Re: And now for something completely.. er.. Different?
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:46 pm
I actually walked into the local "Shack" today and talked with the lone salesman (it was a male!)
and his comment on the whole name change is that the name on the stores, nametags and other
sundries will stay as Radio Shack, never to change due to brand name recognition. Only the sales
fliers and advertisements etc. will be changed to "The Shack". He even had a decent conversation
with me as to why they don't have much of what they had in the past due to the specialization of
consumer electronics (I need chip #XYZPDQ from manufacturer BlahBlah not just a new 2N3055.
Sorry, we don't carry that.) and the shrinking number of true hobbyists along with the mail order
houses that can beat their prices by a country mile. He even pointed out that they don't even have
radios or even a stereo or surround system, let alone any speakers for them (Mach 1's anyone?).
As for the components I was looking for, they have 15 packs of 2N3906's for $2.59 but only singles
of 2N3904's at $0.79 a pop! The only NPN's they have in a multipack is 2N2222A's (15). Disgusting.
I asked when they were going to start selling bicycles and he just laughed.
What fun.
CeaSar
PS, he knows of N&V and is glad you are still around.
and his comment on the whole name change is that the name on the stores, nametags and other
sundries will stay as Radio Shack, never to change due to brand name recognition. Only the sales
fliers and advertisements etc. will be changed to "The Shack". He even had a decent conversation
with me as to why they don't have much of what they had in the past due to the specialization of
consumer electronics (I need chip #XYZPDQ from manufacturer BlahBlah not just a new 2N3055.
Sorry, we don't carry that.) and the shrinking number of true hobbyists along with the mail order
houses that can beat their prices by a country mile. He even pointed out that they don't even have
radios or even a stereo or surround system, let alone any speakers for them (Mach 1's anyone?).
As for the components I was looking for, they have 15 packs of 2N3906's for $2.59 but only singles
of 2N3904's at $0.79 a pop! The only NPN's they have in a multipack is 2N2222A's (15). Disgusting.
I asked when they were going to start selling bicycles and he just laughed.
What fun.
CeaSar
PS, he knows of N&V and is glad you are still around.