.radio.shortwave...
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:19:56 GMT, GlennS wrote: "What's a CB radio?". I couldn't believe my ears. I showed it to her in the sale flier. She said, "OK...", and then started running all over the store, looking for it. She finally returned and told us, "We don't have any". Absolutely unbelievable. How do they stay in business? By selling new technology and gadgets, not 40 year old stuff. :-) Seriously, there can't be too many people looking for CB radios these days. I didn't even know you could still buy them new. But it seems that in a store called, "Radio Shack", you could reasonably expect the salespeople to know what a CB radio is. |
"Dan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:19:56 GMT, GlennS wrote: "What's a CB radio?". I couldn't believe my ears. I showed it to her in the sale flier. She said, "OK...", and then started running all over the store, looking for it. She finally returned and told us, "We don't have any". Absolutely unbelievable. How do they stay in business? By selling new technology and gadgets, not 40 year old stuff. :-) Seriously, there can't be too many people looking for CB radios these days. I didn't even know you could still buy them new. Dan same thing happened to me, the other day i went into a well known book store, and asked for a copy of "Passport To World band Radio" - i got served by this young 16 year old student who was lucky if she could even spell "Passport To World band Radio" Anyway she spent about 10 minutes running around the shop looking for the book, then said "whats it called again?" - so again i told her "Passport To World Band Radio" - she turns around and says "mm.. i think it might be in the radio section of the store room.." came back another 10 minutes later - "you have to order it in" - fine i had no problem with that - she taps in a few things on the computer and says "right Passport to world band radio 2001" i explain to her i want the latest one.. she looks at me with a dull look on her face and says "mmm well.. why dont you just get the 2001 version - it cant be that much different" - needless to say i took my cash somewhere else LOL its almost like they do it on purpose, still it killed about 20 minutes or so. Thanx {FireArm} (By the way - the shop was WH Smiths is anyone cares) |
At least, they spoke English, eh?
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:23:57 GMT, "{FireArm}" wrote: "Dan" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:19:56 GMT, GlennS wrote: "What's a CB radio?". I couldn't believe my ears. I showed it to her in the sale flier. She said, "OK...", and then started running all over the store, looking for it. She finally returned and told us, "We don't have any". Absolutely unbelievable. How do they stay in business? By selling new technology and gadgets, not 40 year old stuff. :-) Seriously, there can't be too many people looking for CB radios these days. I didn't even know you could still buy them new. Dan same thing happened to me, the other day i went into a well known book store, and asked for a copy of "Passport To World band Radio" - i got served by this young 16 year old student who was lucky if she could even spell "Passport To World band Radio" Anyway she spent about 10 minutes running around the shop looking for the book, then said "whats it called again?" - so again i told her "Passport To World Band Radio" - she turns around and says "mm.. i think it might be in the radio section of the store room.." came back another 10 minutes later - "you have to order it in" - fine i had no problem with that - she taps in a few things on the computer and says "right Passport to world band radio 2001" i explain to her i want the latest one.. she looks at me with a dull look on her face and says "mmm well.. why dont you just get the 2001 version - it cant be that much different" - needless to say i took my cash somewhere else LOL its almost like they do it on purpose, still it killed about 20 minutes or so. Thanx {FireArm} (By the way - the shop was WH Smiths is anyone cares) |
"GlennS" wrote in message news.com... Dan wrote in rec.radio.shortwave... But it seems that in a store called, "Radio Shack", you could reasonably expect the salespeople to know what a CB radio is. They ought to change their name to Cell Phone Shack, because that seems to be the only thing they want to sell you when you walk in the door. Jackie |
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GlennS wrote in message tnews.com...
How do they stay in business? That's easy. Ask yourself how many CB radios are sold in a year. Now ask yourself how many cellphones are sold in a year. http://www.cellular.co.za/stats/stats-handsets.htm |
GlennS wrote in message news:
Absolutely unbelievable. How do they stay in business? In my area East Baltimore County three of there stores have closed, one in a shopping center and two in malls, The only onr lrft in the area is in a shopping center that has a Motor Vehicle office in it and the parking is terrible, the stores filthy and it seems that the few emplyees thet have are only interested in selling cosrly cellular phones and contracts. In this area if you need parts theres one place where the people are knowledgavle and have been in business nabby years. They have a limited selection of CB', marine equipment and amatuer accessories. I seems crowded almost all thhe time but they encourage browsing around and they actually have a repair facility. For audio there are a few places that have decent selections with all price rangers. Then theres the big box stores (CC,Target Walmart) if you don't mind the cowds, nice but generic sales people and the constant announcements , Oh dont forget the long checkout lines and theyre rent-a-cop security that treat prople like theives. |
RadioShack is a business, they don't give a damm if the pimple faced person
helping you knows the products or not, they care that the sell stuff, either it's cell phones or cb radios, or some other stupid fad item. Right now everyone wants cell phones! Tomorrow who knows. The bottom line in business today is how much $$ they can make no matter what human cost! "GlennS" wrote in message news.com... I got a Radio Shack flier in the mail today. The CB handheld that I've been looking at for a while was on sale. When my wife and I entered the local store, there was a young girl there who appeared to be the only employee there. I asked her if she had the handheld CB that was on sale in stock. She replied, with a deer-in-the-headlights stare, "CB...?". I said, "CB radio". Honest to God Almighty, she asked me "What's a CB radio?". I couldn't believe my ears. I showed it to her in the sale flier. She said, "OK...", and then started running all over the store, looking for it. She finally returned and told us, "We don't have any". Absolutely unbelievable. How do they stay in business? |
On 1 Sep 2004 02:43:57 GMT, (Frank White)
wrote: By selling CHEAP new technology and gadgets, imported wholesale from China. They don't sell American anymore... :( They haven't since the 1970's. Their stuff is made in Taiwan, Korea, the Phillipines...nothing new here. They stay in business by selling overpriced cell phones, satellite Tv subscriptions, and consumer electronic toys. Their other products such as scanners, amateur radio gear, etc. is overpriced and not competitive features-wise with other companies' offerings in those markets, and their salespeople know basically nothing and are there to try and sell you a phone. My advice WRT Radio Scrap is, shop elsewhere, unless you are going in at the end of the year when all their stuff is half price so they can get rid of it to introduce next year's line - and then you might get a bargain IF you kbow what you're doing and don't have to depend on the sales people, and IF you're lucky and you can find what you want in the store. Radio Shack...you've got questions, we've got dumb looks. John Kasupski, Tonawanda, New York Amateur Radio (KC2HMZ), SWL/Scanner Monitoring (KNY2VS) Member of ARES/RACES, ARATS, WUN, ARRL http://www.qsl.net/kc2fng E-Mails Ignored, Please Post Replies In This Newsgroup |
(Beloved Leader) wrote in message om...
GlennS wrote in message tnews.com... How do they stay in business? That's easy. Ask yourself how many CB radios are sold in a year. Now ask yourself how many cellphones are sold in a year. http://www.cellular.co.za/stats/stats-handsets.htm CB technology has improved drastically in recent years. Remember 9-11? Those cell phones DIDN'T WORK because the power was off. But a CB radio will work whether the power company is supplying power or not. There is no "cell tower" that needs power. Just the batteries in your unit, or a car battery. If for no other reason, everyone should have at least one CB radio to use in case of an emergency. Cobra, and other brands, have kept improving their models over the years and now offer even HAND-HELD UNITS WITH "SOUND TRACKER," which eliminates 90% of all the noise. |
They stay in business by selling silly-ass cell phones. That's it. --James-- |
Don't get out much, do you?
"Dan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:19:56 GMT, GlennS Seriously, there can't be too many people looking for CB radios these days. I didn't even know you could still buy them new. Dan |
New name for squelch.
"Gary" wrote in message HAND-HELD UNITS WITH "SOUND TRACKER," |
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"-=jd=-" wrote in message ... On Thu 02 Sep 2004 08:57:29p, "CW" no adddress@spam free.com wrote in message : New name for squelch. "Gary" wrote in message HAND-HELD UNITS WITH "SOUND TRACKER," They give you the squelch for free, then stick it to you when it comes time to replenish the squelch-oil... -=jd=- -- My Current Disposable Email: (Remove YOUR HAT to reply directly) |
By selling new technology and gadgets, not 40 year old stuff. :-)
one of the radio shacks near me has still-brand-new cb radios for sale. never been opened. But they use crystals!!! and have only either two or four channels. This was in 2004. I know because it was printed on the cb and cb packages theirselves. "two-watt four-channel crystal-controlled cb radio". but they didn't have any pro-96 nor any scanners at all. they did have a lot of cellphones. |
CB radio is still an active communications medium,
quite widely used. Especially in emergencies. true. Where I'm at, cb radio is still very active. |
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GlennS wrote in message tnews.com...
(Stereophile22) wrote in rec.radio.shortwave... CB radio is still an active communications medium, quite widely used. Especially in emergencies. true. Where I'm at, cb radio is still very active. I've found that out in the week that I've had my handheld. I probably have about a half dozen CBs. My take: it's the biggest waste of bandwidth on the planet. It has tremendous potential for communications, homeland security, etc., but instead, it has been taken over by a bunch of foul-mouthed idiots. A couple of years back, I put forth a fair amount of effort to install a CB in my car when I was headed up I-270 in Maryland to go snowboarding in Pennsylvania. I turned it on, and listened to it for about fifteen minutes. I thought I was hearing George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" running on an endless loop. I turned off the radio, and when I got back home, I took it out of my car. In the DC area, channel 6 "The Bowl" is quite active. Don't get on The Bowl if you don't have an echo chamber sound effect gizmo and a linear amp attached to your CB. The potential is there. The reality falls far short. I wish that weren't so. |
Around here, it is much the same on AM. Lots of kids that have nothing
better to do than talk crap (specially after Christmas). Sideband, though, is a different story. Sideband is more complicated than the kids want to mess with (you actually have to tune it) so they leave that to the more serious people. "Beloved Leader" wrote in message om... GlennS wrote in message tnews.com... (Stereophile22) wrote in rec.radio.shortwave... CB radio is still an active communications medium, quite widely used. Especially in emergencies. true. Where I'm at, cb radio is still very active. I've found that out in the week that I've had my handheld. I probably have about a half dozen CBs. My take: it's the biggest waste of bandwidth on the planet. It has tremendous potential for communications, homeland security, etc., but instead, it has been taken over by a bunch of foul-mouthed idiots. A couple of years back, I put forth a fair amount of effort to install a CB in my car when I was headed up I-270 in Maryland to go snowboarding in Pennsylvania. I turned it on, and listened to it for about fifteen minutes. I thought I was hearing George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" running on an endless loop. I turned off the radio, and when I got back home, I took it out of my car. In the DC area, channel 6 "The Bowl" is quite active. Don't get on The Bowl if you don't have an echo chamber sound effect gizmo and a linear amp attached to your CB. The potential is there. The reality falls far short. I wish that weren't so. |
"CW" no adddress@spam free.com wrote in message ...
New name for squelch. "SOUND TRACKER" and squelch are two totally different items. Sound Tracker does NOT squelch any signal but works more like a noise blanker. |
Uh ha. Squelch.
"Gary" wrote in message om... "CW" no adddress@spam free.com wrote in message ... New name for squelch. "SOUND TRACKER" and squelch are two totally different items. Sound Tracker does NOT squelch any signal but works more like a noise blanker. |
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Beloved Leader wrote: I probably have about a half dozen CBs. My take: it's the biggest waste of bandwidth on the planet. It has tremendous potential for communications, homeland security, etc., but instead, it has been taken over by a bunch of foul-mouthed idiots. It's in the treaty allocations as an Industrial/Scientific/Medial band. The local plywood plant can radiate an unlimited amount of crap with their glue curing machine. That's why it's not used for anything real. Mark Zenier Washington State resident |
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