So how about all the other stores that sell hundreds of 1,000 of items ?
If everyone thought like that then about all that anyone would be
selling are $100,000 items that have a big mark up. With companies like
Mouser, RS really doesn't need to be in the parts business anyway but
it is nice that they keep a few of the small items.

Bill Turner wrote:

Big Rich Soprano wrote:


You might as well forget these losers... They forgot their roots and
how they got to where they are now (well all except for the screwing
the customer part). When i started going to RS - WHEN it was a Radio
Shack in the 70's, they had already begun the "phase out chips that
don't sell" policy. I have tons of the older stuff that i got free!!!
I made friends with a manager in South Jersey and whenever he'd "throw
out" a product number he'd call me. As for now. eBay has supplied me
with most of my parts believe it or not!

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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.

Bill, W6WRT

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

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...

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

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".

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

"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?
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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.

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.

You have obviously never visited any of the 4 Radio Shack Stores near here!

If it's not a Cell Phone, Computer part or an entertainment center item, you
might as well shop at a surplus store.

Radio Shack barely even carries radios anymore let alone solid state
components.

"Bill Turner" wrote in message
...
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...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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