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Posted by Bob F on November 4, 2007, 5:05 pm
> DA had written this in response to
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http://thestuccocompany.com/maintenance/An-unusal-event-at-Radio-Shack-263670-.htm
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> Dick Adams wrote:
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>> I try to aviod Radio Shack unless I am desparate.
>> So I was desparate and went there on Friday. When
>> I got home the device did not work (why am I surprised?)
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>> So I returned it on Saturday and explained the situation
>> to a different clerk. He actually listened to me. Not
>> only that he found the correct device and tested it for
>> me. Maybe hell has frozen over, ;)
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>> Dick
>
> Sure there is no point to go there for an advice. You've got to know what
> you are looking for when you walk into a RS. However, when was the last
> time you could get a valuable advice at any other large retail chain
> store? Those stores have pretty much become free showrooms for other
> online retailers. I am always guilty of checking the stuff out at Best
> Buy/ Comp USA and then actually buying it at tigerdirect.com . I guess, as
> their earnings drop, they loose people that can actually provide any
> advise at all. Something's gotta change in the world of electronics
> retail...
I've looked at tigerdirect, and always thought their prices were way high.
Bob
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