lsmyer wrote in message ...
I went to a Radio Shack today. The Pro-96 was nowhere to be seen. They
do have a couple of scanners that are on sale, and I was actually
tempted to buy one of the Pro-83s for $69.97 which is apparently being
closed out. I bought one of them a year ago back when they were $99, but
I wasn't really impressed.

It was alarming how stupid and unknowledgeable the two employees which
were in the store today. I picked up a scanner, and she said "Looking
for a CB?" Then, after finishing with the scanners, I walked over to
where the portable radios used to be. I asked if they had the Eton E10.
She said Eton is the same as Grundig. But she didn't say if they had the
radio. So I asked again, and she asked why was I looking for that radio.
So I told her that I want a radio with shortwave. She said that they
don't have the E10 any longer, but they have a couple of other radios
with shortwave. How many shortwaves do you need? She then pointed at the
Grundig crank radio and said this one has one shortwave. I think we sold
the one that had two.

Needless to say, I left without buying any shortwaves.

For some reason, every time I venture into Radio Shack, I start thinking of
Jay Leno and "Jay-Walk All Stars"; I wonder why?!?

I've come to expect most of the clerks at the shack don't know what
they're talking about. And yes, you pay peanuts - you get monkeys. I
just tell em I don't need any help when they ask.

I went in to the local shack couple years back and asked if they had
ICs.
"Whaddayamean ICs" said the kid.
"Ya know, integrated Circuits"
"Nope, we don't have any of those."
So I reached over and plucked up the dual D flip-flop I was looking for
and said, "You don't have any of these?"

Not long after that I went in to the shack for something else. I got
what I needed and headed over to the cash register corral. I'm like
sixth guy in line and there's one register open. I'm already getting
kinda flustered cause I really don't like standing in line. I catch
one of the clerk turds on the floor PLAYING WITH A RC CAR. I yelled up
the line to the lone kid manning the only open register " Hey Buddy,
think you can get your pal over here to put away the toy and open
another register?" Got a few smiles and nods from the others in line.

I left the store and went over to Walmart and picked up a few things.
Was about an hour later that I happened to walk by the Rad Shack and I
saw the store manager playing with a RC car out on the sidewalk

Pay peanuts - get monkeys.

On 28 Mar 2006 09:30:50 -0800, "N9NEO"
wrote:

I left the store and went over to Walmart and picked up a few things.
Was about an hour later that I happened to walk by the Rad Shack and I
saw the store manager playing with a RC car out on the sidewalk

Pay peanuts - get monkeys.

When the CEO is a fake college grad, what can you expect but fake
employees, for the most part.

If you find a RS with a good knowledgeable employee, treasure that
store and don't go to the ones with the burger-kiddies ("Would you
like any cellphones with that?").

On 2006-03-29 18:00:30 -0800, Al Klein said:

On 28 Mar 2006 09:30:50 -0800, "N9NEO"
wrote:

I left the store and went over to Walmart and picked up a few things.
Was about an hour later that I happened to walk by the Rad Shack and I
saw the store manager playing with a RC car out on the sidewalk

Pay peanuts - get monkeys.

When the CEO is a fake college grad, what can you expect but fake
employees, for the most part.

If you find a RS with a good knowledgeable employee, treasure that
store and don't go to the ones with the burger-kiddies ("Would you
like any cellphones with that?").

The last RadioShack I went to, (this is a good story, really!), the
"kid" working there took a new scanner that a customer puchased and
hooked it up to the store's PC. Loaded all the local freqs including
TRUNKING freqs in a minute or two.

Blew my socks off - I'd have guessed a 17 year old would have sold the
scanner and said, "have a nice day".

Made me think of even buying a new scanner...

--

acs

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Grundig Satellit 800M, Degen 1102,*FR200,*
100' Random Wire, Degen "31" Amplified Loop,
Pulling signals out of thin air in the Pacific Northwest Since 1992
http://www.chevyorange.com

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On 2006-03-29 18:00:30 -0800, Al Klein said:

On 28 Mar 2006 09:30:50 -0800, "N9NEO"
wrote:

I left the store and went over to Walmart and picked up a few things.
Was about an hour later that I happened to walk by the Rad Shack and I
saw the store manager playing with a RC car out on the sidewalk

Pay peanuts - get monkeys.

When the CEO is a fake college grad, what can you expect but fake
employees, for the most part.

If you find a RS with a good knowledgeable employee, treasure that
store and don't go to the ones with the burger-kiddies ("Would you
like any cellphones with that?").

The last RadioShack I went to, (this is a good story, really!), the
"kid" working there took a new scanner that a customer puchased and
hooked it up to the store's PC. Loaded all the local freqs including
TRUNKING freqs in a minute or two.

Blew my socks off - I'd have guessed a 17 year old would have sold the
scanner and said, "have a nice day".

Made me think of even buying a new scanner...

That is strange! How out-of-the-ordinary!

HJ