[Boatanchors] Re: Radio shack

[Ray Friess]

It's the commission part that urkes me when I go in a RS to look for 
something... which is hardly
every anymore since they did away with all the ham gear of any kind....

Because of the commission part, as soon as you walk in the door a 
salesperson or two are on you
like snot on a flagpole, trying to let me know about something that I 
couldnt care less about....
all I came in for was a connector or a minibox or something like that (I 
would NEVER buy anything
bigger like coax cable from RS... maybe twin lead, but Home Depot and 
Lowes is better even for that).

It's like trying to knock doggie doo off the bottom of your shoe to get 
rid of a salesman in RS.   Except, if you tell them outright that all 
youre looking for is a particular part that they know is low cost or 
similar, THEN they will ignore the hell out of you and at times I can 
also see the disgust and disdain in their looks and hear it in the tone 
of their voice.   That continues even when I get to the counter to pay.

I've had sales people in RS blatantly ignore me or run off when another 
customer comes in so that they can "launch" toward the new potentially 
high commission after theyve found out that "it aint gonna happen" with me.

Makes me yearn for the good old Lafayette Radio days.....   Thank 
goodness we have two or three electronics supply stores here that I 
frequent often.   THEY have a true treasure trove of all kinds of parts 
at reasonable prices.  Because we have a number of repair facilities 
here, they sell wholesale and you can spend hours just roaming the 
aisles, and their employees know their stuff too....   They can find you 
either the original or a replacement if they dont have the original.   
And, there's no disgust if all you need is one
five watt resistor or a single diode .....

john wrote:

> >> You cannot rationally expect a RS employee to know *anything* about
> >> electronics.  Some of them don't know anything about anything.  To me
> >> this is no different than going into a fast food place and expecting
> >> them to get my order right - it's just not going to happen.
>
>
> >Yes I can, and yes I do.
>
> Then you're always going to be disappointed.  We all get what we pay 
> for. Radio Shack is minimum wage plus commission.  If you truly 
> believe you're going to find happy, competent technical support for 
> hamburger flipping wages, you're going to be out of luck.
>
> John
>
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