Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

Ron wrote:

So how about all the other stores that sell hundreds of 1,000 of
items ?
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The other stores sell thousands of small items to thousands of
customers. Radio Shack's customer base for small parts is miniscule by
comparison. How many of the people on your block need a 10k resistor?
How many need toothpaste?

Mr Bill

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

If you think about the trouble it is to stock hundreds of bags with a
couple of parts in each, it's a wonder RS stays in the parts business
at all. I wouldn't.


Well as i said - they started that way - THAT'S the way they should
be! Now we go to the higher priced electronics houses...

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

The other stores sell thousands of small items to thousands of
customers. Radio Shack's customer base for small parts is miniscule by
comparison.


Because they stopped selling those items - duh...

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

Big Rich Soprano wrote:

The other stores sell thousands of small items to thousands of
customers. Radio Shack's customer base for small parts is miniscule
by comparison.


Because they stopped selling those items - duh...
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I've read and re-read your statement and it still makes no sense. Who
is "they"? Radio Shack? They have not stopped selling those items.
Their shelves are full of them and that's what amazes me.

Mr Bill

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

I've read and re-read your statement and it still makes no sense. Who
is "they"? Radio Shack? They have not stopped selling those items.
Their shelves are full of them and that's what amazes me.


You're kiddin right?


THEY being Radio Shock - A Dandy Company
THOSE ITEMS being the ic chips, capacitors, resistors et al...



-sidebar-


Which reminds me, has anyone seen a Tandy Leather Company store
lately? I have about 60 of the leather tools and nothing to "tool".

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

Big Rich Soprano wrote:

I've read and re-read your statement and it still makes no sense.
Who is "they"? Radio Shack? They have not stopped selling those
items. Their shelves are full of them and that's what amazes me.


You're kiddin right?
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Nope. Lots of shelves with lots of parts at my local (Yucca Valley, CA)
Radio Shack. That's why I don't understand your comment about them
stopping sales.

Mr Bill

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

"Bill Turner" wrote in message
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Big Rich Soprano wrote:

I've read and re-read your statement and it still makes no sense.
Who is "they"? Radio Shack? They have not stopped selling those
items. Their shelves are full of them and that's what amazes me.


You're kiddin right?
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Nope. Lots of shelves with lots of parts at my local (Yucca Valley, CA)
Radio Shack. That's why I don't understand your comment about them
stopping sales.

Mr Bill

Yours must have a lot of NOS. Most of the company stores did indeed stop
stocking parts, and allowed the displays to die by attrition, some time ago.
Much of the old stock is still available (for the time being) via
e-ordering.

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

In my local RS today and was informed that sometime in the "first part of
this year" all company owned RS stores will discontinue the parts inventory.
The independent RS stores (which mine is) will continue to stock component
parts.

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"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"Bill Turner" wrote in message
...
Big Rich Soprano wrote:

I've read and re-read your statement and it still makes no sense.
Who is "they"? Radio Shack? They have not stopped selling those
items. Their shelves are full of them and that's what amazes me.


You're kiddin right?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nope. Lots of shelves with lots of parts at my local (Yucca Valley, CA)
Radio Shack. That's why I don't understand your comment about them
stopping sales.

Mr Bill

Yours must have a lot of NOS. Most of the company stores did indeed stop
stocking parts, and allowed the displays to die by attrition, some time
ago. Much of the old stock is still available (for the time being) via
e-ordering.

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

Nope. Lots of shelves with lots of parts at my local (Yucca Valley, CA)
Radio Shack. That's why I don't understand your comment about them
stopping sales.


Ok then - might i add congratulations!!! Now, ask the manager how long
these items are going to be there. From what my 3 local managers say,
all electronic parts have been or are being phased out over here.

Radio Shack's diminishing parts offerings....was: Why don't I learn
 

In my local RS today and was informed that sometime in the "first part of
this year" all company owned RS stores will discontinue the parts inventory.
The independent RS stores (which mine is) will continue to stock component
parts.


That's the type i'd like to find but alas all of the stores in my area
are company stores...